Hello Kitty

Hello Kitty is EVERY WHERE. Target now has a clothing section for HK - she is stylin' in her hat.

Who builds the traditional snow man any more - not when you have Hello Kitty on the brain.

Fire

So for some time now Katie has been afraid that our house is going to go on fire. I think it's been since fire safety in school started - about 5 months ago. How do you tell a 5 year old that she has nothing to worry about - I promise her that there will be no fires in the house, which I am not sure is a good thing but what else can you do. She is worried about all her "sleep friends" burning in the fire and who will save them. This had been going on for a while - to the point were she was crying at night. I am not sure if some of her worries was just a stall tactic to delay going to sleep or true fear - she does seem genuinely concerned.
So after a few weeks something had to be done. I told her of this special spray she can put on her sleep friends that would keep them safe if we had a fire. Again not sure if this is the best thing but had to do something. So a conjured up this magical spray ( the forced air cans that you use to clean your keyboard) wrapped it in tape and drew a no fire label - she believes it and that's all that matters.

We sprayed Hello Kitty first - worked like a charm. The spray made her feel cold and I told her that is how it works to keep the fire away. We sprayed all her sleep friends then her blankets.
Is it wrong of me to lie to her? I just hate seeing her worry so much. I would be happy if any one had any other ideas. Now she is worried about bad guys coming into the house - ugh. Why can't she just be a care-free kid!

Picky Eater

Ugh, Bill and I never wanted to force Katie to try new things - we always hoped that as she got older she would get more adventurous in her eating, but I fear she is getting worse. Last week we had a huge fight over trying a small peanut butter sandwich. She likes nuts and she likes bread - just don't put the two together. I thought that maybe if we made the peanut butter she would eat it - wrong!
We had her put cashews ( we didn't have peanuts ) into the food processor and chopped them up. She would eat the whole can of cashews if we let her - she wouldn't touch them chopped up. She tried a small amount, but would not have it on bread or crackers.
Bill thought maybe if we chopped up a Kit Kat ( which is one of her favorite things ) she would eat it and then eat the cashews - wrong. She refused to eat the Kit Kat - uuuggghhh!!!
Well after spending some time in her room she came out and eat the Kit Kat and the crushed cashews - but said she didn't like it.
She is one tough cookie. I hope we figure this out before she starts kindergarten next year.

Christmas

Merry Christmas to all. We hope you enjoyed your holidays. Katie picked out a beautiful tree this year and helped decorate it.
She asked Santa for a Lady Bug pillow pet - which she did get and enjoys very much. She also received a ton of arts and crafts, painting , and creative play toys - which was perfect for those snowed in days

She wanted a tent for her bed - it comes with a cool light also.

Twister - which I was luck enough to get out of playing , but I am sure I will have my share in the days to come.

My brother drove his family down for the day, but unfortunately I did not take enough pictures. They brought there dog also and had a wonderful visit. Katie loves playing with her cousins. This picture is very typical of my father with just about any electronic device - he is challenged when it comes to operating a device that requires more the two steps to complete any function - he "just wants to know why its so difficult!"

Backyard Wonderland

Well the weather warmed up a little and the snow became just right for building. Katie was off from school this week and my parents were kind enough to watch her all week. They had a ton of fun with the snow. They built great snowmen.
Emma, their dog, had a blast also playing in the snow.

Papa built a huge snow fort where Katie was able to hide and sneak attack Emma

Sledding

We found a better hill to go sledding - the side of the lake by six flags.
I went down with her the first few times then she was ready to go it alone - she did great!

Looks like a big hill from here - definitely a bumpy ride.

Turn your volume up - you can here her coming down the hill - too cute

Snow

We had a huge snow storm at the end of 2010. Snowed for about 12 hours straight - thought it would never stop. We went out late in the day to enjoy some of the snow
A little sledding on the front lawn - not the greatest hill but she had fun.

Day two and the snow finally stopped.

Huge drifts on the roof.

Happy days - the snow was too soft to pack into a snow man - so we settled for a smiley face.