Caribbean Cove

What a blast today was! We went to Caribbean Cove which in an indoor waterpark at a hotel! This is the first time we've went and I'm sure its not the last! We all had so much fun. We were there from 11:30a-3:30p left had dinner, went back at 5:30ish and didn't leave until after 7p. Kaylee's favorite part was the hottub, she loved how warm it was! hahaha We took her down a big Ol tube slide and she LOVED it as well! We couldn't believe she liked it so much, we thought for sure she'd be scared and probably even cry......heck no she laughed, screamed and smiled! We did the lazy river, slides, hot tub, swimming pool and the zero enterance play area! It has a slide, big Ol bucket that dumps water every few minutes and tons of other splash stuff! Needless to say we are all poo'd and ready for sleep! What another cool day during christmas break 2010!

Christmas 2010

WOW what a wonderful Christmas day we had!

The morning started off perfect and Kaylee was beyond cute and had a blast! She woke about 7:30a and the day started!
First she checked out to make sure Santa ate her cookies and had his milk, then she had to check out what the big present for her was..she said "wheels" as she looked under the wrapping paper and then ripped into it...A new 4 wheeler and this one goes 5mph..hehehe Then one by one she got them all opened and woohoo she was pretty excited about all of them! I think her favorites though were: the doctors kit and this strange looking play snake! After presents she wanted to get dressed a ride her quad a little so out she went for a whole 10min! hahaha

Next was Christmas morning breakfast! This tradition started in 2007, after our first Christmas with a child and the chaos of the day we thought hey we'll do breakfast and the family can come over for gifts...best idea EVER! HEHEHE
Jason and I cooked B&G,bacon,sausage,scrambled eggs,cinnamon rolls and orange juice! This was my first time making sausage gravy and then making for 10 people and I'll be darn it was FANTASTIC During cooking Kaylee got to open presents from Ceca and all the grandparents! After all that fun Kaylee took a nap for a couple hours, she was a tired gal!

Then came Nana & Pawpaw's dinner...yummm Its great getting together with everyone and just chatting and laughing!
And last but not least we headed over to Grandpa Spurrier's. This year was really neat because Kegan was able to come for the first time! So grandpa and great grandpa got the presence of the granddaughter duo on Christmas! How fun that was and it was really awesome to spend it with everyone! Kaylee and Kegan totally LOVE each other and had a blast running through the house.

Christmas Eve cookies!

Tonight we made our cookies...yummy! And rice crispy treats!
I planned on making different shape cookies but the dough didn't want to cooperate with me so we axed that idea and just decorated round cookies! hehehe However I did manage to make my own icing this year, it was good and its actually for cookies so it dried and didn't come off to the touch...wooohooo!

Last trip to Santa!

Here's our last trip to Santa's! Kaylee was a little more hesitate this time so I had to go with her at first but it only took a few seconds for that smile to pop up and her be fine!






During our 45min wait outside in the cold, Jason and her stayed warm by having a snowball fight and running around the court house...she had a blast!
Still had to believe its been 4yrs since our first visit with Santa....Kaylee was 2months old and tiny.....funny thing this year it was the same Santa as 2006.

T'was the Night Before Christmas

T'was the night before Christmas, when all through the house
The only creatures stirring was mommy and daddy, and the cat
The stockings were hung on the bookcase with care,
In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there.
Kaylee is nestled all snug in her bed,
...While visions of sugar-plums dances in her head


And before she was all snuggled in bed..a treat for Santa handled with care!

Winter Wonderland Fun

Saturday and Sunday we went sledding! Saturday start off with Kaylee just wanting to go do with one of us which was a blast! That first big ol smile on her face was awesome, she loved it! We slowly worked her up to go down a small hill by herself, she was a little scared but by the end was smiling. She still wanted us to go with her though! hehehe So after about an hour we moved hills and found this ramp snow covered. Once Kaylee saw it she said I can do that all by myself and she did OVER and OVER! It just warmed my heart to see her so proud of herself and confident for doing all by herself! She would yell woohoo going down, laugh and smile so huge!

Sunday we went back again and Jolie came with us! Kaylee went right to her spot and off she went. Sledding is pretty darn fun and it just feels so good to laugh so hard. We all had so much fun and both days sled for about 2hrs! I'm sure we'll be going a lot more!

Our Furbabies

We can't forget our love for our pets! So I thought I'd show a picture of each one!

Max our first pup we got right before christmas in 2001! We love our little old man. He has his grumpy times ya know since he is the senior but he's a great dog with lots of pup in him 9yrs later! He has a hug obsession with balls and if he can't find a ball he'll grap about anything for us to throw!



