Kid Update

 

OLIVE UPDATE

- Going into 5th grade - I literally cannot believe how big she is

- Favorite TV show is Gossip Girl and Stranger Things

- Loves to swim

- Likes to ride her new bike

- Favorite colors are blue and purple and green

- Loves steak.  And when I say loves I mean LOVES

- Been watching all my favorite 80's movie

- Has lost all of her teeth

- Likes to make bracelets (I did the same when I was her age) 

- Wears a size 6 in ladies shoes

 BUSTER UPDATE

- Going into 3rd grade - lord help me

- Has a playlist that he loves to dance to - he's actually really good

- Has about 10 different girlfriends - believe me ALL the girls love him

- Loves Fortnite, Minecraft, and Roblox

- Wears a size 4 in kids shoes

- Has become such an amazing reader and writer

- Loves math

- Wants to run for student council

- Has lost 8 teeth

- Wants to play baseball this year

Kid Updates

OLIVE UPDATE

- Lost 16 teeth

- Her brother annoys her like crazy (directly from her mouth)

- Was voted onto her school's student council

- Is currently in love with no boys (directly from her mouth also)

- Loves all shades of blue

- Favorite thing to eat - Taco Bell and In n Out (lord help me)

- Loves playing tennis

- Doing extremely well in school

- Loves playing piano

- Started voice lessons

BUSTER UPDATE

- Lost 3 teeth (and 1 is wiggly)

- Started piano lessons a few weeks ago

- Currently in love with no one, however all the girls are in love with him

- Playing tennis every week and LOVING it

- Loves playing Roblox and Minecraft

- Favorite color is Green
- Wanted green hair (now it is pretty much all faded out)
- Tried sushi for the first time (sadly he HATED it...no idea how he is my kid)
- Excited about doing the Jungle Book musical
- Wants to be a builder when he grows up

Kid Update

OLIVE UPDATE

- Doesn't like boys (especially Gustavo)

- Favorite TV show is Once Upon A Time 

- Favorite movie - all of the Harry Potter's

- Favorite color is every kind of blue 

- Can ride a bike with no training wheels 

- Best friends are Harper and Holdyn 

- Wants to be a chef, artist, teacher, and a mom when she grows up

- Has perfected a dive into the pool

- Going to be in 3rd grade

- Has lost 10 teeth and has 2 wiggly ones

BUSTER UPDATE

- Going to be a 1st grader

- Excels in math

- Is very sensitive. If I raise my voice he pretty much starts to cry. (I love that he is so sensitive)

- Has lost 2 teeth

- Favorite movie is Toy Story 4 (we literally JUST saw it)

- Loves Minecraft and Roblox

- Got up the first time when he wakeboarded in Sacramento

- Feet are almost as big as Olives

- Had his first breakup (He doesn't like to talk about it)

- Favorite TV show is Blaze and the Monster Machines

Almost There

I'm finally making progress on the blog! Last year I definitely was slacking, but I'm trying to make up for it. I'm currently trying to post about all the things we did in October (Date nights, Halloween), November (Olive getting her ears pierced, parties, date nights, Thanksgiving) and December(Holiday parties, date nights, Christmas)! 

Kids Update

I know I say this all the time.....but.....time is going by way too fast. I can't believe my baby is in kindergarten and my first born is in 2nd grade. I feel like I'm going to blink and they will be teenagers. I'm trying to enjoy this time as much as I can. 

- Excels in math. It's clear that mathematics come easy for him. 

- Already has a new best friend - Adler.

- The first week of school he sat with the cutest little girl named Lola at lunchtime. He keeps denying that she's his girlfriend. 

- Sleeping downstairs in his own room. He has Olive's old bunk bed and LOVES it.

- Slowly learning to read. He gets frustrated but thankfully never gives up.

- Excited to take Chess and a Lego after school class.

- CPK is his favorite restaurant. He loves the spring pasta with edamame. Literally orders it EVERY time.

- Obsessed with these new spinning top toys called BeyBlades.

- Wants his back rubbed every night before bed. Truthfully its my favorite time of day.

- Loves school. Loves his teacher. Loves his class.

- Got the exact teacher she wanted for 2nd grade. One of her good friends Lucy is in her class so I know she is having fun!

