Thanksgiving Weekend

Ingredients for a Great Thanksgiving Weekend

• 1300 mile round trip drive (Leaving the house at 7pm and driving through the night)
• One Happy Sleeping Baby for the Drive

• Turkey and all the Fixings
• Built in entertainment for Kylie. Not only all the family members but Zoe made sure to take extra care of Kylie the whole time. Whether it be feeding her, bathing her Zoe was there for Kylie. The best part for me was watching Zoe sit next to Kylie and whenever she got upset helping her by putting her pacifier in or touching her to help her calm down. What awesome kids!

• BLACK FRIDAY SHOPPING - (If you did not participate this year what is wrong with you??) Our successful teams (with custom made shirts) leave the house at 10:30pm on Thanksgiving night and return around 8-10am on Friday. No sleeping for the deal seekers at heart. We even planned a tailgate party in the Kohl's parking lot at 4am (Jealous yet??)

Black Friday Shopping Team - The little ones did not go shopping (Jeff and Brian stayed with them)

• Magical Nights of Lights at Lake Lanier - Not only a 6-mile drive through holiday lights but you even get to roast marshmallows at a big bonfire at the end. Of course we don't just bring marshmallows but we bring all the fixings for smores.

• Annual Bowling Tournament - This year we had two teams the under 40's and over 40's. We (the under 40's) let the over 40's win after all they had to use walkers to bowl.

The Over 40's

The Under 40's (Picture Blurry as it was taken by the Over 40's)

• Lots of laughs and love with the family (Check out the family page to see all the people Kylie met this Thanksgiving!)

Happy Thanksgiving - Part One

Just wanted to wish you all a very Happy Thanksgiving!! We will post more pictures later tonight. For now Kylie has a message to share:
To see some more pictures of Kylie with her cousin Zoe, check out Zoe's blog by clicking here or going to http://blog.ourlifewithzoe.com

Stay tuned for Black Friday shopping pictures!!

Kylie is 2 Months Old

2 Months already? Yep, Kylie is getting old and big. She is cute, cuddly and just a joy to be around. We take her to the doctor on Monday for her two month checkup and will update everyone on her weight and growth. She enjoyed celebrating her 2 month birthday with her Grandma and Grandpa in Atlanta. In celebration, we took Kylie to Red Robin for a 2 month celebration. We ate her free hamburger and free ice cream sundae. She enjoyed her birthday celebration.

Here is a picture of her with her free balloon(s)

Over the River and Through the Woods

Brian and I are crazy (in case you didn't already know that) and decided to drive through the night with Kylie in the car to Atlanta for Thanksgiving. We left on Monday night and arrived at 6am on Tuesday. Kylie slept the entire trip, accept for a hour when we stopped to feed her at a rest area. What an amazing girl!

A Birthday Message

Here is a special message from Kylie for her Grandma. (Please note: I know my singing is so good I am thinking about American Idol try-outs).

Holiday Photo Shoot

Today we went to Nancy's house for a photo shoot. Nancy takes pictures as her hobby although she is far from an amateur. We are so excited that she wanted to take pictures of Kylie! (Please note that I wasn't allowed to take many pictures while the "professional" was taking pictures)

Here is Nancy in Action

As you can see just a simple photo shoot with a few props.. We learned baby models are very demanding and sometimes won't hold still. Next time we will make sure to have only pink M&Ms in the Candy Jar and only top quality milk for drinks. Thanks to Jess for being the prop girl..
After the photo shoot was over I had to get a picture of Kylie and Nancy for the blog as well as the Friends and Family section (Check out the Friends and Family section). Isn't she cute with her angel wings on??

SHHH.. Don't let Nancy know but here is a bootleg picture taken from a iphone (via the prop's girl)
Thanks so much Nancy, we know the pictures are going to be AMAZING!!

A New Brand Campaign??

Kylie woke up this morning and had to wear her Grandpa's #1 Shirt. She hasn't seen her Grandpa since she was born/ one week old and is looking forward to seeing him soon. She knows he works hard at a major contact lens manufacturer and she thought that maybe this photo shoot could be the new brand campaign. After all, who wouldn't buy something with a cute baby attached to it. Kylie was thinking of recruiting Cousin Zoe for some aspects of the brand campaign. After all, Cousin Zoe can talk!



Here she is talking about the product with the doctors (this is where Cousin Zoe could help)

Baby It's Cold Outside

This morning it was only 46 outside (okay don't laugh all you folks that live up north) but it was cold in the house and I was worried about Kylie and her cold hands.

Here she is under several covers and Mac cuddled close to keep her warm


Bonus Shot - Just a little Cutie

Race to the holidays

Today was Kylie's very first race! We started with some stretching (5k is a long way to walk, we needed to be limber)

And then Kylie got ready for her race



But not before a quick trip to see Santa. (Kylie asked for some privacy, so we are not sure what she asked Santa for, but we think it involved 4 wheels and a stick shift - or maybe it was just contributions to her 529 plan)



After her visit to Santa we were ready to go.


