Baxter...PLAY!!

Chuck (my boss) and his wife Diane (KK's pediatric nurse) invited us to a Dbacks game tonight.

They have amazing seats so we never ever turn down an invite! Even if the Dbacks are playing some random team from Mexico...the Sultanes de Monterrey. The game started at 6:40 p.m. and KK's bedtime is 7:00 p.m. so I was nervous how she would behave but she did great! I'm starting to realize that she's becoming a more flexible kid and I need not rely so strictly on her "schedule."

KK scarfed down a hotdog with the quickness.

She saw the cookie man walk by and said "daddy cookie please." Melt...my...heart. So I caved and got her a cookie that was bigger than her head. She had about 1/3 of it and said all done. Thank goodness! I was afraid it would be a fight because I didn't want her eating much of it.

I explained to KK who Baxter was and showed her pictures of him so every time she saw him on the jumbotron she would yell "Baxter!" Sure enough Baxter visited our section. KK was so so SO excited and would not stop yelling "Baxter...PLAY...BAXTER...PLAY!!!" So once Baxter was done taking pictures with the other kids, I brought KK to him to take a picture...and this is how she reacted. Figures!

Other than that little meltdown, KK was SO good at the game. I didn't think she would sit in our laps or stay put but she proved me wrong once again. I guess that means we'll have to go to more games this season. Oh darn. ;)

We left the game in the 8th inning and KK did not want to be carried so we let her walk...the entire way back to the car. Her and daddy played chase pretty much the whole way. So. Darn. Cute.

In case you didn't know, Arizona is hosting the 2011 All Star Game. I was going to buy tickets but you have to buy the entire "strip" of tickets for every single event during the event and they were redic pricey! Ummm no thanks. So this is all we have to show for the All Star Game...a picture with Mickey!

After every game we always go and look at our brick. It's a tradition. Even when I worked there I would look at my brick as I left after the games.

Then we were walking back to the parking lot and Kaylynn spotted some stairs. She was like "STAIRS!" and pointed. I told her that we weren't parked in that garage and that we had to keep walking. She pitched a fit and sat down on the ground, refusing to move. I once again tried to deter her from climbing the stairs but she wanted to. And just like me, she wasn't going to give up. So I was like "Fine. If you want to walk up those stairs, go ahead, but I'm not helping you and I'm not carrying you if you get tired. You have to go up every single one...and then come back down every single one." I was thinking, HA! she'll be so tired she'll never want to do this again. I'll SHOW her. Boy. Was I wrong. DEAD wrong. She actually walked up all 4 flights of stairs, crossed the bridge, came down 4 flights of stairs and starting going back up again. All by herself. We had to pry her from those stairs because she would have climbed them all night. That wasn't exactly how I played it out in my head. Oh well. Guess I learned the lesson that time.

The Gentiles come in town in a few weeks and we plan on going to a Dbacks game with them and the Ghaemmaghamis. I cannot wait!

Bass Pro Shop

After the baseball game, we went to Bass Pro Shop. This place is not just any kind of store, it's a fisherman's/hunter's/boater's paradise!

KK and Nais loved climbing in and out of all the boats.

They also loved the aquarium.

I was pushing both Nais and KK around in the cart giving them a guided tour of Bass Pro Shop and some lady asked if the kids were twins! My first reaction "Oh god no! I couldn't handle twins!" KK and Nais are 9 months apart and pretty much the same size. I think Nais might be a tad bigger.

It was a fun place to go because KK could just roam around the store and look at all sorts of animals.

We will most definitely be going back and probably eating at the restaurant.

Spring Training

It's sad that we live just a few miles from the Angels spring training stadium and we didn't get out to a game until the last week of spring training. We probably wouldn't have gone at all if it wasn't for my college roomie Kat being in town. The reason why we haven't been to a game is because the game starts smack in the middle of nap time and I just don't want to fight that battle if I don't have to. But...since it had been a while since I had seen Kat and her girls were also skipping nap, I figured what the heck, we would brave the "no nap" together. Let's go! Amanda and Nais came along too.

KK saw the snow cone guy walk by and just HAD to have one. She had no clue how to eat it and made a mess, but she was one happy girl!

This was the first time we had ever skipped nap and KK did better than I anticipated.

It was so nice seeing the Kaisers. I hope they come back to AZ soon!

Karsyn Turns One

Saturday morning KK and I stopped by Karsyn's first birthday party. It's hard trying to take photos and chase a 2 year old around the playground so I only got a few snapshots.

Karsyn is Parker's younger sister. Parker is 5 months older than Kaylynn and Karsyn is a little over a year younger than Kaylynn. Funny thing is that Karsyn and Kaylynn are pretty much the exact same size! KK is so tiny. I'm starting to wonder if she'll ever grow. The only thing that seems to grow is her personality. :)

We ended up having to leave the party early because it was nap time and both of us were tired.

