Kaidance turns 18 months

My little hanging monkey!

Jumping.

Facing forward in the car watching Dora.

"When I grow up I want to be like Mommy!"

Playing at the park

Going down the big slides all by herself.

Kaidance turned 18 months old on May 2nd. I am still in shock at how old my baby is getting. She is so funny! She speaks a lot now, sometimes you can understand and sometimes you can't! Her favorite game is Ring-Around-The Rosies. She loves to play and attempts to get everyone in on the fun. She also started jumping off things. She will say, "Ready, Set Go!" and then jump. It is fun, but scary because she has no fear and will jump off anything.

We took her to see Dr Visick for her 18 month check up. He thinks she looks great! She is just a silly little girl. She was very good. The only problem is the shots she has to get. She is now getting old enough to realize what is going on. She held her breath so long her lips turned purple. It was not the highlight of the day. After shots Eric promised she could go pick out a toy. (HAHA). A toy turned into multiple toys with multiple dollar signs! :). But she had a good time and it was nice to get her mind off the shots.

This last week we turned her car seat around to face forward. I was a little hesitant,but I think she is doing okay facing forward. She loves to watch Dora in the car and is much more pleasant now that she can face forward and see what is going on. She just looks so big facing forward, I can't even believe how big she is getting. She sure isn't my baby anymore, she is my little princess.

18 Month Stats:

Length:32 n inches- 58 Percentile

Weight:20.8 pounds- 6 Percentile

Head: 18.6 inches - 68 Percentile

Pictures and Happy Birthday Grandpa!

My angel's first sunburn!

Happy Mother's Day, 2011

Climbing on the furniture is her favorite past time!

Happy Birthday Grandpa! (Ridiing the saddle at Texas Roadhouse!)

Kaidance is so funny! She keeps talking and talking. Her vocabulary is increasing and I love it! I always giggle when she talks.

Last week she got her first sunburn. It was sad, but it didn't even seem to bother her. She is such a little sweetheart. She loves to be outside. Lately she will get so upset if we attempt to take her in from playing outside.

Kaidance did the funniest thing the other day. Eric and I were dancing on the Wii and we looked over at her. She was climbing on the couch and then jumping off the cough onto the bean-bag. We laughed so hard at her and she thought it was the best time ever!

Last but not least, it was my grandpa Rigby's birthday yesterday! Happy Birthday Grandpa! We love him so much! He is just the nicest guy! He is always willing to help anyone! Kaidance loves him, and he is so good with her! I have to say, he looks MUCH younger than he is! Who else has a grandpa that is 71 and still hunts, hikes, works, does yard work, rides horses and so much more??? We love you Grandpa, Happy Birthday!

Just another day at the Park.

Nothing really new here! Just wishing we would have a few NICE days of sunshine! We went to the park the last few days! Kaidance is always so sad to leave!

The pictures tell you how much fun she has!

Easter!

The Easter Egg Tramp~!

Dying the Eggs.

Drinking the Dye.

Us at the Egg hunt!

Getting some good Eggs.

My Angel!

We were trying to tell her what to do!

The Easter bunny brought some good stuff!

Dying a GREEN one!

Some of the broken ones!

I had to work on Easter, but I took Saturday off to celebrate. Kaidance had a BLAST at the Easter egg hunt in Richmond. She had an egg in each hand and was throwing them into her basket so she could get more. She was so funny! She even spotted a little boy's basket on the ground and ran to it to get the eggs out. I had to stop her, otherwise he would have lost all his eggs.

Kristin was here so she helped us take pictures. Later that night we moved Kristin and Jess' stuff into our basement. They are moving to Boise! Jess is going to school there and is going to do amazing!

Before bed we dyed Easter Eggs. Eric thought it would be fun to involve Kaidance, boy was he right! It was a blast. (You know me and my OCD ways!) It was a mess! She had a blast though. She had dye everywhere, and she even drank a little of it! Kaidance basically broke every egg she touched! It was TOO FUNNY!

Sunday I worked, but we had Kaidance's stuff set out on Saturday night, so she could get stuff from the Easter bunny! Sunday when I got home Kaidance got to do her own Easter egg hunt in the Basement and she got her own basket.

Later that night I had an Easter Egg hunt of my own. Eric and Kaidance (and I am sure they had help from Kristin and Jess) hid eggs with clues inside. At the end I found a diamond necklace! It is beautiful and I love it!

Hope everyone had a fun Easter!

NAT

A Wonderful Day

Kaidance looks so big swinging all by herself. It almost makes me sad.

She is so darn cute!

She LOVES to throw the wood chips. They were in her hair and down her clothes!

Going down the slide all by herself!

I see you!

Jumping on the tramp early in the morning!

Today was such a great day, despite the fact that Kaidance woke-up before six am this morning. She took an early nap and then it was off for a fun filled day.

We went to two different parks today. She played and played. Then we went and got her cousin Kylie and they played at the park. Kaidance cried when we had to leave. She also jumped on Kylie's tramp with her. She just loves playing with Kylie. She even yells for Kylie, it is so cute.

Thanks for a fun filled day beautiful Princess! You always have a way of making me smile!

All in a days work.

Bowling with Dad.

Check out this Easter Bunny!

Playing at the Fun Park

Tub Time!

We have been having a good time lately. Kaidance is so antsy to get outside. It has been awful weather so we have taken her to the Fun Park two different days this week. She has a blast, and it is nice to get out of the house.

Just hoping and dreaming of some warm spring weather.

RN, MSN-ED

Kaidance being the Graduate!

I am in the front row in the middle.

Smelling the lotion Kristin gave me.

Kaidance, we dressed her in purple and white for the Weber State colors!

My LIFE!

Kaidance being a good girl at the graduation.

Getting my Hood

Heather is the tall one to my right.

Me and Kristin, AKA the dorky girls!

Me, Eric and my Angel! (Oh, the orange is the Master's Hood and the purple cord is from the Nursing Honor Society I am in.

Looks like I am squishing Kaidance.

Kaidance is my number one fan! HAHA!

I am officially finished with school. I had my graduation on Friday, April 22nd 2011. It was such a great day.

We had a good time. Kristin drove down from Twin Falls and stayed with me on Thursday. We have so much fun together, we are both a little dorky! We got Kaidance ready and Kristin did my hair for me on Friday morning. We picked up my mom and then met Eric in Hyde Park. We were then off to Ogden.
My first ceremony was at 1100. It was the hooding ceremony. This was only for the Master's students in either the Health Science Field.

Then we had a break and went to lunch. After lunch we went for a quick shopping trip at the Mall.

Next, was my Graduation ceremony. It was nice to be able to walk with the group of people I have done this with for the last 2 years. The fun thing was that the first group of LPN students I ever taught graduated with their RN, while I was graduating with my Master's. It was fun, we took a picture together, but I don't have a copy of it yet.

After graduation we came home and found out that ASHLEE, MY LITTLE SIS MADE THE SKY VIEW DANCE TEAM! I think only 3 freshman made it, her and two others, so she is AMAZING!
Eric made plans to have a family dinner when we got home. Thanks to all my family and friends for all the support. I have felt so blessed to be able to earn my degree, but even more blessed to have such an amazing support system. Thanks for always putting up with me.

Lastly, I have to thank my good friend Heather. She was the one who helped me get through the program. At times I thought I might not make it and she would always tell me I could do it and calm me down. She has been the best friend I could ever ask for ! Thanks Heather, I love you!