Happy Easter

Kacey began the morning with baby cereal and apples, a wonderful way to wake up! You can see she is such a doll, has such a sweet personality.
She has this smile where she crinkles her nose and cheeses it big time. All you see are these little gums... this is the start of that smile. It's precious.
Kylie knew the Easter Bunny was downstairs hiding Easter Eggs, hence the gate to keep her in her bedroom... but smart little thing was trying to get out to see him! She ended up getting stuck. :)

We have limited scenary in our house right now :) The house is pretty much packed, other than beds (which are on the ground) and a few other items. We've moved our stuff into PODS and we officially move out on Sunday, into a rental until we find a permanent home. I keep telling Matthew that he better be ready, this time I'm finding the home of my dreams! More to come on that...

Shhh... Kacey's Sleeping

Whenever I tell Kylie "Shhhhh," she always says back, "Kacey's sleeping."

Kacey likes to snuggle up to anything and stick her little head in something while she sleeps. This is one of the few times she'll sleep in her crib. Usually, she sleeps in the middle of Matthew and me, more often than not it's my arm that she snuggles up to. Although, many times we wake up with her head in Matthew's chest and her feet kicking me!!! (notice her cute little feet are crossed) :)

Lovely Weather

The weather has been fabulous the past few weeks, about 75-80, no humidity.

You like that grass in that picture... it's fake grass... only in Las Vegas!!!

Our fun new toy blows bubbles, so Mommy and Daddy don't have too...

Kylie loved it, so did Maggie!

Daddy said sit... so they did :)

Kacey missed the fun outside, her and Winnie the Pooh needed a nap.

DOCTOR APPOINTMENTS!

The girls had their doctor appointments yesterday- Kacey's 6 month check up and Kylie's 3 yr. Kacey is 15 lbs, 12 oz and 26.5 in long. She is in the 50% for her weight and height, so if she was in a room with 100 other 6 month olds she'd be taller and heavier than 50, and she'd be shorter and lighter than 50... Kylie was 33 lbs and 38.5 in tall. She's in the 50% for her weight too, which I was shocked at because the girl is so skinny. She's also in the 90% for her height!

Kylie loves the doctor. She was so agreeable, standing on the scale, getting poked and prodded. I was so proud of my little girl! She's got a doctor toy set, which she plays with a lot so she was very familar with all his little tools. She took deep breaths and touched her toes, let him look in her eyes, ears, mouth. She was such a good girl, and the appointment was close to naptime. I thought for sure she'd be a crank! She was lucky too, she got to walk away without getting shots.

Poor Kacey, she got 3 shots... and it was bad. The first shot, she turned bright red... the following two came really quick... and it was one of those cries where she keeps it in and you know in a few seconds the scream is going to come out. It's so cute- her face gets bright red, she scrunches shut her eyes, little tears find their way out, and she SCREAMS! She's actually been struggling since then. When Kylie was little, shots didn't affect her at all. I can tell Kacey's legs are very sore, they hurt when she moves them and she lets out a piercing cry. Last night, Matthew tried everything to get her to stop crying... nothing would work. She's got a low grade temperature, she barely slept all night. Poor little thing. Hopefully today will be better.

Birthday Party for Kylie!

Kylie's 3 years old tomorrow, March 18th. So we celebrated her party today! We went to Peter Piper Pizza, ate yummy pizza and played games. We had a cake and opened all sorts of fun presents! Look at that hand placement on the basketball, she's a natural already!

As you can see, her favorite presents were a new pair of shoes (she's crazy about shoes!). She took off her sandals for the news ones... Matthew couldn't put them on her fast enough. She also got drums. Joyous. Drums.

Updates...

Kylie's going to be 3 on Sunday! We're going to have a party for her on Saturday, so pictures will be coming.

The exciting news is that we sold our house! We were on the market for 2 weeks, and we got a contract. They came in $5,000 less than our asking price, but the kicker is that they don't have a real estate agent, so we are saving a bundle on commissions. AND, it's a fast escrow, we have to be out by the end of the month! Where are we going you ask??? we'll see... more to come :)

Matching Girls

Yup, I swore I would never dress them alike. And now, I just can't help myself! They are too cute. I've even got matching easter dresses for them too.

I can't believe Kacey is 6 months old! Y esteday was technically her half birthday. She is getting so big and has such a little personality. Yesterday night, Matthew and I heared Kacey giggling. We tip-toed over to her bedroom, Kacey was in her swing and Kylie had climbed into Kacey's crib. Kylie was throwing toys up in the air and catching them, and Kacey was laughing so hard at her sister! Kacey thought that was the best thing, and Kylie was thrilled to have an audience. The two of them make quite the pair, I'm gonna have my hands full in a few years (as if I don't already!).

Last night, Matthew went downstairs to give Kacey her dinner. I keep telling everyone that she loves vegetables, and it's really hard to get her to eat fruits. He decides that I must be crazy, so he tries to give her peaches. Two minutes later, I hear him say that Kacey's not hungry and she won't eat. Lo and behold, I come downstairs 10 minutes later, and she chowing down on sweet potatoes! This child will not eat fruits, and then we can't shovel the peas/carrots/squash/etc down her mouth fast enough. She's so funny like that.

Daddy's Business Trip

Matthew went to Charlotte, NC on business for a few days. The company gave him courtside tickets to the Charlotte Bobcats game (they were playing the Sixers). And, when I say courtside, I mean literally courtside.... Needless to say, Matthew was thrilled!

Can't forget these

More Disney pictures...

