Mila Lately

Here are some photos (in no particular order) of our adventures lately! LOVE summertime! 

Sweet Summertime

Starting out Mother's Day Weekend right...donuts

Followed by some Pac Man

Aunt Ky Ky visits!

Dinner on the patio..she's enjoying it, I swear!

Lola love

This was right before she decided she was scared of this horse. I don't  blame her

Cruisin'

Aunt Lessa graduates from KU Law School! We watched her walk the hill and celebrated at her grad party that night! 

Summer nights at the Oread

Memorial Day - visiting Great-Great Grandparents

I don't know whose grave this is and yes, this is a little creepy. 

Mila had a Michael Jackson moment - she put on Patrick's golf glove and hat..backwards. Such style!

The Wiggles

I'll start with a picture of The Wiggles for those of you who aren't familiar with the group:

The Wiggles sing and dance toddler style and my toddler is OBSESSED. Seriously obsessed. She asks for The Wiggles before she asks for milk or snacks when she wakes up in the morning and it's one of her last requests before bed. Patrick and I have developed a love/hate relationship with this strange group. They keep her entertained which is great but wow are they annoying. They have videos/songs/books, you name it and Mila loves them all. One of her favorite songs is about "fruit salad." :)  Here are a couple of my videos of Mila rocking out to The Wiggles. 

On a side note, Happy May Day! Wait..it's supposed to snow tomorrow?!?

Singer OR Chef?

Mila is singing all the time nowadays (in her own language of course)! Never a quiet moment in the Koester household. Here is a video of Mila at the dinner table last night...just singing away to herself!

In addition to her love of music and singing, Mila has developed an obsession with my cookbooks. I do love looking through cookbooks myself so I understand the appeal, but last night, Mila's bed time story was Betty Crocker Cupcakes. REALLY?!

Here are some pictures from our adventures lately! 

We visited the good ole Topeka Zoo. I just love this picture of Mila holding hands with Patrick. Such a big girl! 

Mila and her "dudes"

Enjoying Tyson's 2nd Birthday Party! 

Cousins! 

Mila was on the verge of a meltdown in HyVee (hence the pacifier) until we remembered the kid's pony  in the lobby up front. She loved riding this pony. Look at her form! 

Enjoying  a sunny day! They have been rare!

Lola LOVE! 

Aunty LOVE! At Megan and Wes' Engagement Luau.

Reunited with her Aunty Megan

Throwback Thursday

Mila 7 Months

Mila 19 Months

Mila Discovers her Shadow!

Mila is obsessed with her shadow! And her reflection!

Singing!

We asked Mila to sing for us yesterday and this is what she came up with! Too cute!

Here are some pics taken in the past couple of weeks!

Other than the KU game, this was our highlight yesterday. UGH. I'm pretty sure rubber ducky would have preferred a lukewarm bath. We are sick of this snow!!!!!

We have enjoyed a few nice days though.Here's a super awkward shot of Mila with Aunty Alessa...enjoying a park day!

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Mila in Mommy's office!

Playing Pac Man at Grandma's house! Well sorta..mostly just pushing buttons of course.

Happy Monday, everyone! We are looking forward to a warmer week (weather-wise) and fun with friends and family this weekend for Easter. So excited for Mila to hunt for eggs! I think she will really be able to understand it this year. 

Halfway to 2!

Mila is 18 months old! I think this video pretty much sums up our Mila as a toddler. DON'T EAT THE SOAP, MILA:

Mila's Aunt Kylie, and I, always joked when Mila was an infant that she was a "spicy ham." Definition - passionate (some might say difficult) yet funny and adorable. This has definitely continued into her toddler years. I cannot wait to see how she is as a teen! Mila is constantly pushing the limits and has her challenging moments but she is HYSTERICAL and so much fun!

Mila at 18 months is talking all the time! Her vocabulary amazes me. She is really into stickers and coloring (yay for not eating the crayons...sometimes), bouncy balls, puzzles and books! She is really starting to get the hang of brushing her teeth and washing her hands (we have step stools by every sink in our house and she loves looking at herself in the mirrors). We have started to introduce her to the potty but so far, Minnie Mouse is the only one who uses it.

Here are some pictures and videos from our adventures lately!

Mila with her aunties

Mila lets me put pigtails in her hair! Now she just needs to pose for a decent picture! 

Mila at "open gym" just loungin.....

My cousin, Shannon, and I ran the Shamrock Shuffle while kiddos and husbands cheered us on! 

Aunt Ky-Ky visits from Denver!

Snuggles

Mila with cousin Winona...enjoying a nice-ish day!

Just checking each other out

Hamming it up for the mirror