Katelynne's New Do and Alexa's new boo boo

Katelynne has a whole new look. We went to the Great Clips in Springville. When we arrived I showed Katelynne some pictures of little girls with long hair and suggested a few that only involve a trim. Well, of course, a 4-year-old has her own agenda. She then proceeded to show me her favorite pictures of little girls with hair as short as their chin. Now I was in a bind. So finally we compromised that she could have it to the top of her shoulders. (then I had to call her daddy and warn him of the surprise, he was partial to her long locks.)

So this is how it all turned out. Needless to say, she was so happy that she couldn't stop smiling. She loves to "flick or flip" it any chance she gets. All of her teachers at school told her it was beautiful. Katelynne is as happy as can be with the hair cut "she chose". And i love it too. I think it looks very nice on her.

As for our superhero below. No she wasn't trying on my eye shadow ( I wish that was the case). She fell and hit her head on the side of the bathtub. Can you say immediate swelling and bruising. I have never seen a wound swell up and be blue so fast. Of course, because it is Alexa, so there was a significant amount of screaming as well. Poor girl!

The Masterpiece and the Happy Princess

I know this is very late in coming but.........

Here we go again! Katelynne's fourth birthday. 

I love my little princess, who isn't so little anymore. She is such a joy in our lives and helps very much. Like all princesses she has her grumpy days but who doesn't. 

Katelynne is doing so well in her preschool and loves it most days. 

She has finally made it to 30 lbs.

She her favorite activity is Reading Books with anyone.

She says her hero is Alexa.

And we love her so very much.

This years cake began with a lot of ice cream cones and cake.

Then the final touches! Frosting, Sprinkles, More frosting.....

And finally the best part, the Birthday Princess and all of her Disney friends.

Happy 4th b-day Katelynne. And thank you to everyone that made her feel like such a princess this year. (the pink in our house has definitely doubled)

First Hair Cut

I took Alexa for her first haircut today. Yes, I paid too much but that was just because it was a spur of the moment decision. But doesn't it look so cute. She did really well, of course, i did promise her a sucker after.

Say Cheese! Who couldn't love a face like that.

See the sucker!

I love the little flip up in the back. 

Katelynne's First Fillings

Two weeks ago Katelynne had her first two cavities filled. She was so very brave. The dentist and dental assistants were so impressed how well she did sitting there without crying or wiggling. When she got home she said "Mommy, they didn't give me a shot!" She was so occupied watching "The little Mermaid" that she believed the doctor that the pain from the shot was just him pushing on her cheek with his thumb. The only time she actually cried was when she let go of her balloon outside and it flew up to the sun.  

Here is a cute picture of her puffy cheek. Way to go Katelynne!

Memories

OK, a few of my friends have been doing this and it is pretty fun to see all of their comments so I thought I would give it a try. . .

1. As a comment on my blog, leave one memory that you and I had together. It doesn't matter if you knew me a little or a lot, anything you remember!

2. Next, re-post these instructions on you blog and see how many people leave a memory about you. It's actually pretty funny to see the responses.

Happy birthday Alexa

We had a fun birthday party Tuesday night. I just thought we would post a few pictures here to share with you. Here is Alexa's birthday throne created by Kristine. She used a hula hoop and made a balloon chandaler that had monkeys hanging from it (Alexa loves monkeys)

Here is Alexa with her new stroller. She loved it. Alexa just kept going around and around pushing her babies and giggling. Lots of giggling.

Here is the Monkey cake. Okay, it kinda looks like a bear but it is still cute isn't it? She liked it anyway. Devin and I made it the night before her birthday. So we showed it to her in the morning when she woke up. She just giggled and kept saying "it my Hap Birday" . Then every hour she had to visit the fridge and go say "Hi" to the birthday cake and then I would have to come in and instruct her to close the fridge. Then she would spend two more minutes saying goodbye and be back soon, to the cake.

Flour Face

I just wanted to show you what happens in our house when I am cooking. I really only turned my back for just a second. We do love to cook together!

Watch closely.

The Big Race!

On Saturday May 3rd Katelynne and Alexa ran their first races. Alexa ran first. She ran a 100 meters and clapped for her fellow runners the whole way. At first she didn't have much interest crossing the starting tape, but with a little motivation from "candy" she quickly took off at good pace for those little legs. She was so excited to run through the finish line (and to see the candy). Next, Katelynne ran a 1/4 mile race. The race begun with a blast of a gun. As blast of the gun went off, so did the blast of tears from our little runner. Unfortunately Mommy and Daddy forgot to warn Katelynne that they would be shooting a gun. oops! Luckly she recovered quickly and ran her hardest. As she rounded the last stretch mommy and Alexa stood on the side lines cheering. Katelynne did a wonderful job and crossed the finish line full of excitement and smiles. Both won participation medallions and special prize. Way to go Girls!!!!