Las Vegas Wedding

Janice and I traveled to Las Vegas early this morning.  Our early departure was the reason that Grandma and Grandpa were over for dinner last night.  Their staying at our place allowed Cassandra to sleep her normal schedule and it saved them the trouble of baby-proofing their house.

Our visit to LV was prompted by one of my college friends (finally) getting married.  All I can say is that Debi fits right in.  Now, on to a picture of the happy couple...

Here is Debi giving Brian "the look."  It almost looks like a "don't make me kill you on our wedding night" look but she slipped it on so quickly and smoothly, Brian must have done something previously that allowed her to practice.

And here is what the cake looked like before it was cut.

Dinner With Grandma and Grandpa

Cassandra invited Grandma and Grandpa over for dinner.  She enjoys having company over.  Truth be told, she is much more social at home than out in public.  Strawberries are part of dessert and Cassandra polished hers off.  Interestingly enough, she calls them "berbies" just like daddy did when he was little.

Cassandra also had to fend off the tickle monster at dinner.  She tried not to laugh but ultimately was unsuccessful.

After dinner, she changed into PJs.  Just for kicks and grins, we tried a pony tail.  Not really enough hair for that yet.  Plus, her hair is so fine nothing wants to stay.

Ice Cream

We had cupcakes for Uncle Steve's birthday but not Cassandra.  She didn't want the birthday cupcakes.  Ice cream was a different story. 

Cassandra likes ice cream and she has gotten to the point where she can feed it to herself...sort of.  Ice cream also makes a good substitution for war paint.

Cassandra is a bit disappointed that she can't get any more spoonfuls out of the bowl.

Kind of looks like she is trying to play the spoon like a flute.

I Love Trains

And now for something different...

We took Cassandra to Fritz's Railroad Restaurant to see how she would react given how much she has enjoyed the LEGO train we setup.  She didn't eat much.  She was too busy train watching. 

She scarfed down the leftovers later so we know she liked the food.  She is just easily distracted by new things that move on their own.

Spiky Hair

Cassandra's fine hair continues to grow...and go everywhere.  If we remember to take a camera with us, we'll post a picture of her when she emerges from one of the plastic tunnel slides.

I'm wondering if we should dress her as a punk rocker for Halloween this year.  Given how her hair behaves, all we would need to do is add a little color.  Given her personality, she'd enjoy that.  Actually, I think the hard part might be explaining to her that we don't need to color her hair every day.

More "New" Toys

As mentioned previously, we are bringing her Christmas and Birthday toys out slowly.  The latest one is the Kitchen.

Just like in real life, eggs are a favorite.  Eventually, we will have to teach her to keep her hands off of the burner. 

Apparently, it needs a bit more time in the microwave before it is done.

Grins and Laughs

Like most children, Cassandra can find some rather odd things funny.  I was playing golf on the Wii the other day and she started cracking up.  Janice said it was because my form was so bad. 

I know my form is horrible (too much time playing baseball) but she for some reason finds it hilarious.  I've no idea why.  We've never prompted her to laugh at golf.  It's just one of those things.

Cassandra received some garden tools for Easter.  She seems to like them.  I think she wants to go outside and use them NOW!