Tuesday, July 31, 2012

Hangin' with Cousins

 Zach swimming!!!


 Water Play

On Sunday we had Auntie Heather and the kids over to play and swim.  Zach and Zoe swam and the twins played with the water table because they didn't want to get in the pool.  They played so nicely all morning and kept themselves so busy.  It was fun and Zoe was tuckered out.

Kylee's First Trip to Montana (Albertini Reunion)

 Nona and Kylee
 Loves seeing from Daddy's Perspective
 We know Kyler...you didn't mean to pinch her ;)
 A trip to Montana is not complete without a little water play in Great Aunt Linda's front yard...
 Great, Great Aunt Emma and Nona



 Met up with Rick, Pam, Heather, Madeline, and JT too


 Pam and Rick treated Zoe to a special treat...an ice cream sundae...yum!!!

 All the cousins playing in the pool...





Picture Time

Kylee and Zoe traveled very well on our trip.  Zoe was really good up until the very end when exhaustion hit...it was the last morning after the reunion was all done, but we were headed back to Billings.  She traveled well while in the car, so that was a plus!  Kylee had an adjustment period after waking up extremely early and flying to Montana, but after that she was great!  We stayed at Jeff and Amy's house until the reunion.  It was nice for Zoe to get some play time with Kyler and visit Nona a lot.  Then we headed for a four-five hour car ride to Great Falls for the reunion.  We opened up some time to visit with Shaun's Godparents, Rick and Pam, Heather, and her two kiddos, Madeline and JT.  We had a nice lunch and caught up with them because we haven't seen them since Zoe was really little.  We had a gathering Thursday at the hotel, a barbeque at a park, and a dinner with the family at a restaurant after the traditional family photos.  Saturday morning we were able to go out with the immediate family to formally say our goodbyes to Shaun's Papa and drive up to the homes that he had grown up in.  At the hotel all the cousins had a blast swimming!!!  That is how Zoe got so tuckered out :).  I will be posting more pictures once we get the family photos.  This year we had a photographer taking the pictures, so we are eagerly awaiting the CD of pics in the mail.

Kylee...3 months (A little late :) )

 More of Big Sis' Hair Cut

 Three Month Pic

 Where did she learn this???
Three months and growing like a weed!!!  Kylee is growing much faster than Zoe did...sorry Big Sis, you are probably going to be the short one.  She is babbling and giggling away and she has just started to turn from back to tummy, but gets really frustrated because that stinkin' arm gets in the way!  She stares at her toys and loves to bat at them.  Her bebe pod is one of her hang out spots and loves staring at anything that moves.  She is eating and sleeping well and is rarely fussy :).

Fun in the Sun



Zoe had so much fun playing in the fountains at the mall.  She wasn't planning on getting wet, but she was having so much fun, it was bound to happen.  Wendy, Mommy, and Daddy ran around with her, but Mommy was the only one to stay semi dry.

Thursday, July 12, 2012

Happy Fourth of July!

 Kylee's FIRST Fourth of July

 Zoe's Strawberry Poke Cake...decorated like a flag :)

 Grandma and Kylee
 Pool Time
 Baby Sydney...ab workout :)


 Nick


Grandpa and Kylee

Connor and Nick playing ball...

Fourth of July was fun.  We decided last minute to have people over.  Our friends Jeff and Wendy came over and Steven and Kiara met them over here later.  Lately, Zoe's favorite person is Kiara.  She loves playing with her and Steven.  She says she likes to babysit, so we may have to take her up on that someday.  Also, we invited Jill and Clint with their little ones, Nick and Sydney and Sommer and Patrick with their little one, Connor and Sommer's dad, Jim.  It was fun to just hang out and the kids swam and played in the back yard.  I am so happy with the set up we have back there because it makes it so easy to entertain (and it is kid-friendly).  My parents stopped by to say hello before they were off to their party.  We has a nice yummy spread of food with hamburgers, corn on the cob, watermelon, green salad, and an array of other summer fruits.  For dessert Zoe helped me bake a strawberry poke cake decorated like a flag, red, white, and blue popsicles, and rootbeer floats.  It got foggy, so we didn't see much of the fireworks, but we were able to see some close up :).  Zoe stayed up like a champ, and slept in until 8:30 the next morning.

Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Zoe's First Haircut!!!

 Smiling to Start
 Ready to go!!!
 Not to sure...

 Watching her every move!
 Even a little blow dry...
 And...HOLY COW!  We have a little girl!  No more baby!!!


 Right before bedtime...
Tapered and looks healthy!!!

Again Shaun and I braced ourselves for a potential disaster.  Seriously, Zoe is growing up every minute of every day!  She was great and so brave!  Her first hair cut is a cute little hair cut and she commented it was easier to swim today because her hair was better :).  She wanted to see it in the mirror when we got home and was so proud of her new do.