There were two birthday parties going on this Saturday morning, there were only two swings, and they were a hott commodity! So we saved space and only used one swing! :)
Monday, August 30, 2010
Our First Family Camping Trip
We took our FIRST family camping trip the other day and honestly had the best time EVER!!! When we are at the apartment in Little Rock Dorian can't run outside, she can't be with out mommy or daddy, and she just can't be 'free'. I am always afraid of cars coming, or that someone could take her, or something else that is bad!
We had been talking about doing a trip like this but Niles' schedule has been to strange and he gets random days off un-announced that it made it a little tough to plan. Niles just found out that he has 9 out of the next 10 days off! So we QUICKLY made fast plans, hopped in the car, and headed to the closest state park we could find! ha ha
Lake Catherine is located in Malvern, Arkansas. (It is right next to Hot Springs) We figured that with it being a Sunday that we had a good chance to rent their Yurt. We have never heard of a Yurt until we moved here, but honestly they are awesome. It is like a mini-circus tent! It was big enough to hold three bunkbeds, a small table, three nightstands, two coolers, two pack and plays, and all of our extra stuff. A huge plus is that they are build on wooden decks. Dorian must have ran around that 'yurt' a hundred times within the first 10 minutes of getting there! It was awesome, she could be outside with NO worries of any of the things mentioned above! She was in her glory for the past two days!!!
We went on long walks to get the girls to take a nap, lost shoes and had to retrack our steps, went hiking on nature trails, swimming on the beach, and playing at the parks! It was so nice to not have a computer to stare at all night or cell phones ringing and just be outside!!! The lake was beautiful and the people we met were super nice!
This is definitly something we will do more often, and maybe even just buy a tent of our own one day!!! I LOVED IT!!!! And I really believe Dorian loved it more than Niles, Addeline, and Myself combined!!! She is definitly an outdoor girl. I truly believe she could be outside forever if you let her. She had the biggest smile on her face for the past two days and that alone makes all the work that goes into trips like this totally worth it!!!!
We had been talking about doing a trip like this but Niles' schedule has been to strange and he gets random days off un-announced that it made it a little tough to plan. Niles just found out that he has 9 out of the next 10 days off! So we QUICKLY made fast plans, hopped in the car, and headed to the closest state park we could find! ha ha
Lake Catherine is located in Malvern, Arkansas. (It is right next to Hot Springs) We figured that with it being a Sunday that we had a good chance to rent their Yurt. We have never heard of a Yurt until we moved here, but honestly they are awesome. It is like a mini-circus tent! It was big enough to hold three bunkbeds, a small table, three nightstands, two coolers, two pack and plays, and all of our extra stuff. A huge plus is that they are build on wooden decks. Dorian must have ran around that 'yurt' a hundred times within the first 10 minutes of getting there! It was awesome, she could be outside with NO worries of any of the things mentioned above! She was in her glory for the past two days!!!
We went on long walks to get the girls to take a nap, lost shoes and had to retrack our steps, went hiking on nature trails, swimming on the beach, and playing at the parks! It was so nice to not have a computer to stare at all night or cell phones ringing and just be outside!!! The lake was beautiful and the people we met were super nice!
This is definitly something we will do more often, and maybe even just buy a tent of our own one day!!! I LOVED IT!!!! And I really believe Dorian loved it more than Niles, Addeline, and Myself combined!!! She is definitly an outdoor girl. I truly believe she could be outside forever if you let her. She had the biggest smile on her face for the past two days and that alone makes all the work that goes into trips like this totally worth it!!!!
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Saturday, August 14, 2010
My Play Date with Dorian
Lately, I have not spent much time with JUST Dorian. It is usually, the 3 of us. We always have fun playing together, but Dorian likes one-on-one time. So yesterday we decided to stay in for the afternoon and Addeline took a late nap. This left Dorian and I to have an awesome play-date!!! And we did what was the most fun out of anything....we played in the cupboards! HA HA HA We hit pots and pans with spoons, we crawled in and out of cupboards, we danced, and we had a BLAST!!!!
