5

 

My girl is five tomorrow!

My baby girl.

Time has flown.

She's spunky.

She has energy, a lot of energy.

She is silly and crazy.

She loves to laugh and say odd things.

She adores her big sis.

She's patient.

She has an amazing memory.

She still has her blankie, and cannot sleep without it.

She's messy, we often refer to her as "Marv".

She cannot eat a meal without

spilling or wearing some of it.

She's all about play and no work.

She's loving and snuggly.

She says kind things all the time.

Sometimes she's brutally honest,

as any five year old can be.

She loves her friends at school.

She has an amazing imagination.

She's just what we always wanted.

We wouldn't have her any other way.

We adore her.

Her exact words yesterday...

with the most innocent look in her eyes...

"Mom, I'm really going to miss being four".

She melts my heart.

I'm proud to be her mom.

On the eve of her fifth birthday...

We love you Moosey Moo!

Happy, Happy 5th Birthday Kendal Christine!

xoxoxoxoxoxoxo

February Flew By....

February was fast and furious.

I'd like to think it was because it only had 28 days this year.

We started the month with the flu.

We celebrated my 45th birthday (can't believe that).

We had a week off mid-month.

The next thing I knew it was March.

Currently...

Both girls are dancing 2x a week at SPCB.

They are preparing for a "Sleeping Beauty"

recital in June.

Kendal is now in school five days a week.

Getting ready for kindergarten.

She has nightly homework...and likes it.

Lindsay loves school,

though she is not a fan of waking up early.

Mornings can be torturous

(especially for me).

We have an incentive plan going,

it worked this week.

There's an allowance involved.

Took the girls to Benihana for dinner.

It was my birthday pick.

That is quite an entertaining place.

After all the bells and whistles...and dinner,

Kendal announced she most definitely will order

the mac n cheese next time

(after having shrimp and chicken).

Wonder how they cook that on the

tepan table.

We spent time at Disneyland

during our winter break.

First time without a stroller.

All went well.

We had fun!

Looking forward to heading there again soon.

Big changes...

Estela is no longer with us.

A HUGE adjustment for our family.

She was able to start working for a friend of mine

who just had a baby in October.

Life without her is...

well

rough!

She did so much for our family.

She was family.

We will still see her and have her babysit.

I couldn't bring myself to say good-bye to her...

nor was I emotionally ready to write her a letter.

The depth of gratitude and feeling of loss

were both too overwhelming.

Still are.

We love her and she will always

be family to us.

As I navigate my way through life without her,

I am fully able to see

the blessing she was to our family.

For that I am so grateful.

That's it for now...

hoping to post during March...

more than once.

 

 Winter Break Fun at Disneyland

The many faces of Kendal

 The many faces of Lindsay

Princesses Lola and Kendal