Our beach vacation!

We had a WONDERFUL vacation! Kylie went to the beach for the first time! SHe LOVED the sand, shells, "kiddie" pool and the lazy river! She liked watching the waves but wanted no part of going into the ocean - maybe next time! We were so glad her Grandma and Pop were with us to experience all the fun moments we had with Kylie! Thanks Mom and Dad! We have so many precious memories! Her are just some of the many pictures we took!

Kylie meets baby Natalie

Kylie and I took a trip to Cincy to spend some time with her grandparents and meet her new cousin Natalie. She tocuhed Natalie's hand and looked at her for a little while but I don't think Kylie really knows what to think quite yet! Jaime, Nick and Natalie seem to be adjusting well. The bigger highlight (for Kylie anyway) was taking a trip to the zoo and looking at the "orange fish" in Grandma and Pop's pond. She also enjoyed their dog Lexie. We had a good visit with her great grandparents too! Unfortunately, my battery died on my camera and I didn't have my charger. So just a few pics of Kylie and Natalie and one of Ky reading just b/c I thought it was cute!

Introducing Natalie Paige!

My sister Jaime and her husband Nick welcomed their first child into the world on June 2, 2010. Natalie Paige was born at 4:59 p.m. and weighed in at 7lbs 1.9oz and 20 inches long. She is healthy and beautiful! We are thrilled to have this new edition to the family! Kylie and Natalie will have so much fun growing up together! Congratulations Nick and Jaime!!!!!

Zoo and planting

Last week we took a trip to the Cincinnati Zoo. We had a great time! Kylie's favorite animals were the elephants, giraffes and lions! The highlight of this trip might have been feeding the giraffe! She just LOVES the zoo. We are looking to summer so we can take more trips to the zoo! We also met the whole family and celebrated Jill's b-day and Mother's day but I forgot to snap pictures! Kylie helped me plant some flowers this weekend. She had a blast digging in the dirt. But I am not sure if the flowers will survive Kylie!

18 months!

Kylie Hope turned 18 months on 4/10! I sound like a broken record but she is so much fun! She LOVES to climb, run, and talk! Her 18 month well visit went great. She is 32 1/4 inches long and weighed in at 19#5 oz. She is using two -three word phrases consistently and her vocabulary seems to inrease everyday! Temper tantrums have also started! She loves to "sing" and right now her favorite is "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star". She also is into Dora and Boots! We are looking forward to a fun filled summer with our busy toddler!

Easter 2010

Sorry this post is a little late. We had a wonderful Easter! Kylie was so fun this year for Easter egg hunting! She totaly got the concept and loved putting the eggs in her basket. However, after she figured out that there were goodies in the eggs she she was more interested in opening the eggs then hunting them! She was so fun to watch! She is a very busy girl so we were not able to get very many "still" pictures with her in her dress. A sign of the times! Thank you to her grandparents, aunts and uncles for again spoiling her rotten!

Spring is in the air!

It has been a beautiful weekend! Kylie LOVES playing outside! She discovered some blooming flowers and said "touch flowers?" She had so much fun "touching" and "smelling" the flowers. She also entertained herself for quite some time with an empty flower pot! Here are a few pictures of us enjoying some early Spring days (inside and out!)