Thursday, July 29, 2010
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Family Heirloom
For Christmas 2009 Kyle and I (or rather Lily) were given Kishelle's christening gown from Kishelle and Nana. It's a beautiful and delicate pink dress with lace. I wanted to get some pictures of her in it before she out grew it, but I think there might be time for more pics - it isn't huge on her, but it isn't tight either. Lily - we first thought that maybe you would come home in this outfit. You would have swam in this! (Also, since we were so tired from being up all night from our rooming in experience in the NICU, we just left you in the onesie that you were in the day before - no sense getting you mad for no reason! It was cute-ish - who are we kidding - all baby clothes are cute-ish).
I think if we take good care of this outfit, you could hand it down to your daughter. And that is when it becomes a family treasure.
I think if we take good care of this outfit, you could hand it down to your daughter. And that is when it becomes a family treasure.
Sunday, July 18, 2010
Monday the 5th
A day that will live in infamy.
My family and I usually go to Kitty Hawk, NC over the week of the 4th. This year, with vacation schedules (or no vacation left due to maternity leave) etc., the NC vaca was not in the cards. So since Cassie, Ryan, Kalen, Grammie, and Grandpa were going to be home, and since Barb wasn't going anywhere 9 months pregnant, we decided to go to the beach here in Michigan. Kalen and Lily had never been to the beach so we thought it would be a fun trip for us all...And it WAS fun, but fun in the "we are crazy for attempting this" type way.
Who joined in on the adventure? The above named plus Barb's son Elliot, Angel, Angel's daughter Lainey, and Luke, a friend of my parents. So we needed 3 cars to get all of us and all of our crap to the beach. What kind of crap do you need to bring to the beach? Well - a lot - since my 3 month old really shouldn't be in the sun - so you need an umbrella, a tent, a stroller, her diaper bag, chairs to sit on, coolers with drinks and lunch, towels, sand toys to play with, an inflatable kiddie pool for Kalen, purses and cell phones that don't have reception (more on that later).
Knowing that my baby shouldn't be in the sun, you wouldn't think that we would go to the beach IN THE MIDDLE of the day, would you? Well, it takes a while to pack up all that crap. And of course, it was around 90 degrees that day.
So Barb and I and our kids get to the beach first and try to call and tell everyone where we have set up camp but the reception really isn't working. So Lily and I attempted to huddle under an umbrella that wouldn't stay up until the rest of the party arrived. And when they did, it was, of course, on the other side of the beach. So we packed up again and moved under the tent.
After that, Lily calmed down a lot - mostly because I could sit in the shade and feed her! But it turns out that Kalen doesn't really love the beach. Doesn't like sand. Or lake water. And it was so hot that basically we all gathered under the tent in the shade the entire time. Barb, Elliot, and Lainey did get in the water (I stuck my feet in), but after about 2 hours, we decided to pack up and go home! Of course, it took about a half hour to pack everything up. And another half hour to trudge back to the car (have you ever tried to push a stroller in the sand. Yeah - it doesn't work).
While we usually stop at Captain Sundae on the way home from the beach, Barb and I were NOT getting back out of the car. If it wasn't a drive through, it wasn't happening. So we used her GPS to find a drive through Dairy Queen. Of course the kids were asleep by this point, so we ate our ice cream and laughed about the days adventure.
Lily DID look cute in her swimsuit though - check her out:
My family and I usually go to Kitty Hawk, NC over the week of the 4th. This year, with vacation schedules (or no vacation left due to maternity leave) etc., the NC vaca was not in the cards. So since Cassie, Ryan, Kalen, Grammie, and Grandpa were going to be home, and since Barb wasn't going anywhere 9 months pregnant, we decided to go to the beach here in Michigan. Kalen and Lily had never been to the beach so we thought it would be a fun trip for us all...And it WAS fun, but fun in the "we are crazy for attempting this" type way.
Who joined in on the adventure? The above named plus Barb's son Elliot, Angel, Angel's daughter Lainey, and Luke, a friend of my parents. So we needed 3 cars to get all of us and all of our crap to the beach. What kind of crap do you need to bring to the beach? Well - a lot - since my 3 month old really shouldn't be in the sun - so you need an umbrella, a tent, a stroller, her diaper bag, chairs to sit on, coolers with drinks and lunch, towels, sand toys to play with, an inflatable kiddie pool for Kalen, purses and cell phones that don't have reception (more on that later).
Knowing that my baby shouldn't be in the sun, you wouldn't think that we would go to the beach IN THE MIDDLE of the day, would you? Well, it takes a while to pack up all that crap. And of course, it was around 90 degrees that day.
So Barb and I and our kids get to the beach first and try to call and tell everyone where we have set up camp but the reception really isn't working. So Lily and I attempted to huddle under an umbrella that wouldn't stay up until the rest of the party arrived. And when they did, it was, of course, on the other side of the beach. So we packed up again and moved under the tent.
After that, Lily calmed down a lot - mostly because I could sit in the shade and feed her! But it turns out that Kalen doesn't really love the beach. Doesn't like sand. Or lake water. And it was so hot that basically we all gathered under the tent in the shade the entire time. Barb, Elliot, and Lainey did get in the water (I stuck my feet in), but after about 2 hours, we decided to pack up and go home! Of course, it took about a half hour to pack everything up. And another half hour to trudge back to the car (have you ever tried to push a stroller in the sand. Yeah - it doesn't work).
While we usually stop at Captain Sundae on the way home from the beach, Barb and I were NOT getting back out of the car. If it wasn't a drive through, it wasn't happening. So we used her GPS to find a drive through Dairy Queen. Of course the kids were asleep by this point, so we ate our ice cream and laughed about the days adventure.
Lily DID look cute in her swimsuit though - check her out:
Thursday, July 15, 2010
4th of July Weekend
Started off with Joy Carroll's wedding on Friday:
Then to the Laflers on Saturday: Here is Uncle Barry and cousin Evan!
Then to celebrate Mason's birthday Saturday evening. Happy 8th Birthday Mason!
Sunday - Actual 4th of July. First stop is Nana's - Don't you love my patriotic outfit? Aunt Heather got that for me!
Then to the lake at Uncle Jim and Aunt Sandy's. Mommy bought me the my first 4th bib. Too cute to resist!
Patriotic Family
Already worn out from the weekend - and we still have Monday off!
Monday was such a day that it deserves it's own post - stay tuned.
Then to the Laflers on Saturday: Here is Uncle Barry and cousin Evan!
Then to celebrate Mason's birthday Saturday evening. Happy 8th Birthday Mason!
Sunday - Actual 4th of July. First stop is Nana's - Don't you love my patriotic outfit? Aunt Heather got that for me!
Then to the lake at Uncle Jim and Aunt Sandy's. Mommy bought me the my first 4th bib. Too cute to resist!
Daddy - hold me so they can see my whole outfit.
Patriotic Family
Already worn out from the weekend - and we still have Monday off!
Monday was such a day that it deserves it's own post - stay tuned.
Thursday, July 8, 2010
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