Tuesday, April 30, 2013

First trip to Disneyland!

 Since kids under 3 are free at Disneyland, we decided to take Allyson right before her third birthday. If I would've known that disneyland is not strict (at all) with this age requirement, I would've waited till a couple weeks after her third birthday because we went right during california schools spring break! we will definitely go at a less-busy time next time! we are so fortunate enough to have family that lives near all these fun theme parks and the beach! we stayed with my uncle jeff and aunt leah and they were the best hosts! we love them so much and are so thankful for them! Get ready for picture overload!
walking on the pier and watching the surfers!
it was windy lol
coloring easter eggs! (we were at their house during easter weekend)
finally at her "princess castle"!
walking thru sleeping beautys castle!
acting shy around princess merida!
kilee loved her!
its a small world!
the first ride we went on:)
the Tangled show!
excited to get some princess autographs!
this pic just makes me laugh!
kilee did pretty dang good waiting in line!
the merry-go-round was by far BOTH of their favorite ride!
tired nana
pure joy:)
her 2nd favorite ride:)
excited for the next show to start!
the Beauty & the Beast show!
keepin ki entertained in line!
tired of lines
but happy to be at "bisneyland"
waiting for the parade to start! love kilee's face
kilee LOVED the parade!
as did allyson:)
rapunzel's tower was so neat!
on the merry-go-round again!
looks like they are both posing lol
yeehaw!
checkin out minnie's house!
DAY 2!
first things first - ride the horseees!
ready to ride the teacups!
excited!
ki is like whats up?
walking around toon town!
allyson LOVED the roller coaster!
now mommy's turn to ride with her!
weeeee!
my favorite princess pic! so cute!
ferris wheel AGAIN!
in her happy place:)
spinning on the tea cups!
riding the train!
petting the goats!
kilee loved the big horsee!
kilee lovin herself some bbq!
the employees walked by and said "now THATS how you eat bbq!"
kilee's first reaction to seeing mickey mouse
freaking out with excitement!
cant even contain herself!
please put me down daddy!
RAN over to him!
then came to a dead stop and started bawling lol so funny!
kissing her head:)
the cherry blossoms were gorgeous!
It was an EXHAUSTING two days but, I'm excited to go back! :)

Saturday, April 6, 2013

day trip to Saguaro Lake!

Last week was Eli's spring break so we joined him and my parents for a day out on the lake! im so glad my dad lets us tag along:)
papa's boat is her fav!
gramma is such a nice pillow!
i even skied in that FREEZING water! so worth it.
my daddy ever.
eli with his girlfriend Macie
allyson & ava being fatties!
Kilee loved the jetski!
allyson's turn!
ki is chill
kilee's first time tubing and she loved it!

Survivor Mud Run

 So, my sister Alissa and I signed up for another run...I specifically signed up because #1 there was a groupon which made it cheap and #2 I wanted to do a run with my hubby. So, the weekend of the race it poured rain in the valley...which you are thinking...its a mud run so who cares, right? WRONG! the rain made the ENTIRE race mud which meant you literally could not run unless you wanted to twist a knee or an ankle. And to me, thats not really fun. And in some spots, the mud was so thick that people's shoes would get stuck and they literally couldnt find them! It was crazy, but still fun. Alissa's boyfriend Steve also joined us:)
we are crazy up in here!
AFTER with ben
BEFORE
AFTER with lis

kilee's birthday bash

 We had a small get-together with family for Kilee's birthday...had ourselves some pizza and cake! It was cool because we were able to have her party on her actual birthday, March 2nd:)
i made the cupcake cake and the big one is from costco:)
the only decor I put up was a bunch of balloons which was
totally worth it because the girls loved them!
playing with auntie shawla!
whacha lookin' at girls?
opening gifts!
walking to mommy:)
apparently i am more excited about the
new swim suit than her!
reading her new book. so smart.
aunt nina (grampa Barney's sister) was so nice to also get
allyson a bday present since hers is coming up soon!
get these out mom!
whats going on?
whatcha lookin' at?
divin' in!
yummy!
what is this on my head?!
get it OFF!
i won! queen of the high chair!
pretty allyson:)
high five from uncle E!
not too much damage lol
uncle dane is so funny!
the big birthday girl:)
me & my ki
happy girl!
party pooped!

1 year check up for kilee jo

one year stats:
20lb 8 oz (40th %)
30in tall (75th %)
45cm head (50th %)

*she is a total momma's girl
*she started walking a couple weeks before her birthday
*she has 8 teeth (i think, maybe more)
*she is a little vacuum and beggar for food
*she sleeps all night now and still takes two naps a day
*she loves to cuddle
*she already has sharing problem with older sis
*she is VERY feisty
*she never holds still and is busy, busy, busy
*loves to play picaboo
*loves to pretend to talk on the cell phone
*she loves to dance

This post is super super late so I am sure I am forgetting to say lots of stuff. But love our feisty kilee jo! cant believe my baby is one:(

Tough Mudder 2013th

 My dad challenged everyone in our family to complete the 2013 AZ Tough Mudder. I was very reluctant at first because just hearing the words "12 miles, 25 obstacles" was very intimidating! But I signed up, trained for it, and finished it baby! Ben would've done it with me if it wasn't so dang expensive! We plan to do it again next year so next time we will sign up super early when its cheaper! I felt such a great sense of accomplishment after finishing this..it was awesome! I highly recommend it to everyone to try at least once!
our team was called the Sandlot Mudders! (this isnt everyone tho)
these were the shirts my dad had made for our team