Softball Pics

Thanks to Erin (Parker's Mom) I have some actual softball pics to post!  I was already hoping Parker and Kaylie would be on the same team but now I am really-really hoping they are on the same team!  ;)  Thanks Erin - you are awesome and totally captured Kaylie being Kaylie.  LOL!

This is typical Kaylie!!  What is she looking at??

Okay - looks like she is paying attention in this one! (Parker is the cutie next to her in the pink shirt)

I see some things we can improve upon here, LOL!

Looking pretty good here!

Good Job, Kaylie!

Weekend Fun

Saturday morning Kaylie had a basketball game and they won and she played really well!  She actually got hit in the face with the ball (hard) and the she shook-it-off like a champ.  The referee even held up her arm and announced to everyone, "this is the toughest girl"!  Kaylie was really proud of that moment and we were too. Then in the afternoon she had "try-outs" for softball.  Yes, people I said "try-outs" for 2nd grade girls wanting to play softball.  It's not like they don't put everyone on a team which is why I found it odd that they called it try-outs.  I don't know, maybe I'm being weird about it because this is Kaylie's 1st year and like any parent you want your child to do well and feel comfortable.  Kaylie has always been in dance (since 3 years old) and she's very girlie, this is the 1st year she's been in sports.  Expect for one year we tried soccer and that was a horrible experience. We will see how this softball season goes and maybe get back into dance in the summer.  Below is a pick of the girls on the field getting ready for the "try-outs" to start.  Kaylie was all the way in the back so you can't even really see her. 

Kell'sBell's waiting for the try-outs to start!

Sunday was a nice relaxing day.  We slept in and then the whole family loaded up and took Coby to the dog park.  In the afternoon Bryan BBQ and while Kelly napped we all hung out, outside.  It was a wonderful Sunday afternoon and so pretty outside! 

Kaylie enjoying the weather and the set-up she made for herself.  She loves to read!

Bryan's garden

We now have an avocado tree and an orange tree.

Bryan and the dog - this pic is classic Bryan.

Me and KK!

No Fun

Thursday morning started off early - as in 3:45am early.  Kaylie crawled into our bed around 3am, which is not abnormal, what was abnormal was the noise she started to make around 3:45am.  It's the dreaded noise of someone about to puke.  Of course, she did throw-up all in OUR bed before making it to the bathroom.  Why couldn't she have just done it in her bed and then come into our bed??  Anyway, it was a rough day.  She pretty much threw-up consecutively all morning.  Just when I would think maybe she was okay....I would hear that dreaded noise.  I kept Kelly home with me too and that made it even harder to tend to Kaylie because I had to tend to Kelly too.  Plus, I had to try and keep them separated as much as possible.  I set Kaylie up on the big chair in the living room, with a trash can next to her all day.  Poor baby, you know Kaylie is sick when she doesn't move all day and she literally stayed on that chair all day. Around 2pm she was finally able to keep some 7 Up down and managed to eat a cracker or two.  My Dad brought Gatorade over around 3ish and she was able to drink that too.  Let's just pray it started with Kaylie and ends with Kaylie!!  Fingers crossed.

My Poor Baby!

Kelly was of course as happy as can be...however the rolling over thing is cute but exhausting.  She rolls over and then gets so mad b/c she can't get back.  I'm looking forward to her being able to go back and forth...although that will bring about a whole new set of issues!  She will then be rolling all over the house! Cute but Scary!

 Happy - yea I rolled over!

Starting to get mad.

Stop Stressing

Yesterday morning started off with a 401K meeting at my office.  Not the best way to start the morning.  As the man gave his presentation and went on and on about high risk, moderate risk, conservative stocks, bonds, pre-tax, tax deductable, blah-blah-blah. My ADD kicked in and my mind went something like this...

OMG are Bryan and I ever going to be able to retire?  It seems so far away but really it's NOT.  Bryan has a pension but it's probably not going  to be worth crap by the time the fat cats get done pinching out of it.  401K what a gamble...you put your money in and hope that when it's your time to retire the stocks are up and you actually get something.  WOW...how are Bryan and I going to pay for two girls to go to college.  I need to set-up college funds!!  Ahhhh...Bryan has been telling me to do this for 7 years and now we have another kid!  College, how are we going to afford 2 additional vehicles for the girls??  Kaylie will be driving in 8 years!! Cars for the girls, what am I thinking?  I need a new car, uhhhh - who wants another car note though?? I need to go buy formula for the baby on my lunch break, she is almost out.  Oh no, I hope I didn't leave wet clothes in the washing machine??  NO - I think I put them in the dryer last night.  We have a meeting on Friday morning and I have to put together a PP, I should be working on that!  Ahhhhh - I have so much stuff to do, why am I sitting in this meeting??  Oh yea...because one day I hope to retire! Snap back Jennifer - pay attention, pay attention - this is very important!!

I wonder if other people in the meeting do the same thing as me, or am I just a weirdo?? 

Anyway, the rest of the day was somewhat depressing because I kept thinking all day about all of the things, I should be, need to be, have to do and I'm not doing and I don't know how I'm going to find the time?  I know things always find a way of working themselves out but it's just my nature to worry and stress.  And it's really not a good way to be. 

Today I am really going to stop stressing (or try at least!).  Although, I'm going to be honest I may need medication to help me....

