Busy Weekend

It was a busy weekend at our house. Our friends Austin & Kristina came in for the weekend, arriving later on Friday night. Saturday morning the girls left the guys alone with their video games and went garage saling. I found 5 lb weights that I needed for my workouts and a book about the "new baby" for Kaiya. We only stayed out until 10 a.m. and then dropped Kaiya off with the guys while we went and got our hair cut. Mine is right at shoulder length -- it is much cooler and nice to have the length off for now. I'm sure I'll let it grow again... it is a fun summer cut. No pictures for now -- maybe I'll get one this coming weekend.





We had a relaxing afternoon. It was a HOT weekend in St. Louis. Temps were in the 90s w/ lots of humidity. It was nearly unbearable so we put Kaiya in her swimsuit and played on the deck in the pool & sprinkler with her. She had fun. In the evening we made quick stop at the mall and then went to Fitz's in the Loop. It was a great dinner and fun atmosphere. We dined outside on the patio and Kaiya was so good with lots too keep her attention.





Sunday was another hot day. We visited a different church and I had the most embarassing thing happen to me with Kaiya so far. I'm sure it will only be the first of many... The nursery paged me about halfway through the service and I went to get her. Apparently she was fussy on and off and so I just took her out. I had packed a pretty good diaper bag w/ O's and sippy cup and bottle so I thought she would be able to survive the remainder of the service. Ha ha...


I try the O's first... she eats a few and then I think -- you know. Maybe I ought to try the bottle. So I start mixing it and she immediately bursts into tears. And so I quickly stand up -- leaving everything but the bottle behind and attempt to get out of the service as fast as possible. Not fast enough... She is in a full out wail by this point. Like the kind of scream after she gets gravely injured or after I spank her. Yeah -- I think the pastor had to turn up his michrophone. I finally get out of there -- and make a run for outside, stuff the bottle in her mouth and head over to a porch swing in this courtyard. The church is held at the college I got my Master's at so I knew my way around. Fortunately Tony gathered up all my things and about 10 minutes later our friends and Tony found me and we went home. I was mortified... and also felt stupid for even taking K in the service with me. It was just so good and I wanted to hear the rest of it. I did feel a little better when Kristina told me that shortly after I left with Kaiya a little boy a section over puked and they dripped puke all the way down the aisle and out the doors. So... by that point maybe everyone had forgotten about Kaiya.





After a LONG nap and lunch we decided to go to the zoo. It had cooled down a bit and we figured the zoo wouldn't be too busy since it was the late afternoon, a couple hours from closing. We were right! It was nice and slow and not too miserable outside. This is Kaiya's first trip to the zoo where she actually knew what was going on. She got the hang of things pretty quickly... when the stroller stops it is time for Daddy to lift me up so I can see the animals. :) Here are a bunch of pictures from our time.

This is the face Kaiya had most of the day. Mouth gaping open and eyes really bright. You can see the little wheels turning in that head of hers. It was great.

With Uncle Austin & Daddy in the log that Kaiya was afraid to climb in. I don't know if you can see this picture clearly but we were cracking up. The big bear is sleeping and has its leg propped up on the rock wall. What a life...




This giraffe got really really close!

Kaiya is tall like a giraffe in this picture. Here are Uncle Austin & Aunt Kristina after a long trip to the zoo!