The most memorable event throughout our whole vacataion was when we went to see the Aladdin show. We had the best seats, right up front... and the show starts out like the movie, with the Big Tiger's mouth. Well, if you've ever been around our house when the movie is on, you'd know that Kylie loves the tiger. She always yells, "here comes the tiger, here comes the tiger!" So, in the middle of the theater with the hundreds of people completely silent, my child yells out (just like she does at home), "here comes the Tiger!" Everyone chuckled, it was hilarious! We will never forget that! :)
This was us at Goofy's Kitchen for Brunch. We were so tired. This was the morning Matthew had Kylie up at the crack of dawn! The characters walk all around while you were eating, needless to say Kylie was slightly cranky, so she was a tad bit moody when some of the characters she didn't know came around... like the Mad Hatter... not good :)

This is the Little Mermaid version of the Merry-Go-Round. Kylie loved it!

How pretty is Kacey?!? She's even more adorable in person, her little personality is starting to shine through.

We're waiting for the parade to start... Kylie loves popcorn, and she'll share but only giving you one at a time.

Family photo!

Disneyland Pictures

We had a BLAST in Disneyland! Kylie had the best time, Dumbo was her favorite ride. We met Goofy, Minnie Mouse, and Chip. We saw Mr. Incredible, Sully from Monsters, and we had the best seats for the parades. Kylie loved the Disneyland parade, with all the lights and the princesses. Her eyes were glued on the Loin King float. She was heartbroken when the parade was over, so we had to go the following night also.

And of course, we rode the rides. Much to Matthew's enjoyment, Kylie's very tall for her age (she must get it from me, haha) so she was able to meet the height requirements for almost everything. Matthew had her on the Matterhorn Bobsleds, Pirates, Haunted Mansion (which freaked her out to say the least!) and like 50 other rides. I had to put my foot down with the Tower of Terror, after all she's only two! :) He woke her up at 6 am (which has got to be a form of child abuse) for the early entry admission and they went and rode even more rides. Kacey, Yaya (my mom), and I decided sit that one out and sleep!

Hope everyone likes the pictures... we had such a wonderful time together!

DISNEYLAND HERE WE COME!!!

We leave this morning for Disneyland. Our van is packed solid with stuff. We're even going to try and fit Kacey's swing in there (fingers crossed).

I'm not sure who's more anxious about the trip, Kylie or Matthew. He's been getting her all excited about it! Last night, she had to wear her Minnie Mouse Ears while eating dinner. So we're off... come back again next week for all our pictures.

The little love bug...

Kacey is rolling over like crazy! She has a little play toy that she lays under and can play with toys that hang and dance over her... I turn around and all of a sudden she's on her tummy (when I put her on her back!).

And, you can see that's she's already starting to sit up on her own... I can't believe how fast the 5 months have gone!

Updates...

The girls :) This picture was taken about a week ago... this week it's in the 70's and I've got the girls wearing capris and sandals... in fact, today I'll probably paint Kylie's toes... Just thought I'd share for you folks in the cold!

We went to see Disney on Ice, Kylie was literally on the edge of her seat the entire time. She now LOVES The Incredibles and wants to watch it every day. As you can see in the picture above, she's still in her jammies watching The Incredibles and she's got a Dash figure... Dash is her favorite.

Kacey rolled over for the first time yesterday! She was on her tummy, and she flopped right over on her back. I didn't really believe it, so i put her back on her tummy... and she did it again! In this picture, that duck is her absolute favorite thing! She loves holding onto him.

Disneyland's Next WEEK!

Life is a Highway...

We were driving in the car, and Rascal Flatt's "Life is a Highway" came on the radio... and Kylie got all excited and said, "CARS!" (because it's the theme song from Cars) I was so impressed... how smart is she!!!

Hurry Home Daddy...

It didn't snow :( but it has been freezing here! I know we used to live in Utah, but this cold is absolutely unbearable. (we're complete wimps)

Daddy's got a busy week this week, Burbank... LA... Fresno... then back home to us. Poor guy is living out of different hotels and taking flights every night... it's like he's all important or something at work?!?! :) :) :) We love and miss him, can't wait until he gets back to us... (and he'll get all the poopie diapers, to make up for me having to do them all on my own!) Not 2 weeks from now, he's gotta go to Dallas too... but that's okay, because 3 weeks from now we go to DISNEYLAND!!!

It's gonna snow today!!!

Kacey's starting foods...

You know she's thinking, "do I really have to eat this?"

(Baby cereal looks an awful lot like wallpaper paste- smells pretty simliar too!)

Who's toy is this anyways?

Well, it used to be Kylie's toy... however, we thought it was time for it to go to Kacey. Kylie hasn't seen it or played with it in years. Obviously, WE were mistaken... although, she did share it well with Kacey. She showed her all the buttons and how to make the special noises.

Coughs and colds through our house...

Kylie's getting over her cough. Thank goodness she's not fevering anymore...

Poor Kacey. She got sick from her big sister. She's got a terrible cough, and her temperature is spiking every evening. We went to the doctor today and he thinks it might be bronchiolitis, an infection in her lungs caused by a virus. We go back on Friday also, for a check-up, because he also thinks she's got the beginning of an ear infection! Poor baby, she moans and coughs, and she obviously doesn't know how to blow her nose... so we have to sunction it (not pleasant to say the least--- for her or us!). She's in good spirits though, we can still get her to smile, and he still giggles at Daddy's singing.

I'm realizing the true meaning of being a good mom... in the past 3 weeks, I've been thrown up on by both my girls! :) Happy days!