The Blizzard of 2011

I can't believe that I am using the word blizzard to describe something around here, but that is exactly what happened. Over the past two weeks, we have had about 24 total inches of snow, about 12 inches on two separate occasions!! We have also experienced record cold temperatures. The temperature dropped to 31 degrees below zero here, the coldest ever in the state!!

This picture is of our driveway after the first snow.

Kurt had to shovel snow off of our roof so they decided to make a hill to sled down!

The drifts were so high that Kaleb could step right over our fence!

Snow drift taller than Kaylee

Kaylee and Dad ready to sled!

This picture is after the second snow- Poor Kurt had to shovel all that snow again!



But.. you have to make the best of things. When life gives you snow, make a snowman!! We are looking forward to next week- the forecast is for 60-70 degree temperatures!! Time to melt all of this away and get life back to normal!!

A quick review...

Well, once again, it has been a long time since I posted! My last post was Kaleb's first day of school and the school year is half over! So in case anyone still reads this blog, I decided that I would do a quick review of what has been going on .....

My little bumblebee and superman on Halloween.

Playing in the leaves this fall.

Brandon & Kaleb celebrated their birthdays at Bounce U this year.

Kaleb lost his first tooth!!

And then a few weeks later, he lost his second tooth!!

Christmas morning in their Big Brother and Little Sister pajamas

Santa brought us a trampoline for Christmas! His elves must have been very cold putting it together!!


Little Miss Kaylee is getting so big!! I can't believe she will be two next month!

First Day of School!!!

Kaleb started Pre-K this year. He has been in school about two weeks now & I still cannot believe that he is old enough for this! He is so excited & loves school! I was afraid that he would be upset on the first day, but it turns out Mom was the only one that cried! It was so strange to come home with just Kaylee. The house seemed so quiet! We had a roller coaster first week with his teacher being out sick & major issues with getting home on the bus, but everything is finally settling down. I am so proud of my little guy!


Ready for school!


One more picture with sister!


Dad was even a little teary-eyed when we dropped Kaleb off!

Cheyenne Trip

It has once again been way too long since I have updated this blog! I am always disappointed when my friend's don't have an update about what is going on in their lives, but I am so bad at keeping my own updated! In July, we were able to take a trip to Wyoming to visit Kurt's family. I took a continuing education class in Denver, so we decided to stay a while and make a vacation out of the trip. Here are a few of the things we were able to see and do-

We spent a day at the Denver Zoo.

We got to feed the birds!

Kaleb's favorite part of the zoo was the gorillas. He is always disappointed that the zoo in Tulsa does not have a gorilla.

We visited Casa Bonita in downtown Denver. It is much bigger and way more exciting than the one in Tulsa. They have a huge waterfall & pool in the center and a guy comes out and performs trick dives about every 15 minutes. Here is Kaylee and Dad behind the waterfall.

We did a little miniature golfing- one of Kaleb's favorite things to do.

We soaked in a little sunshine (thankfully not as warm as it was back home)

Played with the cousins in the pool

Took in a Rockies game

We had a great time with the family!!

Our summer so far....

It has been quite a while since I have posted an update! This post took me several days because I get impatient waiting for pictures to load! We have been busy so far this summer. Here is a glimpse of what we have been up to-

Kaleb's T-ball- Kaleb played for the first time this year. He loved it! I got my first taste of organized sports & it wasn't the most pleasant experience :) It was all worth it because he enjoyed it so much.

This is one of the few moments when he was actually aware there was a game going on when he was in the field. What is it about the dirt on a baseball field that is so interesting??

Branson Trip- We took a trip to Branson with Kurt's parents at the end of May. This picture is from the miniature golf course that we played at. Kaleb got two hole in ones!! One of them was on the mystery hole for the day so he won a free game!

Kaylee wasn't going to let her brother have all the fun!!

Kaylee & Grandad taking a break from miniature golf!

Hanging out at the pool at the condo! Kaylee loved swimming & flirting with all the little boys at the pool! I think we are going to be in trouble with this one!

Kaleb loved jumping off the side of the pool into the water. I have got to get this boy enrolled in swimming lessons!

Kurt & Lin went golfing one morning so Pinkey & I took the kids to the zoo in Springfield.

The zoo was small, but fun. They had an awesome giraffe exhibit & Kaleb got to feed the giraffes!!



And then the giraffe stuck his tongue out at us- how rude! Ha- I don't know why, but I love this picture:)

It wouldn't be summer around here without a trip to the kiddie park! This was Kaylee's first trip & she loved it just as much as Kaleb! She cried when the rides were over :)

Kaleb & Dad- "Look Mom-no hands!"



It also wouldn't be summer for us without the lake! Here is a picture of Kaleb & Kurt on Father's Day.

Kaylee also rode the tube for the first time. She is waving to her Dad in this picture.

That is a quick look at what we have been up to! Hope everyone is having a great summer!

Kaylee's One Year Pictures!

Kaylee's First Birthday!!

We recently celebrated Kaylee's first birthday. It is hard for me to believe how fast the past year has gone by! Here are a few pics from her party:

Uncle Kevin & Becky made sure that Kaylee got her own wagon- and they made sure they found a pink one!

I love the look on her face in this one- She is not quite sure what is going on!

Mmmmm- Cake!