Life is Beautiful

I took Kaelin to the library yesterday for story time, only to find that there is no story time until June. Go figure, that's what I get for passing on story time the last few weeks. So we hung out there for a bit then went over to the park. Kaelin played on the jungle gym for a few minutes then we went and checked out the turtle pond. There was only one lonely little turtle out. We went and checked out the fountain but the water looked pretty gross so I made her stay away from it. When it was time to leave I had to drag her to the car kicking and screaming.

It's still wierd for me to go to that park. That's where Grandpa Jack officiated numerous weddings (2 of which I was in the party for), held the Sunrise Service every Easter and led many other events through out the years. I still think about him and how much he loved that park every time we go. I really think we should find out how to donate a bench or something in his name for the gazebo. He was such a huge part of that park's history. It's sad for me to think that in the past few years I have gone from having 3 sets of grandparents to only one. I really hope that they make it until August so they can meet Kaelin when we go up for Jake's wedding. Not that either of them are ill or anything but you never know what can happen.

Kaelin's independant streak is getting worse. She's so intent on doing everything herself and often refuses help. Mom said today that she is exactly how I was at this age. Hopefully that means she'll potty train herself like I did too! Nah, that would be too much to ask for. She frustrates me sometimes because she's never content to sit quietly while I do something. Like she won't sit in the basket at the store while I shop. She constantly has to be entertained and wants to see and touch everything. So then I either spend my time running after her and cleaning up her mess, or we leave the store and I don't get my errands done. I'm hoping this is further evidence that she is smart and her mind is constantly craving knowledge. In the meantime it means she gets more spankings then I like. In June we're going to take a Mommy and Me class at the studio. Depending on how that goes I may find more structured activities like that for her to get into next year. When we were at the library yesterday a lady asked me if she was small for her age. I told her that she was almost 2 but only in the 5th percentile for her size. She told me she figured she was either small for her age or had very advanced verbal skills. She speaks such clear and complex sentances that it blows my mind. I was expecting her to be speaking 3 word sentances or whatever, but instead she says things like "I want to wear that shirt to Grammy's house today". She likes to tell me the color and types of cars we pass on the road and in the parking lots also. "There's a blue truck Mommy....oh, there's a red car and a big van". And of course, her most used sentance these days is "I'm sorry Mommy, I didn't mean to do it" or right when she's about to get her booty blistered she'll say "I love you too Momma".