Gehlsen Good Stuff!

Katie started Kindergarten on Monday, and although she was excited, she confided in my she was also a little nervous.  I told her we met her teacher last week, and discovered some of Katie's best friends from Pre-K are in her class - nothing to worry about.

 

She breathed a sigh of relief and got dressed.  Here are pictures of her before she went to school.  I am mostly happy but a little sad - our girl is growing up so fast!

 

 

Finally, new photos!  We've been enjoying the Spring and Summer here I haven't stopped to upload new pics!  Enjoy!

Hi All,

 

We've had a VERY busy 6 months, so, I have a huge backlog of photos.  I'm in the midst of sorting and will post oldest to newest over the course of the next couple of weeks.  The best news is that we finally sold our Redmond house and can now completely focus on decorating/upgrading our Yakima home.

 

Pictures are coming - promise.

Hi Guys,

 

We've been super busy and now we've had a round of the flu for the past few weeks.  It's gone from family member to family member.  Katie is the latest victim.  Don't fear, though, she is on the mend, and I will hopefully have some time this weekend to put up some picture posts from the last few months.

 

Here are the kiddos getting cozy - Patrick feels bad for his big sister.

 

Warning - Potty Talk

 

Patrick is beginning to take interest in the potty!  He calls it "Boppy", and he successfully went on it 3 times in 24 hours yesterday.  Sooo, we're going to keep plugging away.  It will click, I know, at some point.  I figured out his currency is candy.  We'll see if it keeps working.

 

He even said, "Boppy" last night, ran to the potty and peed!  I was SHOCKED.

 

Wish me luck... 

 

**Update - he's been averaging 3-4 times on the potty each day now.  He did the "Boppy!!!" yell again yesterday - twice!!!  Sooo....  keep your fingers crossed.

Katie and I went to "Disney Princesses on Ice" today.  If you've never gone - GO.  It's actually pretty entertaining, and, of course, the people watching is worth the price of admission.

 

Katie wanted to wear her Jasmine costume (but sadly, not the wig) to the show, so, of course I let her.  I popped on my tiara, and we headed for the show. Man, it embodied all things Disney: music, spectacle, dancing and merchandising.  We wound up buying a ton of crap we didn't need, but I was convinced we HAD to have it.  Good lord, Disney might as well hook up a pipe to my bank account so they can have a direct feed.

 

Even with that, we had a fantastic time.  The skaters were really good, and there were even fireworks!  Except they caught Cinderella's coach on fire slightly.  Eh, it was only singed a little.

 

I also noticed the more popular princesses got better production numbers.  If you blinked you would have missed Snow White and Mulan.  Poor girls.

 

Katie was quiet for close to two whole hours, which is a feat in itself.  And I enjoyed watching the burly gay men skate.  There was no doubt, my friends.  Aladdin wasn't going home with Jasmine.

 

Enjoy the photos.