One last party as a SINGLE GIRL!!

Sunday was Amanda's last shower before the big day! Mom and Nana made the main appetizers of yummy chicken satay and tai meatballs along with veggie cups, artichoke dip, and punch with fruit floating! It was fabulous. Traci made a tasty crab dip and a bruschetta with crustinis! I put together a mostly successful jello poke cake with strawberries. I now know that if I was to roll the strawberries in flour before adding them to the cake batter, they would not have sunk to the bottom! Oh well... tasty none the less!! The count down in nearing an end Manny!! We are so excited for you and Chuck!!

These are the three little ones who pretty much ran the show at the shower. Okay, who am I kidding, the little angel on the right told the other two what to do and so on. Haha! It's funny how everyone in the room is constantly looking to see what Kali is doing. So, the role call goes like this from left to right: Nina and Nicole (Traci's stepdaughters) and Kali. The colors in their shirts look so cute together in this picture!

Grandma always puts out Kali's basket of toys when we come over. Kali latched on to this doggy and wouldn't let go. I kept overhearing her say, "Hi doggy" and giving him kisses. She is such a sweet little girl!

As always at Grandma and Papa Coldwell's Kali had to go out and hand feed the dogs. The great thing about having big little cousins is that they will take her out to the dogs and give Mommy a break. Kali was in HEAVEN!!

Don't worry, I am not showing a picture of every present Amanda opened! Here is the door mat that Mom picked out of her.. it wasn't on the registry but still SOOOO Amanda as mom put it! we love you Mommy!!

Kali could not get enough of Nina! This is good in many ways, but mostly because Nina and Kali will be sharing the job of flower girl since Kali is still so young. Here is Kali going in for her trademark smooch on the lips. When she wants a kiss there is no stopping this girl!!

Here is Nana Coby, Nana Foley, Chuck's mom Judy, and Traci all on the couch watching Manny open presents. We made Nana Coby stay in her chair because her arthritis was flaring up in her knee. She took it easy and was feeling good later on in the day. We love you Nana!

We love all of the Green!!

All of the rain and sun we have been getting is making everything so green. We love it!!

A game that Kali and Coco play is tug of war! Kali isn't much of a fan of it but Coco just loves it!! Kali likes to find sticks out by the garden and walk around swinging them. Well Coco thinks she is playing with him and chases her. She loves that he chases her but not so much when he jumps up and grabs the sticks!! Here she dropped the stick and they both grabbed it at the same time. I wish I had recorded it instead of snapped a pic because she is whining and he is play-growling. It was quite entertaining!!

This is a mini yellow rose bush that Kimberly and Nathan got for me last spring when I had my gallbladder out. When I planted it there were only 5 or 6 blooms on it. Now, the rose bush is the size of Miss Kali and quite nearly has 500 blooms on it! Look at how beautiful Kali AND the roses are!! :-)

Happy Birthday Jo-Jo!!

Saturday was Joseph Danial Foley's 1st birthday. The theme was baseball and he was his little slugger onesie. He was super cute for the party and did very well for having a short nap and a late afternoon party. Most of the family was there to celebrate with this little cutie pie.

Kali and Kimberly entertained themselves in Joseph's room before the party started swinging. This exersaucer is Kali's and every time she sees it in his room she squeals like crazy!! And look!! I finally got a picture of Kimberly... she runs every time the camera comes out.

Joseph and big sister Kaelyn on the swing. He was eye balling the presents! He just knows there is a fun toy in there somewhere. The night before Joseph got his first hair cut... Daddy (Uncle Ray) cut it for him. What a good job he did too!!

Joseph was very surprised to see a big plastic dump truck! After Kali teased him with it for a little bit, he took hold of it and got the hang of pushing it around...

... and then he chased it all over the deck!

Kali offered to open up the silly clothes and let Joseph open up the fun toys. What a nice cousin she is! While Uncle Ray was cutting the cake we kept hearing the chant of Kaelyn yelling for the biggest piece!! She was not happy to see Joseph get the first piece but soon forgot when a double slice landed on her plate and was set before her. Sibling rivalry starts very early!! :0) Check out that bathing suit!! Kali kept pointing out that Dora was on her belly!

It took him a while but once he realized what was on the plate before him Joseph went nuts on the cake. I think he only ate the frosting though... smart boy!!

