Splish Splash she was taking a bath

Kynzley loves the water!! She is not afraid to put her face in the water or fall over in the tub. She's a CRAZY girl! (you can see the waves in the tub in both pictures Ü)

Busy Bee

We had a busy, but GREAT weekend! On Saturday we were go, go, go! We met up with some friends at a hotel in Tomah and took Kynzley swimming. She had a BLAST! (I unfortunately forgot my camera *tear*) She went down the slides a bunch of times with Francis and always had the biggest grin on her face. Her favorite was being able to explore the pool on her own and even figured out how to climb out. Of course she wanted to go head first back in :-) After swimming we headed home for a quick nap and then it was off to Nana and Papa's house for Nana's birthday! It was great to hang out and let McKenna and Kynzley play together. Kynzley had such a fun day she slept until 930 this morning!

 McKenna helping me with dishes after dinner

She knew exactly what to do with it :-)

This was what was left of Kynzley's sucker

11 months old!

Kynzley is another month closer to being one. Crazy! The next couple of weeks are going to fly and it's hard to imagine our little girl being one. But in the meantime we are going to enjoy her being 11 months :-)! She teases us everyday with walking. She lets go of everything that she stands against but instead of taking steps she just lunges and laughs. She thinks she's pretty funny :-) She's still going strong with her words and animal sounds. She now can tell you what a bear says. We are trying to teach her body parts (nose, tummy, ears, ect.), but it's a work in progress. When you ask her where her nose is she sticks her pointer finger out (because she knows that is what you use to point to your nose) but it never makes it to her nose. She'll eventually get it :-) Her smile is gaining more teeth, we are up to six! She is also our little monkey. She doesn't care what it is, she will climb over it. If she is not successful she will try her hardest. She is fun to sit back and watch!

Happy Valentines Day

Happy Valentines Day to all! It was a great first Valentines Day spent with Kynzley. She of course is loveable and huggable! Francis and I spent our Valentines Day together on Saturday while Kynzley had a sleepover with Nana and Papa, so today we made it a day full of fun (and love) with Kynzley! We started off the day taking treats (heart shaped cookies) to Francis' work and then we came home and got our gifts ready :-) For dinner (we went all out and romantic Ü) we had heart shaped grilled cheese sandwiches with tomato soup! We spent the rest of the evening playing and being silly. Kynzley's night was finished with her fun time in the bath and her nightly book: I Love You All The Time (very fitting!). 

 Teddy bear holding a heart

Oh, What A BEAUTIFUL Day!

It was a beautiful day today! We were able to get out for a walk and even opened some windows for a bit to get fresh air through the house! We are SO ready for SPRING!!!

Cutest Kid

Kynzley was recently entered in a "cutest kid" contest! Her pictures turned out awesome! We are sooo happy with them. Everyone who is on Facebook is able to vote for her! If she wins she receives an amazing photo session as well as opportunities to run in local ads!

Voting instructions: (must be on Facebook)
- Her pictures can be found at The Studio('s) page
- You must "like" their page in order to vote
- Once you "like" their page you are able to comment on her photo. You must leave a comment with the word VOTE in it for your vote to count.

We would love everyone's support and vote!

*sorry it's a little dark, it's a picture of a picture. Way better on the website!

Kynzley Update:

It's been a bit since our last update and Kynzley is learning so many new things! She is (quickly) approaching the ONE YEAR mark!!! She is becoming such a big girl. Her vocabulary is starting to expand and she sounds soo cute when she talks! She continues to use "diddy" and "da da" but has finally added "ma ma!" My favorite is when she uses "mo, ma ma!" (more, ma ma) and sounds so polite :-) We are working on Cody but as of right now its more of a "t, t, t!" when she sees him. She also uses "ya!" Standing by herself is getting better and every once and awhile she will take a step or two, but not quite interested in walking yet (unless you are holding her hand then she loves to RUN!). Kynzley is a VERY rough and tough little girl, instead of princess stuff she would rather wrestle and climb on things. One of her favorite games is to push and/or fall backwards onto the ground. Sometimes its off a toy, but mainly it's off the steps. NOT COOL! We thought she would learn after pushing herself off a couple steps onto the hardwood floor, but instead she laughed (really hard) and tried again. Baby gates have become our new best friends! Everything is head first, too. Down the steps, off the couch, off your lap, out of your arms. I see lots of bruises in our future. She has a great arm as well and loves to play ball with dad. Besides being rough and tough she is also very strong. Her new trick is walking on her hands. If you hold her legs in the air she will walk across the room on her hands, oh the things she can do :-).  Another game she likes to play is "peek" with her burpy's (aka burp clothes). She holds them up over her face and when you ask "where did Kynzley go" she throws it down. She is so much fun! Kynzley also has more teeth! Right now she has 4 1/2 (one has just poked through). We are working on ABC's right now :-) She babbles with the beat! She knows what a cow says: "mmmmmm" and a fishy (moves her mouth open and close) and she also growls at EVERYTHING. She is a great mimicker! She is also, by far, the greatest kisser!! She gives great kisses when you ask for them and even when you don't. The last 10 1/2 months have gone by so fast and I'm sure the next 18 years are going to be the same. She's a stinker and tons of fun! We cannot wait until the summer when we can go to the park and play outside!!!

 

Helping daddy give Cody a bath

 

Reading one of her favorite books

 

Causing trouble

 

Rolling around in her ball pit

 

Playing with papa's old glasses