She's as sweet as she is sassy...as smart as she is beautiful....our big girl is 4 years old today!
Cassidy Grace is articulate and has a level of comprehension in a way that is way beyond her four years. She amazes us every day. I have never laughed so much as I do being her momma.
"Momma, Daddy says I can help with dinner! I hope I'm ready to be a good listener for that," said my 4 year old, hands on hips, head tilted to the side.
She takes care of her big sister in a loving way. They are fascinated with each other. So far, I can count on one hand how many serious temper tantrums we've navigated. Knock on wood we can continue that trend till the hormones kick in down the road. At which point I will happily put a closer on her door so she can't slam it :-) Or just remove it completely. We'll see. For now, timeout is still effective as is the mother-stare-down.
What else? Cassidy can sound out the letters of the alphabet and is beginning to put them together. She has had the memory thing down for close to tow years; meaning we will read a book and she can recite it word for word. But now she is starting to sound out the words. We are still a little ways away from true reading, but she is getting close! We're working on writing. She is struggling a bit there, but we don't practice at home as often as we could or should. I think we will over the summer. She loves puzzles and playing Go Fish. Her imagination is wild. She can play on her own in her room for a little over an hour with anything. Having never raised a kid before I'm not certain what's average or what we should really worry about. I worry that she is bossy. We'll show up to a playground and she'll tell the other kids what to do. It's not helpful that she gets positive reinforcement because they do it and follow whatever she wants to do! I guess you could call it leadership but really there are nicer ways, like consensus building, to play together! Is that too much for a 4 year old? Probably. I'm sure I'm over thinking it.
Cass is very sweet. and stubborn. I'm pretty sure this is a phase; wanting independence. "I can do it on my own!" is heard in our home several times a day. As long as it's not dangerous we do let her, then usually end up cleaning something after :-) She's pretty good though.
Oh, she is super tall! 97th percentile :-) She gets that from my side of the family. A couple years ago I went to the funeral of my biological father, James. All of his brothers are really tall. I had never met his family before, I look just like them. It was wild! Anyhoo, I know where the height comes from.
We have dance parties in my bedroom. The one computer at home is in our room and we surf videos for fun songs to dance to. We like to rock out the oldies and pop. She also enjoys having tea parties in her room.
We talked at length about what kind of birthday parties to throw our girls, repeatedly coming back to keeping it simple. Cassidy's birthday party was at the park last Saturday. The weather held out, no rain! Sunshine broke through heavy clouds and the wind died down. It was a beautiful day. I realized I need to do more than zumba...I was so out of breath running after the kids and playing soccer in the grass! There was a time when I could run miles and miles all day....I'd better start training again in preparation for when she is ready to go rollerskating. We had a big picnic and good friends and Cass had a blast. There is nothing like watching kids run around a park, squealing at each other, getting dirty in the grass, flying down the slide, and screaming "5 more mintes mom!" when you tell them it's time to come eat lunch.
She did get a few gifts and it was super creative and cute to see some of her friends had drawn and colored pictures as cards! We will definitely be scanning and saving those. We did not party favor it up, but I can promise there was some great nap time happening for everyone who went home!
Happy Birthday Baby!
Cassidy Grace is articulate and has a level of comprehension in a way that is way beyond her four years. She amazes us every day. I have never laughed so much as I do being her momma.
"Momma, Daddy says I can help with dinner! I hope I'm ready to be a good listener for that," said my 4 year old, hands on hips, head tilted to the side.
She takes care of her big sister in a loving way. They are fascinated with each other. So far, I can count on one hand how many serious temper tantrums we've navigated. Knock on wood we can continue that trend till the hormones kick in down the road. At which point I will happily put a closer on her door so she can't slam it :-) Or just remove it completely. We'll see. For now, timeout is still effective as is the mother-stare-down.
