What a fun summer so far! I can't believe it's winding down but we have been making the most of it. This past month was a busy one with a lot of family fun and full of adventures. But before we get into any of that, I want to give a big shout out to my awesome hubby for all that he does! And in big news, he is moving closer to home and accepted a position at the UMB on 87th Street! We love you!
Bailey is 15 months old today and we just got back from the Doctor's office. She is 21 lbs. 10 oz. and 30" tall and looking great. She is not a fan of the doctor and getting 2 shots today didn't help. Luckily we have a day of fun ahead that will take her mind off of it.
All smiles when we first got to the doctor's office...sadly it wouldn't last
Bailey has come out of her shell even more this month and she is quite the friendly girl. She is full of affection and has finally shared all the kisses and hugs she's been holding on to for Tequila with the rest of us. She will even go up and hug another Mom or child at the park or pool to say hello. She is very active and loves to run, jump, dance, swing, climb and get into just about everything. She is very helpful around the house and likes to clean up after herself (at times) and is Mommy's little helper. She is very independent and likes to do things for herself including eating, climbing up on things, getting dressed, trying to swim on her own, playing with her toys on her own and she loves to host parties for her toys in her princess tent where we often hear lots of giggling. She is full of sass but is sweet when she wants to be. Some days it seems that we are a 15 month old going on 13 year old, but then she'll snuggle up and all is forgotten. She is very talkative and is expanding her vocabulary to ball, "I sit", up and more. She is a smart cookie and understands a lot of words and will pick up items that you ask for, point to eyes, ears, nose, and mouth on herself, toys and Mommy and Daddy, and knows when she isn't supposed to be doing something and testing the limits to get a reaction. She also loves to sing songs, one of her favorites is Itsy, Bitsy Spider because she likes to do the hand gestures...
We had a lot of fun celebrating Independence Day with our little sparkler! We spent the day with Grandma and Grandpa cooking out and ended it at a BBQ with friends. Bailey loved watching the kids throw poppers and light sparklers. She made it all the way through the fireworks but passed out on the ride home. Overall it was a fun holiday!
Happy 4th of July
One of my favorite pics with Tequila
Showing off for Grandma and Grandpa
My little sparkler
Sneaky smiles
4th of July family photo
Watching the older kids
We really liked the flags
This month Dad also took off a few days of work and we decided to enjoy a Staycation. We went to Kaleidoscope, the Mr. Potato Head Exhibit, Crown Center, Union Station, Science City...and that was all on the first day! We also headed over to Kill Creek Park Beach for a fun day on the lake. Bailey played with the big girls but we quickly got out when there was a snake spotting! We wrapped up the staycation with a trip to the Johnson County Museum and played at Kidscape and Bailey had so much fun watching all the big kids and interacting with them.
We found the ribbon at Kaleidoscope
Painting with Dad
Glow in the Dark Bailey
A family that glows together...
Watching the wind machine
Learning new stuff from our new friend
It's all about the checks and balances
Our little Explorer
Playing musical squares
More blacklight fun
Sacrificing Max to the twister
Digging for Dinos
No legs!
Watching Dad make electricity
Crown Center and Science City wore us out
Back in the game at Empanada Madness
Beach Day at Kill Creek Park
Hanging with the girls (Dad needs camera lessons)
Our City Planner at Kidscape
Designing the latest fashions
Watching the big kids put on a play
Hugging the cow
Milking the cow
Let me take you on a ride on my big green tractor...
We also decided to go fishing early in the morning on one of our staycation days. We picked up Grandma and Grandpa and headed down to Hillsdale Lake. Since Bailey has already fished in the Gulf, she's an old pro, but she got to show Grandma and Grandpa her skills with her own fishing pole. It was hot and Tequila may have tangled up the lines a bit but all was not lost...Mom caught 2 little punkin' seeds!
Cutest little fisherman we know
Giving Grandpa the Princess wave as he pulls up
Scoping out the location
Tequila enjoying himself a little too much
Mom's first catch
And the second! (No it wasn't the same one!)
Bailey's favorite character (other than the Disney Princess' of course) is Curious George and she is really starting to embody some of his more rambunctious tendencies. We definitely have our hands full with this girl and if she follows in Mommy and Daddy's footsteps, we are in for it! The good news is that though we've had our fair share of bumps, bruises and goose eggs, we haven't had to make any trips to the ER. Plus our other favorite book is the No No, Yes Yes book so maybe we can learn a few things or two. Here are a few of Bailey's busted moments...most of them aren't captured because of Mom's cat-like reflexes.
Um, no
We love exploring with Dad's headlamp
Very curious
The only time we like to be in our car seat, when it's inside for cleaning
Yeah, that's not going to work
Um, no
Leaving a trail of toys in our dust
The only time we've ever sat in this is when Mom is trying to sell it
Not going to happen....though right before this, she said "I sit, I sit"
It was a little too quiet...
