KayLeigh's Big Sister shower

Kim, Sally, Carol and I threw JJ and KayLeigh a baby shower at Carol's house. It was great to see everyone, Shelley's mom came! It was a great surprise and it was great to see her! I set up a scavenger hunt for KayLeigh and her and her friends really enjoyed it, I think! They got some great gift and now we will get them loaded in an extra suitcase to get them to Maryland!
The three of us have lots of pictures... but are they all at Carol's house??? LOL!
Surely we have family pictures else where, right???

Hanging out at Gma and Papa's House

We headed to Grandma and Papa Chuck's house Friday the 12th to meet up with JJ and KayLeigh. It was a cramped ride to Austin with Sally, David, Kaylah, Kyndahl and I all in the Explorer! But we made it! KayLeigh ended up having a fever and went to the dr for a flu test. We had mexican food for dinner of course and then sat on the back porch to watch the lighting. Kyndahl headed to bed as usual and JJ and Sally snuck into the room to sleep later. Kyndahl got up at her normal 3:15am craziness and saw JJ. . . and said "HI"! They headed to the kitchen when she wouldn't go back to bed, so David and I joined them. We all sat and talked til she went back to sleep about 4am. Then everyone went to bed except me who had to ffed Kaylah as she got up, perfect timing huh! Saturday Kyndahl was up at 6:45am!! She is used to it being really dark in her room, so sunrise got her up!! She played with a frog and rode around with KL and Bryan.

Then KayLeigh taught her to eat cornflakes and ranch while Kaylah hung out with Papa.

Dinner at the fountain

We met Grams, Papa B, Nana and Papa G at the fountain for dinner at Blue Baker. Kyndahl loves running around and watching the water. It is hot but a good evening breeze was blowing. We love taking walks in the afternoon right before dinner.

Kaylee's 2nd Birthday Party

Kaylee's Party was so much fun. The kids had a blast. They all loved to jump on the trampoline and the Little Tykes car was a hit! They all cooled off in the water from time to time but had a ball just running and playing. Kyndahl loved the cupcakes!! She carried her's around for about 20 minutes as she played, she ate! They are all getting so big! Luckily it is summer and I can see all of the BBC mommies and kids on a daily basis! Hard to believe it has been about a year and a half since we all met!

Sisters

Aren't they cute! Love both shirts but they will not pose to save my life!! This is all I could get from either of them!She really is such a good big sister. She loves on her and kisses her all the time. We are having a big issue with the "nuka" (pacifier). Kyndahl wants to take it away all the time. She finally got really brave and even put it in her mouth... seems like we are spending more and more time in "Time out"!

Dinner at Jose's

So I am a little behind on posts but I am going to try and catch up!! So here goes! We headed to Jose's the week I went back to school. I hated going back but since all my kids had finals, I decided it was what was best for my students. My mom came into town luckily because Milissa ended up being sick! So Nana had both girls all to herself!
Uncle Marc ordered a sundae for Kyndahl not knowing she does not like ice cream. She decided to feed it to him instead! All in all it was a good week. I was crazy being away from the girls but made it. Saturday was a work day for me so Nana, Kyndahl and Kaylah went with me. They were the hit of the school and were both very well bahaved. Kyndahl slept most of the time!! And Kaylah pooped through her first outfit... wonder what she really thinks of NZ!!

Already wearing a bra...

Kyndahl was going through Nana's suitcase and finds a bra. This is her putting it on and asking me to "buckle", smart little thing isn't she!
She's so happy to have it buckled so she poses for a picture and continued to wear it for about 15 minutes. Then takes it off to get Nana's cell phone to call " JAJA", she is so southern it is crazy... JJ turns into like 12 syllables! Then proceeds to store the phone here...

Happy 3 week old B-day Kaylah

Kaylah has her Daddy's feet... she will be able to pick up things with her toes before she is a year old... who needs hands!
She is getting so big... it is crazy to think she is already 3 weeks old! Kaylah is just now about the size Kyndahl was when she was born! Very different little ones... Kyndahl was bigger and never spit up on Mommy... Kaylah loves to spit up on Mommy. Kyndahl was never sick until recently really, and Kaylah has been on two antibiotics already!! Two is more than TWICE the fun!Her hands are big too! Long fingers and just big hands!

Playing dress up??

Kyndahl has decided she likes to try and put on Kaylah's clothes. This is a picture of her in one of Kaylah's dresses pulled up over her own outfit. She also has Kaylah's nuka. We are only having small issues with the nuka. Kyndahl has to pick it up and give it to Kaylah everytime she sees is. You can tell she really wants to put it in her own mouth but has yet to do so... one day we will find her hiding and sucking on it I am sure!

Kyndahl's favorite new toy is Smores the horse. It is over 3 feet tall and moves and neighs! Kyndhal loves to brush it and feed it it's carrot! She loves it and gives it kisses all the time. Kaylah and Smores are the only ones who get real kisses, everyone else gets the forehead!

Memorial Day at G-ma and Papa's

Sleeping buddies! Kaylah obviously loves her Papa Chuck as much as Kyndahl does. Kyndahl still has to know where he is and when he is returning at all times! She even takes after her mommy and loves his ribs as much as I do! Thanks Papa for all the food and sauce you sent home with us! It was great as always.. but with mom coming, does that mean I have to share??

My angels in their adorable matching outfits! Aren't they cute! Two days in a row and matching both days! Kyndahl's hair is getting so long up top that pigtails are about all we can do to keep it out of her face but after being in the car and napping, this is what we get!

Grandma with the girls! Kyndahl still has to love on and kiss Kaylah at any point during the day. She will be off playing, put down her toys, find and love on Kaylah and then return to whatever else she was doing!

Alpha Delta Pi Shower...

LeAnn and the kids were in Texas so I got brave and drove Kyndahl, Kaylah and myself to Houston on Saturday to see her! The kids all got to meet each other and we got to spend some time together. It was crazy as always as we got everything ready for a shower for Deanna. Geneva, Joey and Bronson even came up to see us! It was really great to see everyone even though it was a short and crazy visit! Hopefully we can all get together again soon when it is not so rushed and busy. We really all need to meet in a nuetral location just because and not for some stressful event!!!

Kyndahl kisssing Bronson already! He almost looks scared!

LeAnn and Alexandra- Jackson was off playing!

Mommy and her girls!!

Kaylah's Bath time

Kaylah had her first real bath in the bathtub with lots of help. This bathroom is small enough as is, but then you add a baby in the tub with mommy and daddy bathe her and sister and Grams watching... a little crowded but we managed!
And even tried to get a good lion towel picture to compare to sisters... this is what we got!

Playing in the pool...

and on her new splash pad! She had a blast playing in the water and is getting used to the splash pad and how the water sprays her when she gets close!

She loves the water and wanted "baby" to get in with her but mean mommy would not let Kaylah! Soon enough we will all be in the water, she will be much happier!

Kaylah's two week checkup

Kyndahl is not feeling well so we decided to take her in today and since Kaylah's two week check up is supposed to be tomorrow, we moved her appt up to today so only to make one trip. Kyndahl has lost a little weight and only weighs 22 lbs now. She weighed 22.4 lbs for her 15 month shots. But I am sure now that she is running everywhere, she is just burning more calories! Kaylah has gained weight! She weighs 7lbs 8 oz and is 20 1/4 inches long. She has gained 1 lb and 2 oz since we left the hospital a week and a half ago and grew 1/2 an inch in the last two weeks. Dr Henderson said her weight gain was "sweet"!

Kyndahl was tested for the flu and when it was negative they did blood work to check for other infections but all is good. The fever is ok since it is starting to go away and the cough will just hang around for a week or two. The yucky upper respiratory stuff is something we will just have to let run it's course. Kaylah on the other hand does have thrush and is on two antibiotics. Hopefully all will be better soon because Kaylah is not nursing well and killing mommy!!

Megan's done with Grad school!

Saturday we headed to a graduation dinner for Megan. She is officially a "Master"... well at least she has her master's! Now I have to get to work on mine!Kyndahl had a great time playing with the dogs and then in the water outside... this is a picture of her trying to catch the water falling from the roof! Silly kid... but too cute with her pigtails!

Kaylah was a very good girl and slept the whole time... Congrats Megan... glad we could be a part of it all!

Bath time!!

Last night Daddy had to give Kyndahl a bath and since last time was eventful, this time he wore his swim trunks!! I wish I had had the video camera because she stood up and he told her to sit back down on her bottom, she didn't so he popped her lightly on the bottom... and she proceeded to continue to slap her own bottom over and over about 8 times!! I was trying not to laugh but just had to!! daddy said, "well, that did a lot of good!" Gotta love the silly things they do!!

Watermelon...

This is one of the new outfits Nana bought for Kyndahl! It's adorable... and so are the pigtails! After dinner with Craig, Maddie and Ashley, for his b-day, Kyndahl was helping with Kaylah!

Craig's Bday

We headed to Roadhouse to celebrate Craig's birthday. Aren't they cute in their matching shirts! Best friends with their oldest little girls!

Mother's Day Times Two...

Mother's Day was kinda restful... as much as it can be with a 5 day old! We had lunch at Rosa's before Nana had to leave for the airport, which will also put me in a good mood... the food, not Nana leaving! Then we all took at nap!! About 3:30 we decided we could load up and head to Gram's house for dinner with the family! It is also Uncle Marc's birthday and without his two K's, it would just not be the same... so we loaded up for more Mexican food and family time. Marc held Kaylah most of the time he was there! Then after dinner and some visiting, we headed home to put Kyndahl to bed. Daddy is having to put her to bed each night and since she is not going down without a fight, it is wearing on him. It doesn't help when she cries for me... we really are both having issues with me not being able to pick her up!!

First time to dine out...

Saturday night we headed to Applebees for dinner... it's the least busy place I could think of on Mother's Day weekend! All went great! Kaylah slept the whole time and Kyndahl did ok... she just really wants Mommy time but since I cannot pick her up, it's rough! Grandma and Papa Chuck had come back to visit so we had dinner before they headed back. Kyndahl loves her Papa!! She played peek-a-boo with him throughout lunch and made sure she knew where he was at all times. He walked outside to the car to get something and she had to go to the door to make sure he was coming back... no one else matters when he is around!

coming home

Even though Kaylah's outfit was way too big, we all looked adorable coming home all matching! She was even in her shoes like Kyndahl's thanks to Keeli! Kaylah's coming home weight was 6lbs and 6 oz. She gained one ounce back the last night!! Mommy's milk is good for calories! Kyndahl was such a big helper, she even helped Daddy carry in the carseat with Kaylah inside. As you can see, she really loves to hug, kiss and hold Kaylah. She really is being great. She's not jealous and has to know where "baby" is at all times. We are working on saying Kaylah instead of baby but it's not going so well. Hopefully we will continue to not have huge issues and all will transition smoothly!