Today was National
"Bring Your Kid to Work Day"
so Kaylee headed in to take over as the big boss in Lakewood
Here is how her productive work day went:
Like any good employee she showed up in full uniform...
shirt (check) lanyard (check) name tag (check)
First thing you do is clock in for the day
Then check some emails
Review over yesterdays numbers and go over the business plan for the day
Greet customers, sell them some stuff, then thank them for their business with a big hug
(its a little over board for her first sale but she's still learning)
Grab a quick drink in the office before talking on a few company conference calls
Count and check inventory that needs to be ordered
Then finish out the day with a little play time and dancing
All in all it was a great day at the office!
Until next year......
Here is how her productive work day went:
Like any good employee she showed up in full uniform...
shirt (check) lanyard (check) name tag (check)
First thing you do is clock in for the day
Then check some emails
Review over yesterdays numbers and go over the business plan for the day
Greet customers, sell them some stuff, then thank them for their business with a big hug
(its a little over board for her first sale but she's still learning)
Grab a quick drink in the office before talking on a few company conference calls
Count and check inventory that needs to be ordered
Then finish out the day with a little play time and dancing
All in all it was a great day at the office!
Until next year......I hit #100!!! Yeah for Heather!!
I am actually really proud of myself. I looked back through the last 14 weeks and I am so glad I am doing this. I love being able to document the small things in life. I love how blogging allows me to have a personal journal, a baby book for Kaylee, and a family photo album together all in one place!
This week was by far one of the best weeks of my life.
I would rate it in the top three life changing events as a adult for sure.
Hitting the 5 year mark of marriage felt pretty incredible. Not only have we surpassed 45% of the United States marriages but we recommitted ourselves to each other for time and all eternity. The best part was Kaylee was able to be a part of it all. I'm not saying the last 5 years haven't had their highs and lows, but to see how much we have grown together and the decision we have made together for our family bring tears to my eyes.
So here's how the week played out!
{99/365}
study, study, study!!{100/365}
House hunting begins! I really wish this could have been an EPIC post being that it is #100 and all but unfortunately we were the 6th family to view this lovely home so we kinda knew we weren't getting it. We are ready for a house big enough the entertain in with a yard so we will keep looking to see whats out there. But in p365 it doesn't matter, its a picture of what we did that day right??{101/365}
Happy 25th Birthday Lindsey!She is such an amazing person. She had us over for breakfast for her birthday!
It was AMAZING!!
{102/365}
This is where Kaylee fell asleep for nap time today. Amazing how she just goes and goes and goes and then just crashes.{103/365}
Eye lash extensions for the big day! It took about an hour and a half to put each one on. They looked amazing!{104/365}
I love target! Amy and I met at the mall for some last minute shopping before the big day!I ended up going to my favorite store, TARGET, to pick up a cute outfit to wear to the temple. Love, love, love TARGET!
{105/365}
Happy 5 yr anniversary!Our day was filled with love, joy, faith, and a life changing day at the Portland Temple.
For more pictures click HERE
(All of our pictures were taken by my bestie Amy. You can see more of her AMAZING photographs HERE)
To learn more about eternal marriage click HERE
So excited for next week!
PARKER turns 1!!!
(well he doesn't actually turn 1 until the week after but his party will be on Saturday so it will be in next weeks pics....)
I can't wait to see how all of Amy's hard work comes together for this EPIC party!
FINALLY!! The weather was nice enough last Tuesday for us to take Kaylee to the Zoo. Wow! I forgot how exciting the zoo is. Even though they are the same animals I have seen every year since I was little, it still amazes me. We started our day out with a great family lunch. Arby's! I have been doing so well training and eating right but when Isaiah suggested the wonderful and delicious curly fries I couldn't resist. Boy where they good. I even broke down and let Kaylee try one. I have a strict rule of NO JUNK FOOD but I figure if mommy was having one she could have one too. Just one! :)
After a great lunch we made the short drive to Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium in Tacoma. This is a smaller zoo on the shores of the sound. It is beautiful. We would have made the drive to Seattle for Woodland park but I had my chemistry class at 5 and I didn't want to be stuck in traffic and miss it. So Point Defiance it was.
After deciding on a single admission or a season pass we made our way into the zoo. (FYI.. such a better deal to get the season pass. For a one time visit is $13.50 a person.... a season pass $50 a year.... score!!)
