Kiley in Crate and Barrel

Kiley at Crate and Barrel

Kiley was really cute while we were shopping around. She insisted on having her umbrella stroller. Not to ride in but to push around. She was adamant about doing it all by herself.

This is a short clip of her running around the store making all the sales people nervous. ha!!

I love her happy little walk.

Kiley stirring

It's very late for Kiley....but i've been listening to her on the monitor...she humming and singing and rocking back and forth.  i think she's really happy cause she's singing happy day day to you.... :)  I can't express in words how cute she is.

Summer is quickly approaching

Jake and Sydney are both very excited that school is about over.  Many of their field trips for the year were delayed until these last two weeks.  They love not having homework and not having reading logs to turn in.  They continue to read the books that we picked up at the last book fair which is really cool.

Mostly I think Jake is very focused on a trip to Jamaica with his father and step mom.  I think in his mind he's already checked out of school and is on his way there.  Sydney has it on her mind but she's more anxious about having all this free time to play tether ball with us and her friends.  Yesterday she went to a friends house to swim and really wanted to stay longer.  I told her that she would have more time after school was done to do lots and lots and lots of swimming.

Kiley's newest words

There are so many new words that Kiley is using these days.  I'm surprised everyday on what new thing she has learned and love seeing that process in our little angel.  Some words she is now using pretty consistently....

up the stairs
boom boom (trampoline)
blanket
paci
apple juice
milk
water
stoller / run / park (all of which mean lets head to the park)
strawberry
beans (sometimes meaning green beans, black beans)

star (as in twinkle twinkle, which she also sings)
snack
tortilla
taco (comes out taa-ko)

mommy mommy mommy mommy mommy!  is pretty common too.

She's started singing more too.  one of her favorite tunes these days is to the tune of happy birthday.  We all like her version better.

happy day day to you, happy day day to you, happy day day to kiley.....  it is so incredibly precious.  Sometimes she'll sit and bang on the piano while she sings (I have to find that video and post it).....so so sooooo cute!!!

Yesterday I was surprised that she could put all the shapes into the little red/blue ball that has circles, squares, stars, triangles....etc. 

Goings on....

So much has happened since I last posted.  I'm sure Courtney feels the same way....we often think of posting something but finding the time, even for a few minutes, is sometimes difficult.  So I'm going to try to catching up little by little.  I know I've forgotten so much so the next few postings will definitely be a hodge podge.  I'm going to do the really big stuff first, 'cause, there have been some important things.

We had a couple of losses recently.  My last grandparent died last Sunday and we lost Magoo as well.  Magoo was a puppy that Courtney has had for longer than any of the kiddos.  She was really part of our family.  We put her to sleep.  She couldn't walk and was eating and drinking very little.  It was time.  It's very hard to talk about either so I'm just going to post some pictures.

Magoo, Courtney, Boo (Magoo's mom), Martin

 Our little Magoo was Boo's puppy.  Courtney rescued Boo and found out she was pregnant.  Out of all the others she decided to keep Magoo 'cause she was so spunky.

Kiley when she was much younger with her Great Grandma.

Free Summer Movies...

I love that they do this in the summer - at 10 a.m. Tues - Thurs. Regal Cinemas offers free movies (no catch, really!). Just get there 15 minutes early to beat the field trip buses from the summer camps. Just one of the ways we'll keep busy this summer!

Arbor Cinema @ Great Hills 9828 Great Hills Trail Austin ,TX 78759 512-231-9742
06/08/2010-06/10/2010	Tale of Despereaux (G)
	Planet 51 (PG)
06/15/2010-06/17/2010	Wallace and Gromit (G)
	Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs (PG)
06/22/2010-06/24/2010	Kit Kittredge: American Girl (G)
	The Spy Next Door (PG)
06/29/2010-07/01/2010	Charlotte's Web (G)
	Ice Age: Dawn Of The Dinosaurs (PG)
07/06/2010-07/08/2010	Pirates Who Don't Do Anything (G)
	Paul Blart: Mall Cop (PG)
07/13/2010-07/15/2010	Rugrats In Paris (G)
	Astro Boy (PG)
07/20/2010-07/22/2010	Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (G)
	Alvin And The Chipmunks Squeakquel (PG)
07/27/2010-07/29/2010	Doogal (G)
	Aliens In The Attic (PG)
08/03/2010-08/05/2010	Jonah: A Veggie Tales Movie (G)
	Monsters Vs. Aliens (PG)
Westgate Stadium 11 4477 South Lamar Blvd. Austin ,TX 78745 512-899-2013
06/08/2010-06/10/2010	Wallace and Gromit (G)
	Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs (PG)
06/15/2010-06/17/2010	Kit Kittredge: American Girl (G)
	The Spy Next Door (PG)
06/22/2010-06/24/2010	Charlotte's Web (G)
	Ice Age: Dawn Of The Dinosaurs (PG)
06/29/2010-07/01/2010	Pirates Who Don't Do Anything (G)
	Paul Blart: Mall Cop (PG)
07/06/2010-07/08/2010	Rugrats In Paris (G)
	Astro Boy (PG)
07/13/2010-07/15/2010	Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (G)
	Alvin And The Chipmunks Squeakquel (PG)
07/20/2010-07/22/2010	Doogal (G)
	Aliens In The Attic (PG)
07/27/2010-07/29/2010	Jonah: A Veggie Tales Movie (G)
	Monsters Vs. Aliens (PG)
08/03/2010-08/05/2010	Tale of Despereaux (G)
	Planet 51 (PG)
Lakeline Mall 9 11200 Lakeline Mall Dr Cedar Park ,TX 78613 512-335-4793
06/08/2010-06/10/2010	Kit Kittredge: American Girl (G)
	The Spy Next Door (PG)
06/15/2010-06/17/2010	Charlotte's Web (G)
	Ice Age: Dawn Of The Dinosaurs (PG)
06/22/2010-06/24/2010	Pirates Who Don't Do Anything (G)
	Paul Blart: Mall Cop (PG)
06/29/2010-07/01/2010	Rugrats In Paris (G)
	Astro Boy (PG)
07/06/2010-07/08/2010	Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (G)
	Alvin And The Chipmunks Squeakquel (PG)
07/13/2010-07/15/2010	Doogal (G)
	Aliens In The Attic (PG)
07/20/2010-07/22/2010	Jonah: A Veggie Tales Movie (G)
	Monsters Vs. Aliens (PG)
07/27/2010-07/29/2010	Tale of Despereaux (G)
	Planet 51 (PG)
08/03/2010-08/05/2010	Wallace and Gromit (G)
	Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs (PG)