First School Field Trip

Before the end of school, Cadence went on one field trip - to THE ZOO!

She was very excited.  I wasn't able to volunteer but the mom assigned to watch her was kind enough to send me some photos.

So excited to ride the bus.

See how she is a foot taller than some of the other kids.  I seriously wondered if I had signed her up for the wrong class at first.

They stopped for lunch and then were playing at the playground.  It was while they were at the playground I got a call from the mom and Cadence's teacher to tell me she wasn't feeling well.  Maybe overheated and too much running around.  So I headed to the zoo to pick her up. 

She slept all the way home and then when I went to get her out of the truck she says to me "I feel better now".  Good grief.  She was a little disappointed that she had missed seeing the tigers but had had a great time while she was there.  We'll have to head back as a family this summer to see the rest.

Mother's Day Tea - 2019 Edition

In May my absolutely favorite day at preschool happened - The Mother's Day Tea.  I look forward to this special day all year.  I remember going with my sweet little boys and how happy they were to have me at school with them.  I was very excited to share the experience with Cadence.

We got ourselves ready, arriving very early so we could get a parking spot.  Even finished getting dolled up by applying lipstick in the truck.

The kids had prepared a little song for us - "A You're Adorable".  I took a video but it isn't letting me upload it for some reason.  She did such a great job, she is going to sing it at my recital this year.

Then we had a little luncheon.  Yummy sandwiches, fruit, and lots of goodies.

They gave us the cutest little gifts.  A plant and a jewelery holder in the shape of her hand.  So cute!

It was a special day.  Sure love that girl of mine!

Easter and Cousin Fun

We started our Easter weekend with a visit from the Hagues.  The kids were so excited to have their cousins visit.  The boys spent a great deal of time, of course, playing video games so I organized a few things for the girls to do.

We decorated easter eggs.  The boys did get in on this activity as well.

Later in the afternoon, the girls (and Ashton) decorated sugar cookies.  I don't know how they managed to eat them with so much icing.

It was great to spend the day with family.  I only wish we lived closer so we could do it more often.  The next morning the kids woke early to find their Easter baskets.

After church we had a delicious ham dinner.  I made a ham on the bone this year - so worth it!

So fun to have holiday traditions.  Happy Easter!

First Friend Party

Cadence was very excited to have a birthday party with friends this year.  She invited all the girls from her preschool class.  6 girls were invited and 4 were able to come.  She wanted a unicorn theme, of course.  

Cadence in this year's birthday dress - it has a unicorn on it!

At 1 p.m. the girls started arriving.  They did some colouring while we waited for everyone to arrive. Then they played a few games.  I had to leave all the arranging to Jason as I had planned on getting everything ready on Friday.  He took right over, got everything ready and took care of the party.  He banished me to the couch to observe and take pictures.

Then it was time to open presents.  Cadence was thrilled with everything she received. 

Daddy doesn't know how Confetti Little Pony presents work - hahaha - covered in confetti!

I had planned on making these adorable little unicorn cupcakes I had seen on pinterest on Friday but since I was in the hospital Jason bought the cutest rainbow cake and cotton candy icecream.  Cadence was thrilled!

After snacks and cake the girls made bead necklaces with unicorn charms.  They had a great time and it was nice to have a quiet activity before they headed home.

Happy Birthday sweet girl!  We sure love you.

Crazy, Eventful Birthday Weekend

April brings our sweet Cadence's birthday.  I can't believe she is "5" already.  Time has just flown by. She is so incredibly fun.  She's smart, sassy, funny, and a pure delight to me.  We are all so grateful to have her in our family.  The beginning of April I was busy with birthday plans.  Getting ready for her special day at preschool and her first friend party.  Then the craziness began ...

It all started on Thursday night, April 4th.  I was making unicorn sugar cookies for Cadence's special day at preschool.  We were in charge of bringing a treat and Cadence was excited I was going to stay at school with her.  I was having some back pain while icing the cookies and after I had finished the glaze and was about to make the rainbow icing to add to the mane and tail the pain started to get worse.  I had Jason rub my back but then it was impossible to find a comfortable position.  For maybe a half hour I kept waiting for the pain to subside but it just continued to get worse.  Finally, around 10 pm we decided I'd better go to emergency.

I didn't have to wait in emergency too long probably because of the racket I was making.  Crazy pain.  After waiting for a bit while they took blood work, got me hooked up to an IV, they gave me some pain killers.  The instant relief was fantastic and I felt so much better.  Since the ultrasound department was closed for the night they decided to keep me until it opened again at 8 am since every time the drugs wore off the pain came back.

I was most upset that I was not able to finish Cadence's cookies the way I wanted to and that I would miss her special day.

Jason went home to get a bit of sleep and sort out the kids in the morning.  He had Ashton stay home from school so he'd be able to walk Cadence home after her preschool class and once everyone was at school Jason returned to the hospital.  In the meantime, I'd had an ultrasound.  After a couple more hours I saw doctors who informed me I had several gall stones and they recommended I have my gall bladder out.  They were hoping to do the surgery that day but depending on time it might have to wait until Saturday.

I spent Friday in the hospital on pain meds and waiting.  Jason went home later in the day to see how the kids were doing.  At 8 pm I was informed my surgery would happen at 8:30 pm.  I was very nervous but grateful I was being taken care of.  The surgery went very well, but I ended up in recovery longer than expected which worried my poor husband who had returned to the hospital.  I made it back to my room about 2:30 am.

Now my biggest worry was - will I make it home in time for Cadence's birthday party.  About 10 am the doctors were doing their rounds.  They said I could go home, so I asked if I'd be able to leave in time to make it to my daughter's birthday party at 1 pm.  They said I could and the nurses were great about getting me discharged first. Jason came and got me and we returned home about an hour before Cadence's little friends were to arrive.

Such a crazy couple days.  Very grateful for the care I received and that now I'm as good as new except for 5 tiny scars.

Crazy Hair Day

Cadence has been having a great time at preschool this year.  She is always happy and excited to go and has learned so much.  I'm so grateful to have such a great little school so close.  She recently had crazy hair day at school.  After perusing Pinterest for some ideas Cadence settled on this one.

She loved it, unfortunately the hair dye transferred onto everything.  It got all over her sweater, car seat, me, furniture etc. Maybe I sprayed to much and it didn't have enough time to dry.  Luckily it cleaned up nicely and was a hit at preschool.

Left quite the ring around the tub to scrub.