Trip To The Coast

To celebrate my first Mother's Day, we planned a (very) short trip to the coast with some friends whose baby is the same age as Kynzie. Our little vacation didn't start until mid-morning on Sunday and we were home by 6:00 p.m. Monday. We reserved yurts, which are small round cabins with heat, at Beverly Beach State Park in Newport. But our first stop was Tillamook, to see the cheese factory.

It was Sunday so they weren't operating the packaging department, which is the interesting one to watch.

We were at the cheese (and ice cream) factory, so it was obvious that indulging in ice cream was unavoidable. Kynzie was being quite fussy, and although she didn't really eat much of Ryan's ice cream, she sure loved digging those top two teeth that are coming in into it.


After the factory we finally arrived at our destination. The beach was too cold to hang out for long so we only spent about 20 minutes there. Kynzie seemed to enjoy it though!

It wasn't too long before she had a hand full of sand! She squished it in between her fingers for a few minutes before I washed it off.

The beautiful Oregon Coast.

Kynzie and I were sharing an "Applesauce To Go" at our campsite.

On the steps of our yurt. We stayed in "Albatross."


We went to breakfast. Kynzie kept trying to feed Kiev and he looked scared. After our meal we headed to the Oregon Coast Aquarium.



We rented a double stroller and the babies wouldn't stop touching and grabbing eachother. We gave them both crackers and it was a battle to keep them from taking them from eachother.



Kynzie seemed a little confused by the touching exhbit, but Ryan was eager to explore it with her.


Kynzie seemed mezmerized by this tank, where you could stand up in the middle of it.


She wanted to grab those fishies!


Daddy was telling her all about the sea creatures!


Ryan wanted to give Kynz a better view.

This was in the "Passages of The Deep" exhibit, which is a tunnell through an enormous tank. The babies seemed somewhat interested in the floor part of the tank.

Happy Mother's Day!

Just Another Day At The Park

Kynzie & I went to the park for a little while today and it seemed to be the perfect cure for a day filled with fussiness (I think she might be getting ready to cut some teeth).

Checkin' out the bark dust...

As usual, she found herself a big stick!

She was investigating her shadow.

She kept gravitating toward the pavement.

"Look Mommy, I found a leaf!!"

"Ooh, that pavement sure looks fun!"

She found the play structure and went straight for it! Sometimes I just can't believe how adventurous she is. Please excuse the video choppiness!

On the way home, we stopped at Fred Meyer. She had been getting a little sick of being strapped in the stroller so I bought her this little toy for a dollar. She sure had fun with it!

So much fun that she fell asleep and was still holding onto it!

Shoe Baby!

Kynzie was being quite hilarious. She loves playing with my shoes, and found a particular interest in these yellow ones today.

Storytime!

I took Kynzie to TinyTots Storytime at the library this morning. It's supposed to be for babies a year and older, but I thought she'd be right on track with kids that age, and she was! I figured BookBabies would probably bore her.

She ran and ran around that room!

The librarian handed out shakers and Kynzie shook and shook and shook!

Then she passed out books for us to read. Kynzie didn't sit still enough for me to read it to her- she wanted to read it all by herself.

And then there were bins full of toys! Kynzie always goes straight for the balls!

Hide-N-Seek

Kynzie's started playing hide-n-seek! It's so cute, and she knows how silly it is.

Yet Another Day At The Park!!!

We spent yet another day at the park! We walked to a park that's about 2 miles from our house, and has a good amount of shade.

She loves sticks....There could be one stick in an entire park and I guarantee you, she would find it. She took off running with Erica & Kiev's blanket...

I love love love this picture! She was having a blast on the swing....she seems to enjoy it much more now than she used to.

Sunshine, Clapping & Kisses!

We got some (much needed) sunshine today. The high temperature here was 83 degrees! May not seem too warm to most of you, but that's only one degree below record-breaking heat! The sunshine meant we just had to go out and play! We went downtown to Jameson Square park so Kynzie could play in the water!

Silly Mommy forgot to put a swim diaper on her, so she had quite the large behind!

I changed her into a swim diaper and she had a much easier time walking without the extra weight behind her!


Kynzie fell asleep in her stroller on the walk to the bus stop, and Ryan held her the whole bus ride and then carried her almost half a mile home....she gets heavy!

Kynzie has a new found infatuation with the mirror. She talks to herself, waves, touches (which explains all the tiny fingerprints on the mirror)...

She's started clapping a lot the last few days. She does it nearly on cue when she hears the word "yay."



I've also been attempting to teach her kisses. I think she's starting to understand. She puts her wide open mouth on mine, it's pretty funny. She thinks so too. And before I know it, my face is covered in Kynzie slobber.

Piggy Tails!

I managed to pull Kynzie's hair into pigtails! We went to breakfast this morning at our favorite neighborhood cafe and Kynzie ate a ton of scrambled eggs and blueberries! She also had fun yelling loudly. Thank goodness it's a loud restaurant!

Visiting Friends

My friend Ariel came over today, and we went to visit our friend Kelly. Kynzie had a blast playing in her backyard. She has chickens, and I was concerned that they might peck Kynzie if she got too close to them, but Kelly assured me that she wouldn't even be able to catch them. But she sure tried!

She always has fun finding interesting things on the ground!

My little flower girl!

Clapping!

Kynzie had fun playing with Kelly!

Chase The Baby!

I was chasing Kynzie around with the camera, so please excuse the shakiness of the video! This is one of her new favorite games to play, although she's normally a lot more giggly. It's a lot easier to make her laugh now. Today, while we were on the bus she kept trying to stick the bus ticket in my mouth, and when I'd say "ick" and move my head away, she'd crack up!

Easter

We went to Greg & Sandy's for Easter dinner. We enjoyed turkey, stuffing, sweet potatoes, mashed potatoes and cranberry sauce! Kynzie sure did eat a lot, and she loved it all.

Grandma & Grandpa got Kynzie a present! I wonder what it is...

It's a little lamb!

While there, I learned that Kynzie has learned how to climb stairs!

Sunny Day

The weather cleared up this afternoon just in time for my work day to be over, so Kynzie and I took a stroll (actually, I carried her!) to the neighborhood park. I think that since we've frequented the park so much lately that she knows what "park" means. She got really excited when I said told her we were going to the park.

She was fascinated with the mural on the wall. She was touching it and pretending to draw on it with a piece of bark dust.

She found a stick! She carried it around for quite awhile.

This is her Frankenstein walk. She does it when she's walking on uneven ground and trying hard to keep her balance.

Art Class

I took Kynzie to an "Art Babies" class at the recreation center. I was extremely disappointed, as I had assumed that they would be given edible-craft type things to do, such as dough and clay, or maybe some baby friendly crayons and markers. But I was in shock as the teacher brought out paint, glitter and glue. I was practically chasing her around and before I could stop her, she had a mouthful of purple paint. Her mouth and her hands were completely purple and it wasn't long before her precious face was covered in glitter. I think she had fun, and we have another one next Thursday. I can only hope that the teacher keeps her word of "the first class will be very messy, but then we will explore some edible clay and jello", which to me, sounds much more age-appropriate.