How many faces can Kylee make in 30 seconds?

1) Happy hands

2) Upset and drama is coming

3) Expressionless

4) I call this the "Kent Stance"- she looks just like her Grandpa

This is what happens when you ask Kylee to smile or look at you for pictures now. It is impossible! But you can see how our household can be very dramatic with this 2-year-old. (Thank goodness Kade is a boy!)

Sneak Peek

So I know this outfit did not take a lot of thinking or creativity, but it is pretty darn cute. Kylee's baby tiger costume is hidden in a box somewhere so I had to come up a with a Plan B for Kade.

Kylee is still trying to decide what she is going to be. We have a costume that she chose herself. However, the question is will she wear it?

Snow

About 2 1/2 weeks ago we had our first snowstorm. I do not say this with excitement and delight, but rather with grief and astonishment. I definitely had a rude reminder of what weather is like here in the west. (I do miss Virginia's nice long and warm falls.)

 A rain storm quickly turned into a snowstorm and by the end of the day, we were greeted by 2 inches of snow. Kylee loved playing in the snow, but quickly realized if she touched the snow too much, her hands became numb.

  Kade was not too sure what to think of the whole situation at hand.

Three Months Old

Some people, who will remain nameless, have commented on how behind I am on taking up-to-date pictures of Kade.

Well, here are two pictures I took yesterday.

You can't get much more up-to-date than that. Ha! :)

By the way, Kade is 3 months old now. Big accomplishment for such a little guys: he has survived me, his sister Kylee, and his 9 cousins.

Park City

Kurt's family has the tradition of going to Park City every fall during Conference weekend.

 

Jan's family always stays at the same condos every year.

 

Kade was enjoying himself with all of the attention and so many people to hold him.

We always listen to conference and then go to the outlets for shopping afterwards.

This has been the first time we have been able to join them since Kurt has been attending dental school in D.C.

Kylee loved playing with all of her cousins. They took turns rolling down the hills and everyone made a pile of leaves that Kylee and Cooper played in.

A few cousins: Emilee, Cooper, Paige, and Jane

Funny story: when Kurt and I were first dating his family invited me to Park City. After the first session of conference I decided to go exploring. I did not tell anyone where I was going because I did not have a certain spot in mind. Well, I ended up being gone for over two hours and made it to the backside of this mountain by just following a trail. Kurt's family teased him and asked him what he had done to make me mad and disappear for so long. Oops, I was just curious where the trail would take me and lost track of time.

Kade...Better Late Than Never (right?)

So this is a little overdue in coming, but better late than never.

 Here are some pictures that we had taken when Kade was about 2 weeks old.

 This was the true side of Kylee for about the first 3 weeks of Kade's life. She did not realize how much bigger and heavier she was than Kade and could not understand why he kept crying every time she smothered him.

 Poor guy. He was a good sport though.

Fall, Apples, and Horses

I have LOVED having my horse right in the backyard. It is great to just walk right outside and be able to mess around with my her. It was so hard for me to wait until I had recovered from my c-section before I could ride Sage. (Maybe this is why I started riding 2 1/2 weeks after I had Kade - everyone was gone at Bear Lake...oops:)).

Kylee has enjoyed visiting Rebel and Sage on a daily basis and giving them treats: apples and corn husks. This little girl has no fear and will sidle right up next to the horses to pet them, will ride them bareback, and feed them treats. (Maybe I have a little horse buddy in the making?)

We have been enjoying the apple trees in the backyard and Kylee enjoys making regular trips to pick her own apples to eat and share with the horses.

This was Kylee's reaction when we told her she was going to have another brother or sister in a few years. Just kidding. Talk about perfect picture opportunity. She bit off a little more than she could chew.