lazy days

We enjoyed a lazy few days this past week with spring break going on.  I certainly like staying in my pjs still mid morning and I'd like to think Kinley does too.

She LOVES to play in her closet which usually means making a complete disarray of everything in there, but she thinks she's organizing it so I occasionally go along with it.  Often times when she plays in her room she wants to put on her tutu. It's so funny to see her priss around in it!

One of our few activities last week was a little photo shoot with some baby chicks...just in time for Easter!

a tractor, a tent and an ER visit

We had a fun time visiting grandparents while daddy had a fishing weekend.

Kinley loves to see the cows. This time she got to ride on the tractor to feed the cows and she loved it!

Mimi and Kinley had fun playing in the tent...made of chairs and a sheet....the best kind of course.

Unfortunately Kinley ran a high fever for the first 3 days we were there then began breaking out with a rash all over her body. It steadily got worse on Sunday so we made a trip to the ER.

I am so fortunate to say that I've never been to the ER, but hear all the terrible stories of the long wait, etc. So I began praying for a good experience since it was close to 8pm when we headed to the hospital. Kinley was VERY cranky and now it was nearing her bed time which can get ugly when she is over tired. The Lord handled it all! We were home within an hour and Kinley got some relief without much poking and prodding from the medical staff.

The rash was an allergic reaction from the antibiotic she was on for a sinus infection.  A few days of steroids and Miss K is back in action and her rash is almost gone. I think I am finally caught up, too,  from Kinley's febrile sleepless nights. I can tell I am getting older because I can't bounce back quite as quick when I don't get much sleep.

Thanks for putting up with our drama Mimi and Mony. Maybe next time won't be quite as eventful....no promises though!

Irish Eyes Are Smiling

A greeting card by Smilebox

16 months

Kinley is 16 months! And she's getting some curls!

22 pounds, size 5 diapers, size 12-18 month clothes, size 5 shoes

Kinley's been sick off and on over the past 6 weeks. We've had to miss several playdates and other outtings to rest up and recooperate. I'm hoping this round of antibiotics will have her on the mend.

She is such a little joy! Loves her books and puzzles. She is really staring to get into her riding toys. The past few days the weather has been a little warmer so we've been taking rides in her "tar" or car. Our neighborhood has a playground across from our house and she LOVES to swing. I have a perma-grin on my face to see her smile and hear her giggle when we push her on the swing. I know we'll have lots of fun there this spring and summer.

If Kinley isn't alseep, then she's on the move. I think that's why her weight has tapered off over the past few months. It is also VERY difficult to get a picture of this busy bee. Almost everyone I take is partly blurry. Maybe I need to use the sports setting on my camera! Ha!

The seperation anxiety that I mentioned last month has worsened! She cries EVERY time I drop her off at mothers day out and nursery at church. Last week she even got asked to leave because she cried the whole time during Wednesday night church. I pray this ends SOON, very soon!

The same night at church, after I releived those poor nursery workers, she also had her first big fall and head bang by falling off of a table. (don't ask why she was on the table) Only by God's grace was she not hurt. Oh my goodness! I'm certain my heart was hurting as bad as her head. But we all survived and she is perfectly fine! And I'm up to speed now on what to do with closed head injuries :)

She says new words everyday. This morning she was watching Dora and she counted to five in Spanish!! She's getting close to being smarter than her Momma! We are really working on please and thank you, but it's been a slow process. She says thank you anytime she gives you something. Hopefully she'll catch on soon that it's the other way around!

Mimi will be proud to know that we do have our potty chair out and she does sit on it (fully clothed), but she's far from ready for potty training. When she gets ready to sit on her potty, she backs up to it, then puts her hands on the floor to brace herself then she looks to see if she's lined up right then sits down. It is histerical!

Kinley you are such a joy and we love so much! Happy 16 months!

Smiles

I saw some of these yesterday and it sure brought a smile to my face!

What do you call these? Jonquils? Buttercups? Daffodils? Funny there are so many names for a flower.

Know what else brings a smile to my face?? We are ba-ba free!! Woo hoo!!

We've been about 10 days without a bottle. Kinley has been sick and cranky the last few days. Yesterday I couldn't find anything to make her happy, so I offered a bottle and she said "no, no, no"!

Know what else brings a smile to my face??

This was one year ago today. She was 4 months old!

She was less than thrilled that I tried her Easter dress on and decided to have a photo shoot!

Know what else brings a smile to my face??

These two are my sunshines.

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Freeze Frame

We had a fun weekend visitng with our Texas family! We hadn't seen Zach's grandfather in several years. Which meant Kinley got to meet another set of greatgrandparents. We are so blessed to have grandparents in good health.

Kinley had such a fun time with her cousins, too. Here's Kinley and Nash giving love. They are 6 weeks apart in age. It was fun to see them play together.

Mammy got Kinley some "sasses" to go with any outfit from Janie and Jack. It is ADORABLE!  Check out their website. Everything is just too cute.

Here's Mason just after a great kick. We had a fun time watching him play soccer. It was so funny to see 4 year olds play 3 on 3 soccer. I'm sure you've already guessed...they all chase the ball! Go Mason!!

