Definitely summer!

A few pictures from last weekend. The pool feels as good as it looks!!

Cue Alice Cooper........

.....School's out for summer! Wahooooooooooo! Too bad Mom isn't off of work for summer too......I need it!!!!! Well, I'll suffer through.......not like I have a choice, of course. :) Have had a nice weekend.....took Friday off and Katey and I got pedicures and did fun girlie stuff. Had a mini reunion with some of my sorority sisters over the weekend.....Katey came with me for part of it and was the hit of the day :) I think she's such an awesome child, but to hear everyone else telling me how cute and smart she is, further validates what we already know. Camp starts tomorrow.......let summertime begin!

At long last, the recital!

Finally, finally, finally......the recital! Katey was thrilled that Gam, Aunt Ginny, Susan and Greg were coming to see her perform. It was a loooooooooooooooong program and Katey's dance wasn't until after intermission, but we all hunkered down and enjoyed the show......wasn't as dreadful as I had anticipated......actually, not bad at all. Katey was great.......she is so graceful and it was a joy to watch her. Afterwards she was (beyond) thrilled to receive roses and a dance trophy! When she came in to wake me up this morning, the first thing she said was "I love my trophy.....I never got one before!" A hit ;) 4 more days of school and then we gear up for summer.....but, after last night, one less hurdle before the finish line!!!

Memorial Day fun!

Woke up this morning to "NO SCHOOL ROCKS!" I guess (?) that's better than an annoying alarm in your ear...... We were going to go to the beach, but decided to hit Busch Gardens with Sita and Anthony instead. Perfect day for fun in the sun! Katey and Anthony had a great time together........Katey was tall enough to get on the "Sandstorm," which she was thrilled about. They went 3 times in a row and saved me from getting dizzy and nauseous. Ended our day on a high note as Katey's 2nd tooth fell out on the way home.....it was hanging by a thread (yuk!) and the tooth behind it is already coming in. So, fun day and now the anticipation of the Tooth Fairy tonight!!!

Happy Mother's Day!

Really though, every day is Mother's Day to me! I love being a Mom to this beautiful child.....she makes every day amazing!!! Happy day to all of my fellow Moms.....especially to my Mom!

Happy Easter!

I was woken up at 1:30 by a squealing Katey telling me that the Easter Bunny had left an egg in her room! I managed a "that's nice, go back to sleep," before I drifted off again. By 6:30, there was no more waiting and I was dragged downstairs to see the amazing Easter treats left by said Bunny. So exciting to be a child on these special days!

At long last........

We were beginning to wonder if this day would ever come......it did, but not in the way we thought it would. For weeks (and weeks, and weeks) we have been "wishful wiggling" one of Katey's teeth and it just didn't seem ready........or at least ready enough to give it a good yank! This morning, we were lying around in bed and Katey grabbed her pillowcase with her teeth. I told her to "get that out of your mouth" and I yanked it away. She looked at me kind of funny and I said "did your tooth just come out?" We both looked down and there it was sitting on the pillow. It was so tiny that I thought it had broken off mid-yank, but upon further review, the whole thing came out.......it just seemed so tiny all alone. Then Katey got big tears in her eyes and I was so afraid she was in pain. I asked her if she was and she said, "no, I'm just happy!" Awwwwwwww!!!! She is thrilled with the stuffed tooth fairy that I gave her (look closely at her little bag and you'll see "the" tooth!) and can't wait to go to bed tonight.......might be even more thrilled to go to school and finally be a member of the jack-o-lantern club!!!