Swim lessons

We are getting ready to leave and Kendra says to me, "now Mama, you didn't forget to take off your underpants right?"

LOL- I guess she's over me reminding her!

And SHE SCORES!!!

Kendra had soccer camp this week and learned a lot. Today during the scrimmages she scored not 1 BUT 2 goals!!!!!

Yeah Kendra! Here's what the world's best 6 year old soccer player looks like:

Kendra calls her favorite Uncle Ryan and tells him, "I scored 2 goals at soccer! ..... And I got 3 mosquito bites."

Practice makes perfect

"Am I going to have a soft practice at soccer today?"
~Huh? What do you mean soft?
"Well yesterday was a hard practice so I was hoping today would be soft!"

"Mom- do you even remember what it was like to be 17?"

"Abby says I don't want to get a sister- she might steal my clothes and my boyfriends!"

My baby is SIX!

So prior to crying earlier today, realizing my baby is now entering a new category of kid, I was reflecting on parenthood. With now 6 years experience, and let's face it 10 months of pregnancy, I have am ready to share.

Fears I had that became true:

• Mean girls exist in pre-school, at age 3. They don't ever go away, they are at every school, every age and they will be mean to my kid too.
• The mama bear instinct is stronger then your brain. This has happened for me on multiple occasions. You don't mess with my cub.
• One day a boy will convince my daughter to kiss him on the playground.
• At age 5 my child realized I do not know everything, she also learned to negotiate.
• Dropping my daughter off at Kindergarten was harder then leaving her to go to work. It would be weird if I called the school every hour to make sure she was okay.
• I am no longer Katie, I am "Kendra's mom"- I enjoy this one, but it took some getting used to!
• Parent teacher conferences are nerve racking, especially as a parent. You feel so accountable!

Fears I had that did NOT come true:

• I have not yet lost my child anywhere- frequent hand holding helps this, especially at Disney World!
• I would NEVER be able to sleep soundly again- after a few months I was able to sleep better, and didn't wake up multiple times to check her breathing
• Kendra would be devastated if I left her: It was harder for me for me to leave then for Kendra to see me go- both Kindergarten and Preschool, I cried outside the door and Kendra waved me away... "see you!"
• Life would be different- I realized, life was better. New things are exciting and fun!
• Kendra wouldn't have a daddy- we have a "Saiah" who is wonderful and takes great care of munchkin.
• She would hate cheerleading- she loves it, she's wonderfully talented and will cheer at "Tucky" one day!

Going to the Mountains = A LOT of questions

On Saturday night Isaiah and I went down to the Civic Center to watch the fireworks. Matt had Kendra and as always... I was bummed she wasn't with us for the weekend. We sat down and I told Isaiah I wished Kendra was with us. A few minutes later I see an adorable blond little girl with her arms out shouting, "MAMA!" Kendra comes running over to see us with her Grandma and Great-aunt in tow. I offered that they could sit and watch the fireworks with us, so they left Kendra with us to watch them. It was wonderful!

The next day we picked Kendra up to go to Breckenridge for a few nights. Kendra had a number of questions including:
1. Do people in the mountains have the same president as us?
2. Do they speak English there?
3. Why are there so many "palm" (pine) trees?
4. Are there bears and can we smell them if they are coming?
5. Do they have an Old McDonald's (McDonald's restaurant) there?
6. How long until the fireworks start?... repeat x 10!
7. Can we get more ice cream?!!!!

She was very patient on the drive up and enjoyed a bit of a nap. She was a bit confused as to how many actual mountains there are. Kendra got to play in a bouncy castle and a huge inflatable slide. We watched fire works on Sunday night with very loud echoing booms through the mountains. It was gorgeous!

On Monday we had to sit through a loooong time share presentation. Isaiah and I were talking about how nice the property was and received a mini lecture from Kendra on how we cannot move to the mountains because everyone else lives "down there". It was very cute! We dropped Isaiah off at the golf course and went off our own adventure. We rode the Gondola up the mountain and found a Breckenridge park. We then decided to take the ski lift up to the top of the mountain to enjoy the view. I was terrified that Kendra would wiggle off the ski lift, especially after I had to sign a waiver for us to ride. She told me to stop holding on to her so tightly =) We also rode the Alpine Slides down the mountain, which was a blast. Kendra insisted on driving and I insisted on helping. She then apologized to the people behind us for her mommy slowing it down.

All in all the trip was a blast! I will post pictures soon!