October 31, 2012

Happy Halloween!!  We are so saddened by the devastation that Hurricane Sandy caused the East Coast, especially our beloved Jersey.  We are so thankful that we were not hit too hard and that all of our friends and family are okay.  A plus of the bad weather was that cousin John came to stay with us for two nights.

NJ is not celebrating Halloween until Monday, but it was business as usual in West Hartford.  We obviously did not take Kinley trick or treating but she got dressed up to stop by daddy's office and to hand out candy to our trick or treaters.

This past weekend we took part in the West Hartford Halloween stroll with our friends the Boyle's and the Taylor's.

Isn't she the cutest little Zebra you've ever seen??

Allie (pumpkin), Kinley (zebra) and Hadley (halloween clothing) hanging out in the leaves!  Watch out West Hartford - these 3 will be a forced to be reckoned with.

October 20, 2012

 Kinley is now on the move!!  She is still practicing the "lazy man's" crawl as I like to call it - all arms, no legs!  But she can certainly get to and IN-to whatever she wants.  It is so much fun watching her experience all these things for the first time.

She is also really starting to show her personality.  I think I am going to have my hands full!!

We had a great family day at Lyman Orchards today though.  The weather was perfect for pumpkin picking!  We picked a pumpkin and had lunch at the gourmet shop.  Here are a few of the pictures from the day:

 

                

October 11 - 14, 2012

Nana is here!  Nancy came to visit for a long weekend.  We all had a great time.  Matt and I had Matt Creamer's wedding up in Boston on Friday so Kinley stayed at home with Nana.  And as a bonus, Aunt Gayle came down from Massachusetts to keep them company while Matt and I were away! Kinley was spoiled with tons of new clothes, toys and of course Nana's love!

Here is Kinley (and Nana) being silly with Nana's glasses on - 

She looks so smart already!!

Here is a great picture of Kinley and Nana hanging out - 

Finally, a picture of Kinley modeling her adorable new winter hat that we bought on (one of) our trips to Babies R' Us this weekend!

October 7, 2012

7 Months Old today!  Unfortunatley; we didn't get a picture with the "sign" today so this picture below will have to suffice.  All the Giant's fans out there, this is the payback.....Kinley is rocking her adorable G-MEN bib that was given to her by Al and George.

September 22-23, 2012

We spent this past weekend up at the Swift's Cape house with Sean, Lauren, Tim and Jean.  We had a great time relaxing, shopping (the girls), golfing (the guys) and eating.  Saturday was a bit cloudy so while the boys golfed the girls spent the afternoon in Chatham shopping and having lunch.  When we got back to the house it was so nice that we were able to relax on the beach for a bit before a great seafood dinner.  We had lots of laughs, drinks and fun!  

Here is Uncle Tim and Kinley being silly - 

And a great picture of Ms. Kinley taken by Aunt Lauren - 

September 17, 2012

This month has been flying by.  Last weekend we spend the weekend in NJ celebrating Kirsten and the Birch's birthday.  Matt and I got to spend the night with Sean and Lauren while Kinley stayed with Grandpa.

Today Kinley decided she was going to feed herself a cracker.  It still amazes me how much she changes and learns with each day that passes.  Here is the video of her eating her cracker....lots of "mmmm's"!

September 9, 2012

Yesterday was Matt's cousin Brian's wedding in the Berkshires.  The wedding was beautiful and so much fun.  Today, we were lucky to have Kinley's Papa and Godfather - Uncle Mark come visit and watch the Patriots game.  Kinley had so much fun with her visitors.  It was especially great to see Uncle Mark as he flew in from Arizona!

Today Kinley was a Pat's cheerleader (don't worry Giant's fans....there's plenty of football left!)

September 7, 2012

6 Months old today!!  Happy half birthday to our little peanut!  Wow! I can't believe it's been 6 months since Kinley came into our lives.  The time sure does fly.  Today I dressed Kinley up in an adorable little ballerina outfit that was given to her by Jeanne Swift.  She looked precious!!

September 2, 2012

It's my 30th birthday today.  I received the most precious and special present I ever could have asked for nearly 6 months ago.  This milestone birthday is so much more significant because I am able to share it with my family and most of all, with my Kinley.

