Dates, Cops, and Red Solo Cup

Peek-A-Boo I am back! Yes, I may have been in hiding for a bit, or just have been busy and slacking.  No worries I am back, and ready to keep this blog going. I am sorry for the long wait, and like I said before will get better at posting more often.

We have been very busy the past couple weeks.  Kylie was invited to a couple birthday parties which she was so excited to be a part of.  One of them had us eating at a Japanese Steakhouse, where they let Kylie wear the birthday mask for fun. As you can see in the picture below. She is very Happy Happy!

Kylie's new thing is wanting to go on "Dates" as she calls it.  She hears dates a lot in the movies and on TV, so now she is determined on having her own.  She gets super excited when she knows she is going to see her friend Tillman. I believe he is three years old,  she likes the younger ones.  Kylie makes sure I understand that it's a date when they are together.  They were eating cookies at the table, and  holding hands.  Oh man, and it starts.  She was super smiley , like when I see Vin Diesel shirtless.  Whoops too much information on that one :-) .

Kids are so funny these days, especially with the things they say.  Kylie is not a big fan of being told no, or that she can't do certain things.  I am being told often that she is going to call the cops on me.  Then when I tell her to go ahead, and that they will take her instead to their timeout room.  She giggles and says," I'm just kiddin Mom!" 

Kylie has a new favorite song, "Red Solo Cup." That girl belts it out as loud as she can.  What even makes it better is when she has a drink in the car, and she holds it up in the air singing. Now where in the world does she know to do that. Oh, wait I better look in the mirror huh! I plan on video taping her singing to it, as well as, making sure she has a Yoo Hoo in hand.

We are excited for this Saturday, because it will be our first day volunteering at the retirement home.  Kylie and I get to call their bingo game.  I can only hope Kylie is on her best behavior, and not tell anyone they smell, ask to pull their teeth out, take their walker or cane away to play with, or do her booty shake dance moves.  I can't wait to see how she interacts with all of the residents.

Until next time, and sooner than later at that! We will hopefully have a good story about the retirement home.  I also hope to post some dance videos of Kylie soon. Micheal Jackson, LMFAO, Red Solo Cup, and much more.  To be continued.........



Happy Holidays & New Beginnings

Sorry it has taken me so long to post again. The holidays consumed me for the past two weeks plus some.  I hope you all had a wonderful holiday season. Kylie had an amazing Christmas, getting more presents than she knows what to do with them.  Her favorite gift seems to be the Nerf gun her Papa just had to get her. Any time she can attack mommy with a toy she is all for it.  How can I forget about all the Justin Bieber gifts she received, please help me get away from this Bieber Fever madness!

The funniest highlight of the Christmas season had to have been when Kylie played sick at school, so she didn't have to go see Santa at the mall with her class. We found out this year that she was not a fan of Santa in person. Loves reading about him in books, as well as, seeing him on TV, but a no go in person. This new finding lead to me having to leave work early, pick her up from school, and take her home to find out it was all a plan of hers.  Once we are at home she starts smiling and says to me,"Ha I don't have to go see Santa now!" Oh my was I not a happy camper about this, but of course I had to go in the other room and start laughing.  She is so smart and definitely knows how to take advantage of certain situations.

The picture below is Kylie playing with my hat, and it's obvious she has been watching too much Bieber or MTV.  She has the hat and pose to prove it.

We are very excited for the new year and all that it will hold for us.  Kylie is going to be doing big things and showing the world that anything is possible.  Having Down syndrome is not a disease but an amazing trait that is part of her. She is going to show the world she is a superstar, and can do anything she wants. Kylie really loves being in front of the camera weather it's for pictures or me recording her. Kylie tells me she is going to be in movies and in magazines.  Keep a look out and someday you all just might see Smiley Kylie on the big screen, or in People Magazine.

I am also excited to share that Kylie and I will be volunteering at a couple Retirement/Assisted Living homes around town.  I can't wait to see Kylie interact with the residents and to see the smiles on their faces. I thought this would be a great idea, because Kylie was so close to her Great Grandma who sadly passed away a little over a year ago.  She loves to interact with the elderly and thought she would have some fun playing Wii with them all.  I found out a lot of the homes have Wii's for the residents to play since they are so fun and easy for them. How can I forget that I am especially excited to spend some time there as well.  It saddens me to think that many of them never have visitors, and often just feel alone. I will keep you all updated on how our time volunteering goes.

I am going to leave you all with two pictures of her being a little fashionista in her new hat.