wavywards: Camping With Dad

September 28, 2011

Camping With Dad

This past weekend, Stan took Casey camping with some friends in Telluride, while I stayed home for some relaxation and to host book club. It was quiet and a bit eerie in the house all alone, but was very nice to have no responsibility for a couple days before Baby Boy comes in a month and a half. Stan, Casey and Frisco left Friday morning and camped right outside of Telluride in the pop up camper on Friday night with our friends, Ken and Stacy and their 3 year old, Isaac. Saturday they went into Telluride to play on the playground and watch the VT game. They stayed in a hotel in the Village that night, so they got to go swimming in the hotel pool and got to ride the gondola from the Village into town for dinner. They got home Sunday evening, both exhausted. Casey went to bed at 5:30 and didn't get up until 8:00 the next morning.

Casey is doing great in her swim lessons. Still no face underwater, but she is getting more independent in the water and seems to enjoy the lesson now. Yesterday, Casey had school pictures. Her fake smile was kind of funny this year. She squints her eyes and does a funny grin. Hoping we'll get at least one good one! She seems to be more comfortable with her school. The past few weeks, drop off has gone much more smooth with her new full time teachers. She starts going Monday and Friday mornings next week, which we all think will help her develop independence even more. She always has fun at school and enjoys telling us stories about her day at dinner.

As for 3 year old behavior...At the moment, we are working on back talk. She is testing us constantly throughout the day. She wants to negotiate everything and when things do not go her way, she lets us know that she is not happy with a lovely tone of voice or crying fits. Needless to say, it's been an exhausting phase for all of us. Hoping it will pass by sooner than later.

Enjoy the pix.