Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Family Reunion


Last weekend we flew up to San Francisco for a Family Reunion in Menlo Park. Not every one was able to come, but we did manage to get together about 40 of us. I wish we had gotten a group picture, but we didn't.

Kylie with Grandma and Great Aunt Judy

Kylie had so much fun in the big trampoline



Here's Kylie practicing one of her new favorite things with Grandpa and I- clapping!

Tuesday, September 21, 2010

10 on Tuesday


1. Kylie has accomplished some new things this week. Caught her doing this in her ball pool the other day and she can pull up to a stand when she uses my knees. She's also started doing some crawling on her knees although she's still more efficient and faster on her stomach. Her 2 top teeth are coming in. She had 2 fussy nights and continues to have a runny nose but I think the worst is over...for now.

2. Last weekend we had a bbq at Dave and Megan's with Sheri, Tim and Jen (Travis had to work). Here's the Dad's with their babies. Levi and Stevie are only 12 days apart- so fun! Also fun to see Kylie looking like the tank since she's such a peanut.


3. Here's Sheri trying to show Kylie how to pat Stevie gently- we're still working on it. I think Stevie really looks like Tim in this picture.


4. Craftiness- It seems like all my friends are exercising their creativity and I've been bit by the bug as well. Julie just started a DIY decorating blog Penny Pinching Designs and my sister-in-law Rachel is part of a 52 weeks of creativity challenge, where they do something creative each week. I don't think I'm up to the challenge of doing something every week however, yesterday I made 2 things! It's amazing what I can get done when I don't turn on the computer. I love checking emails, fb, and blogs but they sure can take up a lot of my time. I was inspired by the onesie that Kylie is wearing below. I actually bought it at Fiesta Hermosa for $16. I can't believe I spent that much on a onesie but I always go to the street fair and usually leave empty handed so I wanted a takeaway this time.


5. I made this onesie while Kylie took her first nap. Too bad she's not big enough for it yet. It only cost me $3.50. I made a few mistakes to learn from when making my next (can you tell the butterfly fabric is a little crooked?) It was super easy, I stitched on the fabric and then used interfacing to attach the K with an iron. Jen brought over some cute fabric scraps and I think I'll use some of the brown and white polka dotted one and put a felt orange pumpkin on it.


6. Next project of the day- Book wreath. I made this after Kylie went to sleep. I got the idea from Julie who got it from this blog: Jones Design Company She gives very complete instructions with pictures on how to make it. I love how it turned out (took about 2 hours) but this wasn't the right place for it.


7. So I moved it here! And I love it. I just think it needs a decorative ribbon or something...will work on it. And yes you can see part of our new kitchen table too. Love that too!


8. Flashback- here's Kylie at almost 1 month old on Thanksgiving.

9. We were given the same outfit in a bigger size so we thought we'd try to recreate the picture to see how much she's grown.


And number 10. My Mom comes this Thursday and I'm sooo excited. I think this is the longest she's gone since seeing Kylie- hasn't seen her since we went to Donner Lake in the end of July. I'm happy that Kylie gets to spend time with her Grandma while I go to work on Friday but sad that I won't get to hang out with them too. Friday afternoon we drive down to San Diego for a wedding so Kylie will get to see her cousin Jadon too!

Wednesday, September 8, 2010

Beach Time


With summer coming to a close, and me going back to work part-time, I thought I'd post a few recent pics of some fun beach time. These first two are taken by a talented friend, Kris Skurja.


Grandpa B came down for a visit and babysat Kylie while I worked in my classroom before school started. Such a big help, thanks Dad! On the way to the airport we made a very quick (we're talking 15 min.) stop to have dinner on the beach next to the tower Matt was lifeguarding at.

Matt really wanted to take Kylie into the ocean this summer but the water was just too cold....next year for sure.

Our friends Mike and Meghan were house sitting for friends who live on the strand in Manhattan. We had dinner while watching the sunset over the water...I think I could get used to that:)

Thursday, August 19, 2010

Creeping Caught on Camera!


Kylie is getting close to crawling- check out our little creeper....and potential future soccer player??

Monday, August 16, 2010

Goodbye Ashland....


We are officially ending Ashland Skateboards, sigh. If you own one of the skateboards, you can now call it vintage. We thought we'd have a garage sale to earn some money that the company owes. It was a success. The last things we sold were 2 Ashland decks to some high school boys who said our boards were sic. That made the whole experience worth it:) Not pictured Ashland owners: Tim and Sheri (I guess delivering their first baby was a legitimate excuse for not being there:)

Megan, Nicole, and baby Levi- just 12 days old!

Kylie, Sawyer and Siena hanging out in the pool- a bit crowded

Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Mommy and Me


Kylie and I have had a lot of fun taking our first Mommy and Me class through Bright Beginnings. Here she is with her friends Tyler and Gabriel. I've become friends with their mommys too.

group shot

Playing under the giant parachute



Aren't babies cute?!

Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Friends and Cousins


I got to spend Monday with 2 of my college roommates and their kids. Julie was visiting from Colorado and Monique came down from Bakersfield. Here's Kylie with her birthday bud, Katelyn.

And here's Kylie with Julie's sons, Carter and Landon.

On Sunday we got to go to the beach with my cousins from Colorado. The kids were way too interested in the sand (Ky kept trying to put it in her mouth) so I didn't get any good pictures. But here's Kylie with her second cousins, Chase and Kellen.