Look at how Kali shows cousin JoJo how she can eat cake with a fork like a big girl! I think we only had one blob of green on her shirt... and it was tiny!

Here birdy birdy birdy!!

Out at Carl and Jayne's house, Mike's uncle and aunt, there is a nest full of birds right outside of the front door. Jayne has a wreath hanging on the wall and nestled atop the wreath is a little home!

They just sit there and watch people go by. No chirping or anything, they just sit there.

This one little guy was standing so still... watching guard I imagine. I had a hard time believing it was a real bird. I think it was something that Jayne put together.

Here they are... six little birdies! Aren't they cute??!!

Ride 'Em Cow... I mean... Duckgirl!

After nap time Kali was a force to be reckoned with. She was all over the place, I couldn't keep her still. So, I got the camera out and started shooting. Check out the super cute pig-tails that I finally can get into her hair!! She has stopped trying to take them out after three attempts.

Ride 'Em Duck girl!! She constantly sits on this duck billed platypus like she's riding it. I just had to share!
HE-WHOA?? She was saying just HI for the longest time and suddenly "hello" has popped up. Although she says it in a super cute baby voice way. I have to try to capture it on video. She usually runs when she sees me getting the camera. This session didn't last very long at all so we're lucky to have what we've got!!

BUSTED!! I wasn't paying attention and looked up to find Kali doing this!! She had gotten into the DVD player... again... and pulled out both of her movies. She knows the "disc skip" button very well! Luckily I still had my camera handy from the duck-rodeo so I have evidence that she can't keep her paws out of the DVD player!! But isn't it sooooo cute??

Which one should we watch Coco?? Diego or Ponies??

Just being plain silly!! She was fired up after nap time today.

Nana has arrived!!

My Nana got in to Kansas City today!! She came for a visit and mostly for Amanda's wedding. It's so exciting... we're down to 16 days!! Anyhow, Kali and I went up to the airport to see Nana arrive since I have to work the next two days. It's so good to have her here. San Diego is a long way to be from my Nana!!

After a long bumpy flight Nana made it!! And boy was she glad to see Miss Kali. Last time Nana saw this little lady she wasn't walking yet. My oh my how she has changed over the last 8 months!!

Waiting for Nana's baggage... look there is a plane!!

Hmmm, now what can I get into??

Kali and I waited with Nana while Granny Coldwell got the car. Nana pulled out some yummy cheese crackers for Kali to very graciously munch on. Nana is already a hero. Kali never forgets who feeds her... kinda like a dog?? :-)

Kali learned from Nathan to open crackers and oreos to get the good stuff. She is wearing the evidence on her lips! I found some in her right nostril later on too. How did that feel??

Sleepy little girl!

Nap time is a funny time for Miss Kali! She is two extremes and you never know what your are going to get. This day was a sleepy dragging kind of nap time. She couldn't keep her eyes open and was almost asleep before I could get her shoes off. Enjoy the next two pictures of nap time and then a bonus cute pic at the end.

Your eyes are getting heavy...
Sleep... Sleep... Sleep!

I couldn't resist taking this picture tonight after she had fallen asleep. I have to admit that I don't put her to bed awake...we snuggle, sometimes read, sometimes watch Dora or Blue's Clues. Ultimately she falls asleep in our bed and then I move her. This picture is so cute because she never likes to have a blanket on her. Tonight she was playing and jumping and not mellowing out!! It was sooo irritating. I threatened to put her in her bed to cry it out and then... she did this! :-) She rolled over, pulled up the cover, placed the thumb in her mouth, and then off to slumber land. What a pretty little baby!!

What a weekend!

