Kaylin Turns Two

Kaylin is two years old today! And she still has blonde hair and blue eyes. But she is definitely a Godfrey no doubt about that. She is such a joy to have around, she makes everyone smile and she always has a smile herself.

Today she got to help mom bake the cake, and of course her favorite part of helping is the tasting. We'll see if she likes the cake as much after it's cooked.

She will start preschool in the fall when Iolana starts kindergarden. They will both get to go to the same school, which makes things easier for mom and dad.

The dress she's wearing is a present from GG - Grandma Godfrey. Does cake batter stain?? I guess I'll find out soon enough.

I think they both liked the cake and ice cream. 

Kaylin in her princess shoes showing us how big she's getting. Unfortunately Dad wasn't here on the actual Birthday, so we were able to have two celebrations. One on the big day, another when dad came back home.

Just for girls

Iolana is definitely a girl in so many ways. Today we painted our fingers and toes with a clear sparkle nail polish. I painted hers, and then she painted mine. She did a good job too! She was about to go ask Dad to hold out his hands so she could paint is nails but luckily she was reminded that painting nails is something that girls do.

Adam thinks that Iolana will turn me into a female yet. I'm beginning to think more and more that this is the reason why I have two girls; to teach me how to be a girl! I can relate to the ladybug character on Disney's "Bug's Life", Francis. Acts like a boy, but because it's a ladybug everyone automatically assumes it's a girl. Then, Francis meets the little girl ants and they bring out his feminine side. I of course am not a guy, but for the vast majority of my life I have stayed of the "boy's side". Even my profession is populated mainly by men! So, having a girl who loves princesses, make-up, dress-up, shoes, and anything else that's sparkles is poofy or pink; and it's hard to stay away from it. Granted I don't think I'll ever carry around an actual purse, especially one that coordinates with my wardrobe, but, you may find me wearing more dresses! Yes, I said the "D" word...but it's ok, it's not bad. I mean, I actually went out a few days ago and bought some nice looking casual shirts and blouses to replace my t-shirts and grubby jeans that I've been wearing since we moved (thanks to mother-in-law for the b-day present). Adam says there's hope for me yet. We'll see what happens and where I'm at in another year or two when Kaylin will be getting to the "princess age".

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Happy Birthday to me, happy birthday to me! Happy Birthday to me, happy birthday to me! Yesterday was my birthday, hurray for me! You'll have to ask someone who knows to tell you how old I am. It was a nice and semi-relaxing day. I woke up to the usual, an empty spot in the bed next to me and a three year old shouting, "It's time to get up Mommy, it's morning time!" So, I got up and fed the kids and somehow found time to feed myself. We played, cleaned, ate lunch, and finally Kaylin went down for a nap.

Later that day, when Adam was finally able to come home from work and Kaylin was still sleeping, Iolana and I went to the store to get a pumpkin and some shoes for her costume. We had a Halloween party to go to and Iolana didn't have any princess shoes to go with her Sleeping Beauty costume. I wanted to get her a pair of shoes that she would be able to wear for a while. So we drove to the Payless that was near by. And just our luck it was BOGO time. So Iolana ended up getting a new pair of church shoes (which she was in desperate need of) too. I didn't get a picture of her since I forgot the camera, but she was adorable with her hair done and her makeup on. I think she felt like a princess.

I wasn't so glamorous. My costume consisted of whatever I could find at the time which happened to be a beach bum; Surfer shorts, Adam's hawaiian shirt, a white t-shirt, and some flip-flops. Hey, it works! All I was missing was the board. Adam went as himself and Kaylin dressed up as Little Bo Peep, or at least that's what I thought she looked like. She was wearing a pink sleeveless dress with an overcoat and a pink bonnet. I need to find a shepard's hook for her to carry around and the outfit will be complete.

At the party Iolana had a blast. But there was one boy who scared Iolana to the point of tears. . He wore a black cloak and had a faceless mask, nothing but two glowing green eyes. She would squeeze her eyes and start to cry whenever she saw him. Going beyond the faceless creature she played numerous games like find the pumpkins (like an easter egg hunt but with paper pumpkins instead), wrap the mummy (you wrap your partner with toilet paper and after 2 minutes see who has the best one) and the eyeball toss (toss ping pong balls that look like eyeballs into a container). We carved Thomas the Tank Engine in the pumpkin we bought and she won $20.00 for 1st prize! Since when does a 3 year old win money as a prize! As expected she opened the envelope, was excited that she got money and then proceeded to dig into the goodie bag that came with the envelope.

Even though there wasn't much happening for me on my birthday, it was still a great day. But I really don't feel any older. I don't feel much older than the day I graduated high school (BTW my 10 year reunion took place just last month), yet seniors in high school think I'm ancient!