Cienna - 3 Years, 5 Months... Kaylee - 1 Year Old!

Daddy took a solo drive for the opportunity to hang out with Poppa, Nana, and the Marty's as well as meet Charley and see her parents.  Meanwhile the girls went to a Summer party at the Geithmans and headed to farmville with the Ordonez's.  That week we took time to visit our animal friends at the zoo with Kristi, Kai, and Isla.  Uncle Joe brought his friend Dana over that weekend and Mommy played a six game soccer tourney on Sunday.  We then prepared for (we can't believe it) a first birthday party, which attracted family visitors!

Auntie Carrie stopped by for a night toward the end of her 3000+ mile motorcycle trip around the Western US!  Grammy and Grandpa came to play for a while and introduced us to little Bella, better known as "chicken dog!"  Many more friends came to celebrate Kaylee turning 1 with some backyard fun.  Following a week of being spoiled by Grammy and Grandpa (presents each day for the girls including more beautiful cards and Hawaiian outfits from Grandma Betty, and a gate for Mommy and Daddy) the Natal's showed up!  RJ and Megan got some time alone as they headed to Catalina for a night (morning to sleep in).  But we got the joy of playing with the amazing little June!  The three little girls had such a great time together!  We all got to celebrate Father's day and Megan's Birthday with alot of relaxing, Kan Jam, and a spicy rib dinner!

Cienna has proven to be the hula hoop champion of 3 year olds at many of parties this month.  She is still loving her swim lessons at the Y and loves to count to 100... and beyond.  She has also began to sound out her words as well as write all letters of the alphabet.  We've done many crafts in attempts to challenge her.  We just can't believe that she is becoming (OK, is) a kid and no longer a toddler.

We couldn't have imagined a more perfect addition to our family when we imagined what a new baby would bring!  We wouldn't have thought it possible, but Kaylee has made all of us better.  It's unbelievable that the first year has come and gone, yet we did enjoy every minute and try and make the best opportunities for us all.  Again we are lucky to have a good listener (although she gives a second try when told something isn't a good idea after an adorable smirk of a smile, but usually not a third).
Crawling is a thing of the past now that walking seems to be the preferred transportation, especially following a weekend trying to keep up with June!  She has mastered the sippy cup and now that the water has been replaced with milk, loves it even more!  The words and communication are becoming very apparent and she has taken a greater interest in books as well.  She even gets to pick the bedtime story at least once a week now!

We are all looking forward to even more summer fun beginning with a camping trip next weekend, details to come next month!

Here's the proof of all that happened!

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