- Completely afraid of bees and dragonflies. It's becoming a real problem.

- Still lets me pick out her clothes before school.

- Learned how to ride a bike over the summer!

- Still loves art more than anything.

- Is fascinated by catastrophe stories. She told me the other day that she read about the Titanic and the San Francisco Earthquake. 

- Is too "big" to watch cartoons - she's moved on to live action tv shows now.

- Can do a front flip into the pool.

- Anajak is her favorite restaurant. It's a delicious thai place down the street from us. She loves the chicken satay and the kratong tongs.

- Growing so fast that I can barely keep clothes and shoes that fit!

2018 Updates

I feel like this year is jam packed with events, shows, trips, and a million things to do already! I've been busy taking a photos, and have a few shoots coming up. In the beginning of February Mark Wilkinson (an Australian singer/songwriter) will be preforming at our house. In March the kids are on Spring Break and I'm trying to find a fun place to go. In April I want to have an early celebration birthday getaway. Then we also have a few days at Disneyland with my mom and stepdad. Then in May its my actual birthday and my family is planning on spending a few days in Los Angeles. June we have Yosemite and the kids get out of school. Over the summer we are planning on remodeling our kitchen and spending some time in Sacramento. August is Andrew's 40th birthday. And then the kids start up school again. Buster will be in kindergarten which is hard to believe! 

Kids Update

 OLIVE UPDATE

- Is obsessed with these glasses we got at Claire's. She pretty much wears them every day. They look adorable on her.

- In the first grade (still can't quite believe it).

- Still has only lost 8 teeth and no cavities - I think she definitely takes after daddy.

- Taking piano lessons and I think she loves it. Her teacher is great, so that helps!

- Current favorite TV show is Liv and Maddie.

- Breakfast of choice is rice krispies with bananas.

- Her best friends are Abby, Harper, Lili, and her cousin Emma.

- Loves to play Legos with Buster. Her teacher also has the class build lego designs every friday.

- Has rediscovered her love of Barbie dolls.

- Barely wears dresses anymore. It kills me a little bit inside.

BUSTER UPDATE

- Loves to play legos with Olive. It sometimes ends in tears - but at least they can play nicely for a little bit.

- Can build very intricate tracks for his trains.

- Stubborn. He and I go head to head and it sometimes doesn't end well. For either of us.

- His teeth are starting to come down a little in the front. Sadly, he has a baby cavity in the back. He lets me floss it every night. If I forget - he ALWAYS reminds me.

- Breakfast of choice is a waffle and a chocolate donut.

- Has a hard time cleaning up after himself at home. It's gotten so bad I've had to bribe him with money. I wish I was kidding.

- Current favorite TV show is Blaze.

- Almost wears the same size shoe as Olive. I swear he's getting waaaaaay too big. He's definitely not my little baby anymore.

- Comes into our room every morning around 4am and asks if he can crawl into bed with us. It's pretty much the cutest thing ever. I never say no.

- Is the healthiest out of all of us. We all get hit with sickness and he usually gets it the mildest...if at all! 

Olive Update

OLIVE UPDATE

- Almost done with kindergarten. There's only a few more months left and then she will officially be a first grader!

- Reading chapter books.

- No boyfriends currently - at least not any that she's telling me about. There are a few suitors that are pining after her though.

- Loves to have cereal for breakfast

- Has 5 best friends. Sadly, three aren't coming back to the school next year.

- Favorite movie is Trolls

- Taking tennis lessons this summer.

- Obsessed with the idea of going on vacation. Every week she asks me where we are going to go this summer. I might actually surprise her and take her somewhere!

- Still has only lost 8 teeth and no cavities.

- Prefers sleeping with no pajamas.

Buster Update

BUSTER UPDATE

- Completely potty trained. Even when he wakes up in the morning - he asks me to take his diaper off so that he can go to the bathroom.

- Can count. When we are reading books he will point at the teeth on the animal and say "one, two, three, four teeth!". I have a feeling he will be good at math.

- His new favorite thing is to say about food is "I like that" and then take a bite. The other day someone had seaweed and he said that and then ate it. Sadly - I had to finish it. Not so sure he actually "liked" it.

