A long time coming

Ok - so my attempt and promise to blog more is not working out so well, and I am not sure that going back to work is going to help! I will do my best, which by the way is what you have seen so far.

Today I had dinner with the Sisters, kids and various husbands, and boyfriend. Cy and Cass spent a ton of time out in the yard making dirty pies, dirty cookies and dirty juice. They all had the same ingredients dirt, then snow and water. They were covered in mud, and loving it.
I looked out the window to see Cy dumping water on Cassie. I headed out to strongly suggest we dont do that, and I heard Cassie saying "dont dump water on me, I am going to tell my Mommy!" Ahhhh the joys of little ones. I get to be her savior and I love it.

Marcus is now a crazy crawling, climbing and moving machine. He has the best grin when you say Marcus NO, and he looks over his shoulder and grins as if to say, Are you going to stop me? I dont think so.

I am really enjoying the moments between them. They hold hands and Cassie gets stuff for him all the time. She also likes dragging him around by his hand or leg, since he thinks it is the funniest thing ever.

Feeding himself is the new craze and he is getting good at food in the mouth, although Cherrios are still the main color of my floor.

Cassie and Mike now spend a little time every evening playing "I go fast you go fast" Originally she wated to call it You go fast, I go faster, but Mike was not so into that game! They race around the hall and upstairs chasing each other, and Cassie jumps onto the couch or Mike catches her. Such a relaxing game before bed.....

Another post

Today I was looking to see when Cassie said her first word, and I realized I only posted once in 2009, wow was I bad. So ok I will post more.

Marcus is crawling like crazy, pulling up and on saturday let go and stood all by himself. Not too shabby for 8.5 months. Cassie is crazy and loves to dress up and change clothes 100 times a day, regardless of what I say about not wanting to do so much laundry!

Marcus also said "up" 6 times on the weekend, his first real word. Mike did not beleive me, but then he said it to him....growing too fast. Cassie is asking us what is that word now when we read to her, and she is so focused on letters. Very cool stage.

I am getting ready to go back to work, much to my dismay, but a paycheck will be greatly appreciated.

More soon
Maybe even photos

Little feet

It is hard to believe how fast time goes. I once had a client that said kids are a certain age for as long ad they need to be, and that each stage was great and kept getting better. This is true but there is a part of me that wishes I could go back in my mind and really remember what it was like when Cassie was just a little thing home from the hospital, or when Marcus first smiled. The memories are there since I have tried to stay up on the photo taking, but my memory does not hold things that way I wish it would.

Marcus today was making the best faces when eating his green beans, I am not sure if it is the texture, the fact they were cold or just the taste, but he would grimice, shudder and twitch a little. It was really funny for me to watch, I suppose less funny for him.

On Saturday Cassie had her third birthday party. It went great, she had a ton of family and friends here at the house and they had a blast. The best part of the day for me was when she came down in the morning and asked to see her cake. I had spent weeks thinking and planning what I was going to do, and wanted to come up with something she would love. I made her a fairy cake. Complete with Tinkerbell, a waterfall and flowers. She looked at is and said in her little voice "Mom, you did wonderful" all the hours, the sore back and the died hands from icing colouring were worth it. A labour of love....

Almost 3 and sharing food

I can hardly believe Sunday is Cassie's time to turn 3. wow time has flown. My little girl, who used to be so very small I could almost hold her in one hand, and certianly with one arm is getting big. Last night I held her, and looked in the mirror and she goes all the way down to my knees.

She was so little she was too small for the baby carrier and it took forever for her to hit double digits in weight. Cass used to say I ok, and uh oh skettidoh - these days she says almost everything perfect, and is learning so many words every day.

in fact today she fed Marcus a slice of sausage becasue she loves her little brother without thinking of the fact he is not quite ready for a full piece of food. A big girl she has become and I could not be more proud of the little lady Mike and I have had a small hand in creating. She is a joy and a handful. and all ours.

She said that after you turn 3, you are 4 and then 16 so you can drive the car.....I really hope it does not go that fast.

Marcus today was swaddled in bed having a nap and when I went in to check him, he was on his tummy. First time he got there in bed. He is working so hard at crawling. I keep expecting to see him get it all going together at any minute.

Party prep tommorow....

Swim, Doctor and Toy Story 3

Today was a busy day for all. Swimming with 2 of our favorite people in the morning, thank goodness for Nolan wearing a bathing suit and shirt to the pool, since Cassie's bathing suit somehow fell out of our towel on the way to the pool bag today. This was just a small blip in a great swim date and wonderful lunch. After that was the crazy drive to the doctor, since last week Cassie jumped down the stairs at Danika's house, hurting her ankle. It seemed ok, but the last couple of days she was limping. Lucky for us, she sprained it, and I am to try and keep her off it if possible. Good luck with a 3 year old sitting still......

Marcus today almost crawled. He was up on all fours and then moved his hands one at a time. Then face planted when he used his legs to shoot himself forward to get the whale toy that had caught his eye.

Tonight we decided to have a pizza party and watch Toy Story 3 - this was our first time watching it, and I even enjoyed it.

Tommorow party planning day....

Precious, precious children

Ok, So all people I spoke to today know that I did not get enough sleep and Cassie woke me up in the middle of the night. And as a result I was a grouchy bear today. Cassie was needing attention all the time and Marcus was biting me, and generally beating me up like only little babies can do! This all being my day meant I was so needing some alone time, which by the way i am currently sharing with miss cass on my lap since she cannot sleep, anyway I just finished watching Precious, and I have never felt so glad I love my kids, and realized how lucky I was to have such a loving family, a wonderful husband and also how happy I was in my life. There are people out there that have nothing, have no one that loves them for who they are and can see only good things ahead for them.

I am so grateful for my life, my children and am so filled with appreciation for everything I have had, and everything I have been given. Even the little creature kind of sleeping on my lap.

Cass sang skinnimerinky doo with me tonight and marcus said mama right before ha layed his head on my shoulder and fell asleep.

I love them, they are my heart.

Another Thursday

Well today Cassie had playschool which she is doing so well at. She almost won at musical chairs, and was the first one to yell out that people have 5 senses. Yeah Cassie.

Marcus today has almost mastered the art of throwing himself forward without smashing his face. He also got to have a bath with Cass tonight, and he was very excited, until she decided he needed to learn how to splash - I can see many water wars yet to come.