I'm so funny

One of the mom's at preschool commented that she never sees Kana smile at school. I was curious why.
Sean: "Why don't you smile at school Kana?"
Kana: In a very matter of fact fashion, "It's not my job."

All I could do was laugh.

3 Year Check Up

At 3 years and 2 months old, Kana weighed 38.5 lbs (93%).
She measured 38.5 inches tall (72%).
She's getting a little more selective, but still a really good eater. She's been in great spirits lately. She has some fancy new dance moves that she likes to show off. Her wrist was sprained, but it has healed now so she's a happy camper. She behaved for Nana when mommy was flying for 9 days.
We just got home from a fun trip to Elk Grove for Auntie Steff & Bob's housewarming party. Kana was a perfect flier on this trip! She loves to travel now. She even gets excited to take her shoes off at security. She thinks it's a fun game. I wish we all thought it was that exciting. We all got seats on the plane with no problems. 4 of us got on the direct LAX-SMF flight on Friday morning and Kana was great on the plane! We even had a 2 hour delay and she was fine. She was happy and cooperative on the entire trip! We are so proud of her. On the flight home, we had to take a tiny commuter flight to SFO to connect to a bigger plane in to LAX. We got 3 seats together on both flight. Kana was a perfect angel on both flights. She was so excited to fly with mommy & daddy. She colored and snacked and read stories, chatting the entire time. She was a champ! We told her that since she's such a good traveler now, maybe we'll take her to Hawaii this winter. ;o) Pictures of the trip are coming soon...

Happy Halloween!

So, we spent Halloween afternoon in the ER for a dislocated elbow after taking pictures at school. (Our 4th trip to the ER in her 3 years.) She actually thinks it's fun to see the doctor. We don't.
Kana still says her forearm hurts and thinks she needs the sling, but the doctor said she should be fine. She enjoyed trick or treating, but the long weekend of festivities caught up to her. Level 2 tantrum at bedtime after a long day and too much sugar. We're still working on eliminating those tantrums. They were intense in August and seem to be going away lately, but when we have too much excitement and not enough sleep they make an appearance. She never does well when she doesn't stick to her schedule of required beauty rest. As long as she sticks to her schedule, she is a happy little girl and everyone is impressed with how well she behaves. She can sit and read, color, or play with dolls all day. She's still pretty shy in group settings, but she'll talk your ear off and sing for you once she warms up.

Pre-Halloween Parties

1. Preschool Field Trip to the pumpkin patch (prisoner)
2. Josh & Lydia's Halloween Party in San Diego (Cinderella)
3. St.Cross Halloween Party (Mermaid)

Pumpkins in the Park

Fall 2011 Ballet Class

On My Trike

First week of Preschool: SBAS Co-Op Manhattan Beach

Kana was "Child of the Day" on Friday. She got to ring the bell and sit on the special box with the teacher at the front of the class to strum the guitar. She looked very serious up there, but she enjoyed it. She loves to sing in class! The teacher is strict but very sweet. Kana knows 7 other kids and mom's from our parenting class last year so it's a great transition to "big girl school". She's been doing great. Our little girl is growing up. No tears or protests on the first day or anything! She loves school!

My Birthday Party

My 3rd Birthday party was a blast! The weather was perfect. I had a princess bounce house in the driveway, adorable Hello Kitty decorations, bright balloons, coloring, stickers, delicious food, and mommy even baked red velvet mini cupcakes for me! Thank you to all my friends that came to celebrate with us! ;o)