Our Not-So-Baby Anymore

We had our final Urologist Appointment for Kaylee on Tuesday. Yay! Her "bad" kidney has completely disappeared. This is great news, because it rules out surgery. Her "good" kidney is very healthy and is the size of a 10-12 yr old's kidney. There is no reason to have any more follow-ups with the Urologist unless she gets a Urinary Tract Infection or something similar. But she hasn't had one yet, so we aren't concerned. Thank you all for supporting Eric & I through this journey....Kaylee appreciates it too, but she didn't sweat it much! :)

In other news, Kaylee has moved to the next class, The Warblers! The class has 20 vibrant kiddos from 18 months to 3 years old. Goals for this class are potty training, dressing/undressing themselves, self-serving food with place settings, pouring water from the pitcher to the cup, and garden practice (planting, picking, washing, cutting, and eating!). There is a lot more, but this is what we are most excited about!

Kaylee will turn 18 months next week, here are our some of her current favs:

Foods We Can't Live Without - Yogurt, Cheese, Olives, Fruit (no change there), Black Beans & Corn

New Words - Muffin, Box, Backpack, Chick, Rabbit, Max, Flower, Po-Po (Butt)

Favorite Animals - Dog, Ducks, Elephant, Alligator, Monkey, Pigs

Obsessions - Cooking, Yardwork with Daddy, Getting Ready (Hair/Make-Up) with Mommy (Every Morning!) and of course SHOES!

Holy Schnikes!

Saturday Morning, Eric & I participated in the Texas Round-Up 5k. The weather was humid sticky and about to pour....not ideal running weather! I have taken some time off since the last 10K, so I wasn't in the best running shape. Knowing my 10K pace now, I was thinking I needed to kick up the pace today. Boy, was it rough. I sprinted the 1st mile and died in the humidity. Never really recovered or felt great about the run I finished at 25 minutes 37 seconds. Not too bad, but I was hoping for less than 24 minutes. Any how, after finishing and wanting to re-do, the times were posted and.....I came in 2nd place in my age group of 55 people! I'm so excited and gives me even more motivation to do another one, because I KNOW I could have done better! Eric did great too, finishing right behind me at 26 minutes 54 seconds. I was very proud of him and he ran much more technical than I did! My parents met us at the race with Kaylee, where she devoured my Jamba Juice, watched and danced to the Cheerleaders, and ran around the Gymnastics set-up. The Muddy Buddy is around the corner....go Team Rum Runners!

Happy Easter!

Little behind on the Easter pics, but here are some fun times with Kaylee. We spent Easter at the my folks house in San Antonio. We had an Easter Egg for Kaylee and she really got in to it! So much fun. We enjoyed an awesome Easter Lunch with Lamb Lollipops and Ham...yum! And Kaylee made Strawberry Cupcakes....oh my gosh did she enjoy cooking with Mommy?!? Hope everyone had a wonderful Easter!

Hoppin' into Easter

Eric and I were rather excited about the Easter Festivities this year! This is where having kids gives you an excuse to dye eggs and go to Easter Egg Hunts! Kaylee came home Thursday with a 102 Fever, but she was in a VERY good mood. She was eating well and had lots of energy, it was just a stubborn fever. We didn't think we would be able to dye Easter Eggs, but she was rearing to go. She could have dyed eggs for hours, she really enjoyed it! She was amazed how the eggs changed color. There was alot of ooohhh and awwws! Then, Saturday morning we went to Kaylee's 1st Easter Egg Hunt! She got excited once the kids started running all over the place. She also went into her first bouncy castle! As for the Easter Bunny, she was waving to him while waiting in line, but the minute it was our turn...WAHAH! It was pretty funny! We are off to San Antonio to spend Easter Day with the May Clan! Happy Easter! Enjoy the pics....

Weekend in Florida

Last weekend, I went to go my BFF Becky G in Florida....Gainesville! For the record, Gainesville is not the pretty city off the beach. It is a typical huge college town in the swamp. Keep in mind I have been visiting her in beautiful Santa Barbara for the past 6 years, this was a change! Becky is currently getting her Masters in Physician Studies at University of Florida...so very proud of her! The weather was beautiful...sunny, clear skies, and no humidity, which was rare! We hung out by the pool, acted like we were ungrads at the bars, played flip cup, went shopping, and even managed to find a swanky sushi restaurant. All in all it was a very fun weekend, it doesn't matter what city you are in when you are with your BFF!

