15 months

Really? 15 months? Okay, I will quit about how time flies because I know I will be saying that forever!

So here's a little about Kinley and what she's up to these days...

-weighs a little over 23lbs, size 5 diapers, 12-18 month clothes, size 5 shoes

-is talking up a storm. she can say about anything you ask her

-has many 2 word combos in her vocab. even a few 3 and 4 word combos!

-knows about every animal and the noise they make, the latest animals include walrus "wol-wis" and octopus "oc-pis"....don't have sounds for those though!

-LOVES to sing. fav songs include itsy bitsy spider, wheels on the bus, happy and you know it

-is in love with Dora the Explorer AKA "Dor", also Mikey Mouse "mouse" and much to our demise Barney "Maaanee"

-has started running and it's hysterical

-loves Mac and Cheese and about any other food you give her

-loves puzzles and books

- working on numbers...so far she knows 6, 7...if you count to five she says six, seven

-separation anxiety has arrived....I really hate hearing her cry when I have to leave. why does it hurt my heart so bad?! Hope this passes quickly!

-loves to dance!

-is taking interest in the dogs...she likes to get Gabby to shake!

-still takes 2 naps most every day

Sweet Kinley Clare you are so much fun! Every day is better than the day before. Daddy and I are so thankful for the sunshine you bring to our lives! We Love You!

Zach and I are getting a weekend away compliments of Mimi and Mony! We couldn't be more excited. Of course this is an excuse for grandparents to keep Kinley and attempt to spoil her a little more!

Happy Valentine's Day from our little Valentine!

ps thanks for the cute shirt Aunt K!

Helping Haiti 2010

Hey Blog friends! I'd like to ask you to pray for a group from my church who is leaving Friday for Haiti. Please pray for safety, for their luggage and supplies to arrive on time, for the people they help to see Jesus, and ultimately that God would get all the glory.

They are blogging their trip and I am so excited that we can follow. One of the guys going is a photographer so I am expecting some amazing pictures. You can see their blog at: helpinghaiti2010.blogspot.com

Thanks for joining me in prayer for this group!

Snow Days Update

We've had a fun, long weekend with lots of snow. I think we got around 8 inches! It was great having Zach at home with us for several days in a row. Each night after Kinley went to bed Zach and I played card games. If you know our family, you know we love games, but Zach and I don't get the opportunity to play each other very often so that was a fun treat!

As I mentioned, we got about 8 inches of snow starting on Thursday. At first the dogs were less than amused at the amount of snow. They were having difficulty taking care of "business," but Jetta quickly got the hang of it and as LOVED it. Here she is in all her craziness! Covered in snow and happy about it!

Here's Randy the Razorback! He lives in our front landscaping.
Another angle of the front of our house

Kinley loves her chair and spent some time on Friday morning watching Dora or say she says "Dor". She is very fond of Dora these days and sings the theme song. I still haven't been able to catch it on video, but I will.

After a few days of being cooped up we decided to venture out. First stop, where else other than Walmart! We had fun just browsing the store. Here we are in the toy aisle. Kinley got some magnetic numbers for the fridge and Zach and I got Phase 10 cards. I'll got ahead a say I won every game we played! We aren't mentioning the score of canasta, though.

Kinley also found a " te beea" that she had to hug and kiss. We quickly said bye-bye to the bear before he made it into our cart!

Yesterday our church was canceled because of all the snow and ice. So we spent a little while playing in the snow. Kinley loved it! As soon as she walked out the door she wanted to pick up some snow....

and eat it!

And here's her expression after eating it! She kept saying "no toood" which is translated snow cold!

Zach worked so hard on building her a snowman, but the snow was so powdery it was quite difficult so the snowman was very sad looking! Ha! But Kinley was still proud of it

The snowman kept losing his mid-drift and head!

I will say that Kinley has quite a shoe collection for a 14 month old, thanks to a momma and grandmas who love shoes, BUT water/snow proof shoes aren't in the collection, YET. So I had to rig up something so that her feet wouldn't be wet as soon as she stepped in the snow.

