Sunday, April 20, 2014

Easter Weekend in Iowa

 We spent Easter weekend in Le Mars with Gramma & Grampa on the farm.
We were SOOOO busy!! 
We got to see how big Emma's gotten and how much she smiles
 Evan and I colored some Easter eggs
 Evan taught me how to do bunny ears
 We visited Great Gramma Helen at her new retirement home that she loves
 and she showed us off to all of her friends
 We got a 4-generation picture with Kalia
 Saw more of Emma :)
 Papa brought Evan and I to the neighbor's to feed their sheep and llama
 We got back to find an Easter egg hunt
Even Kalia caught on and started collecting eggs!
 She even figured out how to open them!
 Saturday night we went to Aunt Carol (Kessenich's) house for dinner
and played A LOT with the other kids (Mommy's cousin's kids)
 We found that Emma LOVES LOVES LOVES the swing!
 Kalia found some new friends too!
She got lots and lots of love from Grace & Maggie! Too bad they live so far away - they'd make great babysitters!!!
 We had another Easter egg hunt after dinner
 Kalia had a GREAT time finding eggs
 with some help from Papa
 
We emptied all the eggs - and some had a special prize...
 Bubbles!!!
What a BUSY weekend!
 Little girls on Easter Sunday
 Someday they will be best buds!
 
HAPPY EASTER EVERYONE!!


Saturday, April 12, 2014

Fun at the Zoo!

 It was a beautiful day, so we went to the zoo! 
Stopping for a picnic lunch!
Being silly waiting for a train...
Kalia getting time out of the stroller to explore
She says, "Enough with the pictures, Dad!"



Friday, April 4, 2014

Kalia - 13 Months

 Beckett went to the Royals game with a friend, so Mommy & Daddy got some one-on-one time with Kalia. So what did we do? We went to Parkville and took some pictures, of course! She was quite the ham at first, then was very wiggly and just wanted to run around. So we let her run...then she ran down a hill...and got her first boo boo on her baby soft skin after falling.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Kalia is now 13 months old. She still loves to read
and dance.
She is loving the outdoors now that it's nice enough to be out. She loves to play in the sandbox and in the drip pan on Daddy's grill - ewww! She hates it when Beckett gets to go out and she doesn't. She likes to play in the kitchen when Daddy or Mommy is cooking. Most often you can find her carrying a bowl with spoons in it. She likes to dump them out and put them back in. She does the same with her blocks and grocery cart. She'll throw everything out, then pick them up again (she did not learn that from Beckett).
 
Kalia is a VERY good eater - about the same amount that Beckett eats! She eats everything you put on her plate, but she loves most of all when she gets to feed herself. She does really well with her sippy cup and only gets a bottle before bed. She gets her bottle around 7:30pm, goes to bed right after and usually wakes around 7am.
 
Bathtime is her favorite part of the week. She only gets a couple baths a week - she currently has some yucky eczema on her back that we're trying to get rid of. She loves to splash and play in the tub. We definitely won't have to worry about her being afraid of the water, just her falling IN the water!