Houston Roadtrip for Scott's 40th

Last weekend we went to Houston for Scott's 40th Birthday.  It was another weekend of firsts for us.  We drove to Houston on Saturday morning.  Kaitlyn was great on the drive.  We put on the Bambi DVD and she played with the ipad. 

 

We stayed in a Residence Inn so we could have a separate place for Kaitlyn to sleep.  Nap time was an adventure for us.  She stayed in a cot out on the living room.  It was our first hotel stay with her.  She did not want to nap and was really upset, but we finally got her to get in the cot.  Once she was there, she cried for a bit but finally fell asleep.  She didn't get up from the cot until we came to get her hours later.  (Mommy got a catnap in too!)

 

Here she was all dressed for Scott's 40th birthday party dinner, fresh from bath time! 

 

 

Here is Kaitlyn with Grandma and Grandpa, all dressed up and ready to go! (Hook 'em horns!)  She was a doll at the party.  We weren't sure how it would go, but Kaitlyn was a doll!  She entertained herself, sat in some laps and was all smiles.  We were even able to stay for dessert.

 

 

Here she is posing with Uncle Scott, Grandma and Grandpa!

 

 

Here she is on Sunday morning enjoying some breakfast in bed.  She is all about the puffs these days.  She chews them and mostly spits them out.  But she will swallow some and she is really enjoying it.  We love that she is getting more brave (we love it so much we let her eat in bed!)

 

 

We knew Kaitlyn had to get some energy out before we got in the car to come home on Sunday, so we headed to the Woodlands Mall.  Another first for us - walking with Kaitlyn through the mall!  It had been awhile since we went to a mall and every other time she rode in her stroller.  She was pretty well behaved and stayed near us.  Of course, we had tons of help from Uncle Scott, Grandma and Grandpa. 

 

Here she is riding the carousel with Daddy.  I think she went on 6 rides - split between Uncle Scott, Grandpa and us. 

 

 

This was a little horsey quarter ride.  She enjoyed it but really wanted the horsey to bounce.

 

 

What a fun weekend!

More pics from the Red Room

Kaitlyn's year in the Red Room is almost up!  I can't believe how quickly it has gone.  Here are some more peaks into life at school.  This was "sunglasses day."  Recently Kaitlyn has really enjoyed putting on my sunglasses, so I let her take a pair to school.  Don't worry, they are cheap!

Here is the second splash day.  They had to stop doing them because of the drought.  I was secretly relieved - it was a ton of work for me to get sunscreen on her in the morning on top of everything else!  That is really a 2 man job!

Here are a ton of pictures where she is doing arts and crafts.  I wonder how long she actually is engaged by these tasks?  Looks like she enjoys it!  This was an American flag that is hanging on our fridge right now.

Almost 33 Weeks

The baby will be here 6 weeks from Friday (September 28)... at the latest!

Backyard Pool Time

Kaitlyn loves the water so it is no surprise that she enjoys the blow up pool we have for the backyard. It's about the only way momma can tolerate the August heat!

Pictures from the Park

Getting Adventurous with Food

This weekend we brought out the puffs (again) to see if Kaitlyn had any interest. Sure enough, she was feeling pretty adventurous. She would pull a puff out, take a bite, discard the rest and after a second or 2 - she would spit it out. She is getting more brave!