it's my girls' world

Tuesday, April 15, 2014

Party Time!

Cassia's birthday party was this last Saturday. With all of the stuff going on these last couple months, we decided to do something fun but simple so she had her party at Playfit. It's an indoor gym about 5 minutes away from our house. The kids ran around for the majority of the two hours then we had pizza, sandwiches, fruit, juice and cake. She had a blast!

Here she is on the second story of the climber

Wheee!!!

We are a slide kinda family!

Seriously, she spent most of her time climbing up and sliding down here

A quick snack break!

Baby mosh pit!

(At least until some big kids came and started to throw these cushions around)

This is Claire, one of Cassia's favourite people.

Yummm!

Chatting with her peeps!

In case you can't tell, by popular request, it's a Frozen cake.

I was the world's coolest mom for getting it!

I have this same pic bending over for her last birthday.

Happy birthday sweetie!

Somebody really was a fan of this cake!

Then we came home to open loads of presents.

And clean up tons of wrapping and packaging.

Maybe next year somebody should get me a PA for her 6th!

Monday, April 14, 2014

Cassia's 5th birthday

On the actual day of Cassia's 5th birthday, it was filled with all of her favourite things

There were presents....

This was her face when she saw the set up

I let her open presents all through the day but these Beanie Boos were her first

And there were pancakes

(there were also tears--- it's not your party, Anjali, you can't cry if you want to)

Books

We headed out to Chapters when we picked her up for some reading and fun

Dinner out (she loves dining out)

Cake

(the birthday girl really wanted cupcakes)

And lots and lots of love

Hope you had a great day, my sweet girl.

Thursday, April 10, 2014

Look who's five!

Today, my sweet angel turns five. Where has all this time gone?

Happy Birthday, our little lady. We're so proud of the individual you are becoming. We love how you notice all the small stuff and make a really big deal out of it.We adore how inquisitive you are and the very insightful comments you make. Your lyrical nature and your fancy dance moves brings us so much happiness. We appreciate how kind you are to your friends and family. The one liners you bust out are hilarious! Your sweetness, resilience and independence are just a few of your character traits that we are so proud of.

As our firstborn, my bond with Cass is special. As a new mom with a (somewhat) colicky baby, those first days were tough. It's kind of like we are war buddies, having survived the dark times, day by day. She became my special little friend-- something that still continues today. She is my mini me!

And once again, Cassia, just like your fourth birthday post, here's what you've been up to this year...

Here you are on your birthday in April of 2013

In May, you took your first long road-trip to NYC for Uncle Din's engagement.

You had your first dance recital in June

In July, you posed like a flamingo in the Singapore Zoo

Here you are in Malacca, Malaysia in August

First day of Kindergarten (and Montessori) in September

Halloween in October

Here's our family in November for Divali

And us four in December once again

In January, we bundled up for your coldest winter yet!!!

February was very sad for our family but you made the best of it, playing with your cousins in Trinidad

In March, you became a bonafide reader

And here you are in April once more.

Cassie, words cannot express the love we have for you or the joy you bring to our lives. We wish you a wonderful year to follow-- one filled with great learning, good health, loads of laughter and extreme happiness.

We love you always!

Mommy, Daddy and Anjali.

For those of you who missed it, check out the twenty (five) questions with the birthday girl posted yesterday.

Wednesday, April 9, 2014

25 Questions with a (n almost) 5 year old

So on the eve of my sweet girl's 5th birthday, I thought I would post her answers to some very thought provoking questions. I figured it would be great to ask her these questions around each birthday. My only regret is not having begun this a couple years earlier. Folks, there are mostly favourite questions and lots of food questions but that's what happens with a five year old. Oh, and the peanut gallery comments in brackets are mine.

What is your favourite colour?

Purple and pink

What's your favourite Food?

Pasta with cheese sauce and cheese sandwiches

And what about snacks?

Cheese strings

(Sensing a theme here)

What toy do you like most?

Princess outfits

(She seriously does, every weekend. Even her favourite nightwear are dress up nightgowns)

What's your most beloved Movie?

Frozen

What's your favourite thing to do in the whole world?

Play with my family

Who is your Best friend?

Claire

(Claire was her best friend from her last day-care. They've not played together in almost a year. I don't think she's bonded in her new school with any of the other kids like she has with Claire)

What's your Favourite thing about Anjali?

That she's so cute

(Agreed!)

What's your favourite thing about mommy?

She's so special (this wasn't enough for me so I prodded her a bit more)

She makes good cheese food (!?) and bakes good cakes- lemon cake

What's your favourite thing about Daddy?

Playing with him

What book do you like best?

Brick Beards treasure

(This is totally a default pick as it was lying on the bed next to her)

Can you tell me your best memory?

Playing with Emma in Trinidad

What's your favourite fruit ?

Grapes

What's your favourite TV show?

Sophia the First

What's your favourite thing to wear?

Jewelry

(and the plastic costume type. I have a cheapo fashionista on my hands)

Your favourite time of the year is....

Christmas

(She is my child after all)

What do you want to be when you grow up?

A doctor

(Last week it was a restaurant owner, the week before it was a hairdresser and before that, a nurse)

What's your favourite drink?

Peardrax

(A true trini)

Your best song is?

Obla di Obla da

(We listen to it every morning, she loves hearing what I used to listen to and adopting it as her favourite as well)

And your favourite game?

Checkers, Scrabble, Pirates

(She doesn't even know how to play the first two)

What's your favourite animal?

A puppy

What don't you like to do?

Tidy up your room

(No sh!t, Sherlock)

What do you want for your birthday?

An ariel dress and an ariel crown

(Thanks to Grandma, she will be pleased! She did however return to this question and told me that she just wants all my old jewelry. Guess I'll be cleaning out my jewelry cupboard tonight)

Today is her birthday celebration in school, tomorrow is her actual birthday and on Saturday, it's her party. Stay tuned for lots of birthday posts in the next few days!