1 1/2 Years Old!

Our little Kalista is a year-and-a-half! Here's her lowdown...
STATS:
Height = 30 inches - Yay! She grew 1 1/2 inches! (5th percentile - a jump up from being negative 5th at 15 months)
Weight = 20 pounds 4 ounces (8th percentile - a step down from being in the 10th percentile)
SHENANIGANS:
Climbs up on everything
Wears everyone shoes but her own
Loves to dress up like a princess
Knows sign language for milk, more, please and thank you
Enjoys jumping in the pool
Eats like there is no tomorrow but doesn't seem to gain the weight, evidenced by her only gaining 12 ounces in 3 months. I guess we should all be so lucky?

Finally turned that car seat around!
Thanks, Mom!

Ready to go!

Sophia at 18 months:

Height = 31 1/4 inches
Weight = 23 pounds

Thumbelina

Sophia just had her Thumbelina ballet recital at the Lobero. And although this marked her second recital, I will admit, I was teary-eyed when I saw her on stage.

A star is born!

Honey Bee

So proud of you, Sophia!

Community Helpers

The past couple of weeks has been Community Helpers Week at Sophia's school. Different professionals have come in to speak with the kids about how they help the community.

David showed up to talk to the kids about his line of work (Oral Maxillofacial Surgery), but only to a certain extent. Not sure how it would have gone over if he talked about broken facial bones and reconstruction. So David stuck to the basics of dentistry. Sophia was so proud to have her daddy at school! David and the teachers said she was beaming with joy. And David did a wonderful job with the kids. He really thought things through from the props, to the disney character toothbrushes for each kid, as well as some horse teeth (a patient of his is a veterinarian) to show the kids.

Sophia demonstrating good dental hygiene.

Getting all the cavity bugs out!

Thank you, Dr. Hall!

Popcorn - Kicked Up

I was flipping through my Food Network Magazine and saw this recipe for a different spin on popcorn. My mouth watered instantaneously. I had to make this sweet-salty concoction. I had most of the ingredients on hand and completed the list with just one stop at Trader Joe's after I dropped Miss Sophia off at school.

What could be better than popcorn, japanese rice crackers, wasabi peas and homemade caramel? I even decided to leave the nuts in (not a big fan of nuts) because I thought it would add another crunchy, salty texture. But I used cashews instead. However, I did leave out the sesame seeds.

The hardest part of making this popcorn mix is waiting!
Kid-friendly version on the bottom. Everything is the same except
I picked out the spicy crackers and eliminated the wasabi peas.

OMG! So addicting!

Sweet & Salty Popcorn Mix - Food Network

The perfect munchie!

Is there a Doctor in the House?

"Hi! I'm Dr. Kalista.
What seems to be ailing you today?"

"Oh dear!"

"Let me think about this one."

"Have 2 scoops of ice cream and
call me in the morning!"