Gutter Puddles!

So as you have learned, Karsten is a WATER BABY! No matter what the source of the water, she wants to be in it. While Daddy was washing the car she decided to follow him around to make sure that she splashed and stomped in the puddles of water that the hose created all around him.

After a quick strip down Mommy introduced Karsten to the "big" puddles in the gutter! Who knew a dirty old gutter could be so much FUN?

Summer Fun!

With HOT days and long summer nights we have been enjoying our outdoor time.

Karsten is a water baby and LOVES being in the pool or lake.

It is so fun to be enjoying these new experiences with her!

Karsten and Dawson having some morning fun during Daddy Day Care!
First time in Coeur d'Alene Lake. Looks like she approves!

Mmmmm-sand toys are fun to chew on.

Happy 4th of July!

Today we went to watch the parade in downtown Coeur d'Alene with the whole extended family. It was chilly and windy so Karsten's cute dress had to be accompanied with tights and a long sleeved onesie~

Being a goofball!
Completely mezmorized by the Harley motorcycles that stopped in front of us...big and loud!

Aunt T and Karsten

Mommy and K watching the parade.

The Red, White and Blue Crew

Dimples

Dimples are only cute on a toddler's bootie~

Slip-n-Slide

What shouts summer fun more than a Slip-n-Slide? And when you have older cousins that ride down the hill...you have a 15 month old keeping up with them-and head first too! Karsten has a bit of "adrenaline junkie" tendencies!

The Watering Can

Karsten was so excited to help Mommy water her flowers today. The concept of the watering can is still a bit of a challenge, but we had fun with it-even if more water ended up on Karsten than on the flowers!

Fun with Dawson!

Karsten is loving play time with her friends. It is nice to have couple friends that have kiddos the same age as yours. Karsten and Dawson have so much fun together and it is a special friendship as Dawson's mom Nicci, Chris and Britt have been friends since we were 15 or 16 years old! How crazy is that? It seems like we were the young ones just yesterday!

Water Baby

In she goes-fully clothed with shoes on too!

Guess she was ready to play and Mommy and Daddy weren't!

Mommy's beautiful peony flowers always make for extra great pool toys!

Kitchen utencils are also great pool toys!

The funnel is a FAVORITE in our house.

Makes for a super duper megaphone-doo, doo, doooooooo!

Brrrrr, I think my hands are bit COLD!

Anyone know how to Braid?

I have been having a hard time lately determining what to do with Karsten's massive amount of hair for such a young girl. So I asked my hairdresser last night what more I can do with it so that I do not have to cut bangs for her, still manage to keep the length and have it look nice. If it is down it drives her crazy and Karsten ends up pushing it out of her face, so it is typically in piggies of some sort. The new suggestions were braids and french braids among other things.

So Mommy gave it a shot this morning...and clearly she is out of practice when it comes to french braiding. It looks decent in these pictures, but by the time she got to school it was not looking so hot. Daddy and I laughed that she would come home from school looking like a fuzzy mess...can't wait to see that!

Read to Me, Mommy

It's not easy in this hustle and bustle world, but sometimes you just have to stop what you are doing, sit down right where you are and provide the attention and love your child needs...even if it means you are a little late for work that day!

Today there was nothing better than reading a book on the bathroom floor :-)