Kaylee had a blast! The funny part was though, she was more interested in walking by herself and going up and down every step than the animals. Here she is for two seconds looking into the big fish tank. She is definitely at the age where standing still for a picture is pretty much impossible. Looking through all of the pictures we took I noticed most are of the back of her head because she is running away from us!
Here I had to actually take her off of the steps and bring her back to look at the fish. Hand holding is something we are working on....
its a work in progress as everything is with a 1 1/2 yr old.. :)
Next it was back outside to the Asia Experience. It was about this time that I realized it was about one o'clock and nap time was 15 mins ago! Lets just say we hurried through the rest of the exhibit because tired and grouchy Kaylee was in the shadows. :) (Mommy lesson... don't try and do fun things during nap time... they aren't fun anymore.)
Look at these curls!! I love it, I just wish I knew how to handle them. I obviously have never had to deal with a head full of springy curls before!!
I know when she gets older though she won't like them...
No girl likes the hair God blesses them with :)
This next picture is of Kaylee running to the bench and getting frustrated and asking for a hand to help her climb on something she isn't suppose to climb on...
Isaiah had a great time showing Kaylee all of the animals. She is the biggest daddy's girl :)
After the monkey's we were headed home. She wanted to have nothing to do with the stroller by this point so Isaiah carried her from the other end of the Zoo to the car. We call this face the Torres stare. All of the Torres boys and kids have it.
All in all it was a great family day. And we even got a smile out of Kaylee at the very end.
This is very rare to catch on camera as any mother of a one year old will tell you. They smile all the time but catching it on camera is hard to do.
Next adventure is the pool!! :) Here we come summer time!!
After a great lunch we made the short drive to Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium in Tacoma. This is a smaller zoo on the shores of the sound. It is beautiful. We would have made the drive to Seattle for Woodland park but I had my chemistry class at 5 and I didn't want to be stuck in traffic and miss it. So Point Defiance it was.
After deciding on a single admission or a season pass we made our way into the zoo. (FYI.. such a better deal to get the season pass. For a one time visit is $13.50 a person.... a season pass $50 a year.... score!!)
Kaylee had a blast! The funny part was though, she was more interested in walking by herself and going up and down every step than the animals. Here she is for two seconds looking into the big fish tank. She is definitely at the age where standing still for a picture is pretty much impossible. Looking through all of the pictures we took I noticed most are of the back of her head because she is running away from us!
Here I had to actually take her off of the steps and bring her back to look at the fish. Hand holding is something we are working on....
its a work in progress as everything is with a 1 1/2 yr old.. :)
Next it was back outside to the Asia Experience. It was about this time that I realized it was about one o'clock and nap time was 15 mins ago! Lets just say we hurried through the rest of the exhibit because tired and grouchy Kaylee was in the shadows. :) (Mommy lesson... don't try and do fun things during nap time... they aren't fun anymore.)
Look at these curls!! I love it, I just wish I knew how to handle them. I obviously have never had to deal with a head full of springy curls before!!
I know when she gets older though she won't like them...
No girl likes the hair God blesses them with :)
This next picture is of Kaylee running to the bench and getting frustrated and asking for a hand to help her climb on something she isn't suppose to climb on...
Isaiah had a great time showing Kaylee all of the animals. She is the biggest daddy's girl :)
After the monkey's we were headed home. She wanted to have nothing to do with the stroller by this point so Isaiah carried her from the other end of the Zoo to the car. We call this face the Torres stare. All of the Torres boys and kids have it.
All in all it was a great family day. And we even got a smile out of Kaylee at the very end.This is very rare to catch on camera as any mother of a one year old will tell you. They smile all the time but catching it on camera is hard to do.
Next adventure is the pool!! :) Here we come summer time!!Our day at the park! :)
Kaylee had a great time in the sunshine on Sunday. She picked flowers, went on the slide, made new friends, and best of all...
Slept for 9 hours that night!! :)
Kaylee had a great time in the sunshine on Sunday. She picked flowers, went on the slide, made new friends, and best of all...
Slept for 9 hours that night!! :)
For the past 6 months I have been working really hard at becoming a runner. Let me tell you, it is not easy. I have been athletic all of my life with different sports but never a runner. I had been looking for a jogging stroller pretty much since Kaylee was born but I found that they were 1) really expensive and 2) did not fold down small enough to fit in the back of my Scion. I turned my search to craigslist and after several weeks of searching I came across a brand called "Baby Jogger." They compact as small as a regular stroller and are made with bike like tires. They are light weight and comfortable for baby. Soon, I found one for a great deal. Retails for about $200 or more, my price $15 on Craigslist!
