Austin trip

This past weekend we went to Austin to visit both sets of family members. The trip went very well. Kaylie got to see baby Garrett again and meet Lucy the dog for the first time. Kaylie instantly took to Lucy and the two of them entertained each other the entire time.

Jason, Kaylie, Garret, and Russell

Kaylie gave Garrett her Elmo remote to use as a phone to talk to her.

Kaylie and Lucy
Deanna and Kaylie

During dinner Kaylie decided Garrett needed some goldfish and her apple juice. It was hard for her to understand us when we would say he was too little. At least she is learning how to share.

Lucy quickly realized what Kaylie was good for...treats and escaping outside.

Great grandparents with the great grandchildren.

3 generations...grand parents with grand kids and great grand kids

Cousins with the wives and kids...times have definitely changed!

Jo's harmonica...Kaylie was infatuated with it.


Kaylie's good bye hug. Garrett took advantage of this moment to grab Kaylie's hair.

Saying by to her best bud.




Kaylie and her nonna

Splash Park

On Thursday we went to a new splash park/play ground. Kaylie did fine with the splash part but loved the play ground. She will always be my monkey.

Yes...she is licking the swing. I didn't know it when I took the picture.

She got half way up before she realized how high she was and freaked out. She tried to go higher but froze up and couldn't move.

It is a good thing I am some what of a relaxed person because this slide requires a lot of climbing to get to the top.

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Jason loves to make up songs for Kaylie and the dogs. This is her new favorite. The sun screen is not usually part of the performance she just felt the need to have it.

Neighbors

This summer we have spent a lot of time playing with our alley neighbors. They moved in a few months before us so we have gotten to know each other pretty well. Since Jen is a teacher they have been home as well. Kaylie loves playing with the girls and they love her. When she is around they take care of her and make sure she does not get into any trouble. I love it. Now that school is starting again we will miss spending time with them. Thanks for a great summer!

Play time

On Sunday we got together with Way Way and Claire. It has been several months since we had the two together. After about 20 minutes the girls decided they liked each other again and started to play together. Usually when one did something the other was right behind making sure to imitate the other to a T. Hopefully we will not let as much time pass this next time around.

Claire and Kaylie...I loved watching the two of them together.


My little monkey

They imitated everything the other one did. Here they are dancing on top of the slide.

She and the cow were best buds. At one point she kissed him.


She thought the cow needed to talk on the phone to daddy.

Play date @ Willowbend Mall

On Saturday Kaylie and I hung out with Jolie and Fletch. We decided to spend part of the morning at the mall playing in an attempt to get their energy out so they would nap. They had a blast. It was so much fun to watch how well the two played together.

adenoids/tubes

Today Kaylie got her adenoids out and tubes replaced. She did wonderful. They told us it was good we did it because her tubes were working there way out and her adenoids took up 50% of her nose. Since these are a breading ground for infection we are hoping this next cold and flu season will go a little bit better. Thankfully, we are home and Kaylie is out cold in her bed. Yet again we are so incredibly proud of our little girl. She has been through more than we could have ever imagined.

Pre surgery

She put herself and her babies night night. I love this pic.

This is post loopy juice. She cracks me up. She will start to laugh hysterically about 5 minutes after she gets it.

Time goes by

The past two weeks have been crazy. Kaylie was home with a week and a half long stomach bug that pretty much left us stir crazy in the house until last Friday. Since then we have been taking it easy while taking a little bit of time to play. Now she is back on schedule and doing well.

On Thursday Kaylie will finally go in to get her adenoids out and ear tubes replaced. I will let you know how that goes.

Random...take a second to look at my lily pie counters at the top of my blog. I know this is silly but it made me smile at how much the child changed from 2 to 3. It is a little person and not a baby anymore. It blows me away at how much you learn from 0 to 2. I can't wait to see how much she can do through out the rest of the year.


After a week and a half long stomach bug we finally got out to play on Friday with our alley neighbors. Kaylie loves them and they love her. It is great to watch her interact with children that are 4, 5, and 8. They are so sweet and loving and love it when Kaylie plays with them. We feel so bless to have them as our neighbors!


Since their kids are older they decided to tear down the swing set and put in a trampoline. Kaylie was not excited about getting in this at all. After a few distractions she got in and played. Kaylie did not jump. Instead she and the girls bounced and chased after balls. Kaylie laughed the entire time.



Kaylie is definitely a follower. She loves to imitate anything they do. She loves to fall down on the ground with them.



"I'm the map, I'm the map, I'm the map, I'm the map...I'M THE MAP!" She loves Dora

She wasn't even phased by the toddler sized Dora.

I caught her holding all of this while trying to push the car. When I first saw her she was using her head and shoulder to hold meow meow.

This is her new pouty look. Her she is demonstrating it for everyone. If she is really upset she drops her jaw down even more making it even harder not to bust out laughing.


Kaylie and Bailey have both enjoyed having our blinds pulled up in the dining room. At times Kaylie will yell at Bailey because she will not move.

Today we enjoyed a fun day with Kalie while her mommy went to a training. We did this last year to help each other out to make sure we got our hours and after 3 hours with them it blows me away how much they have changed. They played so well together and at times actually talked with each other .

They spent a good 15 minutes chasing each other. It was precious.

This picture of Kaylie reminds me of a picture my mom has of me when I was little.

All of a sudden I hear Kalie telling Kaylie "no." When I looked over at them Kaylie was laying/hugging on Kaylie. After I laughed they both decided it was fun.
Since Kaylie has been turned around we are having a hard time keeping the sun out of her eyes so I am attempting to "try" and get her to wear sun glasses. These only stayed on long enough to take the pictures
Today we went over to Fletcher's house to play. It is the first time in a long time that they have actually been able to really play. We saw him on Sunday but it was very short. They get so excited to see each other.

Kaylie and Fletch...I love watching the two of them together. They have so much fun together. The best part is hearing one of them call for the other. It is so sweet.