Little Fishy

For a girl who used to hate bath time, she sure does love water parks and pools. We couldn't be happier since we're having a pool party for her birthday ;) How can you not think she's the cutest thing in the world?!!

Taylor Swift Concert

Last November, Eric told me he thought about buying me Taylor Swift concert tickets but decided against it. I didn't really think anything of it and brushed off the comment. A few months later I opened up my birthday present and found 2 tickets to the concert, a t-shirt, bracelet, 2 flashing necklaces, and other Taylor Swift paraphernalia. I was pretty surprised and was more stoked by the day as we approached August 2nd. 

The big miracle here is that Eric has improved IMMENSELY on his surprise skills. I'm the type of person who always looks for hints for surprises so I knew the whole proposal thing was coming due to many comments Eric made. Fast forward a few years and my husband finally figured it out-YOU NEED TO LIE TO ME TO SURPRISE ME. 

We left our baby girl for the first time since having her. Luckily Eric's mom flew out just to babysit for a few hours (and sent us pics so I knew she was okay)!! In case you're wondering, she did great with Grandma. I think the two days of prep work and getting to know her really helped. 

The first thing we did when we got to the Sprint Center was find Eric a T-Swift shirt. 

 Ed Sheeran was the opening act. His voice is absolutely amazing!! I was pretty surprised that he's actually a one man show and does the work of an entire band with one little device. He is extremely talented and I recommend seeing him if you get the opportunity. 

Next up was Taylor Swift!! Can you tell the name of the tour is "RED"...?

Lots of red lights!

I think it's obvious which one she is...

 Eric and I went to a Lady Antebellum concert last year at the same arena and decided where the perfect seats would be. He was able to get them in the same section (clearly not front row but still really good). 

Singing my favorite song "All Too Well."

 And let's be honest here, Taylor Swift has a lot of money to work with. Her stage moved many times and even took a couple trips across the arena. She also had so many tour buses that they pretty much filled the entire street by the Sprint Center. 

 Look familiar to anyone?

 Just me and my new BFF.

 Thank you for the tickets Eric. You're such a wonderful husband!!

Look Who's Walkin'

On Thursday, August 8th Kinsey started taking more than her usual one or two steps. She's been practicing like crazy ever since. Of course her favorite person to walk to is her mommy!!

Fun-Filled Week

Kinsey had a very exciting week last week. She went to the Kansas City Zoo, met Grandma Walker in person, and went to Schlitterbahn ALL FOR THE FIRST TIME!

We went to the zoo with our neighbor and her daughter on Tuesday. Kinsey smiled at the animals that she could see. A lot of the time the fence was too tall for her in her stroller or people would be standing in front of us. 

It wasn't easy getting a good pic of the animals AND Kinsey in the stroller. 

 She got a great view of all the birds!

Kinsey loved the monkeys. They were making her giggle like crazy. Of course when I turned on the video camera she didn't laugh as much, but it's in there at the end!

Baby and Mama!!

On Wednesday we picked Grandma up from the airport. Kinsey looked at her for a little while in the car deciding if she liked her, then she started smiling at Grandma. They were like two peas in a pod the rest of the visit.   

Daddy started a new trick with Kinsey recently. She enjoys it most of the time, but when she is tired then she just gets a scared look on her face. 

 After rain the whole week, we were so excited that Saturday decided to be good to us. The weather wasn't too hot, so we were able to spend the entire day at the water park, Schlitterbahn. Kinsey was all smiles from the moment we stepped in the parking lot until the time we left. 

Practicing walking while we waited for our tickets.

When Kinsey saw the kiddie area she was squeaking with excitement. All the water fountains and slides really excited her. 

Looking at the kiddie area. 

She didn't need any warming up. She loved the water from the very beginning. 

 I think her favorite part was being able to walk around in the water because it was the perfect height. 

Happy baby!!

 We had a great week and are so thankful Grandma Walker could help us around the house!! We're still working on keeping up with housework while taking care of our angel :)