Emit the second furbaby came to us in 2003! We are pretty sure he will NEVER act like a senior pup...he will be energetic puppy forever! hahaha He has always been rotten and beyond lovey, he thrives for attention and will do about anything to get it! He thinks he is a 10lb lap dog but really he's 90lb! hahaha



Emma was last years christmas gift for Kaylee. We never thought we'd have a cat, in fact we really weren't people.....then Kaylee fell in love with kittens and came Emma! I LOVE this cat and we love snuggleing! She is quite the funny lil thing, she plays will everything, her and Emit are buddies and love playing together! She even spreads out like the dogs, I think sometimes she thinks she's a canine! hahaha


These animals are such a big part of our family and we love them so dearly!

Our little lamb Christmas Program 2010

Lastnight was Kaylee's preschool christmas program and boy was it cute and precious! We have been looking forward to this all year! We didn't think she would make it due to being sick but she did! She wasn't a hundred percent but she did good for not feeling the best!



She was a little lamb this year and wow was it cute! All the kids looked beyond cute and ALLL did so well. Kaylee said she was too shy to sing in front of everyone but would sing at home for us! hahaha Its super cute to hear her sing her music, she's been practicing for a while now! Sadly we could see her real well so I didn't get alot of pictures but its ok I just love these little programs! I look foward to many more!

Sick little princess

Wednesday just before bedtime it hit her..the flu....our poor baby girl! She was getting ready to potty and just said "mommy I gotta pukey" and here it came! Its just awful to see her get sick and feel so bad! So she made it through the night pukey free and got a goods night sleep! We were so relieved we thought whew just an upset tummy! She had her milk did good with it and hour passed and I gave her her medicine for her cough and some lemonade....well that did it! Shortly after she started puking again! :( I was so sad for one she was sick and two thursday was preschool and practice for her cute lil program that was that TONIGHT!
So after a couple hours she said she felt a little better and even ate a bit. She was ok with going to school as long as mommy went with her so off we went! However we only made it at school about an hour before she just wasn't feeling good and was so emotional. We left went to Marsh for some sprite and push pops(her request)! Poor gal puked in Marsh and all over herself! I felt so bad for her, she even told me sorry for puking...I promised her it was not her fault and mommy was sorry she felt so icky! So off to home we went! Daddy came home early to be with her and help while I took care of Devyn and Caleb! She napped 4hrs and a little better and even was able to keep down crackers and sprite! She said she was ok so we went ahead and went to her christmas program at school. After her program however when we got home the poor baby got sick again, thankfully though after a bathe and a good nights sleep she was better. So I guess it was the 24hr flu....we are just so glad it didn't last long and she is better now! She is such a trooper when she is sick and honestly takes it so much better than us adults would! :)

She's trying so hard to feel better, look at that cute smile

Look at this precious girl!

O Christmas Tree

The tree is up and looking pretty! Our first christmas in our new house and it looks so christmasy...I LOVE it ! We had a fun time and Kaylee did a wonderful job decorating!



A little holiday dance! haha



A Star is Born

Dear Santa,

Dear Santa look at this beautiful little girl...........this is all I ever wanted for Christmas! Love April



Kaylee is really into Santa this year, its so cute! She saw Santa's house a few weeks ago uptown and just couldn't wait to see him! Then at the mall a week or so later she saw Santa and O goodness the smile and sparkle in her was amazing! She just yelled Hi Santa, Hi over and over! So a today she got to see on Santa's lap finally! She ran up to him, gave him a HUGE hug, blobbed down on lap with a HUGE smile and said "I'd like a doctor kit" then smile for a perfect picture!

a little photo OPT

Kaylee looked so christmasy before preschool so I had to take pics! And she hammed it up for me!

Loving Snow

On the first day of December my princess wakes up and says "MOMMY LOOK SNOW" hehehe






She was so excited and couldn't wait to get out and play in it! It was so cold but she still played and had a blast! She came in warmed up and headed back out a few times! We still need to find her some waterproof gloves so her little hands stay warm and dry and are in need of snow boots. We were not expecting snow this early and weren't prepared!
I love taking winter pics, especially when snow is falling. My awesome camera capture the snow flakes and it looks so neat!

Thanksgiving 2010

Another wonderful year of thanks! Happy Thanksgiving to my Family and Friends!
I'm thankful for so much this day and everyday! Life,love,our wonderful daughter,my husband,my parents,brother,mother/father/sister inlaw,my nieces,my awesome pets and alllll my family and friends! Loving life and the journey!
Today we are having our 2nd Thanksgiving dinner here, I'm so excited for this tradition! Around 16 of my loved ones will be here and some yummy food! We will than head off to Jasons family's house for more wonderful food and I'm sure good laughs!
Kaylee has started the morning already 7:30a...runnying around, singing and dancing! The girl can get up and go in seconds, she needs no wake up time....hahahaha!