Mammy and Kinley....the book lovers!

On Saturday night we tried to get a picture of Grandaddy and his greatgrandkids.

Look! 3 of the 5 were crying!!

So we tried again Sunday after church and it was much more successful

Cousins Kylie and Kinley

Pop, Grandaddy, and Mammy

All smiles!

Big Fun Day

We had such a fun and busy day yesterday. First we went to the Rhea Lana childrens consignment sale. I found Kinley 4 outfits, a pair of shoes, a couple books and a puzzle.  Not bad.

After our shopping outting, we went to our Sunday School class playgroup. Here's Kinley, Ben and Sarah Kate hanging out at this great table. My friend Amy hosted playgroup this week. She has a 2 year old and twins that will be one in a few weeks. This is their 3 in 1 highchair. How cool is this!!

We had such a fun time playing and visitng and eating. I think there were 8 moms and 13 kids. Sadly this is the only picture I took :(

After a fun playgroup, we headed for Kinley's first haircut. On a normal day, Kinley has a 1 hour morning nap and a 1-2 hour afternoon nap.  So far in our day, she has not napped. So I was waiting for the meltdown. I've heard so many stories about kids who are so scared and throw fits when they get their haircut, but Miss K did awesome!

First she sat in this booster to get the back of her hair cut.

Then we moved to the chair so she could eat her giant lollipop. This was a last minute thought as we were on our way to the salon. I stopped at Walgreens to get somekind of "distractor". It worked!

Here she is all done with her big girl haircut and her "nummy" sucker.

This is on the trip home. Bless her heart she was exhausted!

By the time we made it back to the house, she had slept enough to gain enough steam for the evening. The weather offered just a little taste of Spring yesterday so we indulged a bit with a trip around the block in Kinley's car. She got this for Christmas and this is the first time we've been able to use it outside. I do think she loved it though. It was a couple of sound effects, one of which she is very fond and played it the entire stoll. I'll be just fine if I don't hear that noise for a day or two. Such fun!

For the record, we've been 3 nights without our ba-ba! Woo-hoo! Althought last night was a little rough and she slept in our bed for the first time.

Have a great weekend!

Pictures and a Performance

Recently, Zach and I got a weekend away while Kinley stayed with Mimi and Mony. I left my camera with them and only got a few pictures in return. I'm pretty sure they didn't want any evidence of completely spoiling Kinley....Letting her do and have anything and more than she wants. I know that's what grandparents are for! And I love them for it!

Here are two pictures that I did get from the weekend that are precious.

Look at this face! And I like the lighting too.

Napping buddies!
Last week we went to Fayetteville to watch cousin Melissa run in the indoor high school track meet. We had a lot of fun! Kinley mostly wanted to climb up and down the stairs and certainly wasn't up for a photo shoot, but I managed to snag a quick pic. Great job "ish-sha"

Our friends Jack and Caroline also came to visit. Jack just turned 2. Kinley decided he needed her help to open his present. It's been wrapped and sitting on our dining room table for a couple weeks because we missed his party. Everytime she walked by it, she would point at it and say, "that's Jacks"! Funny!

Hard at play! Come back soon, Jack!

Mimi and Mony came for a quick visit over the weekend.

Book time is always a favorite activity.

Kinley loves to read her Itsy Bitsy Spider book. And after the book, she sings the song...or her version of it!

Mimi is never empty handed when she comes or when we visit her. This round included a motorized Tinkerbell riding toy for K. It is slower than a powerwheels, but the same kind of deal. Kinley still doesn't know what to think of it. Give her a week and she'll be a pro.

What my little diva LOVED was the sunglassess ("sasses" as she calls them) and a boa from Mimi. She prissed around for the longest time. And has played with them everyday since.

Sidenote: we have removed the tags from the "sasses"!

Kinley holding this cute puppy. She didn't really know what to think about it. She would just pet it and giggle. And NO it isn't ours. My parents are dogsitting. Don't get me wrong, we are dog lovers, but the 2 we have are just right for our family.

I had a cute video I wanted to include, but instead I've spent over 30 minutes of trying to get it to load. Ahhh. You daily bloggers have much more patience and lots more blogs skills and I. I'll try it again tomorrow. Maybe after some zzzzs I can figure it out. Night!

6,7,8,9,10!

I've been trying to blog for over a week now and we've just been so busy I haven't been able to squeeze it in. I'm hoping to put together a big post tomorrow or the next day. I thought it would happen today while Kinley was a Mothers Day Out, but she's been a little under the weather so we stayed home today.

Zach and I have been working with Kinley just a little bit on counting to ten. She has a puzzle that we play with and she also has number magnets on the fridge she loves. Last night as I was cleaning the kitchen she was playing with the magnets and counting to ten. The first few numbers are a little off, but 6-10 is right on. She amazes me every day with something new. I know she doesn't get her smarts from her momma!

P.S. I know her outfit doesn't match. She made a mess of herself at dinner and I just grabbed the first pants I could in her drawer. Kinley, when you are older looking back on this, please forgive me for recording you looking so arye!