We knew the day would come

I think since the day Kylie was born besides Volleyball, Brian couldn't wait for Kylie to experience video games.. Today was just that day. I am pretty sure I saw him tear up when Kylie was playing some Animal game (I really don't know the name) on Xbox 360 Kinect. She loved it!

Don't they look happy??

Here is a video of her playing part of the game. (Kicking soccer balls)

Last night we went out to dinner for a little Mexican/Spanish Food. Kylie wanted some ice cream, we didn't know it was going to be this big! She also enjoyed having a lady singing and playing guitar at the restaurant. She thought it was just for her and decided she must dance along!

The ice cream....

Mommy and Kylie and the singing lady!

Father's Day...

A belated Happy Father's Day to all. As Tricia had to travel for work, Grandma Pam, Kylie and I were invited to go out with our neighbors to dinner. We missed "mommy, mommy", but I had to share a few of the smiles that made my day!

Grandma and Kylie making pizzas!!!

Noah, our neighbor, and Kylie with the biggest smiles of the night!

Yes, Kylie chowing down on french fries and Daddy with the big burger!!!

It's been a while...

It's been a while since we have posted, but it's not that nothing is going on. It is the fact that so much is going! Ever since Kylie took swim lessons with "Learn to Swim with Mr. Blue", she has been a fish! On the weekends, we have been spending a lot of time with friends and Kylie at the pool. Each time we go, we feel as if she is swimming farther and farther.

This past weekend, we also had a special guest visit our garage! He had the tenacity to steal Kylie's swim toys, have the urge to blow bubbles by knocking the bottles over, and try on some shoes. After a couple hours of searching and having Ira, our phenomenal pest control man come out, we tracked down our furry little possum friend! Here are some pictures of Kylie's in her camouflage hunting shorts and trying to be a fish out of water with her swim goggles! By being in camouflage or under water Kylie would be safe!

Happy Memorial Day

For Memorial Day weekend, the Lum family headed up to Atlanta to celebrate! On our outbound flight we were delayed for over three hours in the Fort Lauderdale airport. We were only 2 mins from boarding time at the gate and the weather in Atlanta shut down the airport. Brian and I got creative in the airport gate games we could play with Kylie. All in all she did very very well traveling.



In Atlanta the only time we sat down was when we were driving somewhere or sleeping. We went shopping, fishing, water skiing, tubing, hung out the pool, bike riding, walking and a ton of laughs.


Besides seeing my parents, my brother and his girlfriend also came in for a visit. We had a blast!


Sadly, we were there when my parents house was put on the market for their seventh move as the company my Dad works for is relocating to Dallas. Hopefully we can make one more trip before they move.



Here are some pictures of our time in Georgia. A Huge Thank You to Lenny's girlfriend for taking such amazing shots. We are truly blessed to have so many friends and family that are good photographers! I am going to be getting so many processed and around our house! Please disregard the bad Lum pictures as they are mixed in below...

Here is Kylie and Brian Fishing.. She felt the lure was a fish and kept catching it..

Kylie is number One on her cell phone raft in the lake

Yep I made it up on the first try after over a year. Kylie was worried when "I FELL DOWN!"

Kylie and Mommy Water Tubing - She laughed the whole time

Kylie going on this big slide all by herself..
Various Pictures from the Pool

Lenny, Kylie and I

Random shots of Kylie blowing bubbles and riding her bike outside of Grandma's House







Thanks for reading our Memorial Day Post!
Love from Kylie!

Sunday Soccer Days

This past Sunday was Kylie's last day of her session for Soccer Class. We have enrolled her into Session Three as we are thrilled by the skills she has learned. She really has a lot of fun in the class and since the class is for parents too we find it to be a fun time for all of us.

Here are some of Kylie's favorite things..

Jumping... (which when she started session one she couldn't do)

Running to catch the Hula-Hoop.

Although I don't have any pictures to post I am happy to say that Kylie is really doing well with potty training. She went on the potty all day yesterday with no accidents. We are getting closer, which makes everyone happy! Maybe not the diaper manufacturers!

Music, Basketball and Swimming

What a weekend! I feel like I say that every weekend but Kylie is finally at that age where she is into everything and constantly on the go. Yesterday we surprised her when she woke up with a new basketball net. We felt the "make shift" basketball net she was using (fish net) had to go! She came running down the stairs and kept saying Basketball Basketball! She is pretty good at making the basket! She is practicing so she can have a little one on one with Godfather Hugo. She knows she will beat him!

Kylie is also fascinated with the family forming a band. Brian plays the xylophone, Kylie on the piano and I am the drummer. She even was singing Twinkle Twinkle! Coming to a concert hall near you La Vida Lum!

Last but not least as promised here are a few shots of Kylie and her new swimming skills. She had no fear in the neighborhood pool today and was swimming along like a fish! We brought all her favorite swim characters: Mr. Blue (he helps you float on your back), Po Po The Frog (he helps you learn to row your arms) and lastly Woody (yep from Toy Story), this is a Kylie addition she feels she needs to rescue him. Poor Woody! He got thrown in the pool so much and sunk to the bottom that the paint on his nose is wearing off!




Here is Kylie jumping off the ladder and swimming out to me. As soon as she gets to me she stops for two seconds and swims back!

Here is Kylie saving Woody off the bottom of the pool! Kylie to the rescue!

There is one other thing that happened this weekend that I would be crazy not to mention. Kylie has taken a big interest in potty training and has gone several times on the potty! She went three hours shopping today dry to come home and make it to the potty! She went again after swimming, she is now making an effort. The cutest thing is when she says, The Pee Pee just came out and then I DID IT!

Super Swimmer Graduate

We enrolled Kylie in a swimming program this last week. In five days they guarantee that your child will be able to: swim to the bottom to get a toy of the bottom, float on their back, swim to the wall and learn to use their arms along the side of the pool. Brian and I were skeptical at first but after talking to friends that had used them we were set. In order to graduate they throw "nicely place" your child in the pool with all their clothes and shoes on and they have to swim to the wall by themselves. Kylie did it with flying colors and actually wanted to do it again! So she passed the test twice. They then spend the remainder of the day teaching the parents the various techniques to continue the learning. We were SHOCKED to see how much Kylie has learned in the last five days. She was just pushing herself off the wall and swimming between Brian, her coach Mike and myself. Just like her Mama a fish in the water.

We can't wait to take her to the pool tomorrow and tape some of her latest techniques. We were so excited and anxious today that we only captured a few pictures. She rocks!!

For anyone in South Florida that hasn't done swimming yet we HIGHLY suggest this survival skills class. It is taught through the use of songs, a DVD for homework and recognizable characters. Click Here for the Website

Here is our Super Swimmer waiting to start her lesson.

Oops that is me pretending I am a Super Swimmer.

There is Kylie waiting to go swimming!

Just passed her test and now Coach Mike is taking off her shoes. She came out with a smile on her face!