Wednesday morning we went to a Kids Craft thing at Michaels with the other girls from Katherine's ballet class. They had so much fun hanging out together outside of class. It was giggle central!! They made Valentine pots. It was like a little flower pot thing that they painted red, glued white hearts to and wrote their names on. The inside is filled with white paper stuff, and has this wooden doll that they made. Katherine's is really girly -- covered in hearts. Who would have thought?? LOL. Caleb played with another little boy who is about 4 or 5 months older than he is. They had a blast too -- eating snacks and harassing the girls! The best part was that we (the ballet class) were the only ones who were there!
After that, we met Ben and his Grandma T at the mall so that the kids could have lunch together and then play in the play area. Yes, this is the same play area where "goth boy" was taking pics! I couldn't believe I took them there so soon, but they all had a blast! Katherine and Ben made friends with a couple of older boys and were all playing tag. One of the bigger boys (it doesn't take much to be bigger than Katherine -- she's almost 30 pounds) tackled Katherine and hurt her. She started crying, and Ben went up to the other little boy and started telling him off. He said, "Don't hurt Katherine. She's my friend, and I'll protect her". Ha-Ha-Ha. I'm so glad Katherine and Ben have each other. They're learning so much from each other, and learning what it means to be a friend. These are lessons that are hard for me to teach...
In other random news -- I got my car back! I can't tell you how wonderful it is to finally have the gas guzzling road hog back! My mom and I had to make a celebratory trip to Sams! It was so nice to fill up the back with boxes of diapers, wipes, propel and other great finds. Never again will I take my large trunk for granted!! Oh -- the final bill came in -- $4150. *Gasp* *Choke* I can't believe how expensive it was... BUT, it was supposed to be even more if you can believe that. Evidently, they misquoted Matt the labor rates, and were off by $1000. Yes, if you do the math, the bill should have been over $5000! I don't think my first CAR cost that much! UUUUUUGH!
We missed our usual Friday morning play date this morning. One of the families had a pink eye infestation, another was gone to a wedding, another had family in town, so I decided that it would be a good day to get caught up on laundry, cleaning, etc.. and we stayed home too. Plus, Matt's parents are going to be in town for the weekend, so I'm sure I won't get much housework or laundry done until after the weekend.
Isaac got Katherine this Bella Dancerella thing for Christmas, and boy does she love it. It's this ballet bar, dance mat and DVD's that teach little girls how to dance. She danced for about an hour today -- and yes, I danced with her. When she first started dancing, I sat quietly on the floor behind her, tears falling down my face (not sure why -- emotional today I guess). I can't believe how big she's getting. And how fun! She's got a wonderful sense of humor, is really kind, and loves her mommy! What more could I ask for??? Seriously though, while she was dancing, I was thinking to myself about how great she is.... If I was 4, I'd want to hang out with her... She's got endless energy, loves to play and is constantly happy. Some days I have to pinch myself. I thank god that she's mine, all mine!
Caleb certainly had big kid envy this morning. He stood right in the middle of the mat and bounced up and down. Boy can that kid groove! He'd dance for about 3 seconds, then stand perfectly still and let out this ginormous belly laugh. It was hilarious! After a few minutes of this, he went and got his little basketball and tried to throw it through the hole in the bar. Poor Katherine was trying to dance, and all he wanted to do was play basketball! I swear, she tripped over that ball about 50 times!! LOL. Of course Caleb thought is was incredibly funny and kept doing it!
Tonight we are going out to dinner with Matt's parents and Todd and Caroline. I'll try to take a couple of pics of Katherine and Leo and post them tonight. For those that may not know, Leo is Katherine's little cousin who'll tum 3 in July. The three of them have a blast playing together! Actually, Katherine and Leo have a blast playing together, and Caleb follows them around with *stars* in his eyes.
I was just thinking -- the last time Leo was over, he and Katherine had a sleepover. Here's a couple of pictures from that night. Aren't they adorable??? Oh, and yes, Leo is wearing Katherine's jammies. His mom doesn't normally dress him in pastel purple! LOL!!
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