Here's what I came up with..ziploc bags with duct tape to hold them on! Zach laughed so hard and called me a redneck! Ha! But it worked!!

Yesterday we ventured out again for more fun...pizza and a party!

Here's Kinley ready for "peace-a"

I tired not to take too many pictures in the restaurant and draw attention to our table, so I didn't get one with her smiling, but she did love the "peace-a" and "bed" which is bread sticks! And so did momma!

After pizza and a nap, we went to Ella's birthday party at The Little Gym. Ella is Kinley's friend from church. Kinley really had a great time. Here she is crawling on the mats.

And through the tunnel!

Here's Ella and her mommy, Amy, blowing out the candles

Kinley was ready for cake. I was a little concerned about eating with the fork, but she did great. After every bite of cake, Kinley would look at me and say "mmm...nummy". Of course she's a sweet lover in this family!!

I love Melissa and Doug toys. These are some stacking/nesting blocks I found at TJ Maxx several months ago. Kinley is really starting to enjoy them. She's finally mastered how to stack them by herself. We spent quite a while playing with these lately.

All in all we've had a fun time in the snow...wait who am I kidding, it's still here and will be for a while! Kinley's Mother's Day Out was canceled today which also entailed a hair appointment for me and lunch with a friend, but that's okay. Wouldn't rather spend my day with anyone else than Miss K....besides Zach of course!

Happy Monday everyone!

Snow Day

The weather man was right. We woke up this morning to a winter wonderland. It has been snowing hard all day and hasn't let up at all. I wish that I would have measured the snow when we got up. It wasn't much because you could still see the grass.

Here's the update at around 2pm. It's just under 6 inches!

If the weather man is right in the snow amount we are supposed to get we still have several more inches to reach 10 inches. We'll keep you posted!

In the mean time, we are enjoying a day at home with Daddy!

Nothing Much

We've been a little under the weather at our house (Kinley ear infection #2) the past few days so not much to blog about. I do have a few cute pictures.

This is Kinley 1 year ago today. Isn't it amazing how much she's changed.

Here's a little sass!
I love this picture of Zach and Kinley! All smiles!

Here's a couple videos I thought were cute. Of course I am biased that think my baby is the cutest and smartest and the list could go on and on! Isn't that what mommas are supposed to do?!!

Maybe the next Food Network star!

(please forgive my southern draw...I cringe when I hear myself!)

Fun!

We have had a fun and very busy week. We've had Mother's Day Out, Bible studies, Moms and Tots class, AWANAs and playgroup and of course a little shopping! Who can resist a trip to T.J.Maxx or Walmart?!!

Kinley and I hosted...and survived...playgroup yesterday. The stay at home moms (and kids) in our Sunday School class get together every other weeks to "play". It is always fun to get out and socialize. This was our first time to host and there was a great group....15 mom and 23 kiddos!

I tried out a new (and very easy!) recipe on the group and I think it was pretty good so I'll share

Chicken Queso Soup:

3 chicken breast, cooked, chopped

2 cans great northern beans

2 cans shoepeg corn, drained

1 can rotel

1 can cream chicken soup

1 can cream mushroom soup

2 cans chicken broth

1 chicken bouillon cube

1 med onion, chopped

1/4 c. butter, melted

1 tsp cumin

garlic salt to taste

16oz Velveeta cheese

Empty cans into large pot. Saute onion in butter and add to pot. Add chicken and seasonings to mixture and simmer 20 mins. Cube cheese and melt with chicken mixture until hot. See, easy!

I only took a few pictures and they weren't great, but here are a few. You can get a semi-idea of the packed house we had. Lots of mommas and babies!!

Don't all girls love to dress up?!

Here's Neely wearing Kinley's tutu and reading some books!

The tutu actually matches her outfit perfectly! Ha! I'm sure Miss Neely intended it that way.

Here's Kinley after a few spoonfuls of dessert!

Tonight is Parent's Night Out! Zach and I are off to a peaceful dinner while Kinley plays with her friends! Fun for all!!