Christmas 2009

Kay was so cute this year...she loved opening and playing with all her presents...santa brought her a kitchen and some other toys and grandma's gave many babies and other girly things...she is a TOTAL girl...we had a great time and felt really blessed to spend time with family.

Opportunity of a Lifetime

I had the opportunity of a lifetime...literally to accomplish something that i've wanted to do for over ten years now. i had the opportunity to go to connecticut and watch UCONN play on their home floor...not only that, but i got to be there as my superstar cousin got to PLAY on that floor. stanford was playing at connecticut and michelle basically said...you know i can get you in for free and my dad got me a plane ticket...it was really a no brainer :) i convinced diana to go with me :) my one dilema, obviously, was how i was going to cheer for both sides...diana solved that problem via our wardrobe...see pictures. we took a red eye on the night of the 22nd and arrived in hartford at 10 AM on the 23rd. the game was that night and then we flew out at 6 AM on the 24th arriving home in enough time to have christmas eve with our families. the flights and weather worked out perfectly and i really feel blessed that everything went so smoothly. it was a 36 hour trip and i literally got 5 hours of sleep in 2 days, but it was SOOOOO worth it. i literally sat there in awe (on the front row, mind you) at the experience of being there. it was really fun to get text messages throughout the game as people kept telling us how much we were on tv...i even got to blow a well seen kiss to the camera at half time :) michelle, you're a star and you scored on the huskies home floor...how many people can say that!

Snow Time

My neighbor lent me her daughter's old snow suit so Kayhlen and i headed out for her first adventure in the snow. As you can see, she didn't seem to like it too much. In order to keep her gloves on, i had to duct tape them around her wrists :) i think she would have liked it better if she could have moved...she really reminded me of the little brother in a christmas story but atleast she was adorable!

Gingerbread Houses

We had our annual gingerbread house decorating night at G & G wardwell's last week. It's pretty amazing...i have vivid memories of doing this every year while growing up, and now my daughter is doing it...sort of :) kayhlen didn't exactly grasp the concept...rather, mike would put some frosting on the house and kayhlen would take a piece of candy, dip it in the frosting and then eat it. oh well, it's meant to be eaten anyway, right?

Christmas Dress

Is this child abuse even though it's so funny :)

Socks

Mike brought his shoes and socks downstairs the other day and when he reached down to get his socks to put them on they were missing...we literally spent 3 minutes searching for the socks until we noticed kayhlen...she's such a booger.

G & G Wardwell's new toys

My parents recently purchased some 4 wheelers for our family to enjoy...and boy do i enjoy 4 wheeling. We took them out the day after thanksgiving just to give them a little taste of what the spring and summer are going to hold. i can't wait.

Passed Out

Kiley took these pictues while she was babysitting one day...apparently she's so boring that she puts Kay to sleep (j/k Ki)

Beg Doggy Beg

Kayhlen has some crackers in her hand. Whenever she has food, the dog follows her around and either begs or looks for opportunities to snatch it.

PS. On a side note...i have been trying to upload a video for 3 weeks now with no luck. i'm not doing anything different than i normally do...any suggestions?

Took the Advice!!!

I took everyone's advice and i started putting a strip of duct tape over the tabs of Kay's diaper. Thanks to the great advice, i haven't had poop or pee stained sheets in weeks...THANKS

Halloween 2009

We had a great Halloween this year. We trick or treated at my office on Friday and then headed over to my parents for the actual day. gma wardwell went all out on an awesome party this year for the kids and then we went outside. kayhlen really did awesome. we hit about 30 houses and she really started to get it...she was an adorable monkey.

SVU Flashbacks

i had the awesome opportunity to get together with some former SVU teammates twice in the last few weeks. Any time i get that opportunity i cherish it. it has been 5 years since i ended my college days but it still feels like yesterday and whenever we get together it feels like we have never left. i am so grateful for the friends that i met there and for the roles they played in my life. we have all moved on to different things...many are married, many have kids, jeannie is in the army :) ect, ect but we all share a common bond which was the magic of SVU.

Daddy Time

Once in a while Mike will get home in time to see Kay for a few minutes before she has to go to bed. On those days she takes full advantage :)

Animals, Pumpkin Patch, and Baylie's Bday

Here's a hodge podge of pictures from some of the events over the last few weeks. Seaworld came to my office and brought some animals...kristin and bryn flew out for a visit so we went to Hee Haws pumpkin patch and celebrated Baylie's bday.