It was a long hard race, but we finished strong (notice we were so far ahead of the pack no one else is even in the picture!)

Welcome Cousin Shawn

We are so excited to have Cousin Shawn in town here are some of our great adventures so far. We can't wait to see what tomorrow brings.. Maybe the beach??

Kylie at the Sushi Buffet Last Night

Shawn really missed the smell of spit up for the last year
so she really was looking forward to feeding Kylie her lunch.

After Kylie's lunch, we went shopping at the mall. Kylie was not enjoying the bargains as much as Shawn and I were,
In fact she looks kind of bored!

Grandma's Visit

Kylie has had a lot of fun while her Grandma has been here. They have been quite busy going for walks, reading books and having Grandma and Kylie time. During the week my Mom has been here I can't get over how much Kylie has grown and how much more she is smiling and laughing. We will miss Mom/Grandma greatly when we drop her off at the airport today. We will go home and get ready for Cousin Shawn to come visit on Thursday! Here are some cute shots from over the week.

Check out our new section on the right of recipes. I figure if I am home I might as well cook some new recipes and try new things. Wanted to share the ones we like with you. Will update when we find the next good one :)
E-mail or leave your favorite recipe in our comments
section we love to try new things.
HINT HINT (Jess and Hugo - Feel free to send us the Pina Colada Recipe!!)

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Brian and Tricia's Big Night Out

Last night Brian and I went out to celebrate a friend's birthday. We left Kylie at home. No worries she had a babysitter although we had to question the babysitters qualifications. We did a strong and thorough interview and felt the babysitter was somewhat capable of watching Kylie. After all my Mom raised me and even though she dropped me on my head a few dozen times I guess I turned out okay. (The babysitter declined comment and declined to have her picture taken last night). From the pictures taken throughout the night Kylie looked like she was having a good time. Brian and I enjoyed our dinner out and only text messaged Mom a few times to check that Kylie was doing okay. Last Night was also the first night Kylie slept in her crib in her room! She has been sleeping through the night for a week or longer now (Midnight until 6am!)

The Happy Family Prior to Going Out
(Yes I look as white as a ghost)

Kylie thinking about sleeping in her crib

Kylie and a few of her favorite friends

Can't Get Enough Sleep

Brian and I are so happy that my Mom is in town. Nice to have another set of hands to help out. Mom and I have been all over town with Kylie mainly getting things to organize the house better especially with all of Kylie's things.

Kylie loves her Rainforest Gym so much... Brian and I get tired out

Kylie with some good tummy time

Kylie didn't know the FedEx man delivers new friends
especially awesome Teddy Bears that talk!

Secret Message

Enjoy Kylie's latest video and a special message for someone out there! Here is some good play time and some talking under her Rainforest gym.
Have a great Thursday!

Editor Note: She was holding the stick the entire time prior to recording.
Young actors are hard to work with!

Secret Message: Wish You Were Here Grandpa.

Decision 2008

As Kylie and I sit here and watch the election results being announced on TV, I had to reflect on this historical day.

Today was the first day that, I left the house and left Kylie home with our friend Wendy so I could vote. (Please note that Wendy has lost her voice and wanted to be extra safe around Kylie. I think she was still wearing some of her Halloween costume.) Voting today took me 22 mins to park, wait in line and vote. It took Brian almost 1 hour and 30 mins this morning.



Kylie, Wendy and I helped the economy today by going to Target to buy Diapers and went out to lunch.

Kylie drove for her first time on the highway and I appreciated the HOV lane (legally) on our way to pick up her Grandma from the airport. Kylie hasn't seen her Grandma since she was only a week old (she is almost six now!) and it was quite the reunion. All I have to say is I don't think my Mom even noticed me it was all about Kylie!

Here is Kylie casting her vote. What can I say I rock?


Well I better get back to watching the election results, Kylie and I love when they color in a state on the ice skating rink at Rockefeller plaza. At least all this election coverage makes it easy to stay awake for a late night feeding. More than I can say for Brian or my Mom!

Candy???

Yesterday we had a great family day as we went to the mall, had lunch in a restaurant (the kind where they refill your cup and FAST is not before Food) and even spent time outdoors. It was a great day!! We even went to the grand opening of the new Promenade at Coconut Creek (outdoor shops). We were out of the house for a good part of the day!

Here is Kylie enjoying her Cotton Candy. We wanted to do face painting too but decided maybe she was a little too young!


I have no idea how this picture ended up on the camera. I suspect that Brian ate a lot of Halloween Candy late last night and wanted to blame it on Kylie??

Here Kylie is today getting ready to cheer for the Dolphins!