memorial day weekend

boy did we enjoy the long weekend! it was mainly comprised of housework & yardwork, but also included some lounging around and relaxation. at the VERY last minute we decided to have a BBQ on memorial day and we actually had a reasonable showing! it was fun. kaetlyn had a blast! it was very obvious that she was enjoying having friends over to play, and she is quite the little entertainer (show-off). she was pretty darn cute and entertaining to watch. and all the cute little boys... maybe that's what it was! craig and others remarked that the tone of our BBQ's have certainly changed with all the munchkins running around, but it is a refreshing change!

water baby!

on mother's day we got a little inflatable pool for kaetlyn.... boy does she LOVE water! i couldn't get her swimsuit on fast enough.... she was in with her clothes on before i knew it! the pics are pretty darn cute. here are a couple:

i finally got her into a swim diaper on her, but decided at that point that a bathing suit was useless.

last week was my job's annual user conference. this year it was in san antonio, tx, so i was gone from monday - friday. this was the longest i have been away from my girl, and i was very sad. (i even actually cried when i dropped her off at school that monday morning) she's brining out the softie in me, what can i say!?!? megan, nicole, craig, and kaetlyn had an interesting week together, i'll just leave it at that. boy is it nice to be home!!

yesterday kaetlyn and i met tina and samantha at the neigborhood pool. kaetlyn is fearless in the water... she was so excited to be swimming. she was squealing and dancing and wanting to go far away from me... she got her ears wet at least 5 times, but did not care at all! time to invest in ear plugs and an innertube swimsuit!

foof foof!!

so, i just had to tell this cute story - kaetlyn is at the stage where animals are called by the sounds they make, not the actual name of the animal. with that being said, here's the story:

as most everyone knows, kaetlyn still sleeps with us.. 19 months and running... a few nights ago, she had fallen asleep, and craig and i were watching tv. out of nowhere, in her sleep, she said, 'foof foof.' :) craig looked and me and asked, 'did she just say woof woof?!' i said, 'yep!' it was just the cutest thing... dreaming of the dee-oh-gies!!!

wonder what else goes on inside that little brain of hers!!

no pics :(

the past two weekends have been full of visit time with family. we did not succeed in pulling the camera out... for shame!

first, dad and megan came to visit. we didn't do anything too exciting, but kaetlyn enjoyed her poppy and aunt megan. dad was really visiting megan for dad's day at baylor, but they came down when that was over. dad and i took kaetlyn to the neighborhood playground and took a long walk. we also went to the cedar park episcopal church and out to eat on sunday prior to their departure.

last weekend, we met randy, barbara, and alyx at mud buddy's in halletsville for a weekend of 4-wheelering. we ate too much, got really dirty, sat around and visited, and had a good ol' time. kaetlyn just absolutely adores barbara! they were attached for the majority of our trip. it was very cute to see her so enthusiastic about hanging out with someone other than mom or dad. she likes riding the 4 wheeler too. barbara and i both took her for little 'putt-putts' around the parking lot. most of the time she was quiet, just taking it all in, but every once in a while she would look up and smile really big or say, "whee whee!" also, alyx and i collected firewood and built the bonfire all by ourselves with no male intervention or assistance. very impressive, if i do say so myself.

this coming weekend is mother's day. i've already treated myselft to a manicure & pedicure, and besides that, am not sure what's in store. megan and her friend nicole will be in austin beginning saturday to help craig with kaetlyn while i'm out of town for the entire work week! my company's annual user's conference is in san antonio this year, and i am expected to be there from monday - friday. it's always a lot of fun, but i am not too thrilled about being away from my girl for so long! i know she'll be in good hands though.