My Little Lollipop Girl

The dance season ended in June and our little ballerina had a recital to end the year.  The studio had a big show at the biggest theater in town, the historic Fox Theater.  Emmy was so excited for the show so she could finally show everyone her great dance routine.  She danced to Lollipop and did a fantastic job.  My once shy girl took to the stage like a natural, not even the slightest bit frightened.  She rocked the routine and shined!

A Never Land Party

This year we decided to have a big party for both kids.  A great idea in theory, but can be difficult in theme to keep both kids happy.  We decided on a Never Land theme which can deffinitly satisfy all. 

The party went perfect with pirate lessons, a sword fight with Captain Hook, and a treasure hunt through the neighborhood.  The kids all had a blast!

The house was decorated into parts of Never Land.  Pixie Hollow in the playroom was decorated with large blades of grass and big flowers. That way our flittering fairies would feel so tiny.  We had Pirate Island for all our pirate friends, including a ship banister!  Peter, John, Micheal and Wendy were flying overhead working their way to the clock. 

We had an amazing cake made by Whisk Me Away.  She made us an amazing creation-a perfect treasure chest cake.  It looked amazing an tasted great too!

The kids all dressed up in their favorite Never Land character.  We had Tinkerbelle, Rosetta, Tiger Lilly, Peter Pan, Hook and lots of pirate boys.  They all looked so cute!

Rosetta

TinkerBelle

Tiger Lilly

Pirate Peyton

Pirate Riley

Captain Hook

Our Little Jake The Pirate

Peter Pan

Pirate Princess Paisley

Little Hook Sean

Following the Treasure Map

There's theTreasure!

Our Whisk Me Away Cake

Sleepy boy

We never have had kids that fall asleep in random places. They are always in their room, in their beds and with their blankets. Today after a hard day of playing at the MOPS play-date at the park, afternoon with friends and evening on a slip and slide Will was pooped out.



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We are Diaper Free!

I have had some quality time off for the last 2 weeks. The time flew by since we were so busy at my moms and then home potty training. Will is about to hit 22 months old. I cannot believe he is almost 2! Throughout the last few months he has been showing signs of readiness to potty train, telling me he has to go, refusal to wear the diapers, and asking me to change him. So since he was ready, I was more than willing to give it a try.

The method I used with Emily and Will was the 3 Day Potty Training method. I loved the step by step instructions so I didn't have to second guess myself. I followed to the T every instruction in the book and it worked like a charm for both kids! 3 (albeit miserable) days at home, and they were finished! We are now diaper free!

Playing with Germs

I always have been a bit of a germ-a-phobe. When I became a parent my phobia worsened.

I have gone through almost 4 years as a parent and my kids were completely unaware that Chucky Cheese exists or fast food restaurants have play places.

This week I caved and during a visit to McDonalds with their cousins they played in a play place for the very first time. I sat with my friends having a nice lunch as they played away. They had fun, I washed their hands afterward and two days later have no signs of being sick! I think they may survive the germ factory play place!



Maybe the play places are not so bad after all. l still don't think I will make this a habit.





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When do we leave????

I made the mistake of telling Emmy that we are going to Grandmas for Easter. She has been so excited to go see Grandma for weeks. Everyday she has been asking when we get to go see her. So this week I decided I was tired of telling her "not today, in 6 days".

So today's craft was all about making the countdown to Grandmas easier for me. We made a countdown! Every night we will tear a paper off our countdown to Grandmas. That way I can tell her to go look at how many days we have left. Monday will be our last paper! Tuesday we will be there!


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Letting go... just a smidge

Things have been a little busy here at the Kennison house, without hope of slowing down for a little while.  I had taken on a second job as a nursing instructor at the local community college.  These last 6 weeks have been so busy for me and the kids.  They have spent more time in daycare these last few weeks than I ever thought I would allow. 

I never thought me or my kids would be able to manage that schedule.  However, I was proved so wrong.  The children did amazing and had fun.  Emily made new friends everyday and has addapted better than I would have ever dreamed she could.  Will had the harder time, he was awakened two hours earlier than he normally would wake most days.  So he had less sleep than normal, but otherwise learned to become more social.  The kids came out happy and well taken care of. 

I have been learning to let go just a little.  The kids don't need to be under my constant supervision at all times.  They are learning independence and learning to listen to others.  I have to be pleased with the result! 

My teaching assignment will be over soon, as the semester is almost over.  I'm not sure what next year will bring me, but I loved teaching!