The Enchanted Forest

A few weeks ago Katie started going to The Enchanted Forest Playgroup on Fridays. Rachel goes there too, my friend Heather had encouraged me to have Katie join and I am so happy she did! Katie just loves it! We had known about it since Nicole and Cass were little, but I had totally forgotten about it, until Heather reminded me by telling me how much fun Rachel had here. Katie had visited here a few times and seemed to really enjoy it, so I signed her up.These ladies are incredible! I don't know how they do it, but Katie is so good there and listens really well(unlike at home, lol). It really is a magical place! Katie had fun making a Robin today. She loves Miss Bonnie! Afterwards Katie likes to throw coins into the little fountain.

Cupcake Face or the Shrek Beard.

Our Awesome neighbor and friend Heather shared some of her equally awesome hubby's Birthday cupcakes with us a couple days ago and last night Katie got ahold of the last cupcake on the counter with her ever so handy Baby Bjorn step stool and here are the results! LOL!!

Costumes and cuteness!

These are just a few random pics. Nicole in her orchestra concert Tuxedo(the bottom is actually a long skirt) and Cassie dressed up as her favorite storybook character for school, Amu from Shugo Chara (these are Japanese Manga books that Cass loves!) and Katie chilling out on the porch.Oh, and a shot of Katie in her 3D SuperBowl glasses.

Valentine's Day Party!

This year is Cassie's very last Valentine's party ever. This fall she moves on to middle school. Gone will be the days of passing out cute valentines to classmates and friends and having a fun little class party. I am a little worried about Cass going to middle school, academically she is more than ready, but maturity wise, I don't think so. Cass loves to play still, she is a kid! She loves her class and recess time and her friends.She loves to play Littlest Pet Shops and American Girl dolls. When the Endeavor kids move unto middle school, they will be split between Crestwood and Pinewood and alot of Cassie's friends are going to Crestwood, so she is going to miss them alot and it may be really hard on her. Also she doesn't like switching classes and at middle school that is all you do, plus no recess ): I think kids grow up too fast these days and not all kids are ready for that.

My Three Birthdays!

Cassie loves all things Japanese!

I think the girls had some sort of squabble over

who was going to light the candles.

This year Cassie got to celebrate her Birthday three times! Once with Grandpa and Grandma ( they were leaving for Arizona for a month, so they wanted to celebrate with Cass early). Next she had a Sleepover party with four of her best friends on the weekend and lastly on her actual Birthday we had to have her favorite meal (Russ' Mac n' cheese, lol!) and then more cake!!!!!!!

Ok, I must tell you, I am not very good at this blogging thing! I don't know how people find the time really! I am usually crazy busy with three kids and any time I actually get a break, I don't really feel like blogging. Katie was crabby as heck when I was trying to do this. It is nuts going through my 1,000's of pictures ( no I am not exaggerating!) and then trying to pick a few from tiny thumbnails one at a time, losing your place and having to start all over again for each picture and then thinking I uploaded 15 pictures and only five got on there and then I have to go back and try to figure out which pictures I originally had etc. There really has got to be a better way to do this! I bet there is too, but I just don't know it! And I still don't know how to type lines under photos and I always get the pictures to come out in the wrong order! Oh, well that's my crazy blog!!!!

Cassie had alot of fun that week and we ate alot of cake!!!!! Yippee!! I sorta figured out the typing under pictures thing!!! WOO HOO!!!!!! I feel so smart!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

randomness

Ok, it's my blog and I will do what I want with it. These are just a few random family pictures. Katie sitting on a potty,sitting by the table(a rarity), being her usual cute self and whatever else I decide to put here. I am much too busy to type stories right now, lol! Frankly, it is amazing I am even getting this much done!

Family Christmas time!!!

On Christmas Eve we got together with all the family at my Mom and Dad's condo basement. We had a really fun time. My brother Rick had us play lots of silly, funny games and we all had a good time! It was so nice to see everyone again!

Christmas morning, we woke up to find lots of presents under the tree from Santa!!!! The girls had so much fun opening all their cool presents! Grandpa and Grandma came to visit too! We had a wonderful Christmas! I can't wait for Christmas to come again!