My Baby is 4!

I can't believe my little girl is 4 years old already. We celebrated her birthday with a party at Pump It Up. She had a blast and she keeps talking about it daily. We invited about 14 of her friends but only a handful showed up and honestly, that is fine with me. I guess that's what happens when you have a December birthday. Everyone is so busy with the holiday planning, I understand completely. I guess we'll try moving her party up a bit next year...we'll see.

Kailyn and Carrie.


Kailyn, Carrie, Aly, Austen.

Kailyn, Lauren, Carrie, Me.
The adults had just as much fun as the kiddo's. :)
Plus, it is great exercise.


Weeeeeeee!


Jumping with Austen.


Aly.


Aly and Carrie.


My little model.




Playing air hockey.


Kailyn and Trinity playing.

All the kiddo's.


Kailyn's Phineas and Ferb cake.
"Hey, I know what we're going to do today" :)


Mike thinks he's the king, haha!

Catching Up!

OK...I admit it, I am a terrible blogger. I can't help it, I sit down to write a blog and then I get distracted by other things that I have to do. So, here I am playing catch up.

The end of the year is always so crazy busy, starting in October it's my husband's birthday and Halloween, then in November it's our anniversary, my birthday, and Thanksgiving then onto December it's preparing for Christmas and Kailyn's Birthday. It may not sound like much but it is because I am in no way a party planner and it stresses me out beyond belief. In addition to all that I am preparing for our move to NC in April, getting quotes from movers etc...

We attended the Dicken's Fair this year in SF and it was so much fun. It takes me back to where I'm from, Jolly ol' England :). It really was like walking down in London, their costumes were fantastic, the decorations; ah-mazing! Their accents...well, that's something to be desired. They tried, they really did, but some tried a bit too much but they were SO cheery and friendly. I loved it!

Live Mannequins.
The one on the right kinda freaked me out with her tiny waist.


Me, Mike, Kailyn, and Richie.








Father Christmas. Kailyn checking out the high wheel bicycle.


Lady Auction, showing their goods.

it's that time of year again!

The holidays are always so hectic for us because not only are we getting ready for Christmas but Kailyn's birthday is the following day. Her birthday party is coming up on Sunday and I am really excited for it. We are having it at Pump It Up and I am thrilled I don't have to do much except bring in the decorations that we want. They help set it up and they clean it all up. Ahhh...that's a huge sigh of relief for this mama. I know a lot of moms that LOVE planning parties and decorating; I don't. I am not a party planner, I don't like it, not one bit. I guess I'm missing the party-planning gene.

I am looking forward to Kailyn turning 4. I am usually really sad about her getting older but I am SO ready for her to be out of her 3 yr old phase. This last year has been a tough one on me because she is growing up, becoming more independent and opinionated. While I like the fact she is growing as a person there are some things I could do without: she doesn't listen, she's bossy and thinks she can get anything she wants, even though she doesn't get everything she wants. We try and teach her manners and to appreciate everything she has, but the fact is she watches tv, she goes to school and is around other kids, so no matter how hard we try she is still going to learn things from others. She is a pretty funny kid though, some of the things that she comes up with makes me really scratch my head but nevertheless, she is funny and has us laughing a lot. No matter how naughty she can be sometimes, she can also be a sweet, loving girl that I love more than anything.

Aside from that, our move date is getting closer: 4 months now! And while I am stressing out on the idea of packing up this house, I am really getting excited about our move. I can't wait until we're there. I just wish I could close my eyes and wish for everything to pack up itself and just appear in NC. Ahhhh...where's my magic wand when I need it?

I hope everyone has a wonderful Christmas this year!

Kailyn, nearly 4.