Kaylee aka hair stylist

I was just thinking the other day...Kaylee is really good with scissors, cuts only paper ya know! Well that all changed just when I thought we were in the clear!
Kaylee thought she needed a hair cut as well as Emma the kitten! And Devyn had to get in on it as well! Seriously I left them downs stairs for like 2 minutes with scissors and paper(never did I think what I'd come back down to)....I come back to see blond and black hair! Kaylee had cut a pretty good chuck from the front, thankfully it was sort underneath and blends well, not real noticeable. Devyn barely cut hers, just a little.
First I thought O crap they both cut a lot of their hair.....then as I was cleaning it up I noticed it was the cats fur as well! Kaylee had cut some of poor Emma tail fur off.....thank heavens she did actually CUT Emma! Our poor kitty!

So needless to say they lost the privilage of paper cutting for a bit.
I'm just so glad my pretty little blond haired girl still has lots of hair left!

Kaylee:
You sure are rotten you know! hehehe love ya sweet gal

Our Little Helper

We started a bathroom remodel this past weekend and of course we needed help! Soooooo here is Kaylee our little helper! She told us it was her job to help, so we got her gloves and put her to work! hahaha
Saturday she came to me and informed me what the "deal was"
Here is our talk:
Mommy(holding her gloves" now here's the deal..your gonna help me get my gloves on and let me help my daddy and grandpa...thats the deal mommy ok? Hearing the voice is much better than just words!

A girl and her doggie

Here is a cute pic of Kaylee and Max relaxing together!
Than one of Emit loving the pillow pet Kaylee got for her birthday! This dog is just too funny!

My Little Snuggles

I love the morning like this!
Kaylee climbs in bed with me, snuggles up and falls back asleep! She's a bit of a early bird some morning so she hops in bed with me on the really early mornings. She loves to put her hand on my hand and for me to rub her little back. She has this thing that she loves to rub my finger nails..she likes the smoothness of them!
So we snuggled, she fell back asleep and mommy snuck out to have some coffee and watch the news before little energy wakes again! Here is the sweetness most innocent picture and face in the world!

Happy Halloween 2010

Happy Halloween!


Tonight was so much fun! Kaylee was so into trick or treating this year and it was so wonderful to see that beautiful lil face light up! First we went around our neighborhood or some of it. There are so many houses around us so we hit about 20 I think, Kaylee got a bucket full and we even had to put some in our pockets to help her out! Afterwards we headed to Papaw's and then Nana/Papaw's! By nights end Kaylee had two buckets FULL of candy! She thought she was going to eat it all and she tried to be sneaky but we caught on! hahaha It was a great night and Kaylee was the cutest little witch around!

Now we welcome November and turkey time!

BOO its ZOOBOO

Zooboo year three was fun! We dressed Kaylee up this year for some fun animal and trick or treating fun! This year we went with Missy,Chip,Harley,Cody,Matt and Heather. Kaylee was a pretty witch, Cody a cowboy and Harley a fairy! Kaylee ate every bit of candy before we left, she'd rather eat her candy than run around..hahaha
Tomorrow will be a fun evening of trick or treating and LOTS of candy!

Pumpkin Relay.....FUN

Yesterday was Pumpkin Relay at preschool and I got to spend the whole day with Kaylee! What a fun filled day it was! At first Kaylee stuck to me like glue but finally she broke away and did what she does without me around....play with her friends! I love to see her interact with her friends/teacher at school and Ms Megan/Jodi are wonderful!
So the day got off to a stormy start! A line of storms rolled through but that didn't stop our fun! We had prayer, school pictures(how funny that was with so many kids ages 1-K) then we were off! First Kaylee's class made there treat bags and played dress up, then played in goooo, decorated pumpkins, had some lunch(daddy got to come for lunch and the relay) then pumpkin relay, last some sweet trick or treating! The day ended with all the kids getting lil medals for being so awesome and having fun!
It was such a fun day and I"m so blessed to be able to participate in Kaylee's school. Its also really nice to talk with the teachers and other parents!

My O My its the Headless Horseman

Couple weeks ago(the 16th) we headed to the Conner Prairie for our third year of the Headless Horseman! This year Missy, Chip and the kids went with us and it was a blast! Kaylee was a little more scared this year but I think it was because we were trying to scare the other kids, she still did great and had fun though! She loved having Harley and Cody to play and hang out with. We did a couple crafts, ate all the yummy's..carmel apples and cotton candy, of course saw the barn animals and then did the hayride. It was totally dark but still pretty fun!
This past weekend we went again since we bought a membership! Kaylee and Austin had fun even though Kaylee honestly wasn't fond of the hayride and the headless horseman but after the ride was over I think she was less scared as we showed and explained to her it was just pretend! Another fun fall weekend! Halloween Night is just around the corner...woohooo!

