Another fun week of summer for the Torres family.

Mostly Kaylee and I had a fun week because Isaiah worked two weeks straight without a day off so most pictures are of little miss and I doing our weekly activities.

Here is how our week went:

Heading out to Stroller Strides with her snack and water bottle.
We met up with Isaiah after work for a little grocery shopping. Kaylee made it half way through then went into the kids center. After dinner it was off for a family walk down by the river.

Play date after Stroller Strides with all of our exercise friends!
The new time out chair
Pulled pork smelling up the house in the crock pot. Yummy!!

Parker day! We haven't had one for a long time so Kaylee was super excited to hang out with one of her buddies all day long. They played drums, went to the library, then headed to the park to run off some after nap energy. Fun day!

Picture crazy day for me! We started off with a fun play date at a friends house. They set up a HUGE slip and slide and let the kids play for hours. Kaylee had a BLAST! I see more of this in our future.
Then it was on to granola bar making with Emily, Lindsey, and Josh.
The kids played and we baked.
A small pool party after ended Thursday with a bang.

Frozen Yogurt meetup with our stroller strides friends started off our day.
A work night at the tanning salon ended my day.

We are looking forward to having Isaiah home for the next few days and spending some quality time together in the sunshine!

the bump
We took these pictures last Friday for our family summer photo shoot so I thought I might as well use some professional ones instead of me standing against a wall right before bed with no make up on and some PJ's.

PREGNANCY SO FAR:

*I am really starting to feel this little one move a ton now. Mostly at night but sometimes in the middle of the day I will feel it moving around a bit

*I don't feel like I need to eat everything in the fridge right now. I am eating healthy again and avoiding the potato chips and chocolate more than before

*I am starting to hate pants! I just want to wear flowy dresses everyday so nothing is pushing against my belly. Even some of my preggo pants get annoying half way though the day

*I am craving peach ice tea! I like it really cold with ice....yummy

*Fiber is my friend right now! Enough said on that :)

*Kaylee has started talking about her little sister alot....I think she just thinks every baby is a girl because she is a girl....or maybe she knows something we don't

*names so far:
BOY: Nathan Michael
{and that's not changing no matter how hard I beg}

GIRL: MaKenzie??
{it changes often so this name is the name of the week}

**Twelve days until we find out if its a BOY or GIRL**

It's Friday and sunny out today!
Sad to see July go in a few days but I'm excited about August.
We head down to Casa de Conner (my parents house) in a few days and I can't wait. Sun, pool, BBQ, and family.... nothing better than that!
We also find out if its a BOY or GIRL on the 11th so place your bets :)

Here is another installment of Fill in the Blank Friday for ya!
Enjoy!

This one photo sums up Kaylee's favorite things to wear:

*Rapunzel shirt
*pink tutu
*princess sunglasses
*sparkle shoes {not photographed}

The hat just adds that extra "I'm too cool for school" element to the entire outfit...

At this age she is all about picking out her own clothes.
It always starts in the morning with her asking if her tutu's are clean, then she tries to find a shirt that matches. She is actually getting pretty good at creating some cute outfits!

The princess crown is always a valuable accessory she wears mostly everyday.

I am IN LOVE with how our family pictures turned out.

With the crazy weather we have been having here in the PNW we had to reschedule THREE times!!
But it was so worth it.
My bestie Amy (who took our wedding photos) did these ones too!!
She is truely A-MAZ-ING at photography!!

So here they are:

THE TORRES FAMILY
SUMMER 2011



This last one below almost made me cry when she showed it to me:

*LOVE*

Well now that I am done beating myself up over letting my p365 project go, I am going to join in on the phone pic fun. My friend Amy over at a good life blog has been at this for a while now and I figure I will give it a try.

I love the idea of still taking a picture everyday but not having to kick myself if a day or two slips by without a click of a camera.

So here is how our week went:

After Kaylee and I finished a great Stroller Strides workout, we headed down to Burfoot Park and hung out on the water. After some fun and sun down in the Sound we took Kaylee fishing and she caught her FIRST fish! Well, Isaiah did most of the work because at 2yrs old she doesn't have the patience to sit there with a pole but it was super fun watching her get excited! At the end of the night we snapped a quick belly pic to start the blog posting journey of Baby "T"

We started off the day at Cutters Point for a little tea for me and cocoa for Kaylee (oh ya...and their amazing chocolate bread...the real reason we needed to go)
I ended my day hanging out at work. Yep....hanging out is how I think of it because the three of us have such a good time.

