i love weddings

We are leaving tomorrow for Austin, Texas. Cousin Dave is marrying my college roommate, Tanya! We are excited to see everyone! We thought about bringing Kevin along, but are more thrilled at a weekend away to enjoy the wedding. Kevin will be in trusted hands, and will be spoiled rotten all weekend long by his Aunt Nicole & Uncle Joe. I can't wait to get home on Sunday and give Kev a big hug & kiss :)

Many photos to come from our weekend in Texas...

Iowa road trip was a success

Can you believe it.... I remembered to bring along all of Kevin's baby gear, snacks, diapers, clothes, medicine and toys, clothes for myself & Nate, but I never had the camera! Seriously, so much stuff for just 2 days!

Our road trip was a success. We drove to Des Moines late Thursday night and Kevin slept most of the trip. We arrived at the hotel at 2AM. Nate managed a few hours of sleep before his interviews at 9AM. Friday night we visited with family in Nevada. They had not seen Kevin since he was 4 months old, so they all enjoyed "The After Dinner Kevin Show".

We made it home around midnight last night. Kevin was such a good kid, he slept nearly the entire way!!! We are so lucky!!!!!!

Daycare Detox - Day 3

Kevin is on the road to wellness. Today was day 3 of our "daycare detox" - we met up with some friends at the park. I don't think he is contagious anymore, so I thought it was safe to take him for a walk & to the park with friends. It might be too soon to let the kiddies share toys and crawl all over eachother. Today was the warmest weather we have had since last October! I have said this before, fresh air cures many ailments. Happy Spring!

Kevin is on the mend

Nate and I are snagging a few extra days home with Kevy. He was been under the weather, never really recovering from his illness at Easter and it all came back in full force on Sunday night. So, Nate & I have been taking turns staying home with Kevy while he fights away the germs and gets back to his normal, cheerful self. After our third visit to the doctor this week, he is doing so much better (so are we)! I said to Kevin's pediatrician - "maybe Kevin keeps getting sick because we take him to the doctor so much. It's not just because of daycare".

Today was Nate's day at home and they had a great long walk this afternoon. Nate & Kevin checked out all the cute nannies at the park then met me at the train. Before bed, we were all laughing & playing with Kev:

I think his new medicine is working, don't you?

We call this one "Upclose & Personal". He is banging these in my face!

We were laughing so hard because we said "Kevin, what does a piggy do?"

More photos to come after our road trip to IOWA this weekend!

Spring is here, we hope!

The weather was great this weekend. Aside from all the excitement of the birthday party on Friday and another party yesterday at Grandmom's house, we went to the park a few times. Kevin enjoyed the swings and slide much more this year than he did last summer. I think it will just get better. My hope is that he will be jealous of all the big kids walking & running around the playground and start to walk soon. This kid is heavy to carry around! Seriously, you have no idea until you lug him around for a day. I have killer arms!
**Note to self (and all potential babysitters): fresh air is a wonderful thing! It counteracts all the sugar of birthday cake and makes this little tyke really sleepy :)

Bday videos

I'll try again with the video links. You don't want to miss this!

At first, Kevin was kind of timid with his cake. In the second clip, you will see that he got the hang of it! Very fun, very, very sticky.

First Birthday Party! A day in pictures

The day started with a morning wake-up call for the birthday boy. Last week I mailed Kev's photo to our local TV station. Every morning at 6:30 they show First Birthdays. We were so proud that he was on TV this morning, we had it on the TV for the party! Kind of silly I know, but you can't be too silly for a one year old's birthday celebration.

Today we celebrated Kevin's First Birthday! We hosted the playgroup for a barnyard themed party complete with big balloons, mac&cheese and cupcakes. We all had a great time. Here are some photos of the big event.

Thanks to everyone who sent gifts, cards & well wishes!!!!