I WANT TO POTTY TRAIN KILEY, BUT...

she is being sooooo stubborn about it!!! She is interested in all things potty and poo-poo, but whenever Ryan or I ask her if she wants to go potty on the "big girl" toilet, she cries out a big defiant, "NO!" If she was potty trained, it would make for situations like what just happened a lot easier to deal with. I was sitting in the bathroom doing my latest cross-stitch project and supervising Kiley's bathtime antics. Next thing I know, she's saying, " Eew, gross poop! Bubbles poop!" Sure enough, Kiley had gone Number 2 in the bath. Luckily, our guest bathroom has a separate bathtub and shower! So, I throw her in the shower to get the gross water off, and drain the tub to collect her toys, which need to be sanitized now! When I'm trying to clean out the tub, all Kiley wants to do is check out the mess and cry out, "See big poop, Mommy?" Yeah, I see it all right! I just wish it were sooner instead of later!

Happy Late V-day!

I've been kinda slacking in the blog department, huh? I guess better late than never, right? We've been busy living our lives, keeping up with our eBay store (people gotta have their geocaches and travel bugs!), etc. etc. etc. We had a nice Valentine's Day together this year. We went to a late breakfast, and ran a few errands. One of which I've been nagging Ryan to have done since our external hard drive on our computer stopped working in August! We took it into Best Buy to have them look at it. It couldn't even be detected on their computers there, like at home. The member of the "Geek Squad" that helped us said most likely it was the communication link inside the hard drive that talks to the computer that had failed. So, when we got back home Ryan took the hard drive apart, and connected it into our computer. Sure enough, there were all of our (1000+) pictures and other files. I jumped up and down and breathed a BIG sigh of relief! I would have been devastated if I had lost all those pictures! Especially the ones from Kiley's birth and our wedding! Later Ryan picked up our "gourmet" Valentine's Day dinner for two, and we watched Kiley's new movie, Madagascar 2. A nice and quiet evening at home, just like we 'em.

We hope everyone had a nice Valentine's Day, and were able to spend it with those you love!

Happy 2009!!!

Our 5-Year Anniversary

Ryan and my 5-year wedding anniversary was this past Sunday (December 28th). It's hard to believe it's been 5 years already! Time definitely does fly by while you are having fun! :o) We were trying to figure out something to do that involved as little cash as possible but something really enjoyable and memorable. Ryan and I were watching one of our favorite weekly TV shows E!'s The Soup (like we do most Friday nights) the day after Thanksgiving.

Here's a clip about one of Kiley's favorite TV shows, Yo Gabba Gabba!:


The Soup's host, Joel McHale, was naming off upcoming cities where he's performing at the end of the show. When Joel said December 27th at the Grand Sierra Resort & Casino in Reno a little light went off in Ryan's head. He suggested we see Joel, and spend the weekend in Reno. He didn't have to twist my arm because within minutes I had already bought the tickets online. As Christmas crept closer, the more excited I got. It was for the fact that Ryan and I were going to get a much needed weekend away, and because I have a tiny crush on Joel McHale. :oP So, December 26th rolls around (Woo hoo!), and we pack up the car to head over to my parents' house to drop off Kiley. We decided to take the scenic route to get to Reno through Lake Tahoe. It was beautiful, but a big mistake. There was so much traffic headed to Tahoe! Plus, there was lots of snow and ice on Highway 50 still. We took it slow and easy, unlike some people out there. I reminded Ryan they are job security. We did see a couple of places were people had spun out on the icy roads. Luckily, almost 5 hours after leaving my parents' house, we arrived in Reno, safe and sound. We were surprised to see how many people there were checking in, especially the day after Christmas. We settled into our room, and soon headed to the buffet. You've gotta eat at the buffet at least once, right?! We gambled for a little bit, but after losing most, okay, all of his money, Ryan was ready to call it a night. The next morning, we slept in, and slowly got around. We didn't have anywhere we needed to be until later that night. We headed over to the Grand Sierra Resort to check out where we needed to go, and to bowl a couple games at their bowling center. We still had several hours to kill, so we decided to go geocaching. Ryan detests the sport, but since I was in a different state, I had to find at least one. Sure enough, I did. :o) The show was incredible! Joel had us practically rolling in the aisles! I know a few times I had to wipe away tears, I was laughing so hard. Our seats were fantasic, too! We were in the sixth row from the stage, center stage left. As evidence from the pictures, Ryan and I actually got to meet Joel after the show. We waited in line for nearly two hours, but it was totally worth it! I bought a T-shirt that makes fun of Tyra Banks being afraid of dolphins, and Joel signed the back, making fun of Ryan Seacrest's height. Classic Soup material! Joel was really down-to-earth, and I'm so glad we were able to see him perform and meet him afterwards. This will be an anniversary we soon won't forget!

Christmas

We had a very nice Christmas this year. It was great to see how easily excited Kiley got over her Christmas presents. Santa made an early delivery to our house since Ryan had to work Christmas Day. Santa stopped by our house while we were at Grandma and Grandpa's (my parents) house for Christmas Eve. The look on Kiley's face when we walked into the house was priceless! She loved all of her "ho-ho" presents. Ryan and Kiley had a visit with Santa himself near the Christmas Village store in downtown Auburn the weekend before Christmas. I had planned to take her to see him earlier, but everytime we got near Santa at the mall, Kiley would cling to me and wouldn't let go. She was even afraid of the inflatable Santa in the front yard! So, I decided that this was the year we wouldn't visit Santa to have her picture taken. Unfortunately, I wasn't with Ryan and Kiley to see this whole scene unfold. According to Ryan, Kiley chatted Santa up, like they'd been friends forever! I wish I could have been there to see it! Hopefully, she won't be scared of Santa next year. On Christmas Day, Kiley and I played with all of the new toys she got until it was time to have dinner with Ryan in Rocklin. A local catering company generously donated an entire prime rib dinner to the firefighters on-shift Christmas Day and their families. We barely made a dent into the meal when everyone was finished! It sure was good, though! To top off our Christmas evening, Kiley and I enjoyed looking at all the pretty Christmas lights on our way home. I loved hearing her "ooohs" and ahhs" from the back seat. :o)

Merry Christmas Everyone!

I hope everyone made it on Santa's Nice List this year!

Frosty gets Caught!

I know this comic strip may seem familiar to some of you since it's from last year, but I couldn't resist posting it again. It's too funny! Click on the picture to enlarge it, so you can read it better! :o)