First Day of Preschool

Kasen started preschool today.  It is a really small Montessori program run out of a house near our neighborhood.  Kasen was so excited to go carrying her Hello Kitty lunchbox (wish I had gotten a picture).  She walked right up to the door & knocked by herself.  She ran in and barely looked over her shoulder when I left.  The program is from 9 - 11:30am, but I came back around 11:15am.  The teacher's report was pretty good.  She cried a bit (mainly when her snack was eaten by her friend Sam - the cutie in the blue shirt below), but overall had a good time.  They were just settling in for a classroom snack (popcorn and weak apple juice), so she stayed till the end.  Here she is with Sam sitting having their snack.  I still can't believe they use regular glasses & ceramic dishes, but Kasen did not spill a drop.

 She heads back tomorrow without the safety of having Sam there.  Hopefully it goes as well.

Finally some nice weather

The weather is finally starting to get nice out in Seattle and Kasen has been taking advantage of it (as has he parents).  She wants to be outside much more and that is nice.  It does make some things harder to do.  The other day Karl was trying to mow the lawn and Kasen wanted to "help".  She basically moved the mower a few inches but didn't want to give it up.  It took some bribery and bubbles to get her to release the mower.

She is also really into bikes right now.  Karl has been riding to work a few times a week, we now have a chariot for behind his bike, and Kasen of course has her bike.  The other day we took a walk to the library and she took her bike.  Mom or Dad of course push it but she "helps" out in the steering area stating "Drive, Drive, Drive" while she moves the handle bars (and therefore the direction of the bike) from side to side.  Of course she had to put on her new goggles from Grandma Barb to complete her outfit. She even kept them on once we got to the Library

Her first tattoo

Kasen and I went to the Edmonds Art Fair this past weekend.  They had a big play ground and strawberry ice cream, so Kase was ecstatic.  While playing at the playground, she met stalked a little girl with some wicked face paint.  There were rainbows on each side of her eyes and jewels in the middle - little girl nirvana.  When we got to the tent where the face painting happened, we discovered a new item to covet, a sparkly tattoo... in a Mickey design nonetheless.  This was actually a good change because the face paint would have been gone in an hour, the Mickey tattoo she is still admiring.  Think this will satisfy her appetite and she won't get the tramp stamp at 18?  I hope so...

"Don't mess with me.  I have a tat now!"

 

Baby Momma

Kasen has gotten into dolls recently.  At first she spent most of her time giving her baby food and milk.  Kasen got this set from a friend of mine (Thanks Julie) and it has been awesome:

"Food Time"

Kasen lovingly feeding baby

The latest development in her infant care is diaper changing.  Honestly this is pretty ironic considering how she acts when she gets her own diaper changed (complete diva tantrum).  The less cute part is she finishes the change by throwing everything away (including the clean diaper).  I have spent a lot of time recently "rescuing" clean diapers and convincing her the diaper change doesn't require 15 wipes.  Another interesting note?  Kasen must feed her babies a high fiber diet - they ALWAYS have poopy diapers.

Vegas Baby

Karl recently took a new job at Seattle Children's Hospital.  No he is not a doctor, he'll be working on the technical team for the research center (still computers).  He had a week off between jobs so we took a quick little vacation to Las Vegas with Kasen and our friends John and Kat.  Overall she was great and we had a nice little vacation.  Here are some pictures of the little on enjoying her time.

A few recent adventures

Now that the weather is starting to get nicer we are getting outside more.  This means things like yard work, walks, and playing.  That said here are a few recent shots and videos of our recent adventures.

First up is the trip to the ice cream place.  Kasen had her first ice cream cone and if it wasn't for daddy helping her out we might have been there till the next morning.  She was really careful about licking the ice cream.

Then there was her trip to Lowe's.  Of course first we had to stop and get some doughnuts.  Then we needed to get much for the yard.  This meant riding the pile of mulch bags, and that was a lot of fun to her.

Art genius + a little diva thrown in...

Kasen really likes painting and water colors are her current favorite.  She seems to like the process (the cup of water, the little strips with paint) and she LOVES the result.  I mean what 2 year old doesn't like a huge, watery mess?  This newest "masterpiece" was worked on for a good 15 minutes (a lifetime to our girl) and even though I kept trying to give her new paper, she insisted it wasn't done.

This video is such a good illustration of her right now.  You'll notice, the first thing she asks is "Can I see?" (or the Kasen equivalent).  These days we are lucky to get a picture taken before she is rushing up to view the outcome.  She is also becoming quite the stickler about things being clean.  I wish it carried over to her outfits, but right now she focuses on her hands and shoes.  It is funny to see her making a huge mess (and loving it) and then all of the sudden completely distressed by a spot on her shoes (or hands as you can see).  Oh and the singing?  She does that constantly.  Rarely a song we recognize, generally she just throws in a recognizable word or two.