Well, I have no pictures this time around but wow it was a crazy weekend!! I worked on Friday and so that never makes for a very smooth transition into the weekend. Saturday morning I got up to pack for Amanda's bachelorette party weekend and found myself experiencing a bit of stomach discomfort that escalated and well, I ended up sending Mom on her way alone. I was so very sad. I wanted to be there for Amanda in the worst way!! I heard from all of them and it sounds like even though everything didn't go quite as planned, she had a really good time. So, as I hung back and napped and avoided food like the plague, Mike and his band DUVALL prepared to play for our neighborhood block party. They have been practicing in our "studio converted" third car garage for about 8 months now and finally had a chance to play a live/free show for our subdivision. I took Kali down in the stroller for about 20 minutes before we headed back to our bed. What I did hear was rockin!! I will put the link to YouTube on here so you can see how good they were. I'm so proud of Mike and the guys. He has such a passion for music and he really is having a good time. On Sunday I woke up a new person... thank goodness!! We got our garden started and planted some flowers in the barrels out front. Later I took Kimberly, Nathan, and Kali to the Olathe YMC for a birthday for a long time friend of Kimberly's, Miss Corey Belton. They had a really good time. When the weekend finally came to an end and we got home, we noticed that Mike had made our favorite dinner: BBQd steak/chops/chicken, baked potato, and salad! YUMMY!! What a good guy. I can't believe that all happened in one weekend. Well, next weekend will be even busier!! Till then... I'll work on some pictures of the fam!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7iFmEzS5vSI
(Mike is the drummer!)

Meet President Harry S. Truman...

Nathan had a project at school that was a wax museum about famous Missourians. Nathan's character was Harry S. Truman. He had a schpeal that he said but when I tried to record it I couldn't even hear him. All of the kids in his class did and looked great!

Check out the $1.99 blazer and vest that Nana Foley found at a thrift shop. Mike colored his hair with platinum spray. The glasses he's wearing are from Nana Foley's old fashioned teddy bear.

I'd believe that he was Harry Truman!

Is he real or wax?? :-)

Kali really liked the presentations too. Did you know that Walt Disney came from Missouri? She went to that station and couldn't resist taking all of the Mickey Mouse figurines off of the desk.
Cousin Kaelyn and Papa Foley came too... Kali lost interest in the wax figures and turned to the
overstuffed Pooh.

Garlic Butter... YUMMMMM!

We had Papa John's Pizza the other night and Kali wanted to try the garlic butter that all of us were using. So, I obilged her and put a small amount on her tray. A few seconds later she said "more please" so I put another small puddle on her plate. Then I glanced over and saw what is in this super cute video. You can hear Kimberly cracking up... everyone was very entertained!!

Ready for the pool!

Dora is by far Kali's all time favorite these days. When I found a Dora suit at Target I had to get it!!

She wore this suit for probably 5 hours and finally took it off at nap time because it was too distracting. She kept looking down at it and laughing. Was Dora talking to Kali??

As always... wherever Kali is... there is Coco!!

After wearing the Dora bathing suit most of the day, she just had to try on Kimberly's bathing suit. We cleaned out Kimberly's drawer and Kali inherited a top and bottom that didn't fit anymore! Stylish huh?? Over the PJs none the less!

Playing with Joe-Joe!

On Mother's Day we went over to Uncle Ray and Auntie Tisha's house for a little bit to see everyone. Kali's favorite part about going over there is playing with Joe-Joe (Joseph!). They are both infatuated with each other!

Kali was playing with Cousin Kaelyn's baby and Joseph wanted it sooo bad! You can't really tell but the way he gets around like a caterpillar army crawling. It is very cute!!
Kali never spent time in a walker but decided that she really really wanted to try! I think she may be a bit too big for it these days. She had a hard time moving across the floor in it.

Ah, but look at how well Baby fits in the walker!!

See any family resemblance with the big blue eyes?? Joseph is 11 months old and celebrating a birthday soon! I'll be sure to post those pictures as well.

Before we left Kali had to swoop in for her trademark kiss!! Everyone else in the house got a kiss as well. She is such a lover!!

Lots of new friends!

Kali and I went up to the hospital on Cinco de Mayo to celebrate Joe and Jennie getting married. The whole floor came together to put on a great lunch for them. We are so happy that they are going to be husband and wife!! Congrats guys!

Everyone else was eating chips and salsa and tacos and Kali just made circles around the table with the baby. She stopped every once in a while for bite of tortilla or cheese!

This is the staff bathroom at work. Kali kept pushing the stroller into the shower, turning around, and then back into the kitchen. She did this probably 20 times. Sherry commented that she's really busy. I said you have no idea!!

Kali decided to take a break from pushing the stroller around to sit and play with her new friends.

Here is Natalie and Serena with Kali. Jake was hiding in the back... but we got him in the next picture!
All of the babies were so amazed with each other. Kali just had to go in for her trademark kiss! She was in love with little Serena. Too bad they are moving to Oregon or they could end up being really good friends!