Long Overdue!

I have been meaning to share some of the 'cuteness' of Cadence's personality for a LONG time, but I tend to get sidetracked with photos. And to be honest, someday down the road I want to remember and recall all of the moments that made me smile ... and there are just sooooo MANY that I know I won't be able to remember them unless I've recorded it somewhere!!!! So today I want to focus on Cadence's three most widely used words: Uh-oh, Mine and No.

Uh-oh

This little phrase was originally a reaction to 'mistakes': a spill on clothing or the floor, dropping an item, a tear in a book, to name a few. It soon evolved however into a phrase used when our little 'angel' purposefully and with intent, spilled things, dropped things and tore pages in books. Today, uh-oh has once again been restored to its original form AND has even alerted Sean and I to issues such as the chair that fell into the pool or the hat that fell out of the stroller unbeknownst to us! (Unbeknownst ... is that even a real word?)

Mine

Let's just say I almost purchased the letters for this word to put on the outside of Cadence's bedroom door. Then, I rethought that idea and figured it would more appropriately be placed prominantly on the front door of our house! Yes, everything and ANYTHING is Cadence's ... according to her ... the toys, the juice, the furniture, the pool ... when it comes to typical behaviour, she certainly doesn't disappoint!

No

For the longest time, Cadence was a yes girl ... how I miss those days! As of this last week, "NO!" is the answer to EVERYTHING (except, 'Do you want ice cream?'). And with such attitude I might add! I've tried to stop asking her things but she hasn't seemed to take notice of this ... she still tells us quite effectively that she is not interested in whatever food, activity or request we are presenting to her. And she really MEANS what she says ... I won't admit it to her now or in the near future, but someday, I'll confess how darn cute she was when being defiant. Truly it is adorable ... for now! Okay, some days not so much, but mostly!

Okay, only three weeks left before I head back to work ... when these posts will undoubtedly be fewer and farther between, so I will do my best to keep the updates coming til then ... I said I'll TRY!

Rockin' With Cadence

Attempting another procedure ...

Frustration!

I have been unsuccessful at loading videos for 4 flippin' days ... I'm soooo frustrated!
If I get some time, I'll try to figure out what's up with that!
Stay tuned ............... grrrrr!!!!!!!

Evolution of 'ROCKSTAR'

Another fine lesson delivered by Didi:

The End of Another Long Weekend

To end this long weekend we took Cadence down to the waterfront festival's kidzone. There were about a dozen activities for children to participate in, a few appropriate for our girl's age.
We started with a bouncy castle thing which she seemed to enjoy:

She looks happy ... right?:

Next was the bubble filled with balloons blowing all over the place ... I thought she'd LOVE this:

WRONG!!! Sean had to go in and rescue her within 10 seconds! I'm sure it didn't help that there were no other kids in there with her at the time. After that, she was pretty much done ... scarred I'm sure! She wasn't even interested in the pony ride ... poor little thing! That meant mommy could check out some vendors again. Hey Di ... look what I ended up going back for:

Sean thinks I should have got the deal for 2 ... I'm thinking he was right ... oh well, next year I suppose!
And finally, here is Miss Cadence on the throne, enjoying some light reading before doing a small deed:

Twice in one day ... that's progress for sure!

Yahoo!

Success on the potty this morning!!!! Hey, it's a start ... right?!
Can I get 'er done by summer's end? Stay tuned .... IF you really must know!

The Week in Review

We had a great week! My cousin, his wife and two children came and spent some time with us ... we spent a LOT of time splashing around in the pools, heading to local parks and of course, we were able to fit in some shopping time. We picked a nice hot day to head to the beach altogether as well. Paul and Shari also enjoyed a couple of excursions on their own. AND there was a great deal of food and drink to be enjoyed ... would you expect anything less?! Cadence will definitely miss having her playmate around! Here are a few photos from the week ....
Splashing around:

Chick chat:

Getting strung along:

Hangin' in the tub:

Chilaxing:


Paul and Shari ... hope you had a safe and uneventful drive home (and that there were some naps to be enjoyed!).