"You're Trying On My Shoes!"

Kaley loves wearing my high heels. She will spin around like a princess, but her favorite thing to do in them is jump. That's got to take a lot of talent in heels that are way too big! :-)

Haircut

Tyler's hair was getting very long and shaggy so we had grandma give him his very first trim. It wasn't trimmed much. Grandma said she wanted to leave it longer so he still had a baby look.

He wasn't too sure he was going to like this. He absolutely hates wearing bibs so we had to nix the plastic apron.

He sat a lot better than I thought he would.

"Lights, Camera, Action!"

The Disney movie Up came out today. Richard's firm rented out a theatre for the employees and their families and so we thought it would be fun to take Kaley. It was the first time she had seen a movie in the theatre and she ended up having a different reaction than I thought. It wasn't bad, but she thought it was very loud and got scared during the action parts of the movie. She spent a lot of the time on Richard's lap. When it was over she asked if we could see it again so I guess her experience wasn't too terrible. :-)

Kaley and Daddy waiting for the movie to start. Kaley loved the popcorn and drink part. :-)

I LOVED this movie! I laughed, I cried... it was full of action and adventure. It was a movie definitely worth seeing and one that we might have to add to our collection.

Wet n' Wild

Kaley is already having some fun in the sun! Since it has been a little warmer, we have seen and met a lot of new little friends. It is so cute to watch Kaley having so much fun with them and they all love to play with her. They decided that they wanted to play in the water so we got out our hose and let them have at it. If you notice in the pictures the sun has gone behind the houses which made it pretty chilly, but that didn't stop them!

Kaley would run up to the water and let only a few drops touch her and then run away screaming. It was hilarious. She definitely didn't get near as wet as everyone else. At least she was having the time of her life. That's all that matters right.

Here is Kaley being like the big next door neighbor girls Kylie (10) and Aubryn (7). They are so sweet to play with her everyday even though they are a few years older than she is. :-)

Eventually Kaley decided it was way more fun to spray people than to be sprayed herself.

I told Kaley to spray Tyler just a little bit. So much for the little bit part! :-)

He cried at first because it was so cold, but then he didn't really mind it. ;-)

"Where A Kid Can Be A Kid"

Kaley had been asking and asking to go to Chuck E Cheese. Every time we would pass it she would point it out and ask if we could go. She had only been one other time before (a little over a year ago). I guess it left quite the impression. :-) So we decided it was time to go again. :-) We had a blast! She was so excited about everything and loved every minute! It is so fun to go places and experience them through the eyes of a child.

Waiting for our pizza...

Kaley wasn't so sure about Chuck E. Cheese (I think that's his name) at first, but after the first couple of seconds she warmed right up to him.

"Where a kid can be a kid..." :-)

Tyler had a good time too!

This is a video of Kaley dancing to the band that plays while you are eating. It takes her a minute to warm up, but then she get into it.

Hats! Hats! Hats!

We went to Target and Kaley decided to try on a few hats...

This one fits perfectly! :-)

My personal favorite...

Nature's Wonders

There are two little ponds about two minutes from our house that are really pretty. There are always people fishing with their kids and walking the trail. It's a nice place to go relax and enjoy nature.

We got to see a pelican while we were there. It was beautiful and so graceful and the kids liked watching it try to find fish.

More decided to join in the search for food...

It was really cool to see them land. They glide on the water before they settle in...

Kaley loves pushing Tyler in the stroller even though it's a little hard since she can't see where she's going. :-)

Congrats to the Grad!

My brother David Graduated from BYU in Biochemistry (very impressive). We are so proud of him!

Congratulations Dave!!!

Kaley really loves her uncle Dave!

The Mayan

We decided to try out The Mayan restaurant a little while back. The food definitely left something to be desired, but the little show they put on was pretty exciting. Kaley loved the show as long as she didn't think the performers were getting too close. :-)

Diving into the pool down below...

It's quite the drop...

Boondocks

We had been getting a little stir crazy so we decided to go to Boondocks and let Kaley try out the Kiddie Kove that they have.  She had a blast climbing up and sliding down the big slides.  It was nice to get out and to spend time together.

Being measured to make sure she wasn't too tall! ;-)

Richard played a couple of rounds of basketball! :-)  

It was a huge (and very high) playground.  The levels were made out of strong nylon strips and so there were spaces in between which made Kaley a little nervous.  It took a little while for her to get used to it, but once she did she was like a little monkey!   

I can't believe that Kaley is three years old already!!!  She is such a blessing in our lives.  I go to bed every night thinking how blessed I am to have her.  She is so smart, funny and cute!  We love her more than words can express!

She had a very fun and busy birthday this year and she loved every minute!  In the weeks leading up to her birthday I would ask her what she might want and she would always answer "candles."  All she wanted was to blow out candles.  It was so cute and so innocent.  So I decided that on her birthday I would put candles in her meals during the day.  It was fun to see how excited she was when she got to blow out the candles.  On her birthday I took her to the store so that she could pick out a little present and she picked bubbles.  She had a blast with those all day.  The next day we celebrated her birthday with my dad, who came up from Las Vegas, and my grandpa.  We had a good time and it was good to see them.  If that wasn't enough celebrating already, the day after seeing my dad, we had a big family party with grandparents, aunts and uncles, and cousins.  She had a blast and was so excited to see everyone.  She is so lucky to have so many people that love her and we were so grateful to everyone who came!

Let's Go Fly A Kite!

Here is Kaley with her new kite.  It was so funny to watch her try to hold it without it dragging her along. 

It was a perfect day to fly a kite!

I thought this was a cool picture.

Kaley wanted so badly to fly her kite by herself.  She is obviously too little to really fly it, but she kept trying and trying.  (Richard would throw the kite in the air and it would float for a couple of seconds.  She loved it)!

These are just a few cute pictures of the kids that I couldn't pass up...

For a while, Tyler would smile so big that his eyes would close.  It looks like he's laughing but he is just smiling.  It was so funny!

Kaley came and sat next to Tyler and this is what he did.  It was so precious!!!

They love giving each other hugs!

Valentine's Day

The week of Valentine's Day I decided to try some heart hair-dos on Kaley that I got from the "She Does Hair" blog.  I think they turned out pretty cute and I thought I would share.

I need to put the point of this one down further next time, but I think you can still tell what it was.  :-)

  It was fun to get little gifts for everyone and to be together on this day of love with those I love very much!

For dessert we had chocolate bowls with ice cream and chocolate covered strawberries.  I saw the idea for the bowls a few days before and decided to try it.  I think they turned out alright for a first try.  They sure tasted great!  :-)

Happy Valentines Day!