Time Flies

So where have we been? Still here in Cleveland waiting patiently, well not so patiently for winter to be over! Finally last week we got some beautiful warm days in the 60's and then today it's rainy and cold, the weather has certainly been a tease. Well since Christmas Kurt has officially become a 4th year student! Whoo hoo we're almost done! So this year will be spent traveling all over trying to figure out which residency programs he likes and who likes him, next month he is going to Albuqurque so I am headed to Burley, I don't think I'm quite ready to spend a whole by myself with the kids! We really haven't been up to much else exciting!

Goodness, I thought Kylan was Ms. Personality, well meet Ms. Personality Jr.! McKartny is still VERY tall for her age, she's off the percentile charts! Which Kylan was the same way, she is into climbing up on anything and everything and definitely knows how to get her way by giving kisses and hugs. She has Kurt wound very tightly around her finger and he does just about anything she wants, can you say spoiled?

I guess something exciting, we bought a new car! Well used, but new to us, it's a Trailblazer and I think Kylan was more excited to buy it than we were but it's definitely nice having alot more space and will be much easier to take a road trip to Texas to see Mom & Dad this Christmas!

On those few nice days we had we spent a majority of our time outside soaking up some much needed sun. I taught Kylan how to play hopscotch and she's obsessed, it's pretty cute, something so simple.

So we watch America's Funniest Videos every Sunday and there's always at least one video of a kid falling asleep in their high chair and I always said I would NEVER be one of the those Moms, "just put them to bed!" Well, a few days ago the kids were eating lunch and I ran downstairs to clean up a mess and then I hear Kylan at the top of the stairs whispering something so I go up and she whispers "McKartny is really tired" and I find her like this! It was a good hour before her usual nap time but I guess she just couldn't wait!

Another fun tale, so if you remember Kurt had surgery about a year and a half ago on his ankle that he rolled back in high school playing basketball and never just healed right. Well . . . there was a 3-on-3 tourney the school put on and whatdayaknow! he rolls the other one! Not a pretty picture, long story short he got it x-rayed, nothing broken, but still is hurting him REALLY bad and keeps saying he needs to get an MRI but hasn't yet!

We had what felt like a never-ending winter. Alot of days it was just too cold to go play in the show so the girls would dress up in their snow stuff anyways and pretend! Matching pajama story, McKartny is growing out of all her clothes and an accelerated rate so I went to Old Navy and got her some new jammies, well Kylan had a heart-attack because she wanted her jammies to match McKartnys so back we go to Old Navy and now they have matching pajamas!

Christmas

Yes we are still alive, it has been quite awhile since my last post. So we had a very relaxing, quiet, fun-filled Christmas here in Cleveland this year. It's so nice to have Kurt home for a much needed break and the girls think they're in heaven spending so much time with Dad!
Aunt Kristy & Grandma & Grandpa Kinghorn sent these cute fairy wings and skirt for the girls which neither of them took off for the whole day! Kylan was so excited especially because they're pink!

So ever since we came home from Idaho in July Kylan has been asking for a "pink & purle Jeep just like Presley's" (her cousin) so luckily Santa found a good deal on Craigslist for one and it was definitely the highlight of everyone's morning! We were sooooo excited to give it to her and the wait payed off. McKartny actually wouldn't get out of it for about an hour, not even to open present, I opened most of them for her and then gave them to her and she sat in the Jeep and played with them!

Worn-out McKartny amidst the mess!

Can't wait for it to warm-up so they can go bananas outside in it! We thought they'd be able to drive it in the basement but unfortunately Kylan isn't that good of a driver yet and runs into too many things!

Kylan was funny with Santa this year, she was very anxious to tell him what she wanted BUT she wouldn't sit on his lap and we basically had to force her to get close enough to him to take a picture! McKartny wanted absolutely nothing to do with him.

So all in all we had great holidays! We spent Christmas Eve with friends and even discovered some new traditions from them we might start on out own (thanks Haynes!) and we had a New Years Eve party at our house that was a blast; lots of yummy food, & fun games! We even stayed up until midnight, except for McKartny, but Kylan was definitely a bear the next day!

My girls

I know nearly all of my posts are all about my girls but I just can't enough of their cheesy grins! Here's just a few random shots to show off our day!
McKartny hated the Bumbo when she was younger, her legs were too fat to fit in it! But she dug it out of the closet the other day and thinks she's such a "big girl!"

Gotta love the "cheeeeeese"

Week with Dad

So this post is a little past due but it was a good week so I have to post about it. Kurt had just finished finals and then had some free time after soooooo we got to spend almost a whole week with him! The weather was great so we had a picnic and spent a day playing at one of Kylan's favorite parks!
Don't ask!

Kurt joinin' in on the fun!

Halloween Adventures

At our ward Halloween Dinner Our cute little 50's girl!

Miss Minnie Mouse! This was the absolute only thing she wanted to be for Halloween.

Pumpkin carving, Kurt's is on the left mine is on the right. Not too shabby 'eh?

Kylan decided to paint her and McKartny's pumpkin pink!


We got tickets for Boo at the Zoo this year. Surprisingly the weather wasn't all that bad and the girls had alot of fun!

Brandywine Falls

Kurt had some time off after Finals a few weeks ago so we managed to sneak in some family time together. We went to Brandywine Falls one day which was beautiful! The leaves were changing and there were pink leaves covering the paths everywhere! Love fall here!!!
Kylan of course decided to be a stinker and not cooperate for pictures!!