Baby Sister

Don't anyone get excited ... nothing happening here ... as usual!
Just wanted to share a little 'conversation' I had with Cadence ... twice ... where she mentioned 'her baby sister'! Whaaaa???
Sweetie ... if we could ...

Who's Training Who?

Cadence had been using the potty and/or toilet off and on since the summer and so I decided I would try to use the time off at Christmas to get the training DONE and out of the way ... I'm tired of diapers! Well, that was easier said than done as the holidays were so busy and we were on the go so much. Once we got home though we really tackled it head on for three full days. This meant day four and on would be happening, hopefully, at daycare. Sandy was great at supporting this and although there were a couple of accidents on Monday, Tuesday and today went VERY well! I wouldn't consider Cadence fully potty trained yet, but I think we're well on our way. PROBLEM ... this child is clever! She has always made attempts, usually successfully, to avoid sleep. She can hang out singing, playing, whatever in her crib for over an hour ... it drives me nuts!!!! Well, for the past two days she has a new 'routine'. Guess what? She has to 'pee pee' momma ... every 10-15 minutes! And when I refuse, she has a 'wet diaper' and 'needs a change'. Hard to refuse that when she's waving it around in the air! Honestly!!! I am exhausted ..... Please tell me this too shall pass! Somebody????

Miscellaneous Stuff

My computer is s l o w these days ... could be the over 4000 photos/videos on my hard drive! So ... I am cutting myself off of loading ANY more until I get some onto CDs. In the mean time, I will post anecdotes and old photos that never made it.
This one is of Cadence and cousin Payton on Boxing Day. Payton is 3 ... Cadence, 30 pounds (pre-Christmas anyway). That Payton is a strong girl!!!!

Who's the Boss?

Well ... quite obviously, it is neither Sean nor I! Cadence is getting to be quite cheeky these days let me tell you ... and I have to admit, we are doing NOTHING to discourage it ... at all! To be brutally honest, it makes us laugh ... for now anyway. Here's what she's been saying:
"Don't!"
"You leab (leave) it here."
"You move."
"Stop!"
"You stop singing."
And my personal favourite ... "You stop talking momma."

We are in BIG trouble ... aren't we?!

Quote of the Day

"Mommy, I have little mouth ... you have big mouth."
Smart kid!

New Year's Eve!

We decided that this was probably a good year to stick it out and stay north for New Year's ... Cadence was managing exceptionally well ... she is a true party girl at heart! We all headed out for fun, games, a feast and of course ... beer. There were aunts, uncles and cousins galore! Cadence was in her element ... I would have to say she takes after me when it comes to most things social. We had a great time together as you can see in some of the photos ...
Sharing a 'pint' with dad.

Target practise with Olivia.

Shootin' hoops.

Worth the waiver?

Our whole family together.

More to come in the next segment ...........

NYE Continued ...

After the wing joint, we headed back to Auntie Jen's and Uncle Ed's for more fun and games. We donned our hats and noise makers shortly before the midnight count down and sipped on champagne and other fine cocktails ... what else is new?! My absolutely amazing daughter figured out the magic of the night very quickly ... she came to me and said, "Happy New Year Mamma!" and planted a delicious kiss on me ... what a way to ring in a new year!
At about 12:30 someone called, " Who wants to go to bed?" ... my little party girl was the first to answer ... "NOT ME!!!" She is too much!