May Moments

At the end of May, Gabi is 16 months old and more beautiful than ever. She'll take a couple steps between us, but she lacks the confidence to really let go. We've traveled this month and welcomed visitors, and in between, we've had some fun family time (as long as you're not actually trying to feed her a nutritious diet...That hasn't gone so well this month.)

With a new baby coming in just a few months, is Gabi ready for the responsibility?

Daddy eating Gabi is sooooooo funny!

One afternoon, we hung out for a while in our driveway. That's as easy as life gets sometimes.

Who wants Mommy kisses?

More Mommy kisses (with some from Gabi too!)

exposing her to Mel Brooks entertainment from a young age

Jon treated me to a post-Mother's Day treat. I got to enjoy a prenatal massage and manicure while he had fun with Gabi. We then enjoyed dinner as a family that night.

So then there was the day that Gabi figured out how to climb onto adult furniture for the first time. Ruh Roh!


When quinoa is for lunch, a sink bath is in order!

We went to the playground on May 28th, our 16th month birthday. And we were pretty darn cute!

Moments don't get sweeter than this:

And then there's Maggie...

Houston and Mira's Birthday

Gabi and Mommy had a few great excuses to escape to Houston for Memorial Day