Tween Room

It's official...my baby is growing up. I have proof in the form of photos:

Cayman inherited the furniture that was in my room at Nonie and Dad's. And I must say...it looks absolutely beautiful in her bedroom! She is no longer a baby, a toddler, a kid, or a little girl. She is now officially a tween. Or as I like to call her...a pre-teen drama queen.

Horse Camp ~ YIPPEE!

Horse Camp started this week. Cayman's going to a beautiful camp called Switch Willow. This place is AMAZING! I was expecting some sort of red-neck barn structure and piles of manure. Not at all! It is beautifully landscaped with tucked away gardens and a swimming pool.

Here is a daily run-down:
Monday: Cayman rode (trotted) a horse the first day. Her horse was named Isis and was "AWESOME!!!",  and Cayman has now decided she wants a horse for her birthday. They swam and  did arts + crafts during the heat of the day.

Tuesday: Me: How was camp today?
                Cayman: Bad.
                Me: Why???
                Cayman: My horse was a cheeseball.       *Sidenote: LOL!!!*

Wednesday: They did relay races on their horses today. The kids are also learning how to take care of the horses. They also swam and did arts + crafts during the hottest part of the day  -  it was 104 degrees today!

Thursday: Today was a day of practicing all the things they learned. Cayman was on a horse named Sonic, and they did trots, relays, and riding. The big show is tomorrow...so they really practiced hard! Later in the day they bathed a horse named Joe, played games, and swam. She is LOVIN' it!!

Friday: Today was the big show....it was everything I expected and more! I was so proud to see my little drama queen  on her horse (Isis), trotting and doing relays. She looked so happy and I hope to be able to continue horse riding lessons when summer is over. She won "Best Rider" for the entire camp week!

End of Times

Since the world is going to end tomorrow at 6:00 (The Rapture) I thought I would do one last blog. I don't really have anything to blog about...but if the world ends tomorrow I hope that I get to spend eternity looking at this cute little face:

Found Photos

Before he passed away last month, my grandfather (Old Dad) came across a camera that had film in it that had never been developed. Grans took it and had it developed and all I could say was "Wow...this is incredible." There are pictures of Nonie and Grandpa Tiny (who have both since passed away) with Cayman, as well as pictures of the only Christmas Cayman had with Nonie.

These found pictures made me cry...


Cayman and Old Dad:

Me and Nonie:

Cayman and Granpa Tiny:

Getting a bath in the sink:

Christmas Eve:
Leaving cookies (and a Dr. Pepper) for Santa

Christmas morning!

Oh, how I love looking through these pictures! Especially since I had no idea they even existed!

Photo Shoot

Cayman and I recently had a mini photo shoot at the house. We needed some new pictures of her being seriously pretty (rather than ridiculously silly).
Here are my favorites:

And since little girls can't resist being silly, here is a silly one:

Still cute, though!
I love you, little drama queen!

Talking with Nurse Brandy

This morning Cayman had an orthodontist appointment at 10:30 (I'll blog about this later). After the appointment I signed her back into school and stopped by the nurse's office to let Brandy know that Cayman's mouth may start hurting and she may need some Advil. We started talking about various things that Cayman has been to see Nurse Brandy for from Kinder through 3rd grade. Here are the main things:

• Kinder: Had surgury to remove tonsils and adnoids. Had tubes put in ears at the same time.
• First Grade: Broke ankle AT SCHOOL! Nurse Brandy called me to tell me that Cayman had hurt her ankle celebrating a win in a math game. Together we decided that Cayman was probably being overly dramatic, so I sent her back to class. When I picked her up at YMCA at 5:30 the ankle was HUGE and severely bruised. Yep...it was broken. I got Mom of the Year for that one.
• Second Grade: Nothing!!!
• Third Grade: Braces and appliance

So, the school nurse definately knows my child! But she did talk about how Cayman would come see her in kinder for medicine and how she was so small and short and blond and cute. Now she's a big 3rd grader with braces and glasses. She's still cute, though!

Drama Queens Say the Darndest Things

I believe I gave birth to one of the most comical people I have ever met. She's not only comical...she's witty and charming, too. I recently came to the conclusion that I should document some of the things she says now so that when she's a teenager I can look back at this particular blog entry and remember how much she used to amuse me.

• 3/19/11  Cayman - "Animals are cute and I don't want to eat them anymore. I'm going to be a vegetarian.".  Me - "OK...you just have to eat more vegetables."  Cayman - "GROSS! Why???" Me - "Because that's what vegetarians do. They eat VEGETABLES!" Cayman - "Well, I didn't know that."

• 3/20/11   We had been to Cirque du Soleil earlier in the day. After her bath she ran in the living room screaming "Watch me be an acrobat. I'm going to be in Circus Ole'!" LOL! 

• 3/23/11   As Cayman was getting ready for her bath she put her hands on her chest and said "Mama, does it look like I am getting my boobies yet?", to which I replied, "No, not yet"....

• 6/5/11   "Mama, I'm probably gonna be kinda stupid in a couple of years. It won't be my fault, though. Because I'll be a teenager. And ALL teenagers are stupid...they can't help it."  LOL! SO true!