Kinsey the Explorer

Life has been so busy lately!  Besides all the activities and events we have had going on lately, Kinsey has been keeping me on my toes too!

We have been to graduations for college, kindergarten, and preschool family members.  We have welcomed three new nieces to the family... and have one more niece coming in August and another niece or nephew in November!!  Ry and I's family is really expanding this year... although we are not a part of this expansion lol.  If it would ever stop raining there are t-ball games we would like to go to also.  

In addition to all of the above (and much more not mentioned) I have started a new "job".  I call it a job very loosely because it really is a gig that gets me out of the house for awhile and is something I enjoy.  An added bonus is I get paid to do it!  I have started working Tipsy Artist parties.  (Check them out at www.tipsyartist.com) I primarily work the home shows in Guthrie and work four to five times a month.  It is perfect for me and basically I tell them when I am available and they let me know when they need my help.  It really is a lot of fun and you should give it a try if you have never attended a party before.  Even if you have no artistic abilities like me... it really is a lot of fun.

Below are just a few adventures K and I have been on lately.  Kinsey is quite the explorer and I pretty much let her explore everywhere that is safe.  We spend a lot of time outdoors.  We have some awesome neighbors that don't mind if Kinsey explores in their yard too.  

Below:  K and I went to the OKC Zoo with Morgan and her Mom Kim.  They are good friends of ours and Morgan is seven weeks younger than K.  I foresee lots of fun in our future with them!

Below:  Morgan was rocking her hat. She is so adorable and so much fun!

Below:  Watch out world.  K is learning to drive.  Well, she pushes the button to make the four wheeler go and I steer it.

Below:  K playing outside.  She is so cute in hats... but really I am afraid her pale head will burn.

Below:  I really probably should not let her do this, but I let her pull the flowers off the plants in our flower beds.  She does know that she can only pull the flowers in our flower bed and not the neighbors flower beds which we visit often.

Below:  K's fishy face.

Below:  Sometimes we eat dirt while we are exploring...but only when Mom doesn't catch me fast enough.

Below:  Checking out the bark on the one tree in our neighbors yard.

Below:  K loves to visit our neighbors house and throw the rocks out of their flower beds.

Below:  Our neighbor came out and caught Kinsey in the act!

Below:  Such a serious look for K.

Below:  K loves to play in her sandbox.

Below:  For Mother's Day we got Grandma some Katy's Pantry cookies.  K delivered the card to Grandma and was supposed to take her the cookie.  I think Grandma maybe got one bite of that cookie.  Good thing we got her a dozen!

Below:  I just love her curls.

Below:  Future graffiti artist? 

Below:  K loves to climb on the rocks in our flower bed.

Below:  There is an empty lot across the street from our house that we frequent often.  There are a lot of different kinds of flowers/weeds K likes to look at.

Below:  Picking some flowers.

Below:  We can't ever do things the easy way.  

Below:  Feeding cows with Grandpa and Madison.

Below:  Playing in a mud puddle at Grandma Brenda.

Below:  Playing in the dirt.  If there is dirt/mud K will find it.

Below:  K and I were going to wait for Dad to get home in the garage because it was raining.  K didn't care about the rain and went outside to play anyways.

Below:  Sitting in our neighbors flower garden admiring the pretty orange flowers (and not picking them).

Below:  Throwing rocks again at the neighbors house.

Below:  Puddle stomping!  We puddle stomp a lot.

Below:  Playing in the dirt.  All clothes are play clothes at our house.

Below:  Oliver is always nearby when we are outside exploring.

Below:  K sat on this rock for thirty minutes exploring everything on and around the rock.

Below:  More puddle stomping and playing in the mud.

Below:  Puddle stomping wasn't enough... K had to puddle sit.

Below:  Having lunch outside.

Below:  Her big cheese was cracking me up.

Below:  Pulling more flowers off our plants.

Below:  Examining a yellow flower she picked.

Below:  Playing with the water hose.

Below:  This face pretty much tells you how much she was enjoying herself.

