Here is a cute blog post about Kaiya and Molly on Megan's blog...
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Holiday Parade of Lights!
We love our town! There are so many fun activities, and we had so much fun at the annual Parade of Lights on Main Street! It was soooooooo cold, but we bundled up and headed out. Jamie even got a chance to wear his famous hat, although once we got there he was a little disappointed he didn't wear his Santa hat. I gave Kaiya some new purple mittens, which she was thrilled with (purple is her favorite color).
(It really isn't snowy, they spray the grass white, I don't really understand why)
There were lots of fun floats
Decorated classic cars
I liked this one because I have this exact car (including the tree on top) in my Christmas village.
Kaiya actually liked running around the grassy area we were in front of better than watching most of the parade, but she did enjoy the marching bands and the animals, including this fun guy:
Kaiya even knew someone in the parade! Her friend Betty and her mommy, who runs the spa at the Great Wolf Lodge were marching with a giant reindeer. Our town isn't a small town, but it kind of has that feeling, that is one of the many reasons we love it here.
We actually stayed until the end when Santa came by in a horse drawn carriage, but unfortunately I didn't get a good picture of him & Mrs. Claus. However Kaiya was happy to pose with her new friend the Mr. Polar Bear...
(It really isn't snowy, they spray the grass white, I don't really understand why)There were lots of fun floats
Decorated classic cars
I liked this one because I have this exact car (including the tree on top) in my Christmas village.
Kaiya actually liked running around the grassy area we were in front of better than watching most of the parade, but she did enjoy the marching bands and the animals, including this fun guy:
Kaiya even knew someone in the parade! Her friend Betty and her mommy, who runs the spa at the Great Wolf Lodge were marching with a giant reindeer. Our town isn't a small town, but it kind of has that feeling, that is one of the many reasons we love it here.
We actually stayed until the end when Santa came by in a horse drawn carriage, but unfortunately I didn't get a good picture of him & Mrs. Claus. However Kaiya was happy to pose with her new friend the Mr. Polar Bear...
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Cold, Rainy Day Fun
About a month ago, while we were at Gymnastics, Kaiya had a very hard day. She got scared while rolling backwards over a giant foam barrel thing, and just cried and cried. Her teacher (who I love) held her and encouraged her to do other stuff, but she just psyched herself out and had a terrible time coming back from it. Towards the end of class, she did try again, and I was so proud of her, because you could see she was still pretty upset.
Well, after that tough morning, we decided that the perfect thing for us to do would be to go over to our good friend Ben's house and try out Kaiya's new pink rain boots. Ben is one of Kaiya's favorite friends, and the most wonderful thing about them together, is that the are always so nice to each other! It is like they bring out the best in each other (besides an incident with a black marker, but that is another story).
So Ben & Kaiya played outside together in the FREEZING rain and had a ball. They got out the lawn mowers and ran like the wind down the sidewalk and crashed into each other.
Over & over & over again.
Eventually they came into the garage where Tara & I were sitting & watching them. Tara even got out a heating pad for their poor freezing fingers.
As always Kaiya had a wonderful time playing with her friend.
Right after this picture was taken, Kaiya layed down in the water that was streaming down by the sidewalk, and got completely soaked from head to toe, and it was time to go home. She was so cold when we got home that I stripped her wet clothes off & swaddled her in a big quilt, just like when she was a baby. She thought it was hilarious when I told her she was a "baby burrito" and didn't want to take it off.
What a great way to make a sad day happy again!
Well, after that tough morning, we decided that the perfect thing for us to do would be to go over to our good friend Ben's house and try out Kaiya's new pink rain boots. Ben is one of Kaiya's favorite friends, and the most wonderful thing about them together, is that the are always so nice to each other! It is like they bring out the best in each other (besides an incident with a black marker, but that is another story).
So Ben & Kaiya played outside together in the FREEZING rain and had a ball. They got out the lawn mowers and ran like the wind down the sidewalk and crashed into each other.
Over & over & over again.
Eventually they came into the garage where Tara & I were sitting & watching them. Tara even got out a heating pad for their poor freezing fingers.
