The Babysitter

Kaiya was watching Jett for me last night for a few minutes. After she was done she brought him to me and this is what was said...

Me - Oh hi Jett!! (kisses and hugs) Was Kaiya a good babysitter? Or was she a bad babysitter? Huh? Oh...she was a bad babysitter?? (teasing Kaiya)

Kaiya - What?!?!? Jett!! And I even let you use the phone to call your girlfriends!!!

Ha ha ha she made me laugh.

Student of the Month

Kaiya was just recognized at school for being the student of the month for March! The teacher that nominated her was her music teacher. She wrote a brief rationale on why she chose Kaiya:

Kaiya is a joy to have in class! She is always on task and ready to do what is asked of her. She participates fully and has a positive attitude that rubs off on those around her. When we are practicing our songs or learning a new instrument parts, I can always count on kaiya to lead by example the best music room behavior.

Good job Kaiya!!!!

Co-Dance

Kaiya went to a dance convention with the rest of the Auburn Xtreme dance team and other dancers around Washington. It took place at the Westin hotel in downtown Seattle on Saturday/Sunday earlier this month. They brought in talented professionals who work with the stars to work with the kids. The schedule was packed with classes...I attached a copy of the program rather than try and type all the classes. Kaiya was part of the Juniors class.

We left Ella with my mom and sister being that it was an all day thing. I didn't know how it would be with Jett but he did great and I was able to sit and watch Kaiya dance most of the day. Sunday I wasn't able to go so Cirdan took Kaiya.

The instructors were...

Gregg Russell - Tap - he has worked with stars like Michael Jackson, Gene Kelly and Kenny Ortega. He also was the runner up on "Live to Dance"

Barry Youngblood - Hip Hop - has worked with Jennifer Lopez, P. Diddy, Pink and many more. He has also performed for the Queen of England!

Judy Rice - Ballet - She is the Associated Professor at University of Michigan

Gina Starbuck - Contemporary - Has worked with Prince, Gene Simmons, Adam Lambert etc...

Chris Jones - Jazz - He is best known for his role as Wade in You Got Served. He has worked with Dream, Britney Spears, Jessica Simpson, Destiny's Child etc...

They have pretty much all been involved with TV shows like The Ellen Show and Days of our Lives (personal favorites ha ha). It's crazy to read their bio's online. VERY talented people.

Kaiya's favorite instructor was Gregg Russell. She thought he was really funny.

Meema and Papa gave Kaiya a large gummy snake which Kaiya took with her to the competition. She ate some of it and brought it home to share with Ella.

Time Out Casey!

When Ella woke up this morning and came out to the kitchen where I was, she sat on the stool next to me and said..."Last night I put Casey in time out". She had a big grin on her face.

She dreamed she put Casey in time out!! Silly girl.

I Love My Kids

We dog-sat my parents 2 dogs while they were on a cruise last month. Cheeto loves to snuggle up with you when you are sleeping. One evening while Jett was taking a nap Cheeto crawled up and laid with him. It was so cute!!! Cheeto isn't very trusting with many people...especially little ones. She did like Jett though and even let him pet her.

Kaiya has always had this thing for wrapping up people's legs and arms. Not sure why...but I think she should consider being a doctor when she grows up. She was playing with Jett and when I went to check on them I found her wrapping up his leg (bottom picture...gold wrap). It made me laugh...! This was a picture taken from my blog in 2008 when she wrapped up Cirdan.

Ella likes to push the boundaries. She sees Kaiya carrying Jett around she thinks she should be able to also. A couple times recently I have caught her lifting up Jett. The first time I tried to not freak out so that she wouldn't drop him so I calmly asked..."Ella, can you please just stay still with Jett? Don't set him down please." I was all the way across the room and wanted to get over to her before she dropped him. Despite my calmness she lowered him down quickly to put him back on the floor but still dropped him a little less than a foot above ground. This happened one other time...that time I got there a little quicker and stopped the fall.

This picture I took when they were playing together and I was in the kitchen cleaning. I came out to find Ella had rolled him onto her belly. They were both having fun but it still makes me nervous!

Look At Me - I'm 3!!

Ella's 3rd birthday was April 4th. It's hard to believe my little girl is 3!! The night before her birthday Kaiya, Cirdan and I stayed up late after she went to sleep to decorate the house. We had a bunch of balloons and streamers. When Ella woke up she was excited for her birthday. She has been talking about it for at least the last 2 months. She loves the holidays because she loves getting candy and presents! Ella asked for pancakes with strawberries on top for breakfast. After breakfast, we decided to let her open a present. She could hardly wait! We wanted to have a day of fun. Kaiya was on Spring break so she was able to celebrate with us. One of Ella's favorite things in life is...popcorn. We headed down to Renton where there is a Gourmet popcorn store. Ella was in love! There were a ton of different types of popcorn. I could have stayed there all day! The workers there were so nice and really pushed the samples. Ella picked out Tootie Frootie, Kaiya chose Captain Crunch and we also bought Oreo Blast, Tuxedo, Three Cheese and Chili Con Lemon. I am already looking forward to going back! After popcorn we went home (I wanted Ella to take a nap) and Cirdan went to go pick up Stacey and Brad from the airport. My parents and sister had gone on a cruise the week before. They were supposed to be back on Sunday night (the 3rd) at midnight. They ran into one problem after another with airplanes and weather and didn't make it back until Monday afternoon. Stacey and Brad (my uncle) took a flight out and got home around 3:00. My mom and dad took another flight and got in at 5:00. The party started at 6:00 so Nate picked them up from the airport and came right there. I was excited that they made it and all day I was nervous that none of them would be here for Ella's party. It all worked out in the end. Even though they were all really tired. Ella's party was at Chuck E Cheese. Her favorite place in the whole world. We had friends and family that came which made it even more special for my little 3 year old. Ella had a blast!! The party was from 6-8 but we were there until after 9:00! The kids played and ate pizza until Chuck E Cheese came over and joined the party. He danced with the kids, gave Ella a medallion and a crown with tokens in it and took pictures. Cirdan and Ella also got to go into the ticket blaster. I wasn't sure if it would scare Ella since it was pretty loud and crazy but since Cirdan was with her she had lots of fun. The party wrapped up and we had cake and she opened up her presents. She got some really cute things and loved her Jessie toy from Toy Story. Happy Birthday my little Ella Rosy!

When we got home I told Ella to get her pajamas on. This is how I found her...she was exchausted but had to go through the stuff she won at Chuck E Cheese.