Visit From Grandma!

We were all so excited this week to have a visit from Jared's mom, but not as excited as Grandma, I'm sure. It had been about 4 months since she had seen Kaylee and babies sure do change a lot in 4 months! We had lots of fun and Kaylee ended up stealing Grandma's heart! We miss you already! Come back soon!

Here is a picture with both Grandmas.

Kaylee enjoyed making a mess for Grandma too!

Yea! All done!

She wasn't quite as excited about eating her peas.
And look closely - you can see her two teeth!

She tried mighty hard to get that toe...good thing she didn't bite it off!

A Veterans Day Tribute

We are so very grateful for our Veterans! We attended a special program on Friday night at our church that paid tribute to the Veterans who have sacrificed so much in our behalf. We can not imagine having to go through all that they did in defense of our country. We owe them all a tremendous debt of gratitude! Thank you all so very much!

We especially want to thank Kaylee's two Great Grandpas, Larry Flint and John Thomson. Thank you both so very much for all of the sacrifices that you made that allow us to enjoy the many freedoms that this great country has to offer. We love you!

Here are some pictures of Kaylee's Great Grandpa Flint, who served in the Marine Corps in WWII.

Kaylee's First Halloween!

Wow! We have so much to share since our last blog. Of course, we had to post some Halloween pictures. Now we're a little biased, but we think that Kaylee makes a pretty darn cute ladybug! We definitely think that she's cuter than the little boy ladybug we saw out trick-or-treating. Hello! it's a 'lady' bug! Anyway, she seemed to enjoy it all and we got some great pics too!

Kaylee also went to the doctors last Friday for her 6 month check up (she will be 7 months on Sunday!). She weighed 17 lbs 14 oz. and was 26" long. This placed her in the 75th percentile for both height and weight. And some more exciting news...she's got teeth! She's got two little pearly white ones poking through her bottom gum. It's quite exciting and helps us realize how fast she's growing up (as if we needed another reminder). Here is the 6 month picture we had taken. She's wasn't too fond of the photographer though - hence the absence of a smile!

Kaylee got this outfit from her Grandpa and Grandma Thomson. Thanks!

Mommy and Kaylee were messing around one morning.

And we just love this dress!

Green Beans

I think that everyone out there has a vegetable that they just hate. Me - it's cooked spinach. Just thinking about it makes me want to...well, you get the idea. Ever wonder what your first reaction was to your oh-so-hated veggie? It's pretty fun watching Kaylee try new foods for the first time. She wasn't a big fan of the green beans (as you can see below). Surprisingly she likes green peas and squash too. That's as far as we've gotten so far. I can't wait to give her fruits! I'm sure that she'll love them. But for now she gets to enjoy the veggies.

Dad! What in the world is this garbage! Are you trying to kill me or what?

She was doing a little better towards the end.

Here's a short video of the experience...

Kaylee loved playing with this Jack-o-Lantern. She's got quite the cute little costume all picked out for Halloween too! Stay tuned for pictures to come!

Now where's all the candy that comes along with this season?

Kandid Kaylee

We couldn't pass up taking pictures of Kaylee in the bath this week. She just has so much fun! She's chasing after a rubber ducky here. Look at her cute little bum!

I'm gonna getcha now (she says to the rubber ducky)!

All right, I'll let you go...

Hey! Were you two watching me this whole time?

Kaylee was so cute in her warm PJs! She was very excited to see daddy when she woke up this morning (no work for daddy).

Doin' the splits!

Enjoy this video of Kaylee waking up!

Playtime!

This last week Kaylee turned 6 months old! Holy cow! Our little girl is growing up so fast it's crazy. Well, as if Gramma needed an excuse to shop for Kaylee, she got her this new ExerSaucer for her 6 month birthday. Needless to say, she absolutely loved it! She's such a happy baby girl - we love her so much!

Enjoy this video of Kaylee Exercising!

In between conference sessions today we decided to take a walk to the park and enjoy the beautiful weather! Kaylee loves being outside - there's so much to look at.

She got to play with the grass (and she tasted it too). She was so amused with it.

Uncle Eddie got to come along as well. I think that they're becoming better friends.

Gotta love the shades!

Love for the Little Girl

This is going to sound cheesie, but it is so true that you never really know the love of a parent for a child until you experience it for yourself. We both just absolutely love being Kaylee's parents. She's only been on this earth a tad under 6 months, but it seems like she's been with us forever. Does anyone else understand how we feel? It's just truly amazing. Now we are beginning to understand what it means to have joy in your posterity. Life is great!

Playin' cards with Gramma

Kaylee & Mommy playing with 'da big doggy'

Kaylee & her auntie Kelly

Messin' around with my silly Daddy!

This is what I do to get out of taking a nap! Works every time!

Oh, no! She's going after the phone already! And look how sneaky she's being!

She's found a new obsession with her feet...she can't get enough of them.

She was really stylin' in these...

She loves going over to Gramma's house to play.

We couldn't leave uncle Eddie out of the blog. Poor Eddie has done well adjusting to not being the center of Gramma's attention anymore. We're teaching him how to sit up and read just like Kaylee...he seems to be enjoying himself!