I Love Daddy
February 20, 2010 by Kasey
Filed under Family, Family Time
“I love Daddy”
“I love Daddy”
“Yes, I do”
“Yes, I do”
“I just want to tell you”
“I just want to tell you”
“I love you!”
“I love you!”
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A Healthy 4 Year Old!
February 16, 2010 by Kasey
Filed under Family, Family Time
As I mentioned in my Snow post earlier…today was Ella’s 4 year old check- up at the Doctor and I couldn’t be more proud of her!
What a long way she’s come since her 3 year check- up. Confident and a huge personality! This year she didn’t need me to hold her hand as we walked down the hall to get measured and weighed. She didn’t need me to hold her hand while she was on the examination table. She didn’t even need me to stand near her while the doctor looked her over…just sitting beside her in the chair was fine with her.
Dr. S said she was doing great! No problems and she’s even ahead of schedule on some development. GREAT news!
I was so proud of my big 4 year old and very thankful for how healthy she is. God is good!
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We’re Having A Party!
January 11, 2010 by Kasey
Filed under Family, Family Time
Everybody’s swinging, dancing to the music, on the radio! 
Can’t you just hear Rod Stewart belting out this familiar tune? No, just me? HAHA! I don’t believe it!
Anyway…we’re having a BIRTHDAY PARTY for my Ella! She’s turning 4 at the end of the month and we’re so excited to be planning her party. (we’ll technically, it’s just me planning – but we are ALL excited!)
Of course, MY Princess is into all things Princess these days – so what kind of party do you think we’re having? A PRINCESS TEA PARTY! It promises to be a royal event for sure.
I am also very excited to have the good fortune of working with a company called Dress Up and Play Parties.
They will be supplying:
Princess dresses for each girl
Tiaras
Gloves
Birthday Banner
Loot Bags
“Mask for the ball” crafts
I can’t wait to show you all that they offer and how it will be used at the party. But, I’m saving that for after the party!
I’m still open to any ideas or products you think this little Princess would like to have at her party. Give me your best ideas and I’ll give you credit and link to you in a post after the party!
Well, I’m off to plan more of this little gathering that happens in 2 WEEKS!! More to come!!!
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Preschool and Confidence
December 16, 2009 by Kasey
Filed under Family, Family Time
Today was Ella’s 1st Christmas Preschool performance. I was so proud of her! I know that she was nervous, but she was also so excited to get up on stage and sing her little heart out! She’s been practicing for weeks. Heck, I even know the songs by heart now.
It’s amazing to see how much she’s grown just since the beginning of school in September. She would have never got on stage and held a little angel costume up or jingle some bells and sing. She looked so big up there and made my heart grow about a million times bigger.
I am thankful that she enjoys school and learning about God and Jesus. She’s started asking a lot of questions about life and how things were made and really enjoys learning stories from the Bible. I guess learning about the real meaning of Christmas has really kept her attention and interest.
We used to go to Church before she was born and started back not long after she was born. But, she had colic so bad, she would scream in the nursery and they would have to call me in each Sunday to hold her and I would miss the whole thing. I eventually gave up from exhaustion of having a colicky baby around the clock and just stayed home. We’ve never gotten back into it because she would have no part of being left alone in a Sunday School class. I am really hoping to start back going with the kids now that Ella is getting more comfortable being left alone and with the Church where she attends school.
But, for today, I am very proud and happy that my big girl was very brave and showed us all just how much her confidence has grown. I’m truly looking forward to see where the rest of the year takes us!
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Our Superhuman Powers
November 17, 2009 by Kasey
Filed under Family, Family Time
I’ve always known that my 3 year old daughter inherited my superhuman sense of smelling, but today takes the cake. I am beyond amazed!
I’ve always had pretty keen sense of smell, but when I became pregnant with my daughter 4 years ago, it became a million times enhanced – I kid you not. I could smell the faintest smell in a room and tell you exactly what it was and where it came from. A passerby’s deodorant – I could tell you what brand and scent. A dirty diaper in a crowded room – who it was and where it came from. A fun smell test of brands of soda – I knew EXACTLY what was what by one sniff.
I really thought that once I had my daughter, this “side effect” of pregnancy would subside. But, it didn’t. And in fact, I passed it on to my daughter.
Ella started telling me what chapstick I was using and what kind of candy I had just by giving her a kiss or by sitting on my lap. I couldn’t sneak anything past her! It was unreal.
She would come down the stairs at night after she was supposed to be in bed and stand at the stairs and say:
*sniff, sniff* ” What’s that smell, mama?” *sniff, sniff* “I want a Reese’s Cup too mom!”
I couldn’t believe it! She would time and time again prove to us that her sense of smell was just as strong as mine. But, today takes the cake…
I came home from running some errands and Ella came running up and jumped up on my lap:
*sniff, sniff* “Mom, where have you been?” *snifffffff* “The Library?”
You know where I had been? A bookstore! OK – so she wasn’t right on, but I think it’s pretty amazing! Guess we need to hone her skills a little more. She’ll be right on before long!!
Next up…her mind reading abilities. YES – she’s pretty good at that as well!
