Alrighty Then.

My goodness. It has been a busy couple of weeks since last I wrote. My, my, my.

Where to begin?

Well we'll start with me: I started CNA classes at a community college here in town. This week we had skills finals and a written final tomorrow. I am putting off studying so that I can relax before having a test anxiety related freak out. I applied to take the state test, I will find out which day of the last week of July I will be taking it. After tomorrow's final though - I am a CNA. I just won't be licensed until I pass the state exam - and I totally will.

After that: Nursing School. EEEEEEK. So excited, but very scared. Anyway, now on to the subject you are all here for. Kaylee Monster!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So, she has been busy this month.

First, she tried to be Ms. Potato Head, she tried on roller skates, then swam, and (of course) was swinging.

Does this hat look funny to you? 

Well, this is......interesting.

Just keep swimming, just keep swimming.....

.......then start swinging, then start swinging.

Then, we drove to Texas, listened to music, and Kaylee Monster went on her first plane ride home (which I don't have a photo of because I was way more nervous than she was - more on that in a minute):

You know that picture is gonna be blurry, right mom?

I love the guitar, I love it. 

We flew into Denver from San Antonio. I thought she was not going to like the plane ride at all. I was worried she was going to cause a really big scene, but she did wonderfully. So wonderfully in fact that the flight attendants were impressed. She even went to the potty on the airplane. I was floored. She sat and watched "Brave" on the kindle most of the plane ride there, except when she got up to look at the "floor." She loved it! She was like, "we flying!"

Oh, side note: in Texas, my nephew taught her how to sing the ABC song! It was adorable!

Since then it has been nothing but hanging out, swimming and tea parties when mom gets out from class:

These are my cousins. That's right, I'm related to Spider Man!

Swimming, I love swimming! I'm gonna go down the slide into the pool!!!

Tea party, mom. Tea party. More tea?

Even the monkey is invited to the tea party.

 So, yep. That's what has been going on so far this month. I promise I will update more, but probably not next week. I  have clinicals next week. Eeeeek. I have to be up and out of the house by 5:15 am. :( That's too early, but it's okay. It's worth it.

So, that's about it. We've been busy. Oh, but the Monster is potty trained. Thank you, thank you very much. She is amazing. Without this kid, I seriously would be lacking in fun and awe in my life. :)

In any case - I have to go. I really have to start studying. See you later, Jess.

Holy Non-existant Blogger Batman!

I know, I know. It has been forever. What can I say. I am lazy. I do plan on picking this up again though. It is long overdue.

So, let me think...stuff has happened. And continues to happen. Let me recap things since the last time I posted, which was - let me check real quick - freaking November 2012. Wow...that's a while isn't it. Six months and change.

November:
Thanksgiving. Fun times. Food, family, missing family, turkey. Kaylee had fun. Let's put it at that. We moved again. Kaylee got stuck in her dresser pretty frequently.

Please let me out!!!!!!!

How do I get out!!!!!

I know, I know....worst mom ever. I should have got her out instead of laughing and taking pictures, but, c'mon. It was funny. :)

December:
Christmas! Fun, but hard. Missed a lot of people this year. For me, my grandfather. For Grant, his mom. But we did the best we could. Monster got a lot of fun things, and her friend McKayla came to visit for Christmas too!

Baby in a stroller...that thing lasted a week.

Colorbooks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

BOOOOOOOKS!!!!!!!!!!!

Horsies! And green slippers! And new clothes which I had to put on this instant!

Ah, fun times. Yes.

January:
I didn't take any pictures in January. Nevermind! I found them...on my cell phone! Hahahah! Here we go:

Her "pretty bow" that she loves, but she doesn't love it in this pic.

She likes to get on bikes. Any bike will do, doesn't matter what kind. This is her Grandma Molina's scooter.

We had so much going on . But it is important to note that Miss Monster is learning how to count, and her alphabet, and some songs. She's brilliant really, she really is.As her mom, I am required by law to say that. :)

February:
Snow.

Watch where I am going.

I can climb the snow mountain, right?

Catch a snowflake!

It's chilly!!

Hanging out.

Then there was a tricycle day.

Push with my feet.

Why am I not go?

Then a "pretty princess dress."

Pretty dress!

March:
Lunch outdoors.

Mmmmm...juice and a sammy!

Swinging.

Yay!

Learning to drive.

Yes, I'm wearing a hat.

Drawing hands.

Kaylee hands. Mommy helped.

Easter:

Egg painting.

Running for eggs.

Hanging out.

Hanging out with Daddy Monster.

April:
Got a house of my own.

Peek-a-boo!!!!

Hey! Welcome to my home!

Hi!

Asleep in my house!

 Pretty princess dress.

Pretty dress. My pretty dress.

Fixing things and gardening.

I am a natural!

I know how to weed.

May - so far. It has been an interesting month to say the least. Mommy Monster has registered for school again. I begin CNA classes at AIMS Community College. So nervous, but excited. It's going to be good. It will be my foot in the door as I move into nursing. Yep.

As far as Monster Girl goes. She is doing amazing! Like, really amazing. I can't believe how awesome she is getting. She knows most of her alphabet (the O and Q confuse her, she calls them "circles"), she can count on her own to about 14, she knows some colors, and she knows some shapes. She really is getting amazing at how much she is learning.

The only thing we have been wanting her to learn that is not coming so easily - toilet training. :( It's not very easy. We've tried a lot of methods, and can't quite figure it out. We keep working on it, but I guess we'll just have to wait this one out.

Two distinct pony tails!!!! I squee'd when I was able to get those in. :)

My first pigtails! It's actually getting long enough to do!!!!!! Mom is very happy about this.

I was able to get her hair in piggies the other day! I was super stoked. They lasted all but a few minutes, but that's okay, it's a start. :) Also, she's graduated to a big girl swing!

Serious business, this swinging thing.

It scares the crap out of me, honestly. But, many things will as she grows, I'm sure. :) So, yes. That is what, six months of crap for you to sort through. If you made it this far, I congratulate you. It took a long time to post this too. LOL. I do plan on creating a youtube channel so that I can upload videos to this blog. That will be nice. I can just video tape all this stuff, less of a pic spam for you guys.

Anyway, that's it for today. I do plan on doing this again more often. I need to. This may well have been the thing I have been missing the last few months. I think, I dunno. I'll get back to you on that. Meanwhile - enjoy this picture of Kaylee in a bucket! See you all again soon!

Kaylee in a bucket.