The Bayazitoglu Family

3/20/11

It's Rodeo Time!

We had a Rodeo-filled weekend! Kent and I kicked things off on Friday night with our friends, John & Vita. We had our fill of bar-b-que then headed over to the rodeo to watch some bull riding, the calf scramble, and good old fashion mutton bustin'. What more could one want?!

Rodeo 2011

Kent & John

the Boys...

We headed up to Gigi and Gramps' house on Saturday afternoon to visit with them. It was a gorgeous day so we decided to go to Willie's where we sat outside and enjoyed some crawfish and adult beverages while Kayla enjoyed playing in the sandbox.

Fun in the Sand

Sunday morning we loaded in the cars and headed over to the livestock show and carnival. As soon as Kayla saw a cow she said, "Mooooo". It was perfect! She enjoyed seeing all the animals and kept signing "more". Kayla also loves "choo's" aka trains so we decided to let her go for a ride. She wasn't too sure about riding inside but once it stopped she didn't want to get out.

"Chooo" ride

Time to take the John Deere for a ride

Farmer Kayla

Checking out the Longhorn

Gigi & Gramps

Daddy and Kayla at the Petting Zoo

Petting the Rabits

Look at the piglets, Mommy

We had a great day and are looking forward to next year!

Have a great week!

3/15/11

Spring is in the Air

I love everything about this time of year! Not only is the sun still out when I get home from work but the weather has been great too! We took advantage of the beautiful Spring weather this weekend and spent quite a bit of our time outside...

Kayla's 1st Beer Bike experience

Swinging on the big girl swing - one of her new favorite things at the park

Our little shamrock!

Have I mentioned how much she loves the park?!

Kayla's 1st adventure with purple bubbles...

Kayla's LAST adventure with purple bubbles!

Those purple bubbles sounded like fun when I saw them in Target, but what a mess! They actually wiped off her hands pretty easily but didn't come out of her clothes quite as easily. I definitely wouldn't recommend them to anyone - they went straight to the trash after that!

Hope you're having a great week!

3/3/11

18 months, already?

Yes, Kayla officially turned 18 months old today! Where or where has the time gone? It doesn't seem possible that it's been that long since we met our little princess. It appears as though the saying is true..."Time flies when you're having fun!"

Here are some of our little munchkin's favorite things these days:

- LOVES the outdoors so we spend alot of time at the parks and picking up leaves during our walks.

- Picky eater but some of her favorites include turkey from Goode Co., chicken nuggets, avocados, eggs, raisins, and red grapes. Yes, the grapes have to be red...she won't touch the green ones!

- Talking ALL the time...I just wish I could understand everything that she tells me! Some of the words that I can understand include: Momma, Daddy, baby, shoes, fall down, dog, mo for Elmo, "A", and her favorite these days - "No".

- Enjoys helping Mommy and Daddy around the house. We can usually count on her to help throw trash away, carry the recycle bins out, put away our shoes, and hang up the jackets. Such a big helper!

- Loves Barney - will give you a hug when she hears the infamous "I love you" song.

- Tries to do everything by her self - pulling up her pants, putting on her shoes, pulling the wagon.

- One of her favorite songs is "Wheels on the Bus" and she will do all the expressions (honking the horn, moving her arms for the wipers, saying "shhh", etc)

Loving on Barney

So excited!

Loves climbing on everything thanks to Little Gym

LOVE that smile!

Wait for me, Daddy!

Visiting her friends at the zoo - if you look closely you can see her reaction in the reflection

Thanks for checking in!

1/8/11

Happy New Year!

We're only a week into 2011 but we're working hard on our New Year's resolutions!

Resolution #1 - No more bottles for Kayla

Kayla was one of those babies who would NOT drink milk unless it was in her bottle. She would drink water from her sippy cup all day but if there was milk in the cup she would take a sip then spit it out and put the cup down. We continued to offer her the milk in the sippy cup but she continued to turn it away. This went on for the last couple months. We finally decided that after the holidays (when we were back to our regular routine) we would just put the bottles away and pray for the best. Out of sight, out of mind, right?

Well, the first couple days weren't easy, but after many tears she finally gave in and took the milk from her sippy cup. It's now day 4 and I'm happy to report that she took the milk from her cup without any crying this evening. Success - Kayla is officially "off the bottle"! Tomorrow I'm going to take Kayla to the store to let her pick out some new sippy cups!

While I'm very happy, I'm also a little sad to see the bottles go. I loved every second when I was able to hold her and give her a bottle. It made me feel like she was still a baby instead of the toddler that she is. Don't get me wrong, I ABSOLUTELY LOVE "toddler" Kayla but I will miss the baby days.

Happy 2011!!!

1/4/11

Christmas 2010

Christmas keeps getting better and better now that we have the little munchkin. She wasn't a fan of Santa, but she did love opening her presents. She even helped pass out presents this year - what a smart little elf!

One of Santa's reindeer stopped by to visit

Checking out all the presents

Kayla and Gigi on Christmas Eve

Playing games with Mommy

So excited about her new backpack

Gigi, Kayla and Gramps

Kent & Mamie

Christmas Morning - time to see if Santa came

I guess someone was a good little girl...

Yep, that's all for Kayla from Santa

Thanks for my new car, Santa!

Merry Christmas!

12/28/10

Fun in the Sun!

We packed our bags and headed to the Caribbean for some fun in the sun before all the Christmas excitement begins! We flew to San Juan then headed to the cruise ship, our home for the next week. It was a great way to see the Caribbean with a 15 month old! Kayla loved running around the ship, watching the shows, and dancing to all the music.

Enjoy the pics....