Curious Grass

The last two days have been gorgeous out and Mommy and Kaylani have been stuck at home with the contractors working on the basement. But that doesn't mean that they didn't have anything to do. And just because they were stuck AT home, doesn't mean that they were stuck IN home (which isn't proper English, but you get the point).

Mommy and Kaylani took a trip into the great outdoors known as our backyard. Our grass was recently cut which you would think Kaylani would enjoy. Turns out, Kaylani doesn't like grass. At all. She didn't like to touch it. She didn't like to sit on it. She didn't like to lay on it. She definitely didn't even like to look at it. And she wasn't even directly on the grass!

We might be in big trouble going into the summer if Kaylani doesn't like the grass. To be fair, it was only her second time ever on the grass so she may still be adjusting. But from the way that Mommy described it, she was keeping her eye on the grass from the second she was taken outside. Mommy laid the blanket down, and Kaylani stared at the grass. Mommy grabbed the camera, and Kaylani stared at the grass. And when Mommy put her down, Kaylani screamed, and still stared at the grass.

When Mommy sat her on the grass, she cried. When Kaylani eventually fell backwards, she cried, then flopped over on her back real quick, but still cried. She calmed down for a little bit, enough for Mommy to snap a few non-screaming or crying pictures, but it was pretty clear the grass freaked her out. Guess we'll work on that this summer. But in the meantime, check out these pictures from the last couple of days!

Is it Spring yet?

Today was Kaylani's first day of Spring ever (although for some reason I always thought Spring started on the 21st). Luckily for her, she probably had no expectations of what Spring typically means. In a few years, she'll probably expect Spring to be warmer, sunnier, and at the very least, less snowy. But since this is her first year and she has no expectations, then she probably wasn't disappointed when she woke up and saw snow on the ground (likely because she probably didn't even notice it).

Come to think of it, Kaylani probably thinks Spring is colder than winter. After all, in her first winter, she's been to Orlando and Puerto Rico, both which were considerably warmer than her first day of Spring. But soon she'll learn how great Spring actually is and why it's Daddy's favorite season. Once Spring actually comes (maybe it does start on the 21st), we'll get to do all types of things with Kaylani that we couldn't in the winter (in NJ), and that's what Mommy and Daddy are excited about.

Not only will Kaylani get to watch day after day of baseball games with Daddy (which is why it's his favorite season), but she'll also get to go for walks in the park, play outside in the grass, touch the grass, maybe even eat the grass (only if she catches us off guard). She'll get to wear short sleeves and short pants everyday instead of just when we're in PR (which won't be for awhile again). And it's possible she'll even get to spend some more time in her big Graco stroller since she hasn't done that very often up until now (as long as we don't buy the MacClaren we've got our eyes on first that is).

So hopefully this cold weather will be gone as quickly as the 1/2" of snow that was on the ground this morning. Because once it's gone, it's time to experience the great outdoors, and that's an experience that we all can't wait to have. So happy Spring to everyone! If you're looking for something to do, feel free to come visit Kaylani. We'll be outside waiting for you, weather permitting of course!

The Great Outdoors

For months we've been waiting for Spring to come so we could take Kaylani outside. One of the reasons we wanted to take her out was so that she could see new things and experience the great outdoors for herself instead of through a glass door or a window. The other reason was because we were tired of the same old picture backgrounds. 90% of the pictures we've taken (which is probably over 2K pictures) have been in the confines of our house, so of course we jumped on the opportunity to head outside with the camera.

The day started off with a trip to the pediatrician for Kaylani's immunizations. It was then that we realized today was going to be a gorgeous day. The sun was shining and the weather was warm, and it didn't look like we were going to get to enjoy it since Kaylani was gonna get stuck with 2 needles. Turns out she did as good this time as she did during her first round of shots 2 months ago, and after a 2 hour nap, we decided to make our first trip to the park.

For those of you familiar with the area, we went to Mercer County Park. We've never been before, and had no idea just how large the park actually was. We headed to an area called The Marina, and found a parking spot near one of the many kids areas. Our plan was to take a walk around and talk to other parents and babies, maybe even grab a bench and get a good look at our life 1-2 years from now. What we got was a whole lot more than that.

Apparently we weren't the only ones jumping at the chance to get outside. The amount of kids at the park brought me back to Disneyland! Being a playground, most of the kids were at least 4 years old, and running around and around like they were injected with sugar right before they got there. They were jumping off the jungle gyms, sliding down the slides, climbing up the walls, and even climbing UP the slides! Kids were colliding into each other and hanging off all different areas. I guess the best way to describe it is that it looked like an accident waiting to happen.

Luckily, no accidents happened (at least none that we saw). What did happen was that Mommy was freaked out about playgrounds, and is pretty sure that she'll never let Kaylani run around all crazy there. Now maybe we'll feel a little bit different when she's old enough, but for now, we'll stick to a nice quiet bench staring at the geese in the pond.

So after an hour of being outside (where the wind picked up just a little bit), we all headed home for a nice long nap. Kaylani won with a 2.5 hour nap while Mommy came in second with a 2 hour nap, followed by Daddy who only slept for 30 minutes (because he was watching USA play Canada in the WBC). I'll post pictures tomorrow along with pictures from Kaylani's 4 month birthday celebration. Tonight, check out these videos that I've posted on our YouTube page. Oh, and don't forget to set your clocks an hour ahead tonight! We sure will, not that time really even matters any more...