Paddling Pool

Sunday, May 18, 2008

The weather in Austin is beautiful today and since we're still getting the big pool ready for summer (few more vacuum's and solar cover days are needed), we got out the paddling pool Kyla got for her birthday. She had so much fun playing in the water and liked getting in and out of it!

Missing My Dad

John left on a 9 day business trip yesterday (Saturday) morning.  This morning after Kyla got dressed she found her "Me & My Dad" book and started carrying it around with her.  How sweet is that?

  

p.s. - yes, that's a bruise on her cheek.  Our new walker thinks she can run now and ended up falling into a chair, poor thing. 

Our Pix Made It In A Magazine

Thursday, May 15, 2008

Pictures of Kyla and I taken by our photographer Alison Eden (when Kyla was 5 weeks old) are featured in the May issue of "Austin Parent Wise" magazine.  We were so thrilled to be picked by the editors when they were choosing pictures from Alison!  It was their special Mother's Day issue and the article was titled "With This Kiss."  The pictures surround poetry and stories by various authors and aren't related to the pictures.  Here are a few pictures of the pages Kyla and I are featured.  The full page scans didn't turn out that well, but I was able to get the pictures in color.

View of the full page

Close-up of the picture

View of the other page we are featured

Close-up of the picture on that page

Happy Mother's Day

Sunday, May 11, 2008

I've had a wonderful 2nd Mother's Day that included cards this morning from Kyla, Nobu, the cats (Gimu and Lumpy) and John.  I also got a dozen red and white roses and "27 Dresses" DVD.  After Kyla's morning nap we headed out to brunch at Waterloo and then headed to the play-park right outside the restaurant.  The rest of the day (beautiful, sunny 82 degrees) was spent relaxing by the pool.

Mummy & Kyla

Trying a sausage patty she insisted on stealing off my plate

We didn't think she'd like it, but she ate quite a bit

Playing at the playpark

More playpark fun with Mum

Looking at mummy through the window

Silly girl sticking her tongue out

Kyla and Daddy

Dancing to the band outside the restaurant

Playing in the water "squirters" there as well

Why Does She Love Toilet Paper?

Friday, May 9, 2008

You won't find the toilet paper on the holder in our house anymore, because "someone" loves to get it.  It's especially fun to unwind the whole roll and then tear it into pieces (although not so fun for mummy and daddy to pick it up).  Here she found the last bit of the roll when we accidentally left it out.  She literally played with this for 1/2 an hour and then cried when we took it away when we had to leave for a party.  

Walking: 1 Week Later

Monday, May 5, 2008

Gosh, what a difference a week makes!  Kyla started with just a few steps last Friday and now she is walking across the room.  She's still a bit unstable at times and falls down, but she's become quite proficient and so proud of herself.  In this video, I accidentally left the pantry open and she found the latex gloves I use to protect my hands while making soap.  She loves to pull them all out of the box.

So Summer Chic!

Thanks Grandpa and Granny Tree, I'm looking super stylish in one of my new outfits you gave me for my birthday.  I don't like to have my picture taken, so mummy had to work hard for these action shots.

HAPPY 1ST BIRTHDAY KYLA!!

Sunday, April 27, 2008

It's hard to believe our baby girl turned one today!  John and I were talking this morning that a year ago we were in the hospital looking at our daughter for the first time. ***sniff***sniff***  It has been an amazing year watching Kyla grow from a tiny baby into a beautiful little girl full of personality and opinions.  We wouldn't trade a moment of it for the world and we can't wait to see what this coming year has in store...  But here is a look back at the past year.  Enjoy!

Photo and video editing at www.OneTrueMedia.com

1st Birthday Party!

We had a wonderful 1st birthday party this afternoon with a few of Kyla's friends and their parents.  Kyla got lots of great stuff, but the highlight (for her) was the pink and black baby doll stroller.  She loves to push things around the house - so this was a clear hit!  Thank you everyone for all the lovely gifts!

FIRST STEPS!!

Friday, April 25, 2008

Kyla took her real first steps today!  Although not the best of the day, we did manage to capture these steps on video.  She was so proud of herself and loved to hear John and I clap and praise her.  Then she wanted to see herself on the video and wanted it played over and over again.  So, we didn't manage to get any more footage.  Our girl is so big now and is starting to walk just a few days shy of her first birthday.

p.s. please excuse the outfit - Kyla has started to lose some of her baby fat around the middle, so none of her pants stay up and she ends up tripping on them.  Hence the roll technique.

Reading with Daddy

Sunday, April 20, 2008

Kyla LOVES books and reading stories is the highlight of our night time ritual.  She will usually point to something she finds interesting and likes to help turn the pages, but mostly she sits back, relaxes and gets into the story.  Tonight I captured John doing his usual fabulous job.  He has his repertoire of stories that always ends with "Pat the Bunny" (notice Nobu, who likes to listen too).

Travel Kleenex = Fun

Wednesday, April 9, 2008

Getting the Kleenex out of the drawer

Banging them together

Over to mummy to show off her "find"

So proud of herself and her toys

Showing off her one-handed skills

Kyla got into the drawer we keep spare burp clothes, her shoes and assorted odds and ends, like travel size Kleenex (or hankies for those in Scotland).  You would have thought she'd won the lottery the way she found with these.  She held one in each hand and banged them together, put them up high and dropped them, picked them up again, scooted across the floor with one in each hand, and on and on.  When we later had to go upstairs to take a bath, she cried and cried when I made her leave them downstairs.  Just another confirmation that kids don't care about the expensive toys.