A Visit from the Aunties!

Amy's sisters flew in to celebrate Mimi's birthday....it was great to see them and Kinsley's cousins! Kinsley got along great with Gabe, but has become rather territorial with Makena. Brownie points go to Makena for continued smiles despite Kinsley swatting at her. We were able to pack in a lot while they were here.....trips to the park, zoo, a fun center and of course the mall.

Family Bike Trip!

We took a fun bike trip over the weekend, which will hopefully be the first of many. We piled in a bunch of toys to keep Kinsley entertained, but she had to use both hands to hold up her helmet which kept slipping over her eyes. As the daughter of a daddy who needs a helmet for every sport, she needs to get used to helmets at an early age!

Mother's Day

It was a special Mother's Day! After church on Sunday, we headed down to the Springs for a great lunch with Mimi and Papa. Kinsley surprised us all by taking her first steps all by herself. She was cracking up as she stumbled back and forth between us and had many onlookers cheering her on.

A Couple Fun Day Trips!

Kinsley and I have had fun enjoying the spring weather. Last week we went up to Boulder with our dear friend, "Auntie" Ashley, and we were lucky to be there at the perfect time to see unbelievable flowers. After a long fashion shoot, we rewarded Kinsley with her first lollipop. This week, we headed to the zoo with Karen and her son Elijah. We had the best day and now it is especially fun to see Kinsley make text-to-self connections when we look at her animal books. (The text-to-self reference is meant for Ashley who makes fun of my use of teaching terms with Kinsley!)

A Visit from Grandma & Grandpa!

A highlight of Kinsley's birthday was having Ben's parents here to celebrate with us. We loved having them here and can't wait until we get to see them again in June!

1 Year Old!

We had an awesome time celebrating Kinsley's first birthday. We had a Ladybug party, complete with a bounce house and a bug hunt. Kinsley had fun with her friends and especially loved the cake. About 15 minutes into the cake, she began to wildly do the "all done" motion in sign language. Unlike her mom, she knows when to call it quits with sweets.

Happy Easter!

We celebrated Easter with our church community and had a fun egg hunt indoors due to snow.  Kinsley's hobby is putting toys into buckets so she immediately liked the concept of the egg hunt. She knew exactly what to do with the eggs without us modeling it to her. She enjoyed trading/stealing eggs from her best friend, Eli, before we headed down to Monument to be with family.