Lunch

We recently had lunch with Chad's cousin, who we hadn't seen in several months.  It was nice to catch up!  Plus we went to Texas Roadhouse which is always a favorite! 

Kylie wasn't on her best behavior, but she did good enough, never got loud, just would not be still for anything.  I even resorted to whispering threats in her ear which seemed to help some.  Is it wrong that I'm happy she's finally at an age where threatening to do something or take away something works??  Right now it seems like just threatening works better than actually punishing her.  She has been getting one of her 2 year molars so I suspect that's causing some of the problems.  Plus all the weather changes this time of year... the day before had been hot and we were in shorts then overnight a front came thru and the next day was cold and windy.

Notice the one red shoe~that was her choice.

Right before I took this picture she was wearing all 3 shoes, yes, 3 shoes at one time and none of them matched!  She had one of Chad's, one of hers, and one of mine.  She apparently has her own sense of style.

Susan G. Komen

I have always thought about walking in the Susan G. Komen walk and this year we finally decided to do it.  We were members of a group walking for a former coworker of mine who was recently diagnosed with breast cancer.  It felt good to do something to help such an important cause and I'm so glad we did it.  We have since looked into information on walks in support of other diseases that are near and dear to our hearts.  I hope that we will participate in others in the future.

We were up EARLY for the walk!  I'm sure glad I had been talking to her and preparing her for all the people, I couldn't even believe the crowds of people!  

Sitting patiently during Opening Ceremonies.  We participated in the Family Walk portion of it.

So excited about the banana she got after the race :) I love the use of her cup holders~cup of water, cup of milk, Dad's water bottle, and the 4th was where she would put her banana between bites.

It was hot and sticky outside.

We didn't stick around much after our portion was over, the crowds made it very hard to pull the wagon.  Chad didn't mind carrying the wagon, but my arms got tired pretty quick from carrying Kylie.  She has gotten so heavy and I swear she is heavier than she looks!  Plus, since we were in town we had decided we would go to the cemetery where Chad's parents are buried.

Once again....

Once again, I am playing catch up with the blog.  We really have been busy, things to do, places to go, plus just keeping up with a 2 year old!  I'm hoping to get a few posts done today and try to get caught up...we'll see how well that works out though!!

Kylie's Halloween outfit top that Maw made!

Sophie has been around since Kylie was a newborn and she still loves the giraffe.  I don't get the attraction and I'm starting to think it's time Sophie gets lost in the bottom of a toybox again :)  I just get so tired of that squeak!

That look!

Maw and Paw were visiting and she was showing off for them.

Maw's baby girl

Paw's baby girl

At least the hat matches her outfit!

She would paint all day, every day if we would let her!

Wordless Wednesday

Fall!

Kylie loves having time each day to do some sort of activity, lately we've been talking about Fall, Halloween, and pumpkins!

She loves any activity involving stickers!  The first day, I was telling her what the different stickers were and there was one that was a mummy.  The next day she was asking for a sticker, I would ask her which one she wanted and she would reply "Mom".  I would say okay but which one do you want,.  Finally, I handed her the sheet of stickers and told her to point and she pointed to the mummy sticker and said "mom" :) So now mummies are called "mom" around here!

Trying to find just the right place to put the sticker.

She was feeding Min (Minnie)

Feeding the pig

Finally getting to wear a Halloween shirt!

Catching Up

Seems like I have a lot of trouble staying caught up with the blog lately, so expect several new posts to be coming soon.  Kylie is just getting smarter and smarter by the day ;) seriously though she is always surprising us by what she knows and how quick she learns!

She could play outside all day long

Kylie loves these things, me not so much, they poke you!

Funny face!

Still loves her swing, even though she is too big for it now

One of my favorite pictures!

Yes, she is posing with a can of food, she insisted and as a mom of a toddler, I have learned to pick my battles!  This is part of her Halloween costume, hoping to take pics of her in the whole costume soon, can't wait to see it all together, she is going to be soooo cute :)

Pictures

My cute Minnie mouse!

Stacking the blocks as high as she can reach

She was laughing hysterically as she was tickling her own feet :)

Coloring the letter K!