Last Month in Utah!

Dear Kacie and Kalvin,

June continued to be an exciting time for us!

Kacie, you are still working on learning how to put on your own pants. You are getting very close! It's really fun to see you wanting to do big girl things. We love it!

Dad got to take you kiddos to your 2 year and 3 month check up. He doesn't get to do that very often so that was fun for him. You both did wonderfully, and neither of you cried much even though you both got shots.

I don't just take random photos and I took this one for something that you were doing Kalvin… it's just that it's been over a month and I can not remember why I took it! So I'm sorry that I don't remember but just know that whatever you did, it was important and I wanted to document it!

Kacie, you decided one evening that you wanted to eat like this. We're not sure why but it was hilarious!

Because we were getting ready to move in a few weeks, we made sure to spend lots of time with Dez and Gus.

This time we went to The Curiosity Museum. You guys got to crawl around on a big rope playground!

Outside you drew on the sidewalk with chalk.

That was your first time I think and you loved it. You two are just adorable!

Then we stopped and fed the fishes. You guys sat on the ledge, dropping the food pebbles in and giggled watching the fish eat.

I was hard to watch you guys holding hands because we knew that soon we would be gone and wouldn't have a play mate! 

We stopped and played in some sand, Kalvin was not totally impressed with it.

I LOVE that you just fall asleep wherever and however you are laying. It is adorable. I wish I could fall asleep as easily as you do!

Kacie, you love books still. One night we were getting you ready for bed and dad laid next to you to read. You then crawled in between his arms like this. You always want to be doing exactly what we do.

Kalvin, I can not believe how old you are getting! You love being up right, and preferable you would be standing ALL. THE. TIME! 

One day, we dropped you off, Kacie, to play with Gus for a while so daddy and I could pack some more. You had a blast!

You still like to push your brother around, Kacie. He loves it because no matter what he might try to tell you...

he's lazy and sleeps a lot!

I don't know what it is but you kids come out wanting to stand on your own.

At just two months, you already support all of your weight on your own. If only you could figure out the balance thing!

Kacie, your body language says "Don't touch me. But also, I love you."

We went and had a little lunch gathering one morning. Here you and Gus are with my cousin Danielle! 

Then we went outside and played in the sprinklers. I know that Kalvin wouldn't really enjoy it at all...

But you look so cute in a swim suit!!!

One night we went out to dinner with Ray (our boss managing apartments). It would be the last time we saw him for a long time! He wanted to take us somewhere nice so we went to The Cheesecake Factory. Dad and I had never been before so it was fun to try something new that we didn't have to pay for. And more importantly we got to spend a really nice evening with a really special person. Ray blessed your daddy and I in so many ways. We hope to some day go back and let you kids meet him again. He really took great care of us while we lived in Utah and became more like a grandpa than a boss!

Well, Daddy got a peanut butter cheesecake and I got a red velvet cheesecake.

Both were uber delicious!

I don't always get ready for the day so it's not often that I take pictures of myself. I'm also not saying that I got dressed up this day but I decided to take a picture with you kiddos because you are just too cute and I love you!

I wish I could fall asleep as easily as babies do. I set you down for a few seconds and you're passed out like all you've been focused on your whole life is growing!

Those big eyes!

You are just so happy. And look at you holding up your head!

Kacie is in a phase where she doesn't really want to sit and be read too. So Daddy decided to read to you Kalvin!

Dancing with Kalvin

Again, falling asleep wherever you want!

You don't last long in the Bumbo. Kacie loved it and spent a lot of time in it. Kalvin, you haven't quite learned to love it yet. We will see!

Sometimes you are grumpy when I try to take your picture… I think you'd just woken up from a nap and you were being grumpy but adorable. I tried to take your picture so of course it made you more grumpy!

We've started exercising as a family before bed time. Daddy always takes his shirt off so you think you need to, too Kacie. We will get ready and then you'll pull on your shirt saying 'shirt! shirt!' until we take it off for you.

You don't last as long with push ups and squats

But that's ok because you provide Kalvin with entertainment!

You love to get right next to him which sometimes results in smooching his arm, or whole body!

One day we were getting ready to leave and you guys were looking so cute! So I laid you down to take a picture and Kacie you started chewing on your shoe! I'm not sure why, but I'm glad I caught a picture of your flexibility!

When you put your sunglasses on, you look like you've got so much sass! I love it!!

You're almost two and its just crazy to think that its been 2 years! But watching you and Kalvin interact is the best thing. You guys are our favorite!

Love,

Mom and Dad