"I can do it myself!"

When Kylee wears panties she likes to put them on all by herself. She is very proud of herself for doing so (even though she doesn't always get them exactly right).

Visiting Michael Jackson (D.D.S.)

This afternoon I took Kylee for her 2nd dental check up. We got there early and spent about 30 minutes in the waiting room. Kylee did amazing! There were 2 older kiddos (early primary age) that were being a little ornery, but Kylee was a complete angel. I was so proud of her! When hygienist came out and called her name, Kylee hopped down from the chair, put her book back on the shelf, grabbed her hand, smiled and sweetly said "Hi lady! I'm Kylee. I'm ready for my turn." She climbed right up into the big chair. She happily agreed to wear the big, heavy x-ray apron and was even super cooperative as the hygienist tried 4 times to squeeze the film into her tiny mouth. The film made her gag, and she politely said "Excuse me. I'm going to choke." At this point, I was pretty well beaming with pride over how well behaved she had been. The hygienist gave up on the x-rays and showed Kylee all of the special cleaning tools she was going to use. Thats when the silliness began. Kylee suddenly became 'Isaac' (who apparently doesn't need to brush his teeth) and insisted that she needed to slide down the chair (which I have to admit is shaped very slide-like). She acted very goofy and absolutely refused to sit still or to open her mouth. Very frustrating. They were unable to do any cleaning, not even with a regular toothbrush. :(

Kylee was a little more cooperative when the dentist came in. She cried a little during the 2 minute exam but she at least sat still and opened her mouth. Dr. Jackson reported that she has all of her baby teeth and that none have any visible decay. Unfortunately, he can't tell for sure if she's cavity - free without x-rays.

Bug vs. Bug

Poor Kyleebug does not react well to insect bites. This weekend something got her right below the eye.

Day 1 (AM): A little puffy

Day 1 (PM): Starting to swell

Day 2: Time for a shot :(

Day 3: much better already

Sock Puppets

I finally gave up on finding the missing matches to all of Kylee's socks. Yesterday we made sock puppets.

Our sock family. The 2 in the middle are Kylee creations. The ones on the ends were teamwork.

googely eye monster: "grrrr"

Hail to the Princess!

Kylee has become obsessed with Disney princess movies. Sleeping Beauty is obviously her favorite as we watch it at least once (usually 2 or 3 times) a day. Snow White and Cinderella are close seconds. She also likes Beauty and the Beast. She has no interest in any Disney movie that doesn't involve a castle and a princess.

Kylee loves to make me replay the ending scene of Sleeping Beauty so that she can dance with them. I usually dance with her. She has also entered the dress up phase. Fun! I'm dying to buy her more dress up stuff! I can't wait for December! She has informed me that she is having a birthday party in a castle and that Snow White is coming. Maybe its a good thing that we have 5 more months.

July

Here are a few pictures from July. I posted many more in our online album: www.amandapuccino.myphotoalbum.com

splashing in the rain

playing in the mud

toe painting

having fun with the water hose

hamming it up for Carrie and Katie (pic courtesy of their mom)

Isaac and Sawyer

Kylee has 2 imaginary friends, Isaac and Sawyer. In real life Isaac is my cousin's 6 year old son, and Sawyer is a 7 yr old boy she met once at an Easter egg hunt. In Kylee's world they are her best friends that live here with us. Sometimes they are average size boys. Sometimes they are so tiny that she has to carry them in the palm of her hand. Some days they accompany us when we go out. Today they stayed home to let the dogs out. They are always older than Kylee and therefore allowed to have things she is not. Most of the time they are good boys, but they have been known to make mischief.... of one kind or another. :P