ASU v ORU

Kali's brother plays baseball for Oral Roberts University and they just happened to have a series against ASU this weekend so we spent the entire weekend at Packard Stadium.

Friday night we kept KK up way past her bedtime so we could enjoy the game. At first she was a wild child, then we whipped out Dora on the iPod and she finally chilled out.

Saturday night we were lucky enough to have Lonna watch KK overnight while we had some adult time. Ty and I had SUCH a great time reliving our college years. We went to dinner, watched ASU win, went bar hopping on Mill and even made time for a night cap at a bar by our house. We got home way too late, but knowing we got to sleep in made it worthwhile. Thanks Lonna for playing with KK!

Sunday was a day game and smack in the middle of nap. KK wasn't quite herself that day and it was obvious when she passed out on the blanket. She never, and I mean NEVER sleeps anywhere but her crib/pack n play (or at daycare). She won't sleep in the car either. Poor punkin must have been under the weather because she kept on falling asleep in the most uncomfortable positions. With her being sick (I assume) she was very well behaved.

Brett ended up starting the game on Sunday and went 2 for 3 with a run. I was so proud of him!! Congrats Brett!

2 Year Photos! Finally!

I've been putting off Kaylynn's 2 year photos for many reasons. First and foremost, I heard 2 year olds do not want their picture taken. Then KK got sick, then we had family in town, then we were out of town, then she skinned her forehead and finally almost 2 months later we had a free day and KK wasn't that sick. (Yes...she's sick again)

Robyn suggested that I put KK in my favorite outfit because we might not get to an outfit change. She also mentioned that it would be a struggle. Boy was she right. We brought Dora on the iPod, a ball, Abby and Giraffe (her new fave toy). Unfortunately, she wanted ALL of them with her in the picture taking area.

When we first got there, all she wanted to do was play with the blocks in the waiting area. I was being stubborn and didn't want her playing with the blocks (because we only had a short time slot to get pictures done) and I didn't want the blocks to be in the pictures (they made it in the 18 month photos). Needless to say...the battle begun. Not sure who won.

3...2...1...MELTDOWN!!

It got so bad that Ty had to step outside. Everyone was staring at us and the photographer was less than thrilled. I think she was even more annoyed that I was filming KK's meltdown rather than trying to "fix" it. Anyone that knows KK, knows that you can't stop her from having a meltdown. I just let her go at it and walk away.

Once we put on Dora, and let her have ALL of her toys in the photos, she calmed down enough to capture a few photos. Some with red eyes.

That whole experience was the opposite of fun and I'm so glad we get to wait 1 whole year before we attempt that again.

St. Patty's Day

Kali and Travis hosted a St. Patrick's Day party this year, so we headed to their house after I got off work.

Kaylynn had a great time playing with Parker, Karsyn and Brook. Parker & Karsyn's mom, Kerry, was nice enough to make all the girls a lime green tutu. So cute!

As we were hanging out outside, KK was playing on the ground and she lifted her hand and said "yucky." Ty realized there was a bee crawling on her and before he could get it off, it stung KK on her finger. KK flung the bee off her finger and screamed. I felt so bad for her. Poor thing was crying for a long time. She eventually calmed down and I was able to snap a picture of her bee sting.

Parker gave KK a hug and I gave her a cookie (she didn't even eat it) and everything was all better.

Besides that little hiccup, KK had a great time playing with her friends and celebrating St. Patrick's Day!

Papa & Grandma

Ty's dad and stepmom just happened to be in Palm Springs this weekend so on our way out of town we stopped by to say hi. What started as a short visit ended up being some fun in the sun.

KK saw the pool and wanted to check it out. At first she lounged in the chair.

Then she wanted to touch the "agua."

After dipping her fingers in the water, she laid on her belly near the edge of the pool and splashed her hands in the water.

Then she took off her socks and shoes and wanted to stick her toes in the water. I didn't want her to get her jeans wet, so I took off her pants and let her dip her toes in the water. Her and grandma kicked and splashed around.

Before I knew it, her shirt was soaked, so off that went.

KK then got brave and walked on the step. She was climbing in and out of the pool. Over and over again. She was having a blast!

Then she decided to jump on in and grandma and papa took one for the team and swam with KK.

After swimming, KK wanted to sun her buns so she laid out on the lounger.

She wore herself out by playing the pool that she actually took a nap in the car on the way home. Granted it was only 30 minutes, but that is 30 minutes longer than she usually sleeps on road trips!

Gigi

We were able to get in a short visit KK's great grandma Gigi this weekend.

Ty was trying to fix Gigi's speaker and I let Kaylynn out of my sight for a split second and she ended up pushing the life alert button (you know, the "I've fallen and I can't get up" commercials). The operator called to make sure everything was okay. I was so embarrassed. I was looking through my pictures tonight and realized I took one of her right by the handset. I should have known she would push that button! Whoops!

As we were leaving KK ran and gave Gigi a hug and said "bye Gigi." It was so cute!