Thomas the Train

Thomas the Train was in Spencer, NC on Friday, so we took Cass to see him. Cass LOVES Thomas.

We took a ride on the train. Cass waved at the people standing beside the tracks (as you can see by the blurred hand in the picture).

There were quite a few things to do there besides ride Thomas. Cass got to see a firetruck. He loves firetrucks about as much as he loves trains.

Of course we had to treat Cass to the typical food that they have at these kinds of festivals and load him full of sugar. Here he is enjoying a funnel cake and ice cream - YUM!

Celena's 2 month appointment

Here are the kids before we went to church on Sunday. It's so fun to get Celena dressed up in her little dresses and bows! She had her 2 month doctor's appointment today - she is a big girl! Here are her stats:

Weight: 11 lbs., 9 oz (75th percentile)
Height: 23 inches (75th percentile)
Head: 15 1/2 cm (75th percentile)

Boys will be boys

Daddy and Cass were outside working on our irrigation system last Sunday afternoon, which apparently involved digging in dirt. Do you see what Cass is wearing? A white button down dress shirt, which actually was the shirt he wore to church that morning. And why, do you wonder, would Daddy knowingly take Cass outside to play in dirt in that shirt? I kind of wondered that too, but I didn't ask - I've learned to pick my battles. Ha ha. Sorry, Chris, if you are reading this. :) Anyway, it was cute and Cass obviously had fun - he was covered in dirt. Chris brought him inside and took him straight to the bathtub!

Hilton Head

Here I go again apologizing for not posting for a while. Lately I have had one (or two) kids attached to me around the clock, so it has been hard to get much done! Hopefully Celena will start going to bed earlier soon so I can have a few hours in the evenings to catch up on things.

Anyway, we took a weekend trip down to Hilton Head a couple weeks ago. We stayed at the Disney Resort there. Even though it is a Disney resort, it isn't decked out with all of the Disney characters, decor, etc. It's basically just a regular resort but it's owned by Disney.

This is really the only Disney themed thing that they have at the resort - a couple bushes shaped like animals (not sure if these are Disney characters or just animals).

I love this little jean skirt and tank top that Celena was wearing. Isn't it cute? As I probably mentioned previously, Celena had been sleeping in a carseat for her first few weeks of life due to reflux. After I eliminated dairy from my diet, the reflux got better and I decided it was time to ditch the carseat. I initially tried to have her sleep in her crib a couple nights before we went on vacation and it didn't go well. However, when we were in Hilton Head I decided to swaddle her (which I hadn't been doing because I thought she didn't like it) and have her sleep in the pack 'n play, and guess what . . . it worked! She slept for about 4 hours at a time throughout the night. YAY! It was so nice of her to be cooperative on our vacation! :) For the next week at home, she continued to sleep well. The last couple nights now have not been as good though - she has been breaking out of the swaddle blanket. Today I bought a couple of those Kiddopotamus swaddle wraps (our pediatrician jokingly calls them straight jackets), so I'll try that, hopefully it works. By the way, do you know the Kiddopotamus company is headquartered in Leawood, KS?

Future Picasso

Here is Cass's first art project from preschool. I wonder how much of this Cass really did, and how much the teacher did. Regardless, we are proud! :) It's fun to have the artwork to display on the fridge. I'm going to take pictures of each piece that he brings home over the years, and make them into photobooks - a friend of mine recommended doing that, rather than trying to save all of the originals. I thought it was a great idea!

Aloha from North Carolina

There was a "Luau Party" in our neighborhood last night, so we dressed the family up in tropical attire. We had a good time - Cass pushed his wagon around the street most of the night (it doesn't take much to entertain him these days), and several of my girlfriends took turns holding Celena, so Momma got a much needed break! :)

First Day of Preschool

Cass started preschool today at a Christian church in Concord. He goes Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 9:00 to 1:00. It should be really good for him - their curriculum is very focused on religion, as well as academics (learning letters, shapes, etc.). They have "free play" time too, so he will get some socialization. One of his buddies in our neighborhood is in the same class so he already has a friend there!Here is the typical front porch first day of school picture. He looks a little dazed. It is probably because our dogs Norm and Tina got loose when he opened the front door, so they were running like crazy down the street and we were yelling at them to come back home. They did.

Here we are walking into the school. Poor little guy didn't want to walk alone - he wanted to hold Mommy's hand. Check out the cute little Thomas the Train backpack!!

I think he was wondering why Daddy was taking so many pictures. He doesn't yet understand what a monumental event this is. :)

He was fine when we got to the classroom - he went right to the toys and started playing. However, when we told him told him goodbye before leaving he started crying, and we could hear him crying as we walked out of the church. I held it together (barely) - it was hard to leave him, but I just kept reminding myself that the preschool will be really good for him. When we picked him up, the teachers said he only cried for the first 5 minutes, then was fine. Hopefully each day gets a little easier!