blogging for Dummies

Seriously People I.NEED.HELP. I don't know what I am doing. I have tried to change the look of my blog to make it more me and ended up with two backgrounds on top of each other and finally had to strip it clear and put up a generic background. Its ok but its not me:( Any advice? I have read/listened to the tutorials but I really need the book Blogging for Dummies! Do they even write those anymore? Probably not most people aren't dummies anymore except me Queen of computer illiteracy!! I digress. I need help in the design department and on how to add more than just 5 pictures if need be. Some day I hope to get to the "collage" point but I will live with baby steps.

She won't let me be the mom!!!

So earlier today I had to break up a conflict. Kaitlyn was devastated that Karsyn would not let her be the "mom" while they were playing. I am not really sure what their "mom" role does but I could give them a quick job description that would surely make their decision for them! LOL Needless to say we decided that lots of "moms" hang out together in the "kitchen" so they could both be the mom. Now I may need to buy my poor Bella a toy bc she had to be the kid!!

Karsyn Marie just turned 3!!!!

So I know this post is a few days late. We are in NY visiting my family and time is just flying by! Pics will have to be posted later because I took them with my phone and I am not sure how to put them on here yet. On Sunday, my sweet angel turned 3 years old! I know I say this with every passing year but I cannot believe it has been 3 years! How do I express on here the warm fuzzies I feel whenever she is with me? I know the parent is the one that is supposed to make the child feel safe, secure and like everything will be right in the world but this, my dear, is what you do for me:)

Dear Karsyn Marie,
I love you with all of my heart. I love the way you are so inquisitive about just about anything you can get your hands on. I love the way you tap your chin when I give you a choice on any thing: clothing, food, activities. I love how you seem so clueless if I ask you to find something. I wish I could describe to everyone in great detail how this looks. It is so cute and infuriating at the same time! LOL I love that you want to be just like your big sister but tend to be more you than you will ever know. I love that you always look like you are rolling your eyes when you tell a serious story. I love how sassy you "try" to be. You are so smart and creative. You think OUTSIDE the box and I hope that NEVER changes.

As of Sunday these are some of your stats and interests.
You are 27 lbs
You are 35 inches tall

Favorite tv show: Yo Gabba Gabba
Favorite Cartoon: My Little Pony
Favorite color: Pink
Favorite Movie: How to Train a Dragon
Favorite saying: get(Guess) what mom? (before you start a conversation)
Favorite Toy: Book (of any kind) and a pen
Favorite book: Mommy's Little Girl

My baby is 4!!

Yes you read that right, my baby is 4!! I can't believe it! Where does the time go? She will be going to all day Pre-K next year at All Saints. I can't wait to see her in her uniform and pigtails but I know I will be so sad.

Dear Kaitlyn Rose,
I love you with all my heart. I am not sure I will ever be able to show you how much my cup runneth over with love for you but I will spend my life trying. Maybe someday when you grow up and have a daughter of your own, you will truly understand how much love is in my heart for you. This year you have grown into quite a young lady. You cannot wait to go to school and I hope you love it as much as I did. I hope you will love your school and teachers because you will not be going to school with mommy as we had hoped. I know you will be great!! You are still ALL GIRL.
Your interview
Favorite Color: Pink
Favorite Book: Pink cupcakes (pinkalicious)
Favorite tv show: Team Umizoomi
Favorite movie: Tangled
Favorite toy: Polly Pockets
You love Ballet and Tap
You love Miss Lisa your dance teacher.
Favorite thing to do: swim and play in the sprinkler

You are so polite and use your manners. You are getting so much better with sharing and playing "together" with your sister. You know how to work mommy's phone better than I do! LOL You are so smart and love to work out puzzles and not just the preschool ones but REAL jigsaw puzzles. You love to dance and sing. I love to listen to you sing because you are so passionate about it. I can't wait to see what this next year will bring with it. I love you Kaiteebug!

Missed Opportunity...

Not so much an opportunity but nevertheless missed out on, my family was supposed to come down for Easter this year since my nieces' spring break is during that time. My mom called tonight to let me know that they were not going to be able to make it. I am very disappointed but completely understand. I wish we could live closer to each other so we could get together more frequently. We are going to have to wait until summer vacation to see everyone. Until then the girls and I will be planning a special little Easter for the three of us. Simple and together...

growing, growing, grown???

So I was going through the photos I have taken most recently of my little beauties. My they have grown a lot. Too much for my liking... I know most parents probably go through the whoas of their children growing from infant to toddler to preschooler to...well you get the idea. I loved my babies as babies then I loved them as toddlers each growing stage has been interesting and exciting. It has been frustrating and trying all at the same time but I loved loved loved every minute of it. Lately though, I have had a hard time with them "growing". I have found myself mourning the loss of my "little" bits.
Kaitlyn is getting ready to go to preschool not the daycare kind but for realz preschool. She speaks like a teenager and acts like she runs the show, when did this happen?? What happened to my big brown eyed baby girl? This is what I see now when I walk into a room.


Karsyn on the other hand goes in and out of the toddler phase, one minute she is curled up on her mama's lap content as a little lamb the next minute she is out the door with not a second thought on her dear ol'mama. We took some time over spring break to work on potty training since our last attempt was unsuccessful, I was not hopeful. She took off like a race horse!! She was potty trained within a week. I couldn't believe it. Although, she still needs some lessons on TP use!! This is what I confiscated from the munchkin. LOL

She is such a big girl now and doesn't hesitate to tell me so. She follows right along on the shirt tails of her older sister, before long she will be off to school too. I just want to hold on to them for a few more moments.

I have been perusing the internet for FREE activities that I can do with the kids while we have been out of school. My neighbor told me about the weekend story time at Barnes & Noble so I went the site and checked it out. While there I found several books online, read by the author, which I love (now I will know how it was MEANT to be read). Anyway, I thought I would give it a shot with the little bits. Here's a few shots of what I observed.








We tried some of the other titles listed but they really just wanted to watch the cupcake one:)