Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Kalee's pre-birthday and a quick trip to FL!

We took a "spur of the moment" trip to FL last weekend. Rich was missing his bro so we decided to head on down. Since it is so close to Kalee's b-day (my baby turns 8 on the 23rd) we decided to have her b-day party while we were there. Aunt Betsy took Kalee for a "girls day out"...just the 2 of them. It was a surprise for Kalee and she had so much fun. They got their nails done and then spent a little time shopping...the hit of the day was the shoes pictured above. Kalee loves them (what a shock!)!!! Most of all, Kalee loved spending some alone time with Aunt Betsy - such a treat!

Well, the blog isn't letting me upload any more pics, so I'll have to finish this post later!

Wednesday, January 6, 2010

Kalee's Christmas

We had a very nice Christmas Day. Kalee was so shocked when she realized that she had gotten an American Girl doll - it was definitely the hit of the day. She wasn't sure what was in this box...
Still not sure, but she read the name, so she was hoping...Her first glimpse of the doll (a book had been covering her face)She's in shock...can't believe it's really the doll she wanted!!!Her second favorite gift was from Grammie T, who sewed matching nightgowns for Kalee and 'Rosalina'.Her third favorite gift was from Aunt Rebecca and Uncle Anthony. She has wanted to grow these "beautiful" gems for some time...and stares at the box every time we go to the craft store!Rich and his "of course I'll wear it" look! Kalee picked this "super cool" shirt out for her daddy.My look is saying "Really??? You bought me a medium???!" Oh well... :)Our favorite present was from my Grammie...our very own Joker board. We were super excited!Kalee's 4th favorite present, from Nana and Papa. Everyone (except for Grammie) took a turn riding this thing...very fun!I only caught Papa on camera, though...And here's a pic of my cute, feisty grammie, with her new bird feeder that we gave her.
We had a great day and also had a lot of fun over New Year's when Donnie & Luv-Ann came to visit. Somehow I managed not to snap a single picture of the visit...not sure how that happened!