Happy 8th Birthday Kaylee!

Another year has gone by so fast for our Little miss Kaylee.  She is really  changing into a big girl.  She had rather be on the go and at any body's house except her own unless she has a friend over.  She loves her sports; this year she has been involved with basketball, softball, swim team, slow pitch softball rec league and tournament team, gymnastics and will be in soccer this fall.  She absolutely loves every minute of it.  She is so much like me in that she loves to be involved and loves her friends.  She keeps us on the go all of the time.  

She had a skating party this year to celebrate and had lots of friends and family there to celebrate.  Thanks to everyone! 

Kara Brooke loving Nate, I swear she didn't mean to put him in a head lock.  Bless his heart!

And because as Kaylee said, her birthday party post wouldn't be complete unless..... I mentioned me busting my rear and ending up in the ER!  Oh yes friends, I fell hard, REALLY hard!  I did not hit my elbow but instead tried to catch my self as I fell.  After the party we went to eat and I could not even eat it hurt so bad and continued to swell.  I can not bend it, hold it straight or lift with it.  Two hours, three x-rays and $150 co-pay later the Dr. came in to tell me the good news is, "I don't see anything broke however there is a "fat pad" in the elbow that will not allow us to see on the x-ray and especially with all the swelling."  Are you kidding me?????  So you are sending me home with a maybe broke elbow, a sling, high powerful meds and a referral to an orthopedic doctor!  I am supposed to stay in the sling for a week.  {Will not be happening!}  I am supposed to start trying to stretch it within 48 hours to see if there is anymore range of motion.  Lets all say a prayer that by Tuesday I will be able to move it more!

.....And just in case you needed a visual... here I am trying to get up, Thanks to Kris for being soooo worried....and able to snap a picture! lol

Just for the record, I wasn't the only old person that busted their rear.........

....just the only one that got hurt!

Yes that is Susan on her way back up off the floor!

13 months old

Time hasn't slowed down a bit since Kara Brooke's first birthday!  Here is what she has been up to these days.

1. She understands commands like, go find your cup or your shoes.

2. She dances as soon as she hears music.

3. She can say bite, oeeess (shoes), bye bye, Nana and a whole lot and gibberish!

4.  She still doesn't like to get her face wet in the tub.

5. She is still climbing on everything just a little higher and a little more daring.

6. She will eat anything she can get hands on even though she still only has two teeth!

7.  She is completely off the bottle during the day and only gets a small bottle of Alumentium at night.  She is just about weaned off of the high dollar stuff!  Whoooooohooooo!

8. She can point at things that she wants.

9. She will give kisses when you ask of them but only if SHE wants too!

10. She still has the Adams temper and pushes the envelope on everything.

11. Loves her big sister so much and gets so excited EVERY TIME she sees her!

12. Loves to be outside.  (Good thing since she is always tagging along at the ball fields.)

13 .Loves her baby dolls and real ones too, especially Nate.

14. She knows when she is in trouble or has something that she should not because she takes off running.

15.  She has the funniest sense of humor and laughs all the time.         

Softball tournament

Kaylee has had the opportunity to get to play on a slow pitch tournament team this summer. They have played in two tournaments so far, the first one they placed second and this past weekend they placed FIRST! Now they will be moving on to the state tournament in a few weeks. Kaylee is enjoying this competition play so much, she is by far NOT the best player and is one of the 3 youngest on the team and she knows that but it has given her the chance to see what she can do and the opportunity to learn so much! It has been such a wonderful experience for her and us as well.

#1! Wheewho!

Kaylee and GB


Kaylee hitting



Having fun in the dugout!

Honor's Day 2009

School is out for the summer but Kaylee wasn't too happy because "In second grade I have to learn multiplication!" Oh my and I bet that isn't all little miss! She really had a great year and at Honor's Day she received the Achievement Award long with another little classmate which happens to be the niece of a blogger friend. Oh and by the way, Allison, I totally stole your video, hope you don't mind!! ;) Kaylee had all A's on her report card for the year....she makes us so proud! She will be spending the summer at Barnyard and attending several ball camps, swimming and the list goes on and on!

Here is the video I was talking about! Enjoy!

