Busy Days

Boy how I wish there were more time in the day. I would say that I would spend it updating this blog more often; but lets be honest, I would just spend it with my wonderful husband and awesome daughter! You would be disappointed in me these days because I haven't been taking near as many pictures as I normally do. We have been very busy and Kaylee is extremely quick so a lot of my pictures that I did take have turned out blurry or her looking away from the camera :(

A few of these pictures are from the Jazz and Rib Fest (which was yummy by the way). Kaylee loved this grassy area that we sat down and ate picnic style. We took her new wagon and she loved it! It was her first real trip in the wagon and it is soooo much better than the stroller. We also went to the Ohio State Fair with the wagon and was perfect when she wanted to lay down and take a nap. This wagon has wonderful features like padded seats, seats that lay down, and one of the seats is adjustable to face either way and to become a table. It also has a removable canopy that shades Kaylee from the sun. This was a great purchase that we will be able to use for a while.

Kaylee is doing many new things now. She is talking more and saying Mommy a LOT more now (yay!). In fact she frequently says "my mommy, my mommy" and it just melts my heart. She knows a lot of words and it seemed to happen rather quick that she picked this up and started talking so much.

Things she loves to do...

• Kaylee loves to hit the rock.

• She loves to give kisses that make the smacking sound.

• She knows where her ears, nose, mouth, head, toes, belly button (which is her favorite), tongue, hands and feet are.

• She prays.

• She loves her swimming pool and loves to run around the back yard.

• She has 13, maybe 14 teeth (she is a little sensitive about letting me check when they are coming in).

• She loves blowing kisses to everyone, even complete strangers!

• Kaylee's favorite word right now is baby (or as Kaylee would say it, baay-bee).

• She loves books!

• She loves wearing hats.

I'm sure there is a lot more to tell but I'm sleepy and this was meant to be a quick post :)


Enjoy the pictures!

Kaylee and Daddy at the Jazz and Rib Fest Downtown.

Miss Kaylee running around while relaxing at the Jazz and Rib Fest.

Before the Jazz and Rib Fest.....

After the Jazz and Rib Fest.... :)
(she was so pooped!)

True to my word...This girl loves her hats.
This day we snapped pictures of the whole process of her showing off her hat.

So darn cute, right?

This is Kaylee's morning look. PJ's and all!
I think the shirt is appropriate, don't you?

Pictures!!!

First Visit to the Columbus Zoo!!!

Some animals Kaylee really enjoyed seeing.








Kaylee's first Dippin' Dots experience...I think she likes them :)

Notice how she has her hands behind her head? She does this all the time :)
Kickin' back and watchin' the gorilla's with Daddy.
She was not really sure about this statue....lol
A moment when she finally see's the animal in the exhibit...
Not seeing it....Still not seeing it....

Ohhh....I see it now!!!!
Trying to pet the bird behind the glass...She liked this guy because he stayed there the entire time.
She loves her hat.... if we took it off, she put it back on...
"I'm not putting my hand in the Gorillla's hand Dad!!!"
She liked the ground around the stinky flower because it was soft. She had to feel it of course. She likes to investigate things :)
The stinky flower....
We had a blast at the zoo. Kaylee did a lot better than I thought she would. We were there from 1030-5 and she only conked out for about an hour while Josh and I ate lunch. We are patiently awaiting the arrival of Kaylee's new wagon...This thing will be awesome. I never knew wagons came with soooo many features. It should be here today and will definitely be joining us for our next trip to the zoo very soon. I also love that I'll have a place to put a small cooler...a bottle of water at the zoo was $2.85... wowza!!!! Plus there are many great places to sit and eat a picnic and I can pack way tastier food than the zoo can offer :)

After the zoo, Kaylee stayed up to watch the Grove City fireworks. She loved them!!! Right after the last firework in the finale went off, she fell asleep in her stroller while we stood talking to our neighbors for a few...She had such a big day :)

FIRST HAIR CUT!!! (in reverse order)

She had a blast





Of course, she wants to do it....Miss Independent!!

Fun times :)

Josh and I both agree that being Kaylee’s mom and dad is the most wonderful gift in the world. She is her own little person now and everyday is fantastic with her. She is learning and trying so many things. It is amazing how she has turned that corner from baby to toddler so quick. Every minute of every day is a blast with her.

She is learning the “head, shoulders, knees and toes” song and can point to her head, nose and eyes now. Her vocabulary is growing and it seems like every day brings out a new word. She loves to play tag with us.

Bath time is a hoot with her. She goes crazy smacking and splashing the water. We bought her a baby pool that she just loves and does the same thing. This was the first time she has experienced water that comes out of a garden hose (since it is much colder than her bath water) but since it splashed like the bath tub she warmed up to it very quickly. She loved getting out of the pool, running in the yard, and then getting back in the pool. It’s a blast.

She loves going to the park. She loves swinging and has recently discovered the slide. We are looking into getting something for the back yard because she has so much fun playing at the park. The patio swing was her favorite, but it is not as much fun to her anymore.

