Great Falls

Last Monday Kylee and I got together with some friends (Kristen and Rachel) for a nice day at Great Falls. It was beautiful weather, colorful leaves, and the sound of rushing water.

These are the days that I cannot come up with one complaint about being a mom. And I know if I did, Kurt (including others), would probably want to shoot me. :)

Poop, poop, and more....POOP!!

So just in case you are having a bad day or have one in the future, here is something for you to read to at least give you a smile. Keep in mind that I am not complaining; I remember that I signed up for this:

Well, I was walking a blue healer on Saturday and around here you have to clean up your pet's waste. Otherwise, you can be slapped with one large fine. So anyways...I was carrying a little bag with me and the dog did its business. Not so bad, kind of warm, squishy and gross, but I picked it up and carried it to the nearest garbage can. Earlier that day I was wondering how many times this dog pooped in a day, by the way. I ended up getting my answer in an unwelcoming way. The dog decided to take an even larger dump on someone's front lawn. No bags, but one large stinky pile of crap. Joy! So I ended up finding the largest leaves available and wrapping the poop in that. Any additional leaves on the way were grabbed and added to help keep the poop from dripping (yeah, nasty poop). Then the dog went again!!! In someone else's front lawn! I was bent over with my hand under the dogs bum trying to catch the stuff before it came out with more leaves, but I didn't get it all, so some got rubbed into the lawn with my foot. (Hope no one saw). So I had the great opportunity of carrying a pile of crappy (literally) leaves with poop oozing out the rest of the way to the dog's house. Anyone that drove by smiled and laughed. Oh the fun that was. Kurt got a good laugh out of that and said only his wife would be caught squatting by a dog with her hand catching the poop.

Well, there you have it - details and all.

Family Pics

An early Christmas gift encouraged us to get some family pictures taken while the fall leaves are still changing.


This is the picture we decided to use for our Christmas present (framed painted picture)

This is probably bad, but I think this picture is hilarious. If only it was a different finger that Kylee was pointing.

P.S. Thanks again Ryan for taking the time out of your schedule to take some great pictures.

Walk A Dog

So I was trying to decide a month ago what kind of job I was going to do now that I have Kylee. I wanted to be able to stay at home and take care of her, but we also needed money to pay rent. After some thought I decided why not start my own business?

Presenting Walk-A-Dog Pet Services located in Alexandria, VA. I made a website: www.walkadogtoday.com and already have an assistant - Kylee. :) Things are going well and I am enjoying it so far. I will admit that we are a little nervous for the cold months of January - March. Thank goodness I am not doing this in Idaho though. Kylee would become an icicle.

4 Months Old

Kylee is now four months old! She is loving life and trying out her new talents. She rolls over in her crib and is starting to roll on the floor. She loves to stand and looks around with a little help.

Her exersaucer is one of her new favorite toys.

Kylee doing her favorite past time - sucking her hand and fingers. Hope we don't have a thumb sucker on our hands.

Happy Halloween...

Two weeks ago. Sorry, I have gotten a little behind. Here are some cute pictures of Kylee in her tiger costume. The best part of her costume is her new talent of growling. Fits her costume perfect!



We had a great time going to our ward's Trunk-or-Treat and then having a small party with friends and their children.

Girl's Night Out - Donuts

Last Thursday several of us decided to get together and make some treats for ourselves (and I guess our husbands too). :)

We ended up making spud donuts and they turned out pretty well.

I got the recipe off another friend's blog and was a bit worried how they would turn out when I saw the words: "kneeding, and rising" in the recipe. These are a few things that I am not so good at, but it turned out pretty delicious in the end.


P.S. (For Rachel) - Brandie and I saw a truck out in front of the Olive Garden that sold homemade frozen yogurt. That is yours' and Ryan's destiny. You are going to drive a van that sells homemade ice cream and donuts. Maybe Liam will even take over the family business. :)

Running

I owe it to my friends, Brooke and Rachel, for giving me motivation to try to get back into shape after having Kylee. They started running in July while I was still pregnant and have kept on with it. I started joining in on their runs in August and am now still running. We can now run five miles pretty easily. Pretty exciting stuff for me!

One of the main runs we go on is from the Iwo Jima monument to the Washington Monument and back.

Here are our two cheerleaders: Liam and Kylee. They end up coming along most of the time, they really have no other choice. :)

Sick....

Kylee got her first cold this Sunday. So even though it is just a cold, it is still so sad to see your little baby sick and not feeling well. (I know, I am a dorky mom because I am blogging about Kylee's cold. Oh well....at least I haven't blogged about what percentile Kylee is in...yet.)

