Life Lately...

     Time has escaped me and I haven't blogged for quite a while. Here's what's happening (briefly): Matt and I went on a short trip top Colorado to see if it could be our new home. We loved it! Of course, nothing can happen without him getting a job out there. Whether it's there, here, or somewhere else, I'm ready to buy a home for our expanding family. We'll see where God leads us.

     Kylie is getting so big! She talks (though it's hard to understand unless you're mommy or daddy), loves books being read to her, enjoys spinning, and rolling on the ground. She is very serious when first meeting people or when she's somewhere new.
Here are some pictures to accompany life lately...

A trip to the park:

Daddy and Kylie exploring

A little unsure about this...

Examining a blade of grass

Daddy's gonna get ya!

3 months pregnant!

I love my mommy so much!!!

 This is a pose I catch Kylie in quite a bit...

At the L.A. County Fair:

Daddy and Kylie

Head bonking with daddy

What a cool little girl!

Petting the goats

Time to dance!

....and dance some more!

At the Live Oak Canyon Pumpkin Patch (beautiful place!!):

Petting the goats again!

A goat sneezed on Kylie so she started getting
a little scared of them:(

Me, Kylie, Marin, and Hudson
(great friends from church!)

Choosing our pumpkins!

Yay! Family Picture!

Matt's arrtistic work...

And finally:

Me: 4 Months Pregnant!

Happy 1st Birthday Kylie!

This past Saturday, August 27th, we had the joy of celebrating Kylie's 1st birthday! She was a little under the weather, but we still had fun celebrating with close family members and friends. Jamie...we missed you! This blog post is for you! Matt, Grandma, and Grandpa....somehow I didn't get pictures of you! SOOOOO sorry! Thank you grandma and grandpa for letting us so graciously borrow your home!

We had delicious salads and pizza as our meal

Candy bar, cake, and snacks

There were quite a few kids (not all pictured)
Would you believe Kylie was the ONLY non-blonde!

Having fun in the pool!

Great Grandpa and Grandma with Kylie

3 beautiful generations of one of my favorite families:)

Me, my mom, sis, and Justin

The birthday cake!! Still have leftovers....anybody want some?

Singing, "Happy Birthday"

More singing...

A little unsure about this cake thing...

"I guess  I'll try it..."

"This is delicious!"

"A little bit more..."

"I'll just shove this piece in my mouth if you don't mind..."

Opening presents...

Kylie enjoying one of her favorite presents:)

Lazy Pool Days

We've had a fun summer so far filled with lazy pool days with many friends. The Leonards joined us one day. We bbq'd and had fun in the sun!

Love this family!

 We also went swimming at Grandpa and Grandma Gomez's house one day:)

Pirates beware!

Grandpa and Kylie

The Bartons also joined us one evening. We had pizza, went swimming, and had a Monopoly Deal challenge!

And yet, another day Emily and Angela invited us over for a playdate. Angela has transformed her garage into baby heaven!

Emily and Kylie enjoying a nice afternoon

Beautiful Emily

Sweet Kylie moved in and out of the pool with no help from mama!

 

 

 

 

Unfortunately, I forgot to take my camera along when the Higgins came over:(  Thanks to all our friends and family who have made this an enjoyable summer! (And thanks to my sis who bought Kylie that stylin' bathing suit!)

4th of July!

I'm a little late, but sometimes, with a little one, I don't always have time readily available;) This year we had a fun, food-filled 4th of July spent with friends we call family. 

BBQ'ing some yummy food!

Protein, Protein, Protein! Does he speak another language?

One little one in the water, one testing it out...

Who doesn't want to spend time with these precious munchkins?

Daddy and Kylie...so cute!:)

Everyone participated in the BBQ!...eating that is!

Kylie's already kissing the boys!

Precious smile!

Ashley and Kylie

These little ones melt our hearts!

FINALLY! A decent family photo!..well, except for the eating of the fingers thing..

Playing croquet...

Who knew Micah could juggle?!

Exploring grass for the first time

These Cali skies aren't always so clear!

Having a deep conversation..

Some played an action- packed, speedy game called Pounce...

Settling down and enjoying time together

We had an awesome time and even though we didn't get to see the fireworks because we had to put little Kylie to bed, our day and tummies were quite full!