Baking Brownies with Mommy

Kylee helped me make a batch of brownies today. I wasn't sure if this was going to be a good idea or a complete disaster but as you can see from the pictures it turned out just fine and with no disasters! Kylee actually did a really good job "helping."

She waited patiently for her next job ...



She helped pour in all of the ingredients (except the egg) ...



She mixed and mixed and mixed ...

And finally . . . she got to try some of the batter! After the first taste she kept repeating "more" "more." : )

Hartland Orchards

We decided to head out to a pumpkin patch today, complete with a mountain slide, corn maze, and hayride! Turns out though that by the time we got there the rain really started to come down so nothing was really up and running anymore. We did get a chance to hang out with the goats a bit and Kylee had fun feeding them.

I've also added a new ticker to the side of the blog if you want to keep up with our newest little one and his/her "expected" arrival. Enjoy! : )

Go Patriots!!!

Even though the Patriots don't play their first game until tomorrow night we thought it was fitting to get Kylee ready for the first Football Sunday of the season!

Daddy and Kylee are definitely ready for a new football season.

Natural Bridge Trip

This past weekend we traveled to the Natural Bridge to spend some time there with Grammie and Grandpa. We had a great time and one of the highlights of the trip was the Natural Bridge Safari. We decided to take the car through instead of the wagon and Pete ended up vacuuming the car 3 times due to the mess of food that ended up in the car!?!?! We weren't sure how Kylee was going to react to being so close to the animals but she did great and really liked looking at them poke their heads in the car . . . I think she was also very amused that she didn't have to sit in her carseat for the ride. : )

Hmmm . . . those animals look pretty close to the car.

Here is one of the camels eating out of Grammie's bucket. This was a pretty "well behaved" camel. Grandpa tried to feed a camel and he stuck his head so far in the car that he could just about lick Pete who was in the driver's seat (NOT an exaggeration!)


Kylee liked to wave to the animals as they stuck their heads in to get some of Grammie's food.

We were also able to walk around the rest of the Safari Park and visit some of the other areas. This included the farm animals that Kylee was able to feed ...

... and some other animals to look at like the flamingos.

Fun on the Porch

With the nice weather, we have been spending a lot of time on our backporch playing. With her slide, car, and tub of toys outside this has quickly become one of Kylee's favorite play areas. Here are some pictures of her playing in her house on the porch today. Enjoy! : )

PEEK-A-BOO!

A Little Family Getaway

We decided to go on a little family getaway before summer school started up (and then the real school year?!) We didn't want to go too far and needed a place that would have some things for Kylee to do so we heading to Wheeling, West Virginia. It had places to walk around outside, lots of parks, lakes, and of course a zoo!

Our first big adventure was to take Kylee for a pedal boat ride. Surprisingly, she wore the life jacket without trying to pull it off while she was on the boat.

She had a lot of fun at one of the parks near the lake where we pedal boated.

And loved chasing the ducks around. Lucky for the ducks, she never quite caught them. : )

We also visited the zoo which is always a big hit with Kylee. She loved watching the bear even though he didn't move much for her.

Even with the animals though, what she really wanted to do was play with the big rocks and ...

... push her stroller around.

The zoo had a train ride too which was a fun little ride.

We also went to the Ohio River where we were able to bike along the water.

Kylee was all set up in her trailer (with her companion Dougie!)

It was such a relaxing ride that she took a nice little nap along the way.

Kylee's Newest "Adventure"

Kylee's newest adventure is sitting on the dining room chairs. She LOVES to sit there and just look around.



The adventure part is that she gets up there on her own. Here's the proof ...

She is always so proud of herself once she makes it to the top. Of course this is followed by her getting down and then climbing back up . . . over and over again!