Hydrating

Kaylin has recently discovered that she loves water. Loves it. I wouldn't be surprised if, given the choice, she gave up milk for water, that's how much she loves it. The other day she started making this dual-grunt: a grunt of "gimme gimme Mama" followed by a grunt of "aaahhhh. so good." It was hilarious. She hasn't really done this since, so I'm glad I caught it on camera.
I'm sorry it's sideways. I was trying to be discreet because the camera often distracts her. I wasn't thinking about the fact that it wouldn't be right side up. I think you'll forgive the mistake because she is SO STINKIN CUTE!!

He is Risen!

We had a lovely Easter Sunday yesterday. Church in the morning, then lunch and hang-out time at Grandma and Grandpa Hilliger's in the afternoon. I loved dolling Kaylie up in her frilly pink dress. Such a pretty girl.
Kaylin was enamored with her plastic eggs. I'm wondering if it's tacky for me to let her play with them year-round. She likes them and if I let her play with them, it means I don't have to find a place to store them till next year! Win-win!

Dear Gigi and Grandpa,

Thank you for the Easter Card! It was delicious....I mean delightful!!

Love, Kaylin

My little Breaststroker

This afternoon I was trying Kaylin's bathing suit on her to see if it will work sooner than later since we've been having such warm weather. So..you'll have to excuse the nekedness!

Lately she's been doing this hilarious kicking thing. She thinks it's really fun and we get a kick out of it. Excuse the pun.

She's too much!

A couple of weeks ago, Kaylin and I picked a bushel of oranges from the tree in the backyard.

Bushel. I like that word. I don't use that word enough.

If you recall a couple of previous posts, I've been teaching her to do some of the household duties. Now that she can sit up by herself, I think the sky's the limit on what she can learn =). This time I taught her to make juice.

Anyway. Back to the bushel. Our oranges were a little tart, but we were able to make a big pitcher of juice. It was fun.

Mastering the Sippy Cup

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" I guess the word "mastering" doesn't quite describe it. Garrett learned that if he drops his cup and walks away, there's another baby in town to pick it up and go at it. Over the weekend, we spend the night with Adam, Laura, and GT. While out to lunch, I gave Kaylie some water out of the bottom of my straw and she thought it was great fun. I thought I'd challenge her to see if she can get water out of a cup. Not so much.

It has begun...

She is her mother's daughter

Today I placed a happy Kaylin in her swing while I cleaned up the family room a bit. As soon as I turned on the vacuum, she burst into tears.

Sweet Kaylin. My thoughts exactly.

Cake Pops

Last weekend I co-hosted an owl-themed baby shower for a dear friend. For one of the desserts, I made a variety of cake pops. This was the first time I've made character pops, and they didn't turn out too bad! You can see how the pops took over our refrigerator. And, in case you're wondering about the contents of the fridge---I shouldn't ever ever send Josh to the grocery store by himself, but it occasionally happens. Thus, the 3 bottles of sparkling cider. In March.