We had a labor day/birthday bbq combination today which was just so much fun.  Mima, Grandpa, Auntie I, Uncle Tom, Molly and Aunt Peggy all came to spend the day with us; along with some great friends we've made in West Hartford.  We had (too much) great food, drinks and lots of laughs!

Below are some great pictures from the day:

August 20 - 25, 2012

This week was our first family vacation to Long Beach Island, New Jersey!  Grandpa rented a beautiful house for the week just a few houses down from the beach entrance.  We had such a nice and relaxing time and Kinley was such a good little beach bum!

This is how Kinley spent most of her mornings on the beach

Above is a shot of Kinley and Dad.  She's modeling her first bikini from Nana.  The second picture was a great day at the beach which our friends from West Hartford - Brian, Katie and Allie Boyle came to spend the day with us.

Kinley rockin' her shades on the beach! 

Kinley with Mom and Grandpa

August 17 & 18, 2012

Mima and Aunt Peggy watched Kinley this weekend while Matt and I went to Saratoga Springs for the weekend to celebrate my 30th birthday with great friends.  Kinley had so much fun spending time with Mima and A.P.  I think she gave them a "run" for their money - literally.  They had great stories to tell us when we got home from our weekend.  Here are some pictures of their fun and ours....

August 7, 2012

5 Months old today!!  Kinley is such a pleasure and is really becoming a happy baby.  She has a great personality that shines.

She's getting more curious, so picture taking with her sign is proving to be a more and more difficult task each month!

August 4, 2012

My first meal!!  Today Kinley tried oatmeal for the first time - what a funny and messy process this was!  She obviously loves to eat so really enjoyed it.  I don't know how Matt and I produced such a tank but I don't think we'll have a problem with her eating habits anytime soon!

July 27 & 28, 2012

What a fun and eventful weekend we had!!  We had plans to head up to the Riley's house on Lake Sunapee in NH.  Before we left on Friday, Kinley surprised me and rolled over (for me) for the first time.  How cute is this new pose??

Up in New Hampshire, Kinley finally got to meet the Riley's and most importantly her friend Addison. Saturday we planned to spend some time on their boat anchored in a sand bar on the lake.  Below is Kinley in her USA bathing suit with Addison's bathing cap.

Here are the new best buds on the boat.  Addison is about 15 months, almost a year older than Kinley.  She was showing her how to live the boating life.

 New friends hugging in the morning.

Here's a short video of Addison trying to give Kinley a kiss (while carrying around her pajamas from the night before!)

Overall, we had a great weekend!  Can't wait to see Heather, Tom and Addison again soon.

July 14, 2012

Congratulations Sean & Lauren!! We had a great time at their wedding.  It was such a beautiful weekend and so great to spend time with family.  Kinley was able to join us at the church for the beautiful ceremony.  Look at her all dressed up....

Below is a picture of Matt and Grandpa looking handsome and enjoying the reception!

July 7, 2012

Happy 4 Month Birthday to Kinley!!  We can't believe it's been 4 months already.  Each week it seems like she is growing so much and realizing new things.  This week it has been her hands!  She is getting more interested in what's going on around her and has such a happy personality (although she can be a bit of a diva at times!).

One of her new favorite toys is this doll that was given to her by Evelyn.  We think the doll's hair look like fingers which she is just loving at the moment.  We've named her Dolly....Dolly the doll!

July 4, 2012

Happy 4th of July!!  We had a great day BBQ-ing with some great friends this 4th of July.  The Doyle's brought baby Cam over to spend some time with Kinley.  Matt and Kinley were dressed for the occasion!

July 1, 2012

Today we went to visit Court and Len.  We had a great afternoon hanging out by their pool.  Court is going to have a baby girl at the end of August and we know that her and Kinley will be great friends.  We are already so excited to watch them grow up together!
Today was Kinley's first time in a big girl pool.....you can tell she had a good time!

June 21, 2012

This week my Nana came to visit and watched Kinley while we were at work all week.  She brought Kinley her first little swimming pool (just big enough for a splash!)  They had so much fun spending time together this week....Matt and I even had our first Date Night!  Here is Kinley in her swimming pool with her adorable new bathing suit.

She looks a bit confused because bath time isn't usually outside!  She still loves the water though.  

Matt was trying to be funny when taking the picture below.  She is wearing his Red Sox hat which I don't love, but she just looks too cute!