Garynation

Last Saturday, June 25th, Marielle turned 3. She is such a fun little girl. She’s silly, quirky, and usually plays well with other kids. She’s inquisitive, curious, social (not too shy, after she warms up), she loves to watch tv and movies, she LOVES her sister, she wants to help, she loves to color…The list goes on. She melts my heart daily, and I’m super proud to be her mommy. But with the age of 3, there comes lots of new things. Some things I’ve just heard about and some of these things I’m already seeing. Like the questions!! There are more and more questions everyday. More “why’s”, more “how’s”, more “why’s” again, and then more “where are you going mommy” and “what are you doing mommy”, every few minutes. I’m glad she’s curious, but geez – can I get a moment of SILENCE??!! Not anymore! LOL! Then there are the “new” tantrums. I have seen a difference already, starting a few weeks ago. It’s amazing how she can transform into this new crazy tantrum thrower, and then just stop whe...

I love to listen to Aliza talk. I try and get her on video as much as possible. Even though she’s still pretty hard to understand, it’s hilarious! do you have poopoo? aliza from kasey gary on Vimeo . Aliza poopoo 2 from kasey gary on Vimeo . Here are some from swimming at home swimming at the house from kasey gary on Vimeo . Aliza swimming at home from kasey gary on Vimeo .

NEPHEW!!!   Wha-hoo!!! I am so excited about Ally’s baby. I kinda mentioned a few blogs ago that my sister, Allison, is pregnant. She is due on Halloween, and last Friday she had her ultrasound and found out it’s a boy. We are all so excited, and to be honest, a little clueless!! We all really only have experience with little girls. Allison and I have talked a lot about this since she found out she was pregnant, and since I am already home everyday, I have offered to keep the baby for her. If you know me and my sister, you would probably know that I kinda worship her. Since we were kids, I have always followed her around and copied her (much like my own kids do now!). I have gone to her with all my problems and she has always been there for me. I know that she has done much more for me than I have ever done for her – until now, I hope! Ally works 4 days a week and her Thursdays are over at 2. So starting at the beginning of next year, for 3 and 1/2 days a week, we’ll have an extr...

Sometimes at naptime, Marielle will ask me to lay with her. I try not to do it everyday so she doesn’t need me to go bed, but I gotta give in sometimes. I crawl in her toddler bed with her, she asks me to snuggle her, tell her story and then she’ll try to close her eyes really tight, like she’s sleeping but she’s not fooling me!! Well, today, I was thinking about how cute this is and how I hope I remember that my close-to-three-year-old wants me to cuddle her and tell her a story, later in life. Today I told her to lay there while I went to get my camera. I had to capture what I get to see when she asks me to lay with her.  

Marielle has graduated from the 2 year-old class at Most Blessed Sacrament. When they sent home information for the last day and that there would be a “program”, I was really wondering what kind of program a bunch of 2 and 3 year olds could put on. Well, all they did was say the Pledge of Allegiance and sang about 7 or 8 songs, but it was one of the cutest things I have ever seen. They were so excited to be up there, they watched the teachers lead them in their dances, and THEY GOT INTO IT!! Here are pics and video’s will be after: Marielle is in the center.         Marielle getting her “certificate” from Mrs. Tara. She LOVES Mrs. Tara and Mrs. Andree. See? And I thought these pictures of Marielle were just cute:   Some of the videos are a little long, but so cute. I hope you can tell which one Marielle is. She’s in the middle most of the time… The Pledge of Allegence 2 year old Pledge of Allegence from kasey gary on Vimeo . The Wheels on the Bus 2...

I made it!! I made it through my first year as a stay at home mom!! I know that sounds funny, but when I quit working to stay at home, I really wasn’t sure I would. I was scared to death just wondering what I would do with a 7 month old and an almost 2 year old all day, everyday. It was an adjustment, a big adjustment. For several months, I was scared to actually stay home. That would mean I would have to entertain all day, and I wasn’t really sure what that meant. Do I focus on teaching them new things everyday? Do I just let them play in the playroom? Do I try and take them outside in 100 degree weather? I didn’t know. I knew I was doing this for a reason, but I really wasn’t sure how I would get through it. My reason to quit wasn’t what you would think. I didn’t always want to be a stay at home mom. I liked working, I liked my co-workers, and I liked my scheduled day. I actually never wanted to be a stay at home mom. But when I looked at our finances, and figured I wasn’t taking ho...