Happy Birthday Cassidy!

A little photographic proof that Cassidy did indeed turn 2 last week, for those who were not able to join her for such an auspicious occasion. As I'm sure all parents say, "Where does the time go?" But it really does feel that way. 2 years! Wow! At the same time I can also say that so far, it is still just getting more fun by the day.


So we kicked off the birth-day with her new (to her) play kitchen awaiting her in the living room. When we brought her into the living room we said "Cassidy what's that?". To which she replied "Oh! A stove!" and got right to work:

We followed that up with a little excursion by bike (in her new birthday dress and toting the Maisy library book bag I made for her):

For some cupcakes! Mmmm...one pumpkin and one gingerbread (she promptly ate the little ginger-man off the top of the gingerbread one). We also picked up a lovely red birthday leaf along the way:

Next we hit the library to find, read, and check out every Maisy book we could locate. Turns out, there are quite a few:

The day ended off with a chat with Aunt Caitlin and the opening of a pint-sized Kohahna t-shirt, giving Cassidy the chance to transform herself into a little blue elf:

We followed up the day itself with some weekend birthday festivities -- a trip to the Academy of Sciences in San Francisco, more lovely gifts from her many admirers and cake with candles -- but these pictures are scattered hither and thither amongst many cameras and will have to be gathered together at a later date. In the meantime, I'm pretty sure this little girl knows how loved she is, and we look forward to seeing what the next year brings!

The little individual

As Cassidy gets older (almost 2!) we're starting to see more of this fun little individual appearing. It's fun to see her thought process at work. Here are a couple moments that made me smile recently.


On a beautiful morning, I suggested a trip to the park. Cassidy agreed and quickly gathered together these items, which she decided we simple must bring along.

Apparently, her stuffed snowman, a tiny plastic pumpkin, a wooden spoon and my old t-ball hat were all necessary park-going gear.

This girl has definite ideas about what should be worn and taken with on various outings. Here's how we ended up going to the grocery store recently:

Yep. That's right. The diaper is over the pants. You see, after she had used the potty I asked her if she wanted to put on underwear or a diaper. I felt a minor sense of accomplishment when she said underwear. What I didn't realize was that she wanted underwear, pants and a diaper. When I questioned this approach she lay down on the floor insistently trying to put the diaper on by herself. I thought I would humor her briefly, so we put on the diaper, took a picture and played around the house. I thought I would take it off before we headed out to the market, but one has a way of forgetting these things and  I didn't quite take note that she was still sporting her baby superhero look until she was charging ahead of me into the grocery store...ah well.

A a random aside, not captured on camera is the time at the park one afternoon when Cassidy gleefully patted the backside of a girl wearing low-rider jeans and exclaimed "bum!" Low-riders on an eight year old bothered me too, but only the innocence and curiosity of an almost two year old could offer such an original response.

It's these unique little moments that bring a smile to the daily routine!

Happy Hallowe'en!

A little taste of some Hallowe'en fun here. 1 little girl, 2 great costumes, 4 pumpkins and her first go at trick or treating!