Kayleigh Turned One!

Well, I am late as usual, but on Thanksgiving Kayleigh turned one! The time is going too fast as usual and i officially have a toddler in the house again.

She took her first steps barely a month prior to turning one, almost the exact same age as Ian did as a baby. She has learned to throw full blown tantrums almost 2 months earlier than Ian did though... Can't say I'm excited about that milestone... Her newest thing this month has been giving kisses to everyone and her baby dolls.

The only words she says right now are "dada", "mama", "this", "that", "uh-oh", "ow", and "Titus" (pronounced "tice"). She has been saying "dough" a lot the past few days, but I can't figure out if it is corresponded to anything.

Her hair is long enough to put in pig tails in the back and it is nothing less than adorable! Now, I have always said I wanted her to have soft curly hair and well, she gets one to two soft curls right in the back of her neck! The hair behind her ears is straight and everywhere else, but I'm cherishing her too adorable curls she does have!

Sometime in the last month she has popped through three of her 4 molars without me knowing it! I knew she was teething due to restless nights and serious finger chewing, but I didn't expect to find all those molars when I stuck my finger back there a couple weeks ago!

She had a party the week before Thankgiving and got lots of girly toys! Seems so weird to have baby dolls and tea sets around, not just cars, balls and guns. Bring on the tutu's and princess stuff, I'm ready for all this girls stuff! At her party she she barely ate her cupcake or pumpkin pie... She just kept poking them. Lots of people showed up to celebrate this sweet girl's birthday and it was a fun time.

Enjoy the pictures from her party and a few other random ones.

Kayleigh's 1st Birthday!

October Fun!

Well... it has been WAY too long since I have blogged about anything. But, my In-Laws are officially back in Arizona today for the next 5-6 months and this is one of the only ways they see updated pictures of the kids, so I need to get back with it! These aren't new photos, just what I have from October. (mainly Halloween)

Can I just say I had the cutest calf ever and one adorable spider man too! We went trick or treating at Grandma and Grandpa's First and then went over to our friend's house to trick or treat in their neighborhood. Ian and Maika had a blast and got a ton of candy! Well, I am not the biggest fan of candy for my 3 year old and especially in the volume that you collect it on Halloween, SO I came up with a new plan starting this year. We had the Pumpkin Fairy visit Ian this year, she is a very nice fairy who asks certain little boys and girls for help on Halloween night. Her town is made from candy and she needs help to build her town from the boys and girls who got so much candy while trick or treating. She is a very nice fairy though and will exchange you a very neat surprise for your help. Ian was allowed to pick his 10 favorite pieces and then we left his bucket at the end of his bed for the Pumpkin Fairy to pick up. Well, she was VERY nice and left Ian a Cars 2 spy airplane! He was absolutely thrilled the following morning and still had candy to munch on later that day, so it was a win - win situation in our house!

Anyways, I hope to keep blogging up to date for while!

October 2011

My Baby is Crawling! (Here we go again!)

As of yesterday Kayleigh took her first crawls forward! She's been scootin' backwards for a couple weeks, but she finally figured out her forward momentum. My baby is growing up! Here's a video of her crawling last night.

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Spring 2011

Alright, I am just posting some photos for now... I know I am a slacker. I will post updates with Ian and Kayleigh at a later time. Enjoy some of my favorite pictures fromt he last few months!

May 21, 2011

Ian and Kayleigh - For Grandma and Papa Whittaker

Hope Grandma and Papa enjoy this!

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Kayleigh's First Time Eating Rice Cereal

Here is the big girl eating her first bowl of rice cereal! Where has my baby gone??

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February

This last month we've had a Birthday party for Ian, a family trip to Sequim and Neah Bay, and a little snow! The Birthday part was a blast. So many people showed up and Ian had so much fun. I loved it when the kids all played games, it was hilarious to watch them all trying to scoop cotton balls blindfolded. Ian got WAY too many toys, but hey, out with the old in with the new. He also got his first quad, but totally didn't want to ride it... not the reaction we thought our wild child would have at all. Victor started it up and he complained/cried it was too loud and wanted to go back inside and play. This is what happens after no nap and tons of stimulation and sugar and just opened like 20 gifts. All in all, it was a super great party with lots of friends. Not sure we'll ever have such a huge turn out like that again :)

The trip to Game Farm Park was long, but well worth it! Ian watched a movie on the way there and had a blast once we got there. He fed the llamas, zebra, deer and bears. He was a little too frightened of the ox and elk. (don't blame him, they were huge!) I had an ox burp in my face and an elk scare me to death when I forgot my window was down! We always have a good time when we go there. Last time we went I was 7 months pregnant with Ian! Kayleigh was a good girl and sat in her seat content as usual. Then we headed from there to Cape Flattery in Neah Bay. Victor hadn't been there since he was a kid and I had never been. It was amazing! The drive up alone was gorgeous. It was such a clear day you could see Canada. We chose a perfect day to go(well, it could have been a little warmer). Kayleigh went in the moby wrap for the little hike down to the viewpoints and Ian went in the backpack with Victor. Ian got a kick out of watching the waves crash on the rocks. It was a long drive home, but I'm happy we did it and that the kids were great for the car ride.

We got a few inches of snow a couple days ago and didn't miss the opportunity to have a little fun playing in it! Ian finally rode his quad for the first time with Victor too. It hasn't snowed since the week Kayleigh was born, so we had fun playing in it. Kayleigh wasn't too sure what to think about the snowflakes falling in her face, she seemed a little bothered by them. Ian had fun throwing snowballs at Mom as usual and making some snow angels. I think this will be the last snow we'll get this winter, but who knows.

Here's a BUNCH of pictures from February!

February