2 Weeks of Fun Stuff

Two weekends ago Kaylee and I met up with one of my coworkers, Tasha, and went on a field trip to Sutliff Cider.  They are a small Cider making farm just outside of Mount Vernon, IA.  Tasha and I got to taste test the Hard Cider and Kaylee loved trying the Soft Cider.  I can't wait to go back later in the summer when there are apples on the trees!  Kaylee had fun playing in the slightly overgrown apple fields though.

Here are the really pretty and aromatic lilacs in my back yard.  To bad they didn't stay bloomed longer!

Last weekend was Memorial Weekend and I happily convinced my sister, two little girls, and my mom to come down for a visit for the long weekend.  I was SOOO happy they did!  Even though it was rainy all weekend we still had a great time.  Kaylee loved having her cousins over to play with.  She still keeps asking where they are :)

 Lily was being a great babysitter and getting the girls all cozy around bed time.  She tucked them in and gave them their blankies and books and everything :)

My sister and I got to go out on a Mommy's Night Out on Saturday.  We hit up a couple of the places in downtown Cedar Rapids and had a really fun time.  This is the only picture that I'm willing to share with the public :oD  I'm on the look out for a good karaoke place for next time!

Kaylee loved it when Lily would show her silly things to do.  And she did all of them :)

 I think Lily's favorite part was Moe.  She just loved loving on him.

We went to The Playstation on Sunday cause it wasn't very nice outside and the girls had a blast!  It was hard for Kristi and I to keep up with the three of them.

Check out that super cute L.I.L. Klipz hair clippy Kaylee is sporting.

After all of the girls left on Monday we headed out to the Amana Colonies for their Iowa Renaissance Festival.  We came near the end of it, but there was still stuff to see.  We caught a couple of shows with my friends Alissa and Rick and their little guy, Sawyer.  Sawyer let Kaylee wear the hat he'd won at one of the games.  She makes a cute little gnome :)

We saw some dancing ladies

 Kaylee likes a good show.

 Sawyer was having a good time too.

 Then there were the ladies dancing with swords on their heads.

After they were done they did a dance with anyone who wanted to join in.  I had just gotten back from the restroom and was surprised to see her up there without daddy!  She didn't last too much longer up there once she saw me.  So I joined in.

The grand finale was a couple of juggling guys.  They were pretty good.  I even got volunteered to stand between them while they threw the pins in front of and behind me.  Did I mention that my allergies were acting up really bad and I had a huge sneezing fit prior to being on stage??  Luckily I didn't get a tickle in my nose while the pins were ripping by!  Kaylee wasn't too happy that they were throwing the pins at Mommy so Jesse wasn't able to get any pics of it.

This week was Kaylee's last week of her first Gymnastics session.  They got to play in the big gym and jump on the big trampoline and play in the big foam pit.  Kaylee loved the trampoline!  She was doing all kinds of crazy stuff!  Her teacher said she is going to dominate the big gym when she gets old enough :D

I think Kaylee and Leila may have talked a little too much last weekend because no sooner did they leave than Kaylee started breaking out of her crib.  Leila must have been telling her all about how cool her big girl bed is and how to escape without injury.  I'm in the kitchen doing dishes after putting Kaylee to bed and the next thing I know is Kaylee walks in.  I was totally shocked.  I asked her if she had gotten hurt even though she wasn't crying, I just couldn't believe it.  She made 2 other escapes this week so this weekend we went out and picked up a twin mattress for her.  We'll get it all set up for her to use next weekend so we can have a full weekend to rest if she doesn't sleep much.  Kaylee and I went shopping and she picked out the Hello Kitty sheet set (no surprise there!) :D  She even went with us to pick out the mattress.  She had fun trying out the different beds.

Since it was such a gorgeous weekend we went down to our local park ~4 blocks away and played at the splash pad for a while.  That water was COLD!  But it was really fun and Kaylee was just giggling at the whole thing, even after her lips were turning blue.

We finished out the weekend by going to the pool that is closest to us ~1 mi away.  It was pretty cool!  It had water slides and shallow areas and even a giant sand & water box!  Kaylee had so much fun she didn't want to come out even after her lips were blue and her whole body was shaking cause she was cold.  At least the sun was out to help warm her up. Snuggling with Daddy was a pretty fun way to do that.

 

 

We are going to have a great summer, I can just feel it :)  Who's going to join us??