She is a little eater now. She LOVES green beans (she might very well turn into one because she eats that many). She also loves mac and cheese, eggs, toast, yogurt, carrots, chicken, pineapple, as well as cheese and crackers.

She is still being stubborn about saying mama :( She knows how to say it and what it means, but just doesn’t say it that often. I do get kisses and hugs like crazy and she is all about me or Josh if others are around…I can handle that..lol. She is a daddy’s girl to boot; I’m chopped liver when daddy is around (ok, maybe not chopped liver, just mommy dramatics!). She leans forward out of Josh’s arms to give me a kiss and high fives, etc, but then darts right back to daddy and giving him a gigantic hug.

Tid bits....

She is off formula…yay!
She is facing forward now in the car.
She loves turning off light switches.
She wears 18-24 month clothes.
She is in a size 5 diaper
She is almost in a size 5 shoe.
She can shake your hand.

After we change her diaper, she will take her diaper to the trash can and the wants to wash her hands with us.

FIRST HAIR CUT

We took Kaylee to get her first hair cut on Monday. We took her to Cookie Cutters, which she loved. They had an indoor playground and slide that she played on with daddy. She got to sit in a fancy car and was given a box of toys that she could play with. It was great because there were a lot of distractions for her so she didn’t have to focus on the strange lady with the scissors coming at her head. It was trimmed up and looks a lot cleaner now. We will still be doing ponytails until Kaylee can leave the clips that go in her hair alone. We want her hair to grow out a little longer so that we can do more things other than put it in a ponytail.

As soon as I get the pictures off of the camera and onto the computer, I will post TONS of pics :) I'm just having way too much fun playing with Kaylee and enjoying this beautiful weather!!

I'm ONE !!!

Happy Birthday Kaylee!!!

Yep…its official, Kaylee is ONE!!! It is sooo hard to believe that she is a year old already. It’s just amazing how she became this little person that can do all these things in just one year.

Nowadays, Kaylee is running around the house, jibber-jabbering to anyone. She is truly a chatterbox. She talks, and talks, and talks. She loves to talk to the dogs. She loves to listen to anyone on the phone She does all sorts of fun things now.

Kaylee does the cutest thing ever…she blows us kisses. This is so freakin cute because she puckers her lips like 3-4 times then puts her hand to her mouth and does it one more time while blowing it.

She is trying to learn how to roll over somersault style. She has actually done it once (at her birthday party). She will stand and bend over to put her head on the floor. Then she gets distracted by looking at us upside down and falls over…I LOVE it!!!

Kaylee has two more teeth, for a total of ten! She just got them last weekend and they are both bottom back teeth on each side. These two really bothered her for a few days, unlike the first eight teeth.

We had Kaylee’s birthday party last week. Although the weather wasn’t the best (cold and very windy), we had a good time. We had about 35 people at our house and Kaylee did fantastic for the whole 4 ½ hours. Her cake was beautiful and yummy, the food was great and we had a great time with family. Kaylee actually opened her gifts for the most part (they were mostly gift bags, but she got the hang of it :)

Some things she loves…

• She loves for us to read to her. She will bring us books all the time. Her favorite is “twinkle twinkle little star”.
• She loves her new butterfly rocker we got her for her birthday.
• She loves to dance…she is so cute. You tell her to dance and if she is walking, she will do a mid-air swim type dance. If she is sitting down, she just sits there clapping and wiggling her little bottom…so, so, cute.
• Peak-a-boo is a great game at our house. You cover your face and say where’s mommy (or daddy) and she will run over to uncover your face. If you ask her where Kaylee is, she will cover up her eyes to play peak-a-boo. This can be a little dangerous because she will keep her eyes covered as she tries to walk…bad idea :)
• She is obsessed with this one picture of Josh and me on our honeymoon. It is so funny. It’s up on a shelf, so she only see’s it when we pick her up. Immediately she will hold out her hand toward it and want us to take her to it. She will give us a kiss (on the picture). It really is too adorable.
• She is still addicted to Mickey Mouse Clubhouse…but also loves Blue’s Clue’s.

Okay…Get ready for A LOT of pictures :) ……

Our precious little girl...only 4 hours old :)
Here are some more at one and two days old.


Above is Kaylee at 2 days old. Below is Kaylee's at 1 year old.





This was one of Mommy and Daddy's gift to Kaylee for her birthday. She loves to rock on it, but she also loves to drag it around the living room. So cute. She also gives it hugs and kisses :)

Just so cute...

Practicing her flip...

Just laying on the floor (watching Mickey Mouse Clubhouse) lol

She was so pooped after playing all day. She stopped eating for a minute and fell asleep (green beans and all on her face, and her post ponytail look)...


One of Kaylee's birthday hats. She didn't want to keep this one on, all she wanted to do is look at it.


Alright Kaylee! We got one picture with it on :)


This is the other birthday hat she had. She did leave this one on (although it doesn't look like it). She wore this one for a long time.

Kaylee eating her very first piece of cake. Yummy!!


She ruled this party. I thought she would be real shy. She was wandering all over the place to see everyone.



Kaylee's smash cake...


Kaylee's birthday cake...