It made me realize that Dorian and I need more days like this. She was so good, and the light in her eyes said "yesssssss...I have mommy all to myself!!!". Ha Ha HA
The Things we need to go out the door
We were leaving to go to the store the other day and Dorian pitched a fit (not unusal). But this time we didn't understand what she 'wanted'. We tried to get her to say her words as much as possible, but this request was a little hard to distinguish. She was fumbling through her box of toys like she was on a mission!!!! Dorian knew exactly what she wanted and it was almost like she could NOT walk out that door to leave until she had it.
FINALLY, ten minutes later it clicks! She finds mommies sunglasses and quickly puts them on. But she wasn't finished...she looked up at the key wrack (where we hang out hats) and tells us she wants daddies 'hut' (hat). So we gave her the white hat...and problem solved!! She was ready to rock out that door, like nothing was wrong, like we didn't just have a ten minute tantrum over sunglasses and hats!! Amazing! She put them on herself and strutted her way to the car. She wore them into the store and back home! ha ha
And note, she put them on herself. She DID NOT want our help to fix them so they were on straight. This is what she looked like...
FINALLY, ten minutes later it clicks! She finds mommies sunglasses and quickly puts them on. But she wasn't finished...she looked up at the key wrack (where we hang out hats) and tells us she wants daddies 'hut' (hat). So we gave her the white hat...and problem solved!! She was ready to rock out that door, like nothing was wrong, like we didn't just have a ten minute tantrum over sunglasses and hats!! Amazing! She put them on herself and strutted her way to the car. She wore them into the store and back home! ha ha
And note, she put them on herself. She DID NOT want our help to fix them so they were on straight. This is what she looked like...
Apparently, hats and glasses are a necessity!!! :) Daddy never leaves the house with out them, and neither does Dorian, anymore! ha ha
Birthday Books From Grandma K
Dear Grandma Kipp,
Thank you for my books and flip-flops you gave me for my birthday! I love them so much, and so does sissy!! We play with them all day and make them play music for mommy! We can't wait to see you soon. I love you,
Dorian Renee
Monday, August 2, 2010
Dorian Turns 2!!!
My beautiful little lady turned two today!!! She is getting so big!!! She even learned how to say birthday and was saying it alllllllllllllllll day!!!! ha ha
Dorian received a lot of fantastic cards and gifts she absolutely loves and had a blast eating ice cream and cake all day! Niles and I bought her a "crazy coupe" car for her special day and she hasn't gotten out of it since she woke up and found it out side of her bedroom door. She has eaten all of her meals in it since Sunday and honestly think if I allowed it, she would sleep in it as well! ha ha
She had a great day and was a perfect little girl! We took her shopping and she picked out her own cookies and purple pillow which she proudly walked out of the store with and is sleeping with them right now! :)
God, I love her! And it is so sad to see her grow up, yet exciting in the same way. I can't wait to see what she becomes in later years and how her personality changes!
Dorian We love you and are so thankful you are in our world! I do not know what I would do with out you each and every day!!! XOXOXOXO
Dorian received a lot of fantastic cards and gifts she absolutely loves and had a blast eating ice cream and cake all day! Niles and I bought her a "crazy coupe" car for her special day and she hasn't gotten out of it since she woke up and found it out side of her bedroom door. She has eaten all of her meals in it since Sunday and honestly think if I allowed it, she would sleep in it as well! ha ha
She had a great day and was a perfect little girl! We took her shopping and she picked out her own cookies and purple pillow which she proudly walked out of the store with and is sleeping with them right now! :)
God, I love her! And it is so sad to see her grow up, yet exciting in the same way. I can't wait to see what she becomes in later years and how her personality changes!
Dorian We love you and are so thankful you are in our world! I do not know what I would do with out you each and every day!!! XOXOXOXO
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