Nothing better than a Stroller Strides workout!!
Isaiah tricked us from coming home so he could surprise me with a nicely mowed lawn so we had a girls date at Taco Time.
A little reading before nap time and then tea party before bed.

Rain, rain, rain!! At least it was a fun workout!
Kaylee asked to take pictures of herself in the car and she is starting to get the hang of it.
We played at the library for a bit before lunch time and then had a play date with some friends.

Friday!!! Yea!!
Kaylee brought her instruments to make some music while I worked out.
Then it was nap time...oh ya
The sun was shining so we headed to the park for a bike ride.
Kaylee was acting goofy while practicing for our super cute family pictures!!
{post to come of these AMAZING pictures by none other than my bestie Amy}
After pictures, it was off to Target to reward Kaylee with her very own Rapunzel doll.

This was so fun to do!!
I can't wait to start next week!!

okay.... so you want to know what has been on my mind lately???

This gorgeous stroller.....
I have been drooling over this thing for months now that I know I am going to have another little one to tote around during Stroller Strides, on vacation, on family outings, and so on.

It truly is an on-the-go mom's dream stroller. It has a huge basket underneath for storage, a easy foot break, individual fully covering sun shade, full reclining seats, drink holders for the kiddos, revolution front wheel, and loads of attachments to make it your own.

Good news:
Isaiah has given me the go ahead to drop the cash and get one

Bad news:
Retail price: $650 and up!!!

So I have been a mad Craiglister lately hoping a good deal will pop up.

Good news:
They can be found used (in great condition) for around $400ish

Bad news:
They fly like hotcakes when they are posted because they are so AMAZING!!!

So I will wait....
save some more cash...
and hope my stroller is out there somewhere!!

A proud daddy moment........

yep... she even had her "Daddy's little fishing buddy hat on"

I just hope she is more like her daddy and less like me when it comes to fishing when she is older. I have zero patients for the sport. I can remember fishing my entire life with my dad but I can honestly say....through all of his efforts to get me to like it... I sadly can't stand it. But, I am totally supportive sitting on the dock with a good book while they cast a line over and over and over together.

{unfortunately there were no still pictures taken of Kaylee and her fish because she wanted to be no where near the thing when it was out of the water.....maybe next time}

Mondays are by far my most favorite day of the week. I know if sounds a bit backwards but Mondays are Isaiah's one week day off. Sunday is his other day off and usually this day is consumed with house chores, church, and whatever sporting event is on.

This Monday it was actually sunny!!

I know that sounds weird for the middle of July for most people but with 5 straight days of rain and below 70 degree weather, one sunny afternoon is something to be really excited about!!

We decided to get out of the house for a little family adventure.

We walked this amazing trail in Puget Sound just down the road from us that leads all the way to the water. Kaylee calls this the "forest jungle." She was anything but quiet walking through the woods. I am sure no wild animal would ever come near this noisy, jumpy, singing 2yr old.

{outfit chosen by miss Kaylee herself. All I told her was she had to wear "real" shoes and socks, no sandals and this is what she came up with}

We made it down to the water and Kaylee had a blast looking at all of the rocks. Once we gave her the "okay" to throw rocks in the water, she was in heaven.



We hung out for all long as my pregnant bladder would let us and then it was off for another adventure....

FISHING!!
{post to come on this....technology is not working for me right now and I have the cutest video of Kaylee catching her very first fish!}

BABY "T"
as we are calling it for right now is officially 16 weeks along and right now its about the size of an avocado at 4 1/2 inches long (head to rump) and 3 1/2 ounces.

It's legs are much more developed, it's head is much more erect than it has been, and it's eyes have moved closer to the front of it's head. It's ears are close to their final position, too. The patterning of it's scalp has begun, though it's locks aren't recognizable yet. Baby T even started growing toenails. And there's a lot happening inside as well. For example, it's heart is now pumping about 25 quarts of blood each day, and this amount will continue to increase as Baby T continues to develop.

okay....so there is officially a bump!
This was taken at the end of the day..before bedtime..and after dinner so I might be sticking out a little bit more than usual but hey... the bump is showing!!
We are actually a day away from being 17 weeks along but I wanted to start at 16 because it is the first week you can really see the bump.
I am finally out of that "wow...looks like you put on a few pounds" phase and heading into what I like to think of as the "CUTE" part of pregnancy.
You know when you have a cute little belly and nothing else on your body has really started to change. This phase is not the same as the 8 1/2 months preggos where you can't see your swollen feet and your entire body is blown up like a puffer fish.
Nope....I'm just starting the cute phase!

