Thursday, March 22, 2012

Empire Mine State Historic Park

Wow, it's been a long time since I've updated~I'll try to be better about it!

On the way to Empire Mine
The grounds were very pretty
huge old trees 
we were lucky enough to be given a tour~we were a big group!
being such a good girl and listening quietly!
look at the old wheel chair!
would rather stare at her hand than have her picture taken with mommy
always happy to "give five"
they quickly became great friends!
The Uncles
it was nice having such a helpful babysitter!
looking down the mine shaft!

love this picture!
what is it about kids and rocks?!
enjoying a quick snack before we leave
 Kylie did great, she loved having kids to play with and playing in the rocks was a favorite.  Everyone kept commenting on how perfect she was....then it came time to leave and she threw a huge tantrum~kicking and screaming!  She did not want to leave at all, apparently there were a lot of rocks left to explore ;)  We finally got her out to the car, though it was a struggle getting her there, and once she calmed down she was ready for a snack!

Tuesday, March 6, 2012

California~Part 1

A couple weeks ago we flew to California to celebrate Chad's aunt's 90th Birthday!  It had been a year since Kylie had flown last and I was very, very, very nervous about how she would be now that she can walk and always wants down to explore.  It was about a 4 1/2 hour flight and she would be sitting in our laps the whole time.  We planned to get to the airport plenty early in order to leave time for security~I was bringing milk and I knew that would need to have extra screening.  I had a bag full of distractions and snacks for the flight.

Kylie did great on the plane!!  We sat in the back which helped because there was a constant stream of people walking back and forth to the bathroom so she always had someone to look at.  She looked thru magazines, we read books, watched Mickey Mouse on the dvd player, looked thru her new purse that I filled with stickers, and even took a short nap.  We were so proud of how well she did.
When we arrived in California it was lunch time, actually way past time to eat, and Kylie was really tired.  She wouldn't eat any of the snacks I gave her, you could just look at her and see how tired she was.  Finally we found a place to eat and then she perked right back up.  We didn't have anything scheduled for the first day we arrived so we went on to our motel and got settled in.  That night all 3 of us were asleep very early~Kylie slept all night in a portable crib.
Kylie was so happy that several of her books made the trip with us
A tv!
More on the trip in upcoming posts.

Slippers, Valentine's Day, and Just Some Pictures!

Kylie loves her Princess slippers and the first day we got them she even insisted on taking a nap while wearing them :)

Wearing her Valentine's headband!  
love the silly faces this girl makes!
there was a bird right outside the window, she was so excited!
Cheese!
Daddy bought her a pink teddy bear and bought Mommy a frog~Kylie decided that she wanted the frog for herself also :)
and yep....we are getting really close to 2 years old and the tantrums have started.