Finally... A New Post!!!

Kate turned three in February and she is such a funny girl. In this picture from yesterday, she fell asleep in the car and started drooling. Then the turned her head and her hair stuck to her drool. So funny!

Also, in the same car trip, she had been eating a lollipop that she got from the barber when we took Kaden to get his hair cut. I guess she just dropped it on her car seat when she fell asleep. She was wearing a dress, by the way. When we stopped the car at Taco Bell for lunch and went inside, Kate kept grabbing at her crotch. We told her to stop a bunch of times and told her that it's not appropriate to do that in public. We asked her if she needed to go potty. No. I asked if she was hurting there. She said yes. I thought maybe she was itching from a yeast infection or something. Oh, great! Now we have to go all the way down to the valley to take her to the doctor! Ugh! I even took her in the bathroom and straightened her panties, thinking maybe that's why she was grabbing her crotch. I guess I didn't look close enough. When we were sitting there eating lunch, Kate lifted up her legs, held up her dress and said "look, mom!"

Guess what was stuck to her bum crack??? A half-eaten lollipop! It had been stuck there for at least half an hour and she was all red and chaffed. Poor little girl. It was pretty funny though.

Letters to Santa

Lastnight we wrote letters to Santa. I thought they were pretty cute.

Here's Kate's:

Dear Santa,
I want a pants and shirt. And cents. And a Barbie and a pony. An airplane can go. I'm a good girl, Santa. I want a carpet stack. Two presents.
Please and Thank you,
Kate

No clue what she wants a carpet stack for. She's very informative though. Yes, Kate, an airplane can go!

Here's Kaden's:

Dear Santa,
Thanks for giving all the kids on earth toys, even if we be a little bit naughty. Since I have been a good boy, I would like a roller coaster that goes over the top of our house, which goes really fast, but not too fast that you go flying, and make sure that your elves can build it. And I would please like a Hotwheels jet set, and a drum set, but not a guitar or a microphone, a real one. That's about it.
Love,
Kaden.

Gosh, I hope he's not too disappointed when he doesn't get a roller coaster for Christmas. I don't know how Santa would fit that one on his sleigh, plus it wouldn't fit in our yard. This kid has high expectations. He also drew pictures of what he wants for Christmas on the back of his letter. The very first thing he drew was a picture of a "toy ticking time bomb". Hmmm, that one concerns me a tiny bit, hehehe.

Also, Kaden brought home a note from school today that says "I am thankful for the U.S. Army and Earth. And my Grandma and Grandpa. Both of them. My mom, dad and little sister!" I'm thankful for you, my sweet little ray of sunshine!

Brent Jr!

My friend Katie sent this to me. Isn't it cute?! She photoshopped Kaden's face in. Too bad he doesn't want to be a UPS driver for halloween.


And just for kicks, here's a picture my Mom took of Kate a few months ago. Silly girl. She sure can stick that lower lip out when she's pouting.

Princess poops

Kate is recently done potty training. (She still has an accident maybe once a week or less, but we've been working on the potty training thing for 6+ months now. Sometimes she's just too busy playing and forgets until it's too late and she tinkles on the way to the toilet.)
Kate also has been fascinated with princess stuff lately and will frequently tell me that she is a princess.
Anyway, I just heard Kate yell from the bathroom "Mommy, I'm done!" so I go in there to wipe her bum. I told her "good job pooping on the toilet, Kate!" Then she said "Did I poop Princess poops, Mom?" Yes, I suppose she did. Silly girl.

Putting things in perspective

I was in a somewhat sour mood lastnight. Brent got in bed and attempted to snuggle with me, and noticed my sour mood. He then told me that I "have two amazing kids and a husband who adores me". He also told me how much he loves me, and named a few other things, but that's what stuck with me. How could I not cheer up after he told me that?
Thanks for putting things in perspective, Brentus! I ADORE you too!

Kaden boy

Kaden is so much fun to be around. He is the most inquisitive child I've ever met. The questions never end. EVER. He's also a deep thinker. He's always informing me of random things. Anyway, this afternoon, he tells me:

Mom, you have to be two things. I'm going to work at swim lessons, and I'm going to be a police officer. On a TSX dirt bike.


So I guess grown-ups have to have two jobs. When he grows up he wants to be a swim teacher and a cop. He loves motorcycles, and has been saying for ablut six months now that when he grows up he wants to get a TSX motorcycle. I don't think that even exists. How cute.

He also just asked me "Mom, why does Santa have a brother?" and "How do people get electricitied?" (electrocuted) and "Can there be electricity clouds in outer space?" and "How did Jesus invent the earth?" and "Mom, how do people get out of control?" all within the last two minutes.

Man, I love that kid.

Kate's version of "I Am A Child Of God"... And T-ball

Kate loves singing. I was trying to teach her the words to "I am a Child of God" today. A few minutes ago I heard her singing a new version:

I am a Child of God
And I pooped my pants...

Needless to say, she had just been in trouble for pooping her pants. Silly girl. She makes me laugh.



Also, today was Kaden's last T-ball game for the season. He did really good. He hit the ball well, and while he was in the outfield, he caught the ball several times and threw it really good too. He really seemed to enjoy t-ball this year. (As opposed to last year. He hated it last year.) I'm really proud of him! He seems so much more confident in himself since he turned 5. He's pretty disappointed about not starting Kindergarten, but I really feel like he will do much better (especially in his social development) if he waits another year.