Christmas at the Ranch

On Thursday, December 27, 2007, we went to my parents for our Christmas celebration. I was not sure if we were going to make it after the first night. I think between Jon, Kayla and myself, we got a total of 6 hours of sleep. It was a horrible night. However, once we got a good nap the next day all was well. Kayla received some really nice gifts and enjoyed playing with Zoe and Addison. Kayla loved crawling up on the tractor and pretending to drive it. On Friday afternoon, we went out to feed the cows and she was all ready to help feed them and pet them. On Saturday morning, Jon shot a deer. Kayla was not quite sure about the deer. She just stood there with a perplexed look. We left the ranch on Saturday afternoon, just in time for Jon to make it to the football game in San Antonion and for Kayla and I to get home to watch the Aggie football game. However, Kayla and I did not make it to the end. We were both passed out by 9pm. Thanks Mary and Dad for a wonderful weekend...

Christmas Day...

Our Christmas Day was filled with lots of smiles and laughter. Once Kayla woke up, she didn't want to have a part of anything except the stack of new toys in front of the television. She enjoyed her presents most of all the homemade waffles that Daddy made. Later that day, we ventured to Hico.

Here, we spent time with Jon's family. Kayla had a wonderful time. When it was present time, Kayla was all ready to hand out the presents (actually they were all given to her Uncle Josh). Kayla didn't want to open her presents. No...she wanted to help everyone else open their presents. Jonah and Kayla were so cute together. Once the day was over, Kayla passed out and slept all night without a peep.>

Round and Round I Go...

It was time for bed and Kayla tried everything to stay up. It never fails, about 10-15 minutes before it is time to go night-night, Kayla finds some extra energy to either run as fast as she can around the house, play keep away with Aspen, or twirl until she can't twirl anymore.

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Early Christmas...

Last weekend, one of our Christmas presents for Kayla was delivered. Jon could not wait until Christmas, so...up it went. Kayla had a great time climbing up the slide and sliding down. Kayla was not sure about jumping at first. But once, Mommy an Bo showed her it was fun, there was no stopping her.

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At 18 months old Kayla....

Loves to dance (linebacker shuffle)!

Loves to jump!

Climbs, climbs, and climbs some more.

Enjoys going on lawn mower rides with Daddy.

Knows that there is a baby in Mommy's belly.

Favorite food is broccoli,steak and mac and cheese.

It is amazing how much she has grown in just the past month. She is becoming such a wonderful helper around the house. I say it is wonderful but it can be annoying at the same time. She wants to unload and even start the dish washer all the time (even when the dishes are dirty). Several times I have checked the one cabinet that she can get into to and have found that our little girl decided to unload some of the dishes from the dishwasher. Sweeping the kitchen floor...well that waits until nap or bed time, otherwise, I have a little helper wanting to sweep by herself.

Kayla's sleeping habits are definitely from her daddy (stay up late and sleep in). At 9:30p.m, it is a struggle to get Kayla to bed. If I would let her, she would stay up all night. In the morning, 9:30 is her normal wake up time. Some days, she sleeps until 10am. Wow, this is nice for my morning routine.