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Where does the time go??? It really doesn't seem possible that my little girl is 6...WOW!!! Kassidy has really grown up this past year. She's such a BIG help with her little brothers, setting the table, cleaning the table, picking up her room/toys, getting up to her alarm and getting herself dressed and doing her hair, brushing her teeth well, feeding the dogs, the list goes on and on. Not to mention how far she's come in school since August. She is reading so much and sounding out words she's not sure of. It's just the neatest thing to hear her read to us:)
Kassidy has a kind heart, making friends with a girl at school that none of the other girls like and playing with another girl that's not in her class at recess when her friends don't want to play with her. She's starting to catch on to the lessons being taught at church and at home about God and all of his awesome qualities which is really amazing to see! She's been very generous with giving of her money and toys to those less fortunate...not being told to do so but wanting to do it.
She's still a daddy's girl and continues to tell him she'll always give him a hug whenever he wants one:)
Of course with any little girl comes attitude. I'm just not sure where it comes from! She's not too bad but we're definitely still working with some sassiness. I'm sure this will be an ongoing thing through the teenage years and beyond. Better to deal with it now, right?
Kassidy just adores her baby brother Karson and will do anything from feeding him to playing with him even to changing dirty diapers:) She's great at it, too!
Kassidy has her 6 yr well visit Wed but I think her stats are pretty close to this: 39 lbs and 44 in. She's grown so much taller in a year! We'll see what percentile those are in but probably pretty average. Well, all except for her tiny feet! She's only an 8 1/2-9 now...even her cousin who's 3 wears bigger shoes than her:)
Keith and I are just so proud of the girl Kassidy is becoming. It's just incredible watching her grow and change and figure out what she likes and doesn't like, watching her interact with her friends, trying to figure out who she really is. She enjoys dance and cheerleading so much and is quite good at both:) With her being the oldest we've definitley had some trial and error with what works and doesn't work and we've been blessed to have such great friends and family for wisdom and guidance. We pray that she continues to grow and mature in a way that's pleasing to not only us but also God, that we find new and creative ways to teach her about God and how much he loves her, and that she continues to have a kind and caring heart for her friends and family. We love you so much Kassidy:)
We started off the birthday festivities with an "Almost" Sleepover! Kassidy invited 6 girls from her class and her cousin Sara. The girls arrived at 6pm. We played a few games and then made pizzas.
Sara, Courtney, and Kassidy
Caroline, Jillian, and Sammy
While the pizzas cooked we played dress-up and had a fashion show down the runway. This was hilarious:) They even had their own model strut and posed at the end for some pics.
Jillian, Kassidy, Sara, Caroline, and Sammy
Courtney and Emslie were judges for the fashion show...it was unanimous that Kassidy won!
Somehow Karson got dressed up, too:) I'm not quite sure he liked it though.
Next we played more games (they loved playing games)
Here is the cake Kassidy helped me make...
It's supposed to look like girls in sleeping bags:) It was a lot of fun to make!
Blowing out the candles became a group effort:)
Present time! Apparently Kassidy told her friends she wanted Littlest Pet Shop so that's mostly what she got:)
Princess stamps and stationary
Movie time! The girls wanted all the lights off and actually watched the whole movie sitting still and quiet...4 bags of popcorn helped:) Around 9:30 the girls got their second wind. Good thing their dads came to pick them up at 10...Mommy needed some sleep:)
On her actual birthday, we woke her up with breakfast in bed.
Sleepy girl
Sleepy girl
Happy Birthday big sis:)
She was so excited about opening presents so we let her open one early. She loves her new lunch box:)
We went to Pizza Inn for lunch (her pick) then Kassidy and I went to the circus. Keith had tickets from work for the Verizon Wireless box (he could only get 2 for Sat so he took Kaleb, and 2 for Sunday). Kassidy thought it was a real treat to have all the popcorn she wanted:) The circus was just amazing!!!
We let her get 1 thing from the circus and she picked a baby tiger inside a pink purse (he liked the popcorn, too!)
After the circus we headed home to open presents. All she asked for was clothes and that's pretty much what she got:)
After opening and showing up what each present was, she carefully folded and put into a neat pile all her new clothes. It totally reminded me of ME!!! A neat freak already:)
Trying on her new outfits...she just LOVED her new dresses!!!!! And can't wait to wear them! 
Lots of new play clothes for summer and flip flops from her brothers
Even a new workout outfit like mommy!
Kassidy helped me make, frost, and decorate brownies for her special birthday class treat:)
We topped off the evening with a stop to Cold Stone Creamery for some ice cream:) YUMMY!!!!! (We're signed up for the birthday club and get a free ice cream on our bdays!)
Of course, Karson loved it, too!
Quick pic outside after ice cream
Well, it was a long birthday weekend but definitely very fun:) Kassidy had such a great time with her girlfriends. They ALL want to come back over to play, but probably just 1 or 2 at a time. We have a few more people who wanted to help celebrate Kassidy's birthday, but we'll do it in 2 weeks along with Karson's birthday. THANK YOU SO MUCH to everyone who called, send cards, gave gifts, and helped make Kassidy's 6th birthday a very special one:) We love you all!!!!!
#2 Kaleb chose this silly face to show us:) Notice what finger he has in his nose?!
Before the show we went for dinner at Eva Longoria's new restaurant, Beso. It was in the City Center mall, part of our humongous hotel. We didn't see anyone famous, but the food was so delicious:) 
View from our room...very pretty when all lit up at night:)
Entrance to casino in Aria
Look closely at this next pic...glass containers filled with little twisters!
These next pics are actually from our first night in town. Keith and Krish were actually there for CES (the biggest consumer electronics show of the year). At night, companies host their customers to big parties with food, drinks, and desserts, in cool suites or clubs to show their appreciation. There's a real funny story behind this first pic. See the lights on the floor behind me? They're actually under about 4 in of water along the wall. This is supposed to be a hallway of some sort but no one realized there was a little "pool" there and kept tripping and falling into it! So, they put these chairs up to stop the falls. The first few were guys and they just got their shoes wet. Then a girl tripped and fell flat on her face. She was just soaked! Poor thing had to leave to get dry and changed. 
This was probably the coolest thing we saw...a pool on the balcony of this huge suite that overlooked the strip. How neat would that be to actually swim there when it's warm outside???
Huge chair beside the pool also with a great view. 
Our first dinner out. We thought the service was slow because they just opened up, but it was slow everywhere in our hotel! Great food, tho! So glad the kids weren't there. There's no way we could've waited that long.