Capital 10K

Sunday Morning I ran my first 10K at the Statesman Capital 10K. I finished at 54 minutes and 14 seconds...my goal was 55 minutes, so I was rather pleased! That is 8.44 minute miles! I was especially impressed since I worked 11hr days all last week including Saturday for EOQ. Not to mention margaritas to celebrate the EOQ Saturday night! So I can't wait to do another one in ALL seriousness! Funny Stats: 109th Place for my Age Group out of 568 AND 2124th Place out of 6,644 PEOPLE! Afterwards we went to Brunch and then later went to the Zilker Botanical Garden Festival with Caitlin & Melissa. So yes, I am exhausted!

What a week?!?

This week was rather unusual.....

1. It was my 2nd EOQ at Apple, which means LONG hours and very busy. However, it ALSO means....Chuy's. Macaroni Grill, PF Changs, Potbelly's, Rudy's, and unlimited cookies/candy. I think I gained 5 pounds. And thank goodness for a WONDERFUL husband, who keeps the household running smoothly!

2. Random Hail Storm Attacks Austin! You probably heard about it in the news, but we got some insane hail on Wednesday. It broke Lindsey's Camry's back window shield and damaged everyone's cars at work. LUCKILY, I literally left 3 minutes before it hit and I was headed the opposite direction. However, I did crack my iphone screen when trying to run to my car....absolutely shattered but it still works! I stole some pics from my friends....






3. Kaylee face-plants into the playground cement. It looks bad, but it looks MUCH better. She has picking up so much speed that I feel like we are going to have a LOT more incidents! Brace yourself....

Life with Kaylee

At Old Navy, Eric & I turned our heads and.....this is what we got! Hilarious!



Such a good traveler! SHE insisted on the bow....she always does!



Karate Kaylee! Probably the funniest thing you will EVER see!



Seriosuly, if you are in town....we will show you this routine!



Kaylee prefers sleeping on the floor. She brings all of her blankets & bunnies and makes her bed by the door. In the morning, she returns everything back to the bed promptly. Glad we have a bed to store her blankets!



She brought her drinks WITH coasters to her favorite spot on the fireplace! Hilarious!



Never knew shopping for rugs could be SO fun!



If you want to see a happy Kaylee one word....SHOES!



Checking off the Grocery List, Seriously.



We don't watch much TV, but she gets a kick out of Dora. Look at that cute green dress!

Uncle Eric & Aunt Kristen

Yes, Kaylee is going to have her first cousin! Eric's brother Brian and his wife Dana are expecting a baby boy this August. They've decided on an adorable name.....Noah Christopher. Seriously, how cute? Cousins Kaylee & Noah...has a very nice ring to it! Eric & I are very excited for Brian & Dana and on becoming Uncle/Aunt for the first time! Them being pregnant constantly reminds me of being pregnant with K, which was a beautiful calmness where we dreamt of what our child would be like. Now we have a vibrant little helper running around....I don't think we will have another calm period of time again! Maybe, when she is 30? My advice to first-time parents is to enjoy the "Nesting" time....read, dream, and enjoy your time with your spouse. It is such a wonderful time.

81st Zilker Park Kite Festival

The Kite Festival was on the top of my list of events in Austin I wanted to take K too. We got there right at 10am and boy, was it chilly. A little too cold for K. Let me stress to you how excited I was to see K's face when she saw all the kites, and well, she gave me nothing. She totally wasn't interested...at all. She immediately started dancing to the music and pointing/saying "dog, dog" over and over again. The dogs & music were her excitement. Until......she spotted the Sweet Leaf Tea booth. For those who don't know what Sweet Leaf Tea is, it is a bottled Sweet Tea Company out of Austin that sponsors lots of Austin events and races. We always get free Sweet Leaf Tea for races, so K is familiar. Anyhow, she spotted the sign and darted to it. It was so funny, but then she noticed the booth and oh my goodness was she excited. The staff working the booth were laughing and thought she was adorable....their youngest fan. So, they gave her a sticker. Kaylee was proud to wear it, but more wondering what it was. So K's highlights were music, dogs, and Sweet Leaf Tea and Eric & I's were the kites, hands down. Hopefully next year, she will enjoy it more.