As always Kaiya had a wonderful time playing with her friend.
Right after this picture was taken, Kaiya layed down in the water that was streaming down by the sidewalk, and got completely soaked from head to toe, and it was time to go home. She was so cold when we got home that I stripped her wet clothes off & swaddled her in a big quilt, just like when she was a baby. She thought it was hilarious when I told her she was a "baby burrito" and didn't want to take it off.
What a great way to make a sad day happy again!
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Halloween Pre-view at the Trunk or Treat
This year for Halloween, Kaiya decided to be Minnie Mouse (okay, so she had a little help deciding from Mom). Kaiya's favorite part about the costume is, of course, the pink sparkly shoes, which she's asked to wear every day since we got them.
Kaiya has been so excited for Halloween, she asks me every day "Is it Halloween time yet?" So when we got the chance to have a little early Trick or Treating at the Trunk or Treat at my parent's ward, we jumped at the chance!
Kaiya loved to see herself all dressed up, she especially liked her little black nose.
Kaiya was one excited girl, she couldn't wait to get out there! Of course it didn't hurt that she got to run around with Buddy.
After all the candy was gathered, we sat in the back of Grandma's car and enjoyed the bounty. Her favorite's were the "Nem & Nem's" (M&M's) and the lollypops. She even got some Dora fruit snacks!
We were a little worried she would be wired from all the sugar when we got home, but she went right to sleep. I hope we are that lucky on Halloween!
Kaiya has been so excited for Halloween, she asks me every day "Is it Halloween time yet?" So when we got the chance to have a little early Trick or Treating at the Trunk or Treat at my parent's ward, we jumped at the chance!
Kaiya loved to see herself all dressed up, she especially liked her little black nose.
Kaiya was one excited girl, she couldn't wait to get out there! Of course it didn't hurt that she got to run around with Buddy.
After all the candy was gathered, we sat in the back of Grandma's car and enjoyed the bounty. Her favorite's were the "Nem & Nem's" (M&M's) and the lollypops. She even got some Dora fruit snacks!
We were a little worried she would be wired from all the sugar when we got home, but she went right to sleep. I hope we are that lucky on Halloween!
Sunday, October 18, 2009
The Butterfly Flutterby
In scrapbooking they say that when you get behind, don't start at the earliest thing that needs to be done and try to catch up, they say you should start at what is current and work backwards. So I'm trying the same theory with the blog. So yesterday Jamie took Kaiya to the Butterfly Flutterby on Main Street. They had so much fun, Kaiya couldn't stop talking about it when they got home.
The Butterfly Flutterby is a little festival that occurs at the time the monarch butterflies are migrating through the area on their way to Mexico, and as a part of this, they do a costume parade, interactive butterfly exhibits, crafts and several butterfly releases. Of course Kaiya had to attend this important event in costume.
Although Kaiya still generally won't let me take a normal picture of her (meaning look at the camera and smile) I did get a couple of good action shots. Here she is inspecting some ants in a line on the sidewalk.
This picture makes me laugh, I can almost hear the movie director shouting stage direction from off camera "Now, give me a look of far off wonder".
Jamie picked out those sunglasses for Kaiya when we went to the State Fair, and I think he did a great job.
Finally, it was time for the butterfly release. They found Kaiya's friends Ben & Daniel, and Tara helped the kiddos set it free, while Jamie took the pictures.
After the excitement of the butterfly release Kaiya went to the pony ride. She has been talking about pony rides ever since we went to the State Fair. I made the mistake of assuming they would have them there, and told Kaiya that she could go on a pony ride when we got there. Well, they didn't have any "live animal rides" this year at all, so she was a little bit disappointed. Well then Friday night we went to Wolf Fest at Hannah & Haylee's school, and they had them there. Man was she excited! So she got to ride a pony on Friday night, then they had them again at the Flutterby, so she got to ride a pony twice in two days!
Can you see her little tounge poking out in the picture above?
