We went downtown to the Grove where the city lights the annual Christmas Tree. It had been snowing/raining all day but we still bundled up and went outside. There were a lot of people packed in there, but with a view on Daddy's shoulders, Bailey could see just fine. We joined in on the countdown from 10, and the moment it was lit, B didn't really have an expression on her face. It wasn't until the crowd started cheering that she grinned from ear-to-ear. We enjoyed some mini donuts and some cinnamon-glazed almonds while we sang with the band various Christmas songs. In the car on the way home, Bailey kept saying, "That was fuuunnn!"
Sunday, November 28, 2010
Lighting of the Tree
We went downtown to the Grove where the city lights the annual Christmas Tree. It had been snowing/raining all day but we still bundled up and went outside. There were a lot of people packed in there, but with a view on Daddy's shoulders, Bailey could see just fine. We joined in on the countdown from 10, and the moment it was lit, B didn't really have an expression on her face. It wasn't until the crowd started cheering that she grinned from ear-to-ear. We enjoyed some mini donuts and some cinnamon-glazed almonds while we sang with the band various Christmas songs. In the car on the way home, Bailey kept saying, "That was fuuunnn!"
Sunday, November 7, 2010
Fall Leaves


It is our first fall at our new house. We have some big trees in the back yard that have a lot of leaves. They have been putting on a color show this past week, but are now all on the ground. We spent about 2 hours raking yesterday. About half of the time was spent making piles and playing in them though. Bailey played very hard and loved jumping in the leaves.
Toby
Monday, November 1, 2010
"Trick or Treat"
Bailey's second Halloween. She was much more excited and involved this year. She was a lady bug. It took her a couple of houses to realize what was happening, but when she realized that all she had to do was knock on the door and say trick or treat, then someone would give her candy, she turned into a pro. Her cousins were great role models as well. They had a lot of fun together. She walked her little legs off until finally, she went up to Nana and said, "Nana, carry me....my legs are broken."
We also went to Trick or Treat Grandpa Kemp and Uncle Jason.
Now she has lots of "treats" to eat for the next few months!
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Bailey Quotes
Bailey has been talking so much lately. And singing. She loves to shout the ABC's from the top of her lungs while riding in the car. She does great and only skips over a few letters. The Bumblebee song, Itsy Bitsy Spider. She sings songs from school, which TJ and I haven't heard of but we can piece together it pretty closely. "sophie sophie get in the middle....your turn to wiggle wiggle wiggle....turn around, sit back down."
While TJ was flipping through the TV channels, Bailey looked at him with a furrowed brow and said "What you lookin' for?"
When playing with Play-Doh Daddy rolled out a color like a pizza crust. She took it and pretended to eat it, then cocked her head to one side and said, "You want a bite?" with her voice getting higher as the tone of her inflection indicated a question.
While sititng on the toilet and pooping, "My poop fall down!!"
While being carried in a parking lot and seeing another car backing up, "Don't wreck my car!"
And her favorite right now, "You want a haircut?" with her voice going up and head cocked to one side. She sits me or TJ down in front of the couch. She gives us a blanket to put around our necks. She gives us one of her bears. Then she gets her yellow notepad of paper and a pen, lays on her belly in front of us, and squiggles a couple of lines. That, on the paper, is our haircut. TJ and I love it! We just look at each other and think "What will she say next?"
While TJ was flipping through the TV channels, Bailey looked at him with a furrowed brow and said "What you lookin' for?"
When playing with Play-Doh Daddy rolled out a color like a pizza crust. She took it and pretended to eat it, then cocked her head to one side and said, "You want a bite?" with her voice getting higher as the tone of her inflection indicated a question.
While sititng on the toilet and pooping, "My poop fall down!!"
While being carried in a parking lot and seeing another car backing up, "Don't wreck my car!"
And her favorite right now, "You want a haircut?" with her voice going up and head cocked to one side. She sits me or TJ down in front of the couch. She gives us a blanket to put around our necks. She gives us one of her bears. Then she gets her yellow notepad of paper and a pen, lays on her belly in front of us, and squiggles a couple of lines. That, on the paper, is our haircut. TJ and I love it! We just look at each other and think "What will she say next?"
Saturday, October 9, 2010
1st Vomit
This morning Bailey threw-up for the first time. Well, the first time as a "kid." She threw-up/spit-up for the first 6 months of her life.
She had woken up early this Saturday morning and we weren't eating breakfast right away so she had about a half cup of milk while we watched a video and cuddled with Daddy. Forty minutes later we fed her some oatmeal - which she usually eats in 6 bites - and after just one bite, it all came back up, curdled milk and all. She was kneeling on a chair at the breakfast table and up and out it came. Three times. Then out of her nose. TJ and I just sat there for a second and stared, then rushed up and got a towel. It's really hard to watch your kid vomit, knowing there really is nothing that you can do. She started crying afterwards, as I'm sure it scared her. We got her cleaned up and changed and she was running around like nothing happened. Later, I told her that she "puked! and it came out your nose!" She started giggling and said "Came out nose!"
She had woken up early this Saturday morning and we weren't eating breakfast right away so she had about a half cup of milk while we watched a video and cuddled with Daddy. Forty minutes later we fed her some oatmeal - which she usually eats in 6 bites - and after just one bite, it all came back up, curdled milk and all. She was kneeling on a chair at the breakfast table and up and out it came. Three times. Then out of her nose. TJ and I just sat there for a second and stared, then rushed up and got a towel. It's really hard to watch your kid vomit, knowing there really is nothing that you can do. She started crying afterwards, as I'm sure it scared her. We got her cleaned up and changed and she was running around like nothing happened. Later, I told her that she "puked! and it came out your nose!" She started giggling and said "Came out nose!"
Sunday, September 5, 2010
Hot Air Balloons
I am glad she woke up so early!
Cute Pictures
Will Bailey ski this year?

Fall is in the air and Winter is just around the corner. Susie and I are excited for another great ski season at Bogus Basin. Is this the year that Bailey will strap on some sticks and swoosh down the mountain? If her excitement over trying on ski boots is any indication, then it will be. She saw me pick them up off the shelf and couldn't get out of her crocks quick enough to try the boots on. She was able to stumble around pretty well in them. I hope we can get her on skis toward the end of the ski season.
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Two Year Checkup
Today we went to the doctor for Bailey's 2-year-old checkup. She happened to be the first patient of the day, and the first patient of the office using the electronic medical records. She had her blood pressure taken for the first time, but did great as the cuff was put on tightly. She weighed 25 pounds (25 percentile) and was 33 inches (23 percentile) tall. She checked out perfect and got a good bill of health.
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