The Kays - Ryan, Neeley, Tripp and Piper: 2010

Punta Cana

Ryan and I had a great time in the Dominican Republic in June. It was absolutely beautiful and relaxing. We loved every minute of it!
Our day consisted reading, swimming and napping on the beach. It was awesome!

The picture is a little foggy due to the humidity.

We went zip lining one day. I was surprised (and thrilled) that Ryan agreed to it. After a 45 mintute ride through the country (which was really depressing) we arrived for our adventure. The course consisted of 11 lines, the longest being 900 meters. The area was so lush and green.

Looking back to our resort from the beach.

Drinks were included!

I could totally go back.............

The first of six date nights!!! I had my husband all to myself, I was able to eat my dinner when it was served rather than getting two little ones squared away, We actually had conversations during the whole meal rather than between spills and requests. As much as I missed my kids, I loved the time spent alone with Ryan. Being together without any interruptions reminds me how lucky I am to have such an incredible husband and best friend.

View from our balcony.

What an amazing trip. I would highly recommend this place to anyone looking to get away and relax.

Did you know............

1. I am a freakin' idiot

2. A crazy whirling sound coming from your car means your starter is out

3. You should bring a vehicle with enough power to get all your purchases home from the store

4. If you call dispatch they send out emergency vehicles

5. Husbands are sometimes (although not often) right

Tough lessons to learn in one day! Sunday was one of those days that you wish you would have stayed in bed! Ryan woke up Sunday excited to make his first Sunday Dinner in our new house, I ran to the store (this is when I found the starter had went out in the car) to get everything for him. I didn't let this get me down, I knew it wasn't a huge deal since we don't have to have two working cars right now. While the roast was in the oven I suggested we run "real fast" to Lowe's to get the materials we needed to put in the fence. Our quick trip ended up lasting almost 2 hours. The kind boy helping us knew less than I did about fencing which pretty much left everything up to me to figure out. This was a little tricky with two kids screaming and a frustrated husband. When all was said and done I had two pallets and two carts of materials. Before we paid one of the employees asked which vehicle they would be loading everything in, when I told him about our little truck he informed me that there would be no way our truck would be able to handle the weight of everything I was trying to purchase. I felt totally stupid as I had to walk out the door after having wasted my time, Ryan's time, nap time and employee time. I had time to think on the way home, and realized that it could have been worse. I will just go to Home Depot and get the materials next week! We came home to our Carbon Monoxide Monitor going off for the 2nd day in a row. I had just had them hung on Thursday and had replaced the batteries at this time as well. I couldn't figure out why it was going off again. When I asked Ryan what he thought I should do he told me to go buy a new one at Wal-Mart and see if it picked anything up. Instead of listening to my "oh so smart hubby" I decided to call the dispatch number and see if they had a number for a company that could come and look at it. The operator asked why I was calling and I casually explained that my alarm was going off for the 2nd day in a row. She freaked out, told me to get everyone out of the home and that emergency vehicles would be coming. I started laughing and told her that was not what I had in mind but it was too late. It was so freakin embarrassing. I had to hide out back until they came (with lights on) and try to put this whole thing to a stop (meanwhile Tripp is jumping up and down on the front porch with excitement). Great way to meet our new neighbors!

Piper Turns One.....Oh My!

I had everyone who attended the party bring an old button to put on a picture frame that I had put "cute as a button" in vinyl lettering. I hope this will be a fun keepsake for her to have.

Piper really enjoyed her cake. She had a hard time diving into it at first but as you can see she figured it all out!

I can not believe that my little baby is one. Time has FLOWN by yet I don't remember life in our house without her. Piper is full of fun, I don't post often and for those of you that I don't talk to or see often I will give you a quick update Piper. I would guess that Piper weighs around 22 lbs. (much lighter than tripp was at this age!!). The week of her birthday she FINALLY started walking around furniture and grew the two largest front teeth I have ever seen! She is starting to show a little personality and can be a little feisty at times. When she gets really upset she throws herself backwards and screams at the top of her lungs, luckily this only lasts for about 10 seconds and it is not very often. Piper absolutely adores her big brother and thankfully he adores her just as much. She is still a really easy going girl; sleeps well, eats well, and goes with the flow. I would say my only frustration is that she will not take a sippy cup. I have visions of a 3 year old that I am still packing around because she refuses to walk and you guessed it.....she is holding a bottle!