Until Next Time
Ju

Through the End of September

I have had these pictures up for awhile now, but just haven't sat down long enough to do anything else with the blog.  I'm sure some think... well you are a stay at home Mom so you should have time to keep up.  I'm sure there are some SAHM who are superwomen and can keep up with everything... but I am not one of them.  

Kinsey is still not sleeping through the night.  She was really only getting up once or twice until teething hit.  Teething has lasted for about a month and we are just getting past it.  K was up every two hours or so and I was exhausted.  She is starting to get back to three or four hour stints so things are slowly getting back to normal.  During that month I just did what I could to survive the lack of sleep and keeping up the house.  Thankfully she has started napping longer in the afternoon so Mommy gets a pick-me-up nap too!  

Below is what we have been up to the past couple of months up to the end of September.

Below:  I just love it when Kinsey looks up at me.

Below:  Daddy always gets Kinsey ready to take a bath.  Sometimes they get a little silly.

Below:  Speaking of silly, thank you Uncle Greg for the matching shirts!

Below:  Kinsey loves to be thrown in the air.

Below:  Grandpa is always fun!

Below: MMMMMM yummy feet!

Below:  Helping Mom with laundry!

Below:  Picture before church.

Below:  Kinsey having fun with her cousins (Jed left and Met right).  Jed and K are having a great time and I think Met thinks they are crazy!

Below:  Kinsey and Met... they are 3 months apart in age.

Below:  Just swinging K around.  I love her giggles.

Below:  Kinsey and I before her first time to have cereal.

Below:  Mom reading "The Gas We Pass" with Kinsey and Addison.  I'm sure Gig was smiling in Heaven while they were reading this story.  HAHA

Below:  Keiffer trying to entice Kinsey to crawl.

Below:  Kinsey and Ainslie playing.

Below:  Kinsey hanging out with Poppa and rocking an orange hat.  She always has a smile for Poppa.

Below:  Lisa feeding Kinsey her cereal.

Below:  Ava helping out and feeding Kinsey.

Below:  Kinsey always helps me with folding laundry.  She must think I need practice because sometimes I get to fold it several times.

Below:  This is what happens when you feed a tired Kinsey who likes to "help".

Below:  Hanging out with Uncle Mike and Aunt Megan.

Below:  GO POKES!

Below:  As you can tell Daddy is a good influence on K.

Below:  Kinsey got Dad a card for his birthday.  Since she can't sign it yet, I let her have it to give it some love.  She played with it for awhile, bent it up a little, and chewed on it.

Below:  Jed dressed as a pirate!

Below:  Addison is a pirate and has her pet parrot.

Below:  Eating is always a good time.

Below:  Kinsey was sick and had to take an antibiotic.  She HATED to take it with a passion.  It was a battle every time I had to give it to her.  She hadn't even taken it yet but must have known it was going to be bad because she picked up the bottle and started crying.

Below:  K loves Pinky the giraffe Grandmom gave her.

Below:  K loving on Butterball, Poppa's kitty.

Below:  Kinsey's first time to swing was at Grandma Brenda's house.  She loved it!

Below:  K's first soccer game was Alyssa's!

Below:  Hmmmm was it this green stuff??

Below:  Enjoying snuggles with K.  She is so busy these days that I don't get as many snuggles.

Below:  K loves her table toy.  The green flap on top is her favorite.

Below:  I just love my lil lady.

Below:  Oliver is always hanging out with us outside.  K just loves him and her face brightens every time she sees him.

Below:  One word....ornery.

Below:  There is just something about Grandma.  K always relaxes with Grandma.  We just love her so much!

Below:  The next several pictures are K's 7 month pictures.

I decided to try out making my own baby food.  It is so easy and I love it!  It tastes so much better than the store bought baby food.

Below:  1st you steam it. These are carrots.

Below:  Then you puree it.

Below:  Then you put it in ice cube trays.

Below:  Then you freeze it.

Below:  Once you are done freezing you put them in a freezer bag and warm as needed.

Until next time.
Ju