Hair Cut!

So Kadence and I went to get our hair done before our vacation starts next week. I was a little worried about how she'd be, thinking I was going to have to stick her in the stroller for a couple hours. I let her walk in holding my hand and figured I'd give her every opportunity to be good before resorting to the stroller. Surprisingly, she did amazing! She must've sat on my lap for a good 35 minutes just eating O's and watching Kim put foils in my hair. Then she decided that she wanted to crawl off my lap but stand at my feet (still eating her O's) for another 10 - 15 minutes. When I had to go under the dryer, she stood right by me as I tempted her with some popcorn chicken that she was trying to hoard in her grubby little hands. Then came the shampoo time and she was too afraid to walk down the hall right away, so she slowly inched her way down and by that time, I was done. Then MeeMaw showed up, so the rest was golden -- KK even got a little hair cut herself for her bangs. I want to grow them out, but she's still not doing barrettes and clips, so we're postponing this step! Pics coming soon :)

On a side note: Kadence decided to empty out my hole punch this morning, which meant little white circles everywhere! At first, she was just picking them up and throwing them in the air. But then I noticed she was starting to hoard them in her little hand and before I could stop her, she shoved a huge amount into her mouth and started chewing as fast as she could. Needless to say, there's was no hope of recovering them -- a little extra fiber never hurt anyone!

Spontaneity!

So Kadence and I decided to be spontaneous yesterday and go to the zoo again. Well, it was more like -- "I had cabin fever and she wouldn't stop making noise, so I knew if I took her to a public place, she'd have fun being outside and I'd be able to return some important phone calls and close some deals out of the office." So, off to the zoo we went :) And apparently everyone else within a 50 mile radius of Nashville had the same idea. Granted, it was the first truly warm, beautiful day in almost weeks that we've had, so I don't blame anyone! We decided to sign up for a zoo membership too while we were there, so we're going to take advantage of the 50% admission at other zoos/aquariums while we're in Florida! (whoot!)

But back to the Nashville Zoo -- she absolutely LOVES the meerkats! Most definitely her favorite little furry animal and for some reason, they seem to really love her too. The whole area was super crowded, so we were walking around the enclosure and I promise you (yes, promise) they were following us from one side to the other...and it's a huge spot. It was fun and we both were pooped when we got home.

Just a fun side note -- KK has developed this new little 'quirk' if you care to call it that. Instead of just picking up her fafa and putting it in her mouth, she's decided that she's going to start leaning over (and sometimes laying down) and just straight picking it up with her mouth..no hands style :) What a goofball!

xo

Weekend Adventures!

So I started getting sick myself at the beginning of last week and by Thursday had taken a turn for the worse. The night before I was feverish and I developed what I thought were little white patches on the back of my throat by late Thursday afternoon. I went to a walk-in clinic and they ran a strep test which came back negative. Everyone thinks my 'symptoms' are allergies and though I've never had them in the past, apparently a couple years up here and you'll get them. But wanting to err on the side of caution, Jason and I drove Kadence down to Franklin Friday afternoon to drop KK off with MeeMaw so they could spend part of the weekend together so I could have some "get better soon" down time.

MeeMaw said Kadence tried all kinds of new foods this weekend -- apparently she didn't want any of the dinner that she made for them Friday night, so Valerie tricked her into trying some Pina Colada yogurt and she ended up eating almost the entire container. For breakfast, she attempted bananas and blueberries, but those are definitely not a favorite of the nugget, but she did like the toast with grape jelly. Lunch was at a Mexician place on the way to the park -- they ordered her chicken and fries, which she ate...on top of PeePaw's refried beans, half his rice and some chips. This girl's appetite is definitely back in full swing again :) (Oh and yes MeeMaw, that poop diaper after those beans was ripe! Thanks alot!)

After lunch, they headed off to the Henry Horton Park to do some playing on the playground! Swings, slides, tunnels, steps! You name it, they did it all! And KK has become quite the little brave one..take a look!

KK came home and had worn herself out. Nap time followed soon after. Then it was dinner, bath and church time. Unfortunately we were late to church, so I didn't get to see the nugget till after service and boy did I miss her <3

Spring is Here!

So Kadence is finally feeling better and her spirits (and appetite) are soaring once again! Spring is also definitely in the air around here too -- we've been spending lots of time at the park and even got to go to the zoo spontaneously the other day. We've taken her officially out of school for now -- decided that we might try again in the fall if all goes well over the summer. I just can't deal with her being sick as our vacation is quickly approaching at the end of this month and it's not fair to her or her little body :(

We've been playing with Dylan a ton lately and it's so great to see the besties back together again. I don't know what KK would do without her! Here's a couple snap shots of them in action haha

Here's some random pictures from the park and zoo the other day. She's starting to get so photogenic again..just wish I had a camera that took pictures faster since it's not like she really holds still for me anymore!

I'm trying to get better about updates..I feel like so much happens and so much gets missed when I don't post every couple of days. This summer should give me some more time to write though :) Enjoy guys!

xo

Hoarding.

So just a quick little note -- I wanted to keep it separate from my 2 week update that I'll be posting after this :)

So I've started noticing that Kadence is becoming quite the little hoarder. She literally hoards everything. Clothes. Food. Books. Little things she's not suppose to have. haha I think I'm going to have to do a little weekly update just on this alone! We're constantly opening drawers and cabinets and finding animal crackers stashed for "hard times" bahaha

About a week ago, she was making her self quite busy by moving all the diapers from her bedroom out into the living room and stacking them in her baby stroller. Once they were overflowing and everywhere, she decided they'd be best back in her room all over the floor.

Since then, I've caught her also hoarding clothes on top of her in her little camo recliner that my dad got her for Christmas. She literally started emptying her drawers and staking stuff on top of her chair and then climbed up and pulled it into her lap :)