Last thing for today, Bryan and I are going to New York City in Feb. for a weekend trip.  I'm excited about it and think it will be fun, cold but fun.  Our brother-in-law, Jumer, who happens to be from New York and knows people so helped get us a really nice hotel in Times Square for a really great price!  And that is awesome b/c if you know anything about hotels in New York City...then you know they are ridiculous.  Soooo, super thanks to Jumer and his people for hooking us up!  :) 

Weekend Update

We had a really-really-really wonderful weekend!  Saturday we had family and friends over for a BBQ and to celebrate Bryan's bday.  It was really great.  We had such a good time and Bryan was so spoiled this year.  He got his BBQ pit (not exactly the one he wanted, but this one is very nice), my Mom & Dad, Bryan's Mom & Dad and his sister all chipped in so that was very nice! My brother brought Bryan some plants for his garden (strawberry's, new potatoes and cauliflower to name a few) - extra shout-out to my brother and his fam for that because Bryan was so excited and kept saying all day Sunday how nice and thoughtful it was of Jimmy to do that for him!  Bryan's Dad really went all out - not only did he help with the BBQ pit but he also gave Bryan an Orange tree, made homemade salsa (so good), brought a lemon chess pie homemade by his girlfriend AND he (all by himself) made the BEST carrot cake anyone has ever eaten in their lives.  I mean seriously it was so unbelievably good - words cannot describe.  So all in all it was a great Saturday! I wish I had more pics but I was running around so much I honestly didn't have time.  But my Mom was able to get a couple of us singing happy birthday.

  

In other news Kelly-Belly is rolling over like a professional!  She is officially a "roller" but only from back to stomach, she hasn't figured out how to go from stomach to back.  It's so cute to watch because every time she does it, it's like she's not sure what in the world she just did!  Also, my parents got her this cute little chair, she loves it!  She's so much fun to watch and play with and such a good baby!

Kaylie starts softball this weekend so that should be interesting.  She actually has "try-outs" on Saturday afternoon.  This week we are in full-on practice mode!  Bryan and I are both so competitive and somewhat athletic so Kaylie needs to step it up.  Not sure how this will all go though because as you can see in the pic below the only thing she REALLY wants to do is play Webkinz!  Although, I have to admit she does like basketball and she has improved so much since the 1st game!  Soooo - maybe she does have some of me in her after all.  ;)

I'm going to end this post with a pic of Coby boy.  He drives me crazy and makes me want to kill him a million times a day but at the end of the day I love this dog so much.  We all do, Bryan, Kaylie & Kelly (eventually)! It's impossible for any of us to stay mad at him b/c he's just so darn cute!

Monster High

Do you know what a Monster High doll is?  They are very popular dolls for girls ages 6-10. They are very similar to Bratz dolls - you know the trashy, way too much make-up, practically naked ones, but Monster High dolls are vampires and werewolf's (see pic). I really hate toy companies sometimes...I mean seriously who comes up with dolls like this for little girls to play with?  I think it's someone that secretly works for the devil.

(Kaylie was so excited I was taking a pic of her 2 favorite girls - she even made me wait so she could get them in good poses)

Anyway, Kaylie LOVES these dolls.  Bryan actually bought her the 1st doll like 2 years ago from Justice (girls clothing store) the point is Bryan bought it and I would not have.  Which is odd because Bryan is like most Daddy's and doesn't want Kaylie to EVER (as in EVER) wear make-up or dress inappropriately or even date a boy for that matter!  So it's weird that he did buy her the 1st doll, but I imagine Kaylie really wanted it and he didn't want to disappoint her so he said okay.  Obviously, once she got the 1st doll it became very difficult to tell her no to more. 

So the other day Kaylie was telling me a couple of her girlfriends at school are NOT allowed to have these dolls.  Of course I totally understand why and tried to explain to her the reasoning - but I'm sure everything I said went in one ear and out the other. Then last night when I got home Bryan was there but not Kaylie. She was at her friends house playing.  Okay - no problem, great.  Well when she got home she had all her dolls and their caskets and dead girl stuff that comes with them.  I was like OMG...did you take those to your friends house???  She was all happy and like "YEA, my friends love them and since they can't have them I let them play with mine."  SOOOO - now I'm sure I look like the Mom that is okay with these trashy dolls and I'm really not. 

Oh well...it is what it is and anyone that knows us knows that we try our best to teach her right from wrong and how to act like a lady.  And the reality is before we know it the "Monster High" dolls will mean nothing to her (or anyone else for that matter).  Here's hoping it will come sooner than later!

Last Night

Bryan's birthday has come and gone, well kind of...we are having family and friends over on Saturday too, but he is actually 31 now. :)  We spent the night at home and had a nice dinner and then sang happy-birthday and had cake.  I couldn't find candles so I had to improvise but it worked!  Also, super-duper cute Kaylie made her Daddy a card and gave him 3 little presents.  The 1st a candy cane (left over from Christmas goodie bags) 2nd a pencil because he needs this for work and the 3rd an asphalt rock because she said he's a plumber and probably needs this too!  LOL...it was super cute and sweet. 

Next on the birthday's list is me!  Ya!...but not until May so I still have some time to enjoy Bryan and I both being 31.  After May 23rd he can start calling me, "his older woman" again.  ;)