Adopted Mommy

An easy way we decided to celebrate Jeff's birthday was to have it at a pizza parlor. Round Table just opened up across the freeway from the house, so this was a perfect opportunity to use their party room! Once again, Jeff was spoiled with many "manly" gifts and money! :) But, of course, Katarina stole the show and was the center of attention! Next year is the big 3-0!!! We're planning something BIG for that next year since both Mommy & Daddy will be "over the hill!" LOL!

Dina and Katarina were invited to spend some time with a couple of Dina's former co-workers for lunch before the school year started off again for the rest of them. (BTW-Dina is SO glad that stress isn't in her life!) Of course, the princess was an angel and as we walked into Tammy's Baby Shop in Manteca, there was something perfect for her. So, what do the "aunties" do? They buy her an early birthday present! It is a cute magnetic puzzle that was personalized with her name. You can buy the length you need for the base and then get letters and other shapes to fill in for the puzzle pieces! The joke was that now Katarina will know how to spell her name (as long as it is) before she starts kindergarten! Well, with a former teacher as her mother, that just might happen.....

Yesterday we took Katarina to see Thomas the Tank Engine at the Roaring Camp Railroad. The drive to Felton was fairly easy and we scheduled everything perfectly. There was so much to do! If we would have known all the things they would have there, we would have made a complete day out of it. Well, we didn't get to stay all day anyways since we had a birthday party to go to in the afternoon. Katarina napped all the way home and enjoyed seeing Thomas!

What a way to end swim lessons! This last session we signed up for was much better! Katarina passed all the requirements! Hooray! Next summer she will be able to be signed up for the next level! She really loves the water. We're not sure if she'll want to compete when she's older because there are many things she enjoys. But, it is nice to know she doesn't mind being in the "big" pool, espeically since this is her first year in one.