Pictures

The morning before Kara Brooke's birthday party my FAV-O-RITE photographer, Julie Smith, came to my house to do some cake pictures with little miss. We had originally planned on doing most pictures outside but as you know mother nature had a different plan and it was pouring down rain! Here is a sneak peak of what Julie sent, bless her heart she is really having to edit due to the lighting. We are getting real one year old and family pictures made Sunday afternoon outside, so be on the look out for those.

One Year old!

Happy Birthday Kara Brooke!

I just can NOT believe that our little KB is already ONE!  I know that I have said that everytime she gets a month older but SERIOUSLY.....I really am not handling this well.  I guess since I know she is our last one I want her to stay a baby forever but boy she proved me wrong today with her grown up attitude, walking around like she owns the place and trying to copy everything we say!  

Oh how I remember this day last year soooo well.  Kris and I were talking on the way home from the Dr. about how May 12, 08 was probably THE scariest day of my life EVER!  On the inside I was dying, I just knew something was wrong with my 10 pound BLUE baby.  After the Dr.'s reassured me she was okay I was still screaming on the inside and praying sooo hard that she was ok. 

And sure enough one year later, Dr. Bradley tells me she is a very healthy and very strong 23.13 pound bundle of pure JOY!  She is still in the 90th percentile on height, weight and head circumference.  Which Dr. Bradley said was great meaning she is very proportional and is not at all overweight! ;)  She wants us to start weaning her off of the Alimentum to whole milk and of course is about time to start doing the same with the bottle.  Which shouldn't be too hard except for the night one.  She still only has two teeth but thinks she can eat anything and pretty much does.  Poor baby had to get 4 shots and her finger stuck.  She SCREAMED and SCREAMED and then fell fast asleep.

~Waiting for Dr. Bradley~

When she woke up in the car she realized she had a band aid on her finger and was trying to pull it off.  I think it finally came off sometime this afternoon but I have no idea what happened to it maybe she ate it, I don't know!

She is now riding face forward and can she where she is going instead of where she has been and loves it.  She loves watching the TV in the car too.  Maybe we WILL get to take a vacation this year since she likes to ride!

We got back just in time to go pick KK up,  Kara Brooke says, "NayNay" but we know what she means!  I let her out of her seat and she was climbing {imagine that} all over the van while we were waiting for big sister.

After we got home I was able to snap a few more pictures of our sweet baby girl!

Dear Kara Brooke,

We are so happy that God saved you for us and now we can not imagine our life with out you and you definitely complete our family!  You are one funny little girl full of personality and you love to do things how and when you want to do it!  As your big sister "NayNay" says, "We could  not have asked for a better baby!"  She is SOOOOO right!  We LOVE you to the moon and back baby girl!   HAPPY 1st BIRTHDAY!!

You are one pretty cool baby, I guess we will keep you!

And just because I still can NOT believe I birthed a 10 pound baby........

.....bless her little heart...ain't she sweetest half grown baby that you have ever seen!?!  Thank you all for sharing our first year with us, it has been absolutely AMAZING to have two beautiful baby girls!

Love ya!

Happy Mother's Day!

My Mother's Day started off bright and early with Cutie Face on the left waking up at 5 am!  It was such a pretty morning before it clouded up and got all rainy AGAIN!  I recieved some of the best gifts that Kaylee had made at school and church, a $100.00 bill and dinner at the Olive Garden with my mom and Kris' mom.  It was a great day and I am so thankful for my two baby girls!

Here are some more pictures from Saturday after the party.

Testing out the new toy without sand or water!

Don't you just LOVE the cupcake bloomers?

1st Birthday Party

 Our first cupcake themed birthday party was a success!  I can't believe it is over and she is {almost} one!  I have quite a few pictures to share so grab a cup of coffee sit back and enjoy!

The cake was so cute and SOOO yummy!  

Waiting for guest to arrive and watching Daddy cook!

Kara Brooke and her best bud Nate {she looks like a 3 year old compared to him!}

Cake time!

Remember this......

One year ago today this is what I looked like! HOLY COW{literally!}

Who would have ever thought there was a 10 pound baby in there??

Invite

Here is Kara Brooke's first birthday invitation.  I found a website where you design the invite and then they print it.  I LOVE it!