Do you have superhuman powers? Do you see any superhuman powers in your children?
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She Did It!
November 12, 2009 by Kasey
Filed under Family, Family Time, Outings
My baby girl sang at her very 1st Pre School performance, ever! I am one proud mamma!
In honor of Veteran’s Day, the kids were to sing Yankee Doodle and I’m In The Lord’s Army, in front of their parents at a Spaghetti Dinner. Ella was so nervous! She cried about it, she got excited about it, she whined about it, she dreamed about it…she is my emotional drama queen. ( I am so in for some rough teenage years for sure!) She practiced and practiced her little songs and hand motions and was excited and ready for tonight. I really wasn’t sure if when the time came if she’d do it…and to be honest, I really expected her to not.
But, when the time came…her little friend took her by the hand and led her to the front of the room and held her hand tight. It was so adorable! Ella looked nervous, but sang her little songs and gave us some smiles and thumbs up!
I was so happy that she overcame her fears and she was so proud of herself for doing so. My heart has been swelling with pride ever since!
Oh – and in case you’re interested…I have the whole 7 minutes on video. (they sung the songs twice!) That’s right…I’m going to be one of those moms and proud of it! : )
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Do You See A Blog Future?
October 16, 2009 by Kasey
Filed under Family, Family Time
One evening while eating dinner, Ella asked me to pull out my video camera and record her. I had NO IDEA what she was going to say and expected a little song or silly dance. Little did I know she was going to give me a review on the YoBaby Yogurt she was eating! She is a little shy and quiet, so turn up your speakers. She must have been self conscious of her 1st vlog review. Totally not her normal video camera personality!
Check it out!!
Don’t you want to run out and buy some YoBaby Yogurt now?!
Next…another review that she felt she must get out there to all your wonderful readers of All Things Mamma.com – CANDY!
I think I see a blog or commercials in Ella’s future. What do you think?
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New Beginnings
September 15, 2009 by Kasey
Filed under Family, Family Time
We’re into our 3rd week of school and Ella has really come around to leaving me each day. She decided that she was going to be a big girl and walk into her classroom by herself without ME! The first day she decided to do this, she looked really nervous as we entered the school. She walked slowly and didn’t say a word. We got to her classroom door and she quickly hugged me, gave me a kiss and walked away. She was trying to be so big! I was so proud and cried the whole way home! The 2nd day was a little better and by the 3rd day of this – she practically skipped in the door and gave me the best goodbye hug ever! She told me that she was proud of herself for being a big girl and not crying. Her teacher even told me that she’s jumping right in and participating instead of hanging back and watching for a while before joining in. I’m so glad that she’s started enjoying school. I knew that she would really enjoy it if she just allowed herself to.
Andrew has finally cut that tooth that was giving him so much trouble. I’ve never seen anything like it. He would just sit and cry. He’s normally the happiest baby, but was in real pain for about 5 days. One day after his nap, Brian went up to get him and came rushing down the stairs, “Kasey, his mouth is full of blood!” I jumped up and ran over – and he was really bleeding. It wasn’t the kind of blood where you get a little cut and it is watered down – it was real blood. It immediately dawned on me to check his mouth where the tooth was coming in and sure enough, the skin had broke and his tooth was pushing through. I had never seen this happen! It stopped fairly quickly and he didn’t act like it hurt at all. I’m sure it felt better from the pressure being relieved. So, now he’s got another one on the way in. I sure hope that we don’t go through this again!!
So, what do you think of the new design of All Things Mamma? I love it! I’ve taken my crack at personalizing it myself. I was pretty nervous to mess with the stylesheet and codes, but I googled a lot of articles and figured it out. I’m still tweaking it and I’m sure I’ll make some more additions. If you didn’t notice, check out my Video Intro to my blog over to the right. I just got an awesome Kodak Zi6 and LOVE IT. It’s so easy to use and has amazing quality. I’m sure you’ll see a lot of vlogs out of me now! : )
Let me know what you think of the new look! Send me your suggestions for making it better and easier to navigate. I’d love to hear what you think!!
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Wordless Wednesday – Safety First
September 8, 2009 by Kasey
Filed under Family, Family Time, Living Life
Remember when I asked Ella what she wanted to buy with her Solo Cup Photo winnings? Well, here she is! She cracks me up with her new bike helmet and knee pads on! LOL!!
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MY DAUGHTER IS THE GRAND PRIZE WINNER IN THE SOLO CUP PHOTO CONTEST
August 22, 2009 by Kasey
Filed under Family, Family Time
ELLA IS THE $5,000 GRAND PRIZE WINNER IN THE SOLO CUP PHOTO CONTEST!!
We are beyond excited and in shock!
When I asked Ella what she would like to do with the money she said, “I’d like to put it in my piggy bank and maybe buy a new helmet for my bike so I can be safe.” How sweet?!
Make sure to check out my post on our day enjoying the “Summer Sponsored by Solo” kit and Mom Select.
THANKS TO SOLO CUPS!! We truly are grateful for their generous gift!
Check out the full announcement by clicking here.
CONGRATS ELLA! WE ARE SO PROUD!!
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