The 2017-2018 Check In

It has been FOREVER (I hear this in Squint’s voice from The Sandlot over and over) since I last updated this blog. I think it’s for a very good reason. We have been super duper busy!!! I should break this down into a few posts, but I am not. You can check below to see what Cacy has been up to. - Canita (aka Mommy)

My 4th Birthday Party

 My first trip to Build a Bear

NCSU Homecoming 2017 > My first one

Homecoming 2017 was my first real trip Raleigh. I got to hang out with Toni and we had a blast. We visited Pullen Park, this place is awesome and I can’t wait to get back. Hands down it's the best park I have ever visited. I went to NCSU (my mom’s alma mater) and it was cool. GO WOLFPACK! While at State we went to the creamery on campus made with milk from the vet school called the Howling Cow. It was delicious. Of course we saw the Bell Tower because it was the perfect spot for pictures. I’m convinced that Belle from Beauty and the Beast lives to this very day.

We had our first bowling experience as a family. 

I got to see the Nut Cracker live for the first time. Because I have seen various versions of the Nut Cracker before the one thing I whispered to my mom was “They aren’t talking. Why aren’t they talking?” She told me it was because they do not speak during a ballet. I guess I thought it was more like a play, just like when we saw Madagascar.

We put on a Christmas pageant at school. It was about the 12 Days of Christmas. I listened to that song over and over and over again. I was a lady dancing.

Then we went back to Raleigh for Auntie Freda’s birthday weekend. Again it was so much fun!

Next my family went to see Black Panther. I loved it!

Then we visited Aiken for the first time since Uncle Matt, Aunt Kara, and Maura moved. We had a great time, and we are long over due for our next visit. 

We saw the Cinderella ballet at the library. You already know the library is one of my favorite places to go. 

I have started have true play dates. 
I attended what felt like a million birthday parties this year, mostly over the summer. I had a ball.

I started my swim lessons this past year. I am a work in progress, but I’m getting there, I think. 
My family attend the Sparkleberry Fair for the first time ever. 

I was able to attend the Lupus Walk for the first time with my mom in honor of my future sorority sister, Tabby (my mom’s LS).

I took my first trip to Carowinds. My mom signed me up for the free Pre-K Pass so I was able to go a couple of times this summer.

I started and ended ballet lessons, twice - not my thing.

Muffins with Mom at school

Went home and visited family several times (of course).

(Pawpaw Jerry and Grandma Vera)

Pre-pre school graduation (but not for real). I have another year before I can enroll in Kindergarten.

We went to Twilight at the Zoo. We watched Paddington 2.

Annual beach trip

Shades day at School

4th of July fireworks at Doko Park

Back to school bash at church

Panthers Fan Fest 2018

Beauty and the beast puppet show (another birthday party)

Back to Carowinds (see above)

River Banks Zoo

I finally helped daddy mow the lawn.

Whew, I am exhausted!

Kicking Off 2017 (Q1)

As of April 30th, my baby was 3 1/2! And WOW, what a difference 6 months makes! She is something else to say the least. She is a big girl now. I heard someone say threeteen, to that I say exactly!

She is a lot like me in so many ways. She loves to go go go, anywhere but home (and sometimes school).

Since we lost my mom (aka Grandma Rhonda) we have been maxing out and making the most of our time.  It's fun, but it can be exhausting.

So here's what's going on...

Cacy is holding conversations now. She is still hilariously funny and entertaining. She knows so much more than I think she knows. Every day she says something that surprises me. Most of it good. No curse words yet, fingers crossed. Here is a recap through April 2017:

We headed to Louisville for the first time in about a year and Cacy got to see dad's side of the family. Unfortunately during that week Aunt Fat (Donna Streater) passed away. Needless to say this was a difficult time for our family. I can only find solace in the fact that we were able to spend some quality time with those two ladies over the past year.

On December 29th I found a white feather in this house. We have no idea how it made it inside. So of course I looked it up. It is supposed to be a symbol that there is peace and everything will be okay. I was very happy to have that in my house.

Cacy and I went to our very first Gamecocks basketball game. Daddy was there too. She had fun, but she fell in love with Cocky. She looks for him all the time now.

I was finally able to have a tea party with Cacy using the set she got for her birthday. So that was fun.

We visited the River Front Park for the first time.We also visited Cromer's for the first time.

We went to the Marionnette Puppet Theater to see Little Red Riding Hood.

We signed her up for gymnastics and ballet. I just wanted to try some things out to find her niche. I think she likes gymnastics, but she is not strong in the category right now.

The new library opened up. She loves the new library (and so does mommy). It's much larger and there is a dedicated kid’s area. This means we no longer have to constantly fail at remembering to whisper. Cacy refers to the new library as the blue library. It is indeed blue.

We watched daddy play in Mayor Benjamin's Black History Month basketball tournament. Richland County lost to the Police Dept by 1 point.

We had a very very late snowfall in March.

We saw the long awaited Beauty and the Beast!! Unfortunately Cacy fell asleep half way through until the end. I was a little sad for her, but I know we will own it so it's all good.

She had her first sleep away weekend with Aunt Bolivia! Big deal indeed.

We went to the zoo when family came for a visit (Hey MeShaunda, Braydon, Olivia, Mackenzie, and Aunt Bolivia!)

We went home for Easter.

Our cousin Honey got married, another trip home.

We went to Pageland to see PawPaw for the first time in over a year.

A ton of new restaurants opened in NE Cola, its growing!  We have been restaurant hopping. And we have a Fresh Market. To quote Cacy, "Oh Yeah!".

Whew!  That's all folks!