The last update about our family was the news of Kylie getting her 3rd tooth. Since then three more have broken through. She now has all four center bottom teeth and the two center top teeth. I'm so proud of my tough little girl, she has her whiny moments but for the most part she has been so good.
For our first family vacation we went to Catalina Island with my parents and sister. The trip over to the island on the Catalina Express was fine, I tend to get a little sea sick =/, Kylie did great and wanted to walk despite the fact that she could barely stand with the boat rocking. =) Our first afternoon we took a tour of Catalina which was beautiful. The most exciting part of the tour was when I recognized a man following our tour in his golf cart. I knew he played Nicollette Sheridan's husband on Desperate Housewives., his name is Neal McDonough and he's crazy on the show. I was so excited to see a "celebrity", who wouldn't be? Kylie was having fun but fell asleep by then end. We then took her back to the hotel and everyone took a nap. The next day we spent at the beach, Kylie was perfectly content sitting on a beach towel and playing with her sand toys. Steven and I however made her feel the water, she did not like it. Then she was happy sitting in the sand and playing with her toys, until I stopped her rom eating sand, then she was done and wanted to go back to her towel. My mom and I shopped while everyone else took an afternoon nap. That night we went on a tour to see the flying fish. We highly recommend it, it was awesome. The sky was gorgeous and seeing the lights in Avalon were gorgeous. Kylie was sound asleep on my lap the whole time and went straight to bed when we got back to the hotel. The next day we walked around visiting the sites of Catalina, most important the Casino, Steven was disappointed that there was no actual gambling. We also found a "private beach" that we're definitely going to spend more time at next time we go. It was a great trip and we literally could not have done it without my family, the amount of luggage that one little girl requires is amazing.
July 31st marked our 5th anniversary. We had a great dinner at our favorite restaurant Mario's and my mom and sister watched Kylie. As a anniversary gift my parents got us the pasta attachment for my Kitchenaid mixer and ravioli cutters, although I highly doubt Steven will ever use it. =) I love it! I made yummy ravioli that I've made before but it was 1000x easier and looked so much prettier. I hope to make much more in the future.
Our next family vacation was a road trip to Reno to visit Steven's grandparents and his Uncle Steve, Aunt Darci and cousins JJ and Alex. The morning our road trip began we left the house at 3am. Kylie was awake for the first hour of our trip but luckily fell asleep for the next 3 hours. We stopped to have breakfast in Bishop and of course get Starbucks (Yes Steven drank Starbucks more than once this trip!) Before we hit Yosemite we saw deer in the road and had a rock hit and crack our windshield. I love the drive because I was able to crochet. =) We reached our destination (Steven's grandparent's house) around noon, just in time for Kylie's lunch and nap. Steven's parents arrived a few hours late, then it was dinner and finally bed time. What a long day! The next day Steven, Kylie and I headed to Tahoe for the night. We enjoyed a relaxing day driving around the lake, walking around and having lunch. We had a great dinner at Garwoods, I highly recommend it to anyone visiting the Tahoe area. The next morning we took Kylie to the baby pool at the hotel, she was hesitant at first but ended up having lots of fun, it also helped that we were the only ones there, we headed back to Reno in time for Kylie's nap. The next day we all went to Boca Lake to play on the Sea Doos. Kylie was content sitting on the beach most of the time, the water was too cold for her and she wanted nothing to do with the Sea Doos. Steven and I had fun riding around and relaxing too. That afternoon/night I was getting everything ready for our trip home the next day before we all went out for dinner. Steven and I really wanted to take Kylie over to Steven and Darci's house to see the chickens. She loved them and their dogs, we were having a great time until Steven began saying that something was wrong with his eyes. He went outside to get some fresh air and when he got back his right eye was swollen shut. LONG story short, we ended up taking him to the emergency room and thankfully it was only an allergic reaction and not anything more serious. Needless to say Steven wasn't exactly able to drive, so I was given the responsibility to get us home safely. It was a long day and we were exhausted but SO HAPPY to finally be home!
A few days later we headed down to San Diego, once again with my parents and Kimberly. We spent the day at Sea World, Kylie's second trip. This time I think she was much more interested in the animals. It was a beautiful day and we had a great time.
The next day we went to the Del Mar Race Track, one of our favorite things to do. We brought Kylie to Del Mar when she was just 2 months old so she is an old pro at horse racing. Along with my family, Kylie's Uncle Jeff and a friend were able to spend the day with us, which was fun since he was not able to come to Reno. Sadly, no one took home any money. Kylie loved looking at the horses and one jockey even waved at her, we bet on his horse but I think he came in last place. We'll have to try again next year.
Kylie also participated in the Nordstrom Kids Fashion Show. She did great but everything was so unorganized I would probably not have her do it again. The last big event of the summer was Kylie's first Angel game, we went on a Sunday afternoon and it was HOT. Kylie's Uncle Michael and his friend were able to come along with us. She was so good despite how deathly hot it was, Steven bought her a rally monkey that she fell in love with and a good time was had by all.
If you made it through this entire post, congratulations =). I told you Kylie had a busy summer, I'm just glad she let Steven and I tag along.