- Sleeps in his bed all night long. It was a week of buying his gifts every day - but it worked!

- Starting to write the letters in his name. Every day in school we encourage him to try since they have his name spelled out and he can trace it.

- His favorite movies are Sing and Rock Dog

- Starting swim lessons this weekend. He can already dog paddle on his own without his floaties. I'm really hoping that the lessons will have him swimming like a fish in no time.

- Eats cheeseburgers! Believe me - it's a game changer.

- Likes to dress himself. Sometimes its disastrous and sometimes its adorable.

- Left and Right handed. We can't figure out which he REALL is!

Mommy Update

I thought that with both kids being in school I would have more time. In fact, the opposite is true. I feel like there isn't enough time in the day to do everything! I hardly have time to update the blog or do all the DIY's I've been wanting to do. I finally went to the dentist the other day - something I hadn't done for 2 years! Thankfully I only had one cavity.......but still. I go back today to do some much needed dental work that I've been putting off for years and years. Here are a few updates about the entire Cahn household that I will blog about soon.

- We recently purchased a bunkbed for Olive's room. Buster is no longer sleeping on her floor. However - putting the sheets and comforter on the top bunk is especially difficult. I'm looking into buying these things called "bunkies". Basically its a quilt but fits over the mattress like a fitted sheet. There is a zipper on the side like a sleeping bag and the kids get inside it. All you do is zip it up and it looks like a perfectly made bed. The only problem is the fabrics aren't amazing. Will keep you updated on what we decide.

- Our piano came! It is beyond gorgeous. It took 4 months - but was soooooo worth it. It's in our main living room and the kids love it. In a week or two we will start piano lessons for both Olive and Buster.

- We are in the process of redoing our kitchen. Last year I tried to make it work with my favorite designer of all time - but they were too busy. Somehow it worked out that they have time this year and we start demoing in the summer. We still have a design to lock down - but I'm beyond excited.

- In March I'm going to New York for a week by myself. I am so looking forward to being in the city and seeing some old friends. I'm going to see a few musicals, a band, museums, and spend a lot of time walking around exploring.

- Finally got around to purchasing our Christmas gift from my mom. We should have a very large KING SIZE bed arriving in a few weeks. We had it custom made with a nice gray fabric headboard. It's funny how much BIGGER a king is then a queen.

- I did an overnight meditation last weekend that was amazing. I decided that 2017 was going to be a year that got me out of my comfort zone. I'm excited to try new things and so far I haven't been disappointed.

- Finally getting the Photo Booth figured out. Hoping it will be here at the end of march. I went back and forth about whether we really needed it. Which...for the record...we do not. Buuuuut...just seems like the perfect thing for our house.

Olive & Buster Update

OLIVE UPDATE

- Reading like crazy. I have to watch myself when I spell things that I don't want her to hear - she can pretty much figure it out!

- Picks out her own clothes every day. 

- Finally has discovered that jeans are cool - she prefers them over dresses.

- Can braid her own hair.

- Obsessed with her American Girl dolls. We've set up the little room off of her bathroom as her dolls bedroom.

- Lost a total of 8 teeth.

- Going to start piano lessons in a few weeks. Crossing my fingers she loves it!

- Loves Kidz Bop (group of kids that sing current songs). I got her tickets for Christmas to their concert and she was beyond excited.

- Can do a cart wheel perfectly.

- Reads a book to Buster every night. It's pretty much the cutest thing ever.

BUSTER UPDATE

- Was coming into our room every night wanting to sleep in our bed. Now, we walk him back to his bed and tuck him in. 

- Knows every word to the Trolls movie.

- Loves to sing all the songs from Moana

- Is figuring out letters. His favorite thing to say when he sees a K is "Mommy - this letter is in your name and Neeks name" (Neek is his bff at school)

- Loves school. He's always on his best behavior there and the teachers LOVE him.

- Only wants Daddy. I'm pretty much chopped liver at the moment.

- Obsessed with puzzles. He puts 3 together every day.

- Loves to scooter at the park. If he could, he would go every single day.

- Discovered the app store on our iPhones. There are about 45 games downloaded on mine alone. Thankfully they are all free!

- Getting more picky when he eats. His favorite thing to say is, "Mommy - my tummy is full!"