She's a little too proud of herself
Yep...this pretty much sums it up
Bailey is quite the Dancing Queen...and if there's a beat, you know she's going to shake it. She loves to mix up her moves now and is expanding her musical repertoire, but nothing gets us going these days quite like our Dog Guitar. I would say our day consists of 10% napping, 20% getting into things we shouldn't and the other 70% - Dancing!
Trying out a new move:
A little Britney
The cat piano gets us every time
Our Jessie Spano moment
This skirt really moves
A little more Britney
Taking our moves to the pool
We also visited some of our favorite stomping grounds...Wonderscope and Deanna Rose Farmstead. Each time we go, we discover new things and Bailey loves to play with the other kids and with all the neat toys!
Catching a ride with our good buddy Franny
Checking out the treasures
Our favorite calf
Showing Liam baby Kiss
Got a little warm, needed to grab a drink
Whoops
Peek-a-boo
Checking on baby Piper
Just some light gardening
Contemplating the meaning of life
Fun day at Wonderscope with my girl
We are quite the busy bee at the park and now that we can run, we run all over the place and climb up on everything. We love taking our bike out and going on walks with Tequila. We can't get enough of the outdoors!
Best buddies swinging at the park
On our favorite tree
Finally wore the girl out after several hours at the park and a stop inside the gym
Mom created an outdoor water park to cool us off
At the OP Farmer's Market
Lost a shoe
Mom, this is so cool!
Hanging with Uncle Mat
Everyone loves Uncle Mat
Pool time with the mermaids
Living the good life
Bailey loves her big brother so much. She loves to go to the dog park with him, take him on walks and most of all practice her hugs and kisses on him. He is still very tolerant and every once in awhile I will sneak a pic of their sweet moments...though as soon as the camera snaps, they quickly separate and pretend to go about their day. Bailey is so lucky to have such a sweet and protective big brother!
Always protecting her
Someone might be in trouble for jumping off the cliff...but Bailey laughed
Checking out the mulch at the dog park
Moment of sweetness
This is humiliating, Mom
High Tea with her Royal Court
Kisses
Heart melt
A girl has got to eat! With all the playing Bailey does, she has to refuel. We are still breastfeeding but we love to eat at the table like a big kid. She is very independent and prefers to feed herself at the table with a fork and spoon...though the spoon is a little trickier, she is doing great at it. If only we could consume an entire meal without deciding to chuck a couple pieces to Tequila (especially with the foods he doesn't like) then we'd be golden! Bailey's current favorite foods are watermelon, avocados and peaches...she likes to pick them out at the Farmer's market or the store, and sometimes refuses to give them up!
Getting ready for some yummy fajitas
Sneaky girl
More avocados please!
Making a mess
Getting in our veggies
We like to eat ice cream with our legs
Can't get enough watermelon
Giving the watermelon she picked out at the Farmer's Market a kiss
Ice cream kiss
Peaches...yum
We discovered we like cheese with our pretzel
Watermelon kisses
Bailey trying some ice cream with a spoon
With all the messes we make, we have found that cleaning up after ourselves is almost just as fun. We sure hope she continues to enjoy doing chores as much as she does now!
Grocery shopping with Dad
We love to sweep
Washing our own hair
Doing laundry
Doing dishes (just kidding...major teething pain and wooden spoons are awesome)
Cleaning the whisk...ok, teething again
With all that hard work, a girl has to cut loose and play! Bailey loves to play and we love to watch her imagination grow. With all the treasures we've found, her favorites have to be her animals and princesses.
Loving on Sid
Working on our balance
Too cool for school
Such a cutie
Teaching Tequila's giraffe how to dance
Hands down, she's a cutie
We found Alice to add to our collection and are really happy about it
Watching Frozen for the first tine with some buddies
Mon petit artiste
We take art seriously
Do I have something in my hair?
Getting our vet training in early
And all that play can sure wear a girl out...if only it would wear her out in the evenings. We have a tendency to get a little wired at night, so our little night owl has kept us up pretty late recently. But when she crashes, she crashes.
When you gotta nap...you nap
Daddy couldn't persuade us to move
This would be sweet if she wasn't faking it
Didn't fool me...but too cute to be upset
This looks comfortable (not)
Not looking tired at all
Slumber party (at 10 am)
Trickster...caught this right before she started giggling uncontrollably (notice Dad sleeping through it)
Swimming takes it out of us
And last but not least, here are a few more of our favorite pics of little Miss Bailey. She is growing up so fast and we are so blessed to be her Mommy and Daddy so that we can watch her grow!
The face she makes right before she kisses you
Grrr
We love our Grandma
Looking for her brother
I like this pic because she is almost asleep after a wild morning
This makes everything worthwhile
Yes that is a blue bath crayon
We love Uncle Mat
Getting through those mean canines with our Storch
Tiara fit for a Princess
One of my favorite outfits
Thanks for taking a peek back at last month's adventure with us. Count your blessings and hug your loved ones tight...our thoughts and prayers are with the Olathe family that lost their little girl yesterday. Spread the love, not hate.