PREGNANCY SO FAR:

*I am starting to feel the beginnings of movement. At first it was hard to tell if it was gas moving or baby moving but I'm starting to tell the difference now

*I have gained 7lbs so far

*I pee constantly...day and night!!

*I'm still wearing all of my pre-preggo clothes with the help of the belly bands.

*I'm working out 2-4 times a week still but I have cut back on my running (sad..) until after birth

*My headaches have been horrible!

*I'm able to make it through most days without a nap now

*Kaylee is telling EVERYONE that there is a baby in my belly. She has been to all of the appointments with us and she is really loving it. She even got her very own ultra sound picture last time that she has in her room by her bed. She tries to look through my belly button to see the baby. So cute!

***We find out if it's a girl or boy on August 11th***
Any guesses??

Well its 11:57pm right now and what am I doing.....
sitting in front of my computer because I cant fall asleep.....
Why you wonder??
Because I have spent almost the entire day in bed!!

Today was one of those days when you are pregnant and wonder
"Why do we put ourselves through all of this??"

I have been having some really bad CONSTANT headaches that last for DAYS!!!
Today was one of the worse...
It had been lingering for a day and a half already so I was pretty wore out.
I've been trying to keep up with regular day to day stuff (working out, play dates, house chores..etc) but today I was down for the count.
I broke down and called the doc and she said:
2 Tylenol
2 Ibeprophin
2 glasses of water
12oz of caffeinated soda
minimum of 1 hr laying is a dark room on my left side

I thought....
"oh sure, let me just do that right now with a two year old."

I decided to call on a good friend to take Kaylee off my hands until Isaiah came home from work and good thing I did because that was when the throwing up started from all of the nausea of the headaches...boo
I had to pull over on the side of the road the first time.
(side note.... throwing up while pregnant is NOT fun. When you upchuck you also pee your pants!! ....just in case you wanted to know)

So here I am.....
sitting in front of my computer.....bored and tired but wired from drinking a soda and laying around in bed all day!!!

I know that these last few months will fly by compared to what's in store for the rest of my life but I truly believe our brains are wiped clean of days like today so reproduction can happen again and again.
So I figure if I document this day, I am ensuring it wont happen for us again!

So I am going to take this time now, at midnight, to work on Kaylee's photo book, back up some files, finish our cruise DVD and who knows what else until this caffeine wears off and I'm ready for bed.

Oh it is starting to actually feel like SUMMER!!

And what would summer be without a big kid bike!!!

We took Kaylee to the store at the beginning of June to pick out her very first big girl bike. Of course she chose the pink one right away and the helmet with all of her princesses on it. She is in love!! It feels like every 5 minutes she is asking if she can go outside to ride her bike. When I say "not right now" she asks if she can go in the garage and "park it again."
I love her inventiveness....

We have gone on a bike ride almost ever day since. We even brought her cousin Emmalina along for a ride one night.
She is fearless too. In Kaylee terms she like to go "faster faster!" That is one speed to her. She will start riding and then ask if she can go "faster" or "faster faster." Usually I say "faster faster" so I can get a good jog in while she is riding.

We are still learning how to use the brake though so I am within reach at all times.
Can you believe she is a big girl already!
It really does go by so fast....

We had an AMAZING 4th of July this year!!

It was picture overload all the way.

First let me start with this picture......

TOGETHER AGAIN!!
(and here are the bloopers to get this kinda sorta good picture with some of the people looking at the right camera family photo)

But nevertheless....
all of the Torres boys were together for the first time in 3 years!
(tear.....)

Now onto the other 4th of July pictures

1.The kids played all day together.....
2.Anna, Emily and I got our photo shoot faces on....
3.Kaylee was all smiles with her uncle
4.Jodi and Charlie before the fireworks

1.Anna and Jodi having a great time!
2.Kaylee and her Uncle Charlie watching the fireworks
3.The Torres boys!
4.Emma is the cutest little sparkler

1. Alex, Trystan, and Cyrus watching the fireworks
2.Uncle Josh holding Kaylee while she hides from the camera
3. The two Torres girls!!
4. Cody and Carlene watching fireworks

(Bobbi and Marty were there too but I was a bad daughter and didn't take any pictures of the two of them....but I love them very much and feel really really bad about it....booo)

All and all it was a great night!