kinsley is 2!

the pics are out of order..but...kinsley is two!!!!!!!
kinsley's party was very nice, just a small gathering and she seemed to have a great time. she loved opening presents this year and ran around showing them all to everyone. it took forever, but she was happy and having fun! the cake however...she loved the birthday song but freaked out about the lighted candles. she didn't want them anywhere near her and she would not blow them out, and then she wouldn't eat any cake, which i know she loves. but oh well!!!

i still can't believe she is two. she is getting bigger and smarter everyday. she know soooo much now and talks about everything. i swear everyday she says a new word i didn't even know she knew. she loves all kinds of animals and points them out in the car and on walks all the time. she plays very nice with her blocks, book, stuffed animals and baby dolls. those are her favorites right now. she can sit for along time reading books or looking at her ABC cards and saying all the pictures. so crazy what she knows.

kinsley can follow a 2 or 3 step direction with out a problem, that is if she wants too!! she has quite the temper and her fits are loud! she tries to hit but not hard and we are finding ignoring that works best, except when she hits adley that is straight to time out no warnings, its just not a fair fight! i have a feeling adley will be able to kick kinsley's but when she gets older. kinsley is actually pretty cautious and even shy sometimes, and once she is hit back she tends to back off, although she does have her moments of full on attack!

she is starting to count to 10, and repeat letter sounds and names, she loves to "watch" tv and asks all the time for her shows. "watch mommy" or "Pets" one of her favorite shows. she can say full sentences also with 3 or 4 words.

she is in dance now and that is going well, she had a few classes of just screaming but she is getting much better at going in and doing the class. and she looks adorable in her leotards!

probably alot i am missing but over all she is my baby girl and i wish she would slow down! we love her to pieces, so indescribable! she is so loving and cuddles with the best of them. such a sweetie and such a bull all wrapped up in one! a sweet little bull in the china shop!

ok pics!
loving her tent the day after her party!



adley joining in on the fun!


crying because of the candles!

going to town on the presents!!!!

of course getting as cute picture of just kinsley is almost impossible, she isn't still long enough!

2 yr appt

we had kinsley's 2 yr appt today. she is 29 lbs, 34.5 inches. in the 75th percentile! she checked out great. the dr does an ASQ at age two to check all areas of development, its just questions i answer about what she is or isn't doing. she scored above age level in communication and social, and low in gross motor, mostly due to jumping and stairs, and the other areas she was age appropriate. she got two shots and cried but the sticker made it all better!

-talks all the time, putting 2, 3, and sometimes 4 words together.
-labels everything
-sometimes it is hard to understand her but with context clues you can figure it out
-still in HMG for OT
-east like a grown man
-throws great temper tantrums with hitting screaming, head banging, you name it she does it, but they don't last long
-runs like crazy, her energy never stops
-so sweet to her sister and helps mommy all the time
-overall she is an amazing 2 yr old!!!!!!


we have her party on saturday, its a small get together but i am sure she will love it. she has been practicing the happy birthday song and blowing out candles!!!

4 months!

miss adley is 4 months old! it is amazing how fast she is growing!! we had her dr appt and she is 25 inches, 14lbs 4.5 oz. growing every month and consistently in the 75%. she got two shots and cried for abit but as soon as i picked her up she was fine. nothing to exciting she is checking out well and we dont have any concerns!

-rolling back to belly and belly to back, only a few times for each and never when we see it!!!
-laughing all the time and talks alot!
- great smiles!
-likes her jumper seat and also just laying on the floor to play
-sits in bumbo by herself
-sleeps ok but no where near as well as kinsley did, but her awake time is usually happy
-probably alot more i am forgetting!!!

so sweet


so strong!


loving the jumper

bath time! love that face!

comparison!

can you tell who is who??????

first pic is adley at 3 months second is kinsley at 4 months. i swear kinsley still looks just like that!

she rolled!!!!

and we all missed it!!! last night when brandon and i were on a date, tonia was watching the girls and adley rolled over, only tonia missed it too! hope it happens again soon, nothing so far today!

poop on the potty

kinsley actually pooped on the potty this morning!!! she asked to go so we did and she went!!!! it was a very exciting moment, although i am not sure when it will ever happen again!!

Fiesta!

the fiesta was great again this year, i good time with good friends. although sadly we missed a few people this year that are part of the core group, hope we all make it next year. but we understand how busy life is. we had four new babies this year...that is crazy!

baby celeste!!!!


Adley!


lochlan!

olivia!!

it was awesome to see everyone and to meet miss olivia, we had not had a chance to meet her and she is already 7 months old! so cute too! it is so crazy we have been doing the party for so many years and how much it has changed over the years! see you all next year we hope!

PICTURES!!!!

some fun pics from august, maybe more to come!!!


at easton...she plays in the fountains there, obviously this was a bench!! she was just being silly



water baby, loves the pool and loves her daddy!!



adley got baptized!!!! awwww so sweet!

just love this one!

best friends!!!

milk

well, kinsley loves milk!!! she asks for it and drinks it like crazy. she never wanted much to do with it when we would thicken it so she didn't get it much, the thickener must have changed it just enough for her to not like it. well she is boosting that calcium now!!!

real water!

so far so good, day one has gone great! only a few coughs but nothing major. i am so excited this was my biggest concern lately so it is so nice to have it all better. and how cool to be able to get her a drink from any sink at any house or store, or restaurant..i have never experienced this!!! she could get a happy meal now, i never get them because i waste the drink...like a whole new world to discover.

now if she can keep up the good work at ot her left arm should continue to catch up, it is still slightly weaker, and her sensory needs are still an issue, but they are minor on the scale so i am not worried about it!

looks like we will have to eventually pay for preschool...we will see what her speech does but so far she is appropriate i think with her sounds.

swallow study

no more thickener!!!!! yeah, kinsley passed the swallow study, she didn't aspirate anything! so now we can just give her normal liquids. they did say she may cough alittle but that is normal, even grown ups do, but coughing is good since it clears her lungs.