TWO

Mila is TWO! We had a small party for her (just the fam) over Labor Day Weekend as I was out of town the weekend before her actual birthday (bachelorette party in New Orleans - so much fun but a big reminder that I am not 21 years old anymore:)! Anyways, we just pretended like Mila's birthday party day was her actual birthday and surprised her with a play kitchen that morning! See video below. She was thrilled!

 

Her party was really low key but great because she understood it was for HER! I made the mistake of thinking that making a 3-tier cake from scratch was an easy and fun idea (NO WAY NEVER HAPPENING AGAIN NOT EASY). I survived though and her princess cake turned out cute! FYI - we were really late in planning her birthday party and I had wanted to do a Wiggles cake. None of the grocery stores/bakeries in town could put together one because of copyright laws so we went with the princesses instead! I was a bit too late to order any Wiggles cake décor online. Awww well - she loves princesses too :)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 A little frosting preview


 

 

 

After Mila's party we had some friends over to celebrate Aunty Alessa's birthday!

Birthday Sugar Hangover.

Cannot believe our little darling is two. Mila is so incredibly cute at this age. She has quite the personality! She sings and dances and is always the most outgoing kid in the room. She loves playing dress up and imaginative play in general. Her favorite toys are her little Fischer Price "people" (her dudes). We bring some everywhere we go. She also loves books and movies! She has a new fascination with our DVD collection and always picks out daddy's movie (as she refers to it) "Step Brothers." We don't actually watch it together..she just likes looking at the case for some reason! As always, Mila loves food and her favorites at this age are probably peanut butter and jelly, scrambled eggs and all kinds of fruit!  In other news...no potty training yet and Mila still sleeps with her darn pacifier but we will get there..right?!?

 



 

 

 

 



First Haircut

We finally bit the bullet and took Mila for her first haircut. Don't worry - the mullet is still intact.

She did great! 

Monday Cuteness

Here's a little cuteness to get your week started off right:

Mila carries around this empty Wiggles DVD case everywhere she goes. She even sleeps with it. I'm NOT joking. 

Mila - mommy is going to make you wear this swimming suit for the rest of your life. PS: I know we are due for a hair cut..

We went to the world famous Bloomington Beach in Lawrence this weekend. Mila loved every minute. 

Happy Monday! In exactly two weeks my baby girl will be two...

Iowa State Fair!

We road tripped to Des Moines this past weekend to visit Patrick's brother and sister-in-law, Jonathan & Candace, and to experience the world famous Iowa State Fair. We also met our brand new baby cousins, Graham and Micah for the first time. Such a fun weekend and Mila was an angel! She handled the car trip like a pro. Thank goodness for cartoons on the iPad. See our pictures and videos below!

Mila and Max (Jonathan and Candace's nephew who turned 2 at the end of July)!

Delicious dinner and Mila ate her first corn on the cob and exclaimed "SO GOOD."

Running in the sprinklers - don't end, Summer.

 

Ice cream followed by....

Joint bath...which Mila clearly did not enjoy.

Farmer's Market!

Mila went on her first train ride at the Farmer's Market! I made the mistake of telling her it was "Thomas the Train" and she was NOT happy when this ride ended :)

Mila did not like these people, but...WELCOME TO THE FAIR!

Our group! Too bad we didn't get a picture of all the food we ate. Holy Moly.

Yes, we bought an inflatable Dora at the fair and yes, it was worth every penny. She carried her everywhere!

Mila got to go on her first ride! She LOVED it. Thanks, Aunt Candace!

Small cookies compared to the slide though!

Great memories.

Mila + Uncle Jonathan

 

After the Fair fun we got to meet sweet babies, Graham and Micah!

Then this happened. 

And don't worry, Dora made the trip home :)

When life gives you lemons...or m&m's

Grandma and Grandpa K Visit!

Patrick's parents came for a visit all the way from Florida this July! It was a blast catching up and they even babysat for a weekend while Patrick and I went to St. Louis for a little anniversary get away. 

We fit in a little KC zoo visit while Grandma and Grandpa K visited other family in Nebraska and Iowa. Mila didn't quite know what to think of Buddha. 

Mila got a new dress from Grandma and she ADORES it and requests to wear it every morning. 

Anniversary dinner on 'The Hill' in St. Louis