It's pretty cute watching how concerned Kurt has gotten since Kylee has been sick. He will call during a break at school to see how she is doing and she is the first thing he bee lines to when he gets home. Yesterday we stripped her down to her diaper and wrapped her in this really soft blanket. She had a nice long nap in it.

Horsin' Around

Last week Kylee and I visited the stables. A friend was willing to come out and watch Kylee for a bit so I was able to ride. It was great, but I was sore for two days afterwards. I don't have my riding legs back quite yet.

She helped me muck out stalls in the baby bjorn and refill waters. The great thing about her help, she doesn't complain about the horsey smell. :) (Her dad always complains about how I smell or the car smells after I have been out to the stable.)

Kylee was able to get up close and personal with a couple of the horses. (This one is Cass)

Feeding Annie a carrot

I am definitely hoping with such early initiation, that Kylee will fall hopelessly in love with horses like her mom. Ha, ha...her dad will have to buy more horses then. :)

3 Months Old

Yeah! Kylee is getting so old. Okay, I know that she is really not that old, but she is growing up and doing more things now. It is also nice that she doesn't seem as fragile now.

This would not win the "cutest baby award," but it is one of the many funny faces of Kylee

I am so grateful for daddy/daughter time. Gives me a break and prepares me for the rest of the day.

Has no shame in looking pretty for the camera

Kylee loves to babble and share her opinion with anything that is willing or not willing to listen to her. She has made church a little more interesting now that she likes to announce her arrival and make sure everyone sitting in a 10 ft. radius knows she is still awake.

Still loves her walks with her mom, but she is starting to get a little too heavy for long walks

Kylee can be a great help in the kitchen, when I can keep her feet out of the food and off the hot cookie sheets

She is now swatting and starting to grab at things and dreams of the day that she will be able to get somewhere. She can roll a little with an extra push and pull here and there.

Nap Time

So Kurt decided to be sneaky and take some pictures when Kylee and I fell asleep on the couch. He wasn't sneaky enough to catch Kylee offguard at first though.


This is a preview of what Kylee might be wearing on Halloween. Kurt didn't want me to put it on here yet, but I think she looks hilarious.

Blessing Day

Kylee in her blessing dress

On Sunday, 20th, Kylee was blessed by her father. He gave a short and sweet blessing. Amazingly Kylee did well (no crying or pooping on the dress). Thank you to everyone that came; it was great seeing so much support.
P.S. (Compliments were given to Marques for his pink shirt and tie and to Ben for his three-piece suit)

Innocent Angel (While sleeping)

Ready for a car ride

2 Months Old

It is crazy to think that Kurt and I have now been parents for two months. (I know, everyone says that, but it is true.) Kylee is doing well and loves attention from anyone and everyone. She smiles and likes to carry on conversations with anyone that will listen, including her toy caterpillar on her carseat.

Kylee's feelings about her 2 month Dr. appointment that is tomorrow: there are 3 vaccinations involved. I am not so sure if I am very excited either (it's early in the morning to beat the crowd)

Pimpin' it Up

Pretty in Pink - her toenails are even painted pink (That's what happens with your first girl when you get a little bored) :)

We love our little girl to death (the answer might change though depending on what time you ask), and are looking forward to watching her further grow and develop.

Labor Day Vacation

So this upcoming semester is going to be pretty crazy and busy for Kurt. We wanted to take advantage of his last weekend before tests start coming. We originally planned to visit Harper's Ferry, West Virginia, but at the last minute (3 days before) we decided to go the Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Thanks to our friend, Rachel, we were able to stay in a nice beach house with two other families for 3 days.



Dallas and Mason on Ocracoke Beach

Kurt and Dallas on the ferry

Mary, Miles, Kylee and I on the ferry to Ocracoke (It was our first ferry ride and it was pretty fun)

Dallas brought a skim board and everyone tried it out

Kylee and I chillin on the beach
I loved our trip and plan to go next year when Kylee will be a year old.

Site Seeing

This last week one of my best friends, Hayley, from Rexburg, Idaho came out to visit us. She has been on a mission so this was the first opportunity to see her in two years. Kylee and I had a blast site seeing with her, even though Kylee was asleep for most of it. We both hope to see Hayley again real soon, maybe even for three months if she comes out here for an internship. (;) hint hint)

Museum of Natural History

Great Falls - I had all the hardwork, Kylee slept the whole time.

Hayley and Kurt's cousin, Brad. Thank you Brad again for being such a great tour guide.

We were told Kylee is now the youngest person to take a picture in this. I don't think she was too thrilled about that though.

The Three Amigos at Mount Vernon
(At this point, Kylee was hot and ready to be done)

World War II Monument

Like Mother, Like Daughter
(We were both mesmerized by the eagles above us at the monument)

Kylee's take on the Lincoln Memorial (She was more excited to eat)

In front of the White House