(Mine is blue)
I started out at Capital Lake. The distance around on the pavement is 1.7 miles. Then there is the hill up to the capital building, 1/2 mile up, 1/2 mile down. I figured I would start with this. The first few months I was walking the majority of the time. I would run in intervals but when it started to get hard to breath I would power walk. (This was also when Kaylee was just a year and about 18lbs in the stroller) Then as time went by I started to become addicted to it. I would crave the cold morning air and my wonderful playlist of music in my ears. I started to run more and more and more and soon enough I was actually running the entire way. I felt what is called "Runners High." This is when you are running and running and you get to a point where your body gets a whole new burst of energy and you can go further than you thought. Now I have added on an extra 2 miles. I am actually running 4.7 miles almost everyday!! On rainy days I am mostly sad because I can't go down to the lake and I have to settle with an at home workout of pilates. The picture below is at the top of the Capital Hill looking out at the sound and most of the lake. This is what I look forward to everyday!
Kaylee loves it too! After my run I let her run around on the lawns at the park. We bring bread for the ducks and she always finds a doggy or two to pet while we are there. Her new favorite thing to do it pick up leaves. She finds them and puts them into piles. I thought she was actually doing it my color for a minute the other day but it was just wishful thinking. :) Oh well, she has plenty of time to learn those things. :)
My goal by the end of summer is to be able to complete the entire trail. Obviously I still have a ways to go but if I keep going I will loose even more weight and be on my way to running a half marathon next year!
(Mine is blue)
I started out at Capital Lake. The distance around on the pavement is 1.7 miles. Then there is the hill up to the capital building, 1/2 mile up, 1/2 mile down. I figured I would start with this. The first few months I was walking the majority of the time. I would run in intervals but when it started to get hard to breath I would power walk. (This was also when Kaylee was just a year and about 18lbs in the stroller) Then as time went by I started to become addicted to it. I would crave the cold morning air and my wonderful playlist of music in my ears. I started to run more and more and more and soon enough I was actually running the entire way. I felt what is called "Runners High." This is when you are running and running and you get to a point where your body gets a whole new burst of energy and you can go further than you thought. Now I have added on an extra 2 miles. I am actually running 4.7 miles almost everyday!! On rainy days I am mostly sad because I can't go down to the lake and I have to settle with an at home workout of pilates. The picture below is at the top of the Capital Hill looking out at the sound and most of the lake. This is what I look forward to everyday!
Kaylee loves it too! After my run I let her run around on the lawns at the park. We bring bread for the ducks and she always finds a doggy or two to pet while we are there. Her new favorite thing to do it pick up leaves. She finds them and puts them into piles. I thought she was actually doing it my color for a minute the other day but it was just wishful thinking. :) Oh well, she has plenty of time to learn those things. :)
My goal by the end of summer is to be able to complete the entire trail. Obviously I still have a ways to go but if I keep going I will loose even more weight and be on my way to running a half marathon next year!
Hello all.....
Since so many people have wondered how I am doing I thought I would post an update on my recovery. Yesterday was not my favorite day. I have had braces on before, have had two cavities filled, and have had a few teeth pulled and nothing seemed as scary as removal of my wisdom teeth. We arrived at 9am to fill out paper work and do some x rays. I was starving. I wasn't allowed to eat or drink of nine hours before which would have been no problem if I didn't have to see delicious strawberries, yummy bananas and eggs cooked just right when I fed Kaylee. Then the usual doctor office wait. Finally I went back into the consult room. Dr. Kelson came in and started to tell me the risks that are involved. Scary to know the older you are the more risks there are. This did not help my nerves. Writing the check for the difference was next. Lets just say I'm glad this only happens once in your life because my wallet hurt afterwords. That's when my heart rate went up and I started to rethink this decision. Dr. Kelson hooked up the IV and gave me some oxygen and then I remember Kaylee waking me up in the recovery room. We stopped at the store to pick up the wonderful recovery medicine and I pretty much slept the entire day. The hardest thing to deal with is the taste of the bloody gauze in your mouth for hours. The numbness is almost gone but the bleeding hasn't stopped. I called the doctor this morning and I am waiting for the return phone call to see if I have to go back in. When i was eating my yogurt yesterday I heard a popping sound which I don't think was good :( Better heal up fast, I have Chemistry tonight for 3 1/2hrs. FUN!!
Thank you all for your wonderful messages and concerns. I will keep you all updated on the progress.