What else? Cassidy can sound out the letters of the alphabet and is beginning to put them together. She has had the memory thing down for close to tow years; meaning we will read a book and she can recite it word for word. But now she is starting to sound out the words. We are still a little ways away from true reading, but she is getting close! We're working on writing. She is struggling a bit there, but we don't practice at home as often as we could or should. I think we will over the summer. She loves puzzles and playing Go Fish. Her imagination is wild. She can play on her own in her room for a little over an hour with anything. Having never raised a kid before I'm not certain what's average or what we should really worry about. I worry that she is bossy. We'll show up to a playground and she'll tell the other kids what to do. It's not helpful that she gets positive reinforcement because they do it and follow whatever she wants to do! I guess you could call it leadership but really there are nicer ways, like consensus building, to play together! Is that too much for a 4 year old? Probably. I'm sure I'm over thinking it.
Cass is very sweet. and stubborn. I'm pretty sure this is a phase; wanting independence. "I can do it on my own!" is heard in our home several times a day. As long as it's not dangerous we do let her, then usually end up cleaning something after :-) She's pretty good though.
Oh, she is super tall! 97th percentile :-) She gets that from my side of the family. A couple years ago I went to the funeral of my biological father, James. All of his brothers are really tall. I had never met his family before, I look just like them. It was wild! Anyhoo, I know where the height comes from.
We have dance parties in my bedroom. The one computer at home is in our room and we surf videos for fun songs to dance to. We like to rock out the oldies and pop. She also enjoys having tea parties in her room.
We talked at length about what kind of birthday parties to throw our girls, repeatedly coming back to keeping it simple. Cassidy's birthday party was at the park last Saturday. The weather held out, no rain! Sunshine broke through heavy clouds and the wind died down. It was a beautiful day. I realized I need to do more than zumba...I was so out of breath running after the kids and playing soccer in the grass! There was a time when I could run miles and miles all day....I'd better start training again in preparation for when she is ready to go rollerskating. We had a big picnic and good friends and Cass had a blast. There is nothing like watching kids run around a park, squealing at each other, getting dirty in the grass, flying down the slide, and screaming "5 more mintes mom!" when you tell them it's time to come eat lunch.
She did get a few gifts and it was super creative and cute to see some of her friends had drawn and colored pictures as cards! We will definitely be scanning and saving those. We did not party favor it up, but I can promise there was some great nap time happening for everyone who went home!
Happy Birthday Baby!
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| I told Cass these jeans had holes in them and she said, "That's how I like em!" Maybe they'll become an art project and she can paint them! |
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| Cass and Bella |
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| Adriana, Matt, Alzada and Savvy |
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| In the sandbox with Matteos |
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| Climbing the rocks |
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| Look at me momma!! |
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| Watch me! |
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| Are you still watching? I don't know if she is asking me to watch her all the time because she is 4, because she has a lil sister, or a bit of both! |
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| Daphne is such a sweetheart! |
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| Yup, I conquered that slide |
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| I don't know about this one... |
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| Wanna chase me? |
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| Let's go! |
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| This is awesome!! |
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| Eleanor and Ryan....pretty impressive! |
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| Where is Owen? |
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| Here I am Savvy! |
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| We caught each other. |
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| Let's eat! |
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| The invites, plates and napkins from the dollar store matched the cake perfectly! Birthday on a budget was a success! |
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| Sandwiches, fresh fruit, veggies, juice that secretly has veggies, and chips. What a spread! Delicious and nutritious! |
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| Time to play again! |
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| Back to the food with Nasir and Laura and Julia |
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| The sun is out!! |
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| The song was sung, the candle was blown out, the cupcakes were halfway eaten before we remembered to take a picture. |
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| The sun came out and melted the cake. Tasted like it just came out of the oven. Mmmmmm. |
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| Cass and Julia...BFFs |
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| Isabella, Cass and Daphne. It's like a stock photo for a picture frame. |
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| Alzada (Savvy's Godmother) and Jeannette |
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| The Mommas like to play too! |
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| Happy Baby |
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