Its a party.....for Kaylee

Today was a wonderful fun filled day! All the family came to celebrate 4 years of Kaylee! Kaylee loved that Austin,Kegan,Daniel,Cody and Harley all came to play! Its so nice having family over and celebrating such a special time. Mamaw, Papaw, Nana/Papaw,Grandma/Pa Hunley, Lisa/Jolie, Melanie, Christina/Dawn and Missy/Chip all came to have cake/ice cream with us! Everyone gave Kaylee such wonderful gifts all of which she LOVES!
A few peeps where sick so they could come but we know they really wanted to, those darn sickies going around! Kaylee had the sickies Fri,Sat and just a tad bit today but she played on and had a blast! Lets see if I can list all the fun things she was given!
Remote Control Truck
Furry Frenzies 2 sets
extra pet for it
ZhuZhu pet
pillow pet, lady bug
Furreal Kitty
Furreal baby polar bear
cat in the hat game
book
small doll house
pony
jeans/shirt
Thomas the train
glow doodle
I think I covered all the neat things!

Thank you everyone for your gifts and for celebrating with us!

FOUR Wow O Wow Kaylee is 4

Today our sweet little girl is FOUR! Wow amazing we have a four year old! Its so hard to believe these years have went so fast but yet a little slow at times! Its a little bittersweet to look back at those precious cute baby and early toddler years but also such an amazing site to see the young little preschooler she is now! These fours years have been the best of our lives, interesting, challenging, a learning experience but mostly just SPECTACULAR! Being parents has been the most enjoyable experience we'll ever experience.

KAYLEE:
You are a beauty! So smart that we can't even keep up, so sassy we don't know what to say back half the time! haha Your tall at 43in, slim at 32lbs! Still have big beautiful blue eyes with those awesome long eyelashes....blondish brown hair that's so pretty! Your Energetic, spunkie, have such a cute giggle and precious voice. We never knew how such a little person could make us feel so much emotion! I'll be in tears at how much I love you and then the next minute I'm in tears from you being so rotten! haha!
We are so blessed and lucky to have you Kaylee Lynn as our little girl. As much as I want you to stay little, I look forward to watching you grow and see what you have in store for mommy and daddy next!
We love you more than words could ever express.

HAPPY 4TH BIRTHDAY SWEET GIRL

Cupcake Party...yummm

Today we had a cupcake birthday party for Kaylee! Lilly, Asher, Devyn and Caleb joined Kaylee in icing and decorating some cupcakes...and it was fun! Kaylee loved to just ice, decorate and then eat the icing off hers, Lilly did the same but ate a little of hers, Devyn did it all and LOVED the cupcake too, Asher too the prize for the most sprinkles ever on a cupcake...it was so funny! Caleb was the lil guy and just played with some toys! It was a fun time! Devyn and Caleb got Kaylee a super neat Kitty and carrying case and Lilly and Asher got a very sweet book call "God Made Me" and a couple others! We were needing some updated books! :)
Sadly it ended with Kaylee running a fever, I was so sad for my baby! Thankfully as of tonight her fever is breaking already and she is feeling a little better! Hugs to our sweetie!

Up Up we go... Birthday Balloon Voyage

For a early birthday gift we finally took Kaylee up in the Balloon Voyage at Conner Prairie this weekend! She has wanted to go up in a balloon and particlly at Conner Prairie for a while!
Yesterday was a beautiful sunny day for it, a little cool at first but great! A little breezy at first so we had to wait a couple hours to go up in the balloon.
Kaylee loves Conner Prairie, it has lots of room to run, farm animals, a big hill to run up and down or roll and a neat playground! So we started off heading to the barn to see the animals! We got to see the cow get milked(not old fashion style), she got to hold a baby chick and pet all the animals! There was even a big ole hog that was so ugly is was sort of cute! hehehe
We continued through checking out the hotel where it only cost 12 1/2 cents for the night...we learned how money was split back then which was very interesting! Then we went to the blacksmith to learn how different items where made, then the wood shop and even had a seat in a outhouse. Finally the winds calmed and the balloon launched and off we were to get out tickets! It was a pretty neat view at around 350ft up. Not a very long lift up about 10-15min but Kaylee LOVED it and that's what it was all about! :)
After the balloon we headed to the play ground where Kaylee thought the tire swing was the best thing ever. I haven't a clue how the girl did not puke as much as daddy swung her around and around but she'd stop and want more! That ended our day at the Prairie....and it was fun!