Tribute...

To the most amazing mother in the world...mom, I want you to know how much I look up to you...especially now that I am a mother myself. I never understood the love and strength it took to be a mother and now here I am celebrating my second mothers day and I am truly in awe of the privilege it is to have the title of Mother. Who new the immense love you could possess for another person. I am so fortunate to have an amazing mother to model after, whenever I am being challenged by my sweet baby girl I always think..."what would my mom do", I am constantly using your counsel and advice. I only hope I can become half the mother you are. I wish soooo badly that we could spend this special day together, I'm sure everyone back home is making sure your day is special. I love you so much and am so honored to call you my Mother.
xoxox

*Mom enjoy the videos below...

Videos for mama to enjoy!

I wish I also had some photos for you to enjoy...but for the time being videos is what I've got, enjoy!

Kaisley dancing away to Taylor Swift...and a random video of Kaisley...but look closely you will notice the moment she noticed I had gum in my mouth, and then she precedes to beg...this girl LOVES gum, I mean she is OBSESSED with it. I have created a gum monster! Mother like daughter...

What are the odds of this...

So let me tell you how we ran into the picture below. Sorry this one is long...About a week ago Chris and I were at our local Hyvee grocery store in Council Bluffs Iowa and I was busy picking out a few items when Chris said, " Summer you have to come see this picture, it looks just like Mary!" I was thinking "really? let me see for myself...so I went over to see what he was looking at and as soon as I saw the picture I was like, "That is MARY!", that has to be it looks just like her like 20 years younger...So I had Chris take a picture of it so I could email it to Mary to show her that either I found her twin, or that someone was seceretly taking pictures of her when she was ten at the grocery store...so I called Mary and told her what happen and she was like,"That is me, I remember taking that picture at Albertson!". Crazy, so I kept thinking I have got to go back and take (so I did, I hope I don't get in trouble for steal a 8x10 poster from the produce section) this picture to give to Mary so she can show her kids someday how "famous", she was when she was ten and that the photo was so great that 20 years later she is the poster child for the National Cancer Institute...I think she should put this up on her refrigerator to remind her children to "Eat at least 5 servings of fruits & vegetables everyday!" What are the odds...now everytime I go to the store I am looking for more pictures of my big sister 20 years younger, I'll fill you in if i run into anymore random photos of my family...

Mary, I never knew you were a 10 year old super Model!

Kaisley and Mia...

We had a wonderful time in NOLA (aka...New Orleans, Louisiana) it was so great to see Grandma Fay and Grandpa Dave, thank you...thank you...thank you...we loved every minute of our stay. I couldn't believe all the beautiful architecture I loved all the variety of homes...lovely is all I can say. I unfortunately don't have any pictures to show all of you...I lost or someone stole my camera :( So thats for the delay of new posts. The bummer was that it was toward the end of our trip so I had already take a lot of pictures...so here are some random photos from a few weeks ago of Kaisley and her buddy Mia, they are so cute together...and both have crazy hair! Oh yeah, Kaisley got her first haircut! I will post soon about that...she is a big girl now it is so crazy how a little haircut can change your baby into a toddler! I thought that is was time for the mullet to go and I am sure Kaisley will ask me someday, "why didn't you do it sooner...mom, you actually let me go out in public with that!" So she has a cute little bob for a hairdo now, super cute...thanks, Erica for doing such a good job and quick! Chris is almost finished with his sophmore year! Yahooo...finals this week and next then we are offically Juniors...I told Chris last night this is the last time he will ever have the title as underclass men. Well life is trucking on by, the spring is so BEAUtiful here is the Mid-west...it is consistent with 70 degree and even sometimes 80 degrees! We are enjoying the sun to it's fullest, Kaisley is out from sun up to sun down.

Happy Easter!

We had a wonderful Easter weekend! Kaisley enjoyed all the Easter festivities! She loved to just hold the eggs and play with them, it was so much fun watching her learn how to "hunt" for the eggs. The weather was beautiful and the events were so much fun. We enjoyed an Easter Brunch with some of our good friends, and then later after conference we got together with the wonderful Walker fam Auntie Melissa for Easter Dinner....yummmmmy is all I can say! Thanks guys you are awesome! Well this is short and sweet, gotta get ready to go to New Orleans tomorrow at the crack of dawn....xo

Kaisley woke up to a trail of eggs....

This little chicky got TWO easter baskets...thanks to her auntie Melissa. Thanks :)

Enjoying the Botantical Gardens with the Walker Fam...

Easter Egg Hunting...

A much needed update!

Life here in Omaha is starting to look a little brighter! More sunny nice days, Kaisley can't get enough of playing outdoors...it is never long enough, EVER! I am so happy that I can officially say we've made it through our first winter in the mid-west! I was beginning to wonder if it was ever going to end...life is much better when you can enjoy some vitamin D from the wonderful sun! In fact the weather this week is suppose to be in the 70's and 80's!!!! I can't believe this, I had to take a double and then a triple take when I saw this weeks forecast. We are going to be living outdoors, Kaisley is going to be in Heaven! So Kaisley is quite the little girl these days, she loves getting new clothes, this weekend I bought her a few new shirts and a skirt and she wanted to try them on and was so proud of her new items it was so cute! She is saying more words, like mama, dadda, daddeee, apple, up, down, cat, doggy, roars like a lion, a lot of ahhh-ah-ah's...and la-la-la's. Kaisley's loves to watch bugs crawl, she gets sooo excited but as soon as they get too close she freaks out, it's so funny I never taught her this it is just in her...girly girl I guess? She is very friendly she waves hello to everyone, and she has a really good wave almost like she is in a parade kinda wave...everyone loves it that's probably the only fun thing about taking her to the store. Kaisley is really good at begging and it is really driving Chris and I a little batty...hopefully she just grows out of this phase....and fast! Her hair is still a flamin mullet...yes, I know what am I thinking but I just want the sides to grow a little longer and then I am going to cut it until then pig tails are what she's sportin'. I must say in the pictures below she just has her hair down and I think it is kinda looking okay down, as long as I have a clip to hold back her front hair. Kaisley is a spinning machine, she loves to get dizzy and she will do it over and over again. She loves to jump off anything, she is pretty daring I must say...oh, and lately she thinks she can walk up and down the stairs and insists on doing so, she isn't quite tall enough so I always have to hold her hand so going up the stairs takes us a little time...the whole independent thing is already begun, she has to feed herself now, she already has an opinion on what she wears, especially her shoes....shoes loves them, I mean it she is crazy about them! Thanks grandma Fay for the cute shoes, when she first got them as soon as she woke up in the morning she would grab the shoes and want them on. Also she shows everyone her shoes by lifting her leg and pointing her toes, so cute! Sorry for the book but I need to document so I don't forget all the things...Oh yeah, I think I may have a problem, she loves gum! Yes, I know this is no good but I must say she really does chew it, it looks so funny. (it does last but maybe 10 minutes) Kaisley is so much fun I am so lucky to get to spend everyday with her and I can't wait to see what fun things she learns next month, I promise I will do better updating....xo

waiting to go outside....

Loves sunglasses! I think she needs a pair of her own, these are my second pair...

Well definately be using these this week!

Is it Swimming weather yet...Kaisley is getting ready!

Kaisley is gearing up for the summer time!!! I think she is going to love her grandparents pools! Lucky girl...