Since the festival was at the old train depot, before they came home, Jamie and Kaiya went and climbed on some of the old train cars they have there. Kaiya and Buddy like to go look at trains together, and he recently built her the coolest train table ever, so we have been on a train kick!
Daddy & Daughter both had a great time, and I am so grateful that Jamie is such a great dad, and likes to do things with his baby girl. I couldn't ask for anything more.
The Butterfly Flutterby is a little festival that occurs at the time the monarch butterflies are migrating through the area on their way to Mexico, and as a part of this, they do a costume parade, interactive butterfly exhibits, crafts and several butterfly releases. Of course Kaiya had to attend this important event in costume.
Although Kaiya still generally won't let me take a normal picture of her (meaning look at the camera and smile) I did get a couple of good action shots. Here she is inspecting some ants in a line on the sidewalk.
This picture makes me laugh, I can almost hear the movie director shouting stage direction from off camera "Now, give me a look of far off wonder".
Jamie picked out those sunglasses for Kaiya when we went to the State Fair, and I think he did a great job.Finally, it was time for the butterfly release. They found Kaiya's friends Ben & Daniel, and Tara helped the kiddos set it free, while Jamie took the pictures.
After the excitement of the butterfly release Kaiya went to the pony ride. She has been talking about pony rides ever since we went to the State Fair. I made the mistake of assuming they would have them there, and told Kaiya that she could go on a pony ride when we got there. Well, they didn't have any "live animal rides" this year at all, so she was a little bit disappointed. Well then Friday night we went to Wolf Fest at Hannah & Haylee's school, and they had them there. Man was she excited! So she got to ride a pony on Friday night, then they had them again at the Flutterby, so she got to ride a pony twice in two days!
Can you see her little tounge poking out in the picture above?
Since the festival was at the old train depot, before they came home, Jamie and Kaiya went and climbed on some of the old train cars they have there. Kaiya and Buddy like to go look at trains together, and he recently built her the coolest train table ever, so we have been on a train kick!
Daddy & Daughter both had a great time, and I am so grateful that Jamie is such a great dad, and likes to do things with his baby girl. I couldn't ask for anything more.
Saturday, October 10, 2009
Trying Something New!
I do a lot of digital scrapbooking, so I thought maybe since I haven't been so good at keeping the blog updated lately, I will post a new lay out! I am not sure how this will work, and Jamie is off at WoodBadge this weekend, so I can't get his input, but lets see if this works.
This layout is supposed to be a "snapshot" of Kaiya on her second birthday. I did one for her on her first birthday, and I loved how it turned out, so I decided to make it a tradition and do another one.
You should be able to click on the picture and have it come up big on your screen. Let me know if it works, and I will post more!
This layout is supposed to be a "snapshot" of Kaiya on her second birthday. I did one for her on her first birthday, and I loved how it turned out, so I decided to make it a tradition and do another one.
You should be able to click on the picture and have it come up big on your screen. Let me know if it works, and I will post more!
Friday, October 9, 2009
Gymnastics
Okay, so I have been a terribly blog mommy lately, so I will put up something quick tonight. A few weeks ago Kaiya started Gymnastics. Our friend Lauryn has been going to this school for a while and she loves it, and we went to her birthday party there and Kaiya and Jamie and I ALL had a fabulous time! (In fact maybe Jamie & I liked it even better than Kaiya, those giant pits of foam blocks is seriously just as fun as they look!). Well Kaiya is taking the classes with her sweet friend Molly, who is just one day older than she is, and these two make quite a pair. Well Molly's mommy (Megan) did a really cute post on her blog, with pictures, so I will put up the link to that!
http://blakebradyfamily.blogspot.com/2009/10/gymnastics-class.html
Kaiya completely loves going to the classes and has been doing tumble rolls all over the house, Jamie even practices doing them too. It is adorable, maybe I can sneak up behind them sometime with a video camera...
http://blakebradyfamily.blogspot.com/2009/10/gymnastics-class.html
Kaiya completely loves going to the classes and has been doing tumble rolls all over the house, Jamie even practices doing them too. It is adorable, maybe I can sneak up behind them sometime with a video camera...
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