18 Months!!!

Believe it or not, Kaitlyn turned 18 months on Sunday! She had her 18 month check up today and all is well. Still a little peanut at 18 lbs 14 oz but bursting with energy more and more everyday.

I can't believe how quickly time flies...the past 18 months have been such a blessing for both Brad and I. Everyday brings a new discovery, a new challenge, new laughter, a new smile, and best of all, never ending love. It's pretty amazing to look into Kaitlyn's eyes and see the world from her view - so simple and filled with so much love and happiness. The way the sight of a "clock" or "truck" can brighten her eyes is so incredible. I thought I would miss being at work but the past three months of being at home with her has made me realize that I wouldn't trade our morning breakfast, trips to storytime at the library, trips to the park, playdates, or afternoons of puzzles and books for anything in the world. I'm not sure what gets me more - hearing her whisper "Dadda" when we hear the garage door and seeing her eyes light up when she sees Brad or seeing Brad's heart melt with every hug and kiss from his little girl :) We're looking forward to many more memories and smiles in the months / years to come!!

Just a sneak peak at a Dadda / daughter weekend coming up this weekend. I'm headed down to Austin to meet up with my three best friends from college and Kaitlyn and Dadda are home alone :) I'm going to miss them SO, SO much but definitely looking forward to a relaxing weekend with the girls on the lake and at the spa!

Happy St Patty's Day!!

Happy St Patrick's Day!!

Hope everyone had a great day! It was finally warm enough to play outside today without a jacket on - yiippee!!! Looking forward to many more days at the park.

Play, play, play!!

We've had lots of playdates this week/ weekend and I finally remembered to stick my camera in the bag!! Not sure the last time I stepped foot in a Chuck e Cheese but last Thurday we did it :) Betsy and I took the girls there for a little change of scenary and probably every germ and bug in town. I think it took awhile to warm up to the signing mouse on the stage but think they had fun. This morning my good friend, Katie, had all of the girls (including toodlers, babies and babies in bellies) over for breakfast. It was a bit scarey to look around the room and realize how quickly life changes when I realized that the kiddos almost out numbered the ladies :) The weather is finally looking up and we're excited to go outside after naptime to enjoy the 40 degree sunshine today - woo hoo!!

This was only half the crew from this morning and it was nearly impossible to get a pic with everyone looking so here's the best I could do :)

Kaitlyn and Avery were changing their babies diapers...if only they could figure out how to change their own diapers!

Hope everyone is having a good weekend!

Hot Diggity Dog!!

Kaitlyn's new favorite show is the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse and one of her favorite parts is the "hot-diggity-dog" dance. This one's for you, Alan!!!




We've been trying to stay busy with trips to the library for storytime and playdates with our best pal Avery - check out a video of the two of them from Friday's playdate at Betsy's house on their blog - http://www.daveandbetsymorris.blogspot.com/. I'm sad to say I think poor Kaitlyn gets her rhythm (or lack there of) from her parents :)

It's offical... our house is on the market!!

Feel free to send all buyers our way....

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My First "Real" Haircut

We finally decided that it was time (well, probably beyond time) for Kaitlyn's first "real" haircut. We took her to my hairdresser for a quick trim. While she didn't put up a fuss or move around too much, she certainly was a bit skeptical of everything going on and had a serious look on her face the whole time :) But she got to wear this cool cape :) Here are a couple of "before" and "after" pics - honestly not that much of a difference but hopefully a bit less "mulletish." Hope everyone had a good weekend.

Before.....

After....

Couple of pics with Minnie...my best friend (at least for the weekend)!

Kisses for Minnie....