Holiday Fun

Watching Kiley go estatic with all of her gifts has brought me such joy. Check out what a goof-ball she is...

Thank you Billy, Michele and Will for this gift! She is so funny to watch...and we still have all five balls that go with it. However, she does hide them under the couch, tries to feed them to the dog, and puts them in her teacups!

Wow! Welcome to the glimpse of our new playroom. Not exactly what we wanted everyone to see as they walked into our house, but a room that is most desired by our child and other children who come hang out at our house. Watch the "Dancing Queen" in the video. She just cracks me up!

Embarrassing!

I so thought today was pajama day at the daycare. I got Kiley all dress up in her Sweetness JJ's and when JC dropped her off---no one else was in pajamas. That is because in all the craziness of the holiday season, marathon training, and just every day related stuff and the fact that I forgot others have to work after today--- I failed to read the date on the sign (Dec. 24th pajama day). Which leaves me sitting her all upset and embarrassed that my daughter will be the only one in PJ's today. I am thankful that she is only 1 and will not remember her mom's mistake....and we all know it will not be the first and many future mistakes will be much bigger than this!

17 months

What a trying age! After numerous hours of trying to get a good xmas card picture, this is what I got! Kiley just can not sit still and the girl always has something in her hands or mouth! Happy Holidays everyone!

Big Girl Bed

Although, our little one is just under a year and a half, she has now moved into a "Big Girl" bed. She refused to sleep in the crib. I was so tired of the crying and being told "no, night night" that I caved. It has been a pleasant experience. She has not tried to get down from the bed or fallen out of it! Thank goodness! Some nights she falls asleep in our laps and other nights we put her in bed and lay our heads next to hers. It warms my heart when she looks at me, smiles, and says, "Night-Night, Mommy!"

Kiley's 1st Haircut

JC and I were determined not to get Kiley's hair cut until her 2nd birthday, but I couldn't handle it anymore. I went to a little place called "Snip its", a kid place, referred to me by a friend. The moment we walked in the door, Kiley was excited...until I put her in the chair. From then on, the tears kept on rolling down her cheeks. They turned on the tv, blew bubbles for her...but all she wanted was me.











So, I really couldn't not watch or explain too much in detail what I wanted....just a trim really. I had no idea how attached I was to that hair! To top things off, when the cut was over, the lady said, "He's all done!" He, really, are you kidding me?? She was in pink pants and a pink sweater! Almost too pink for me! I cried for about an hour and 1/2....I guess it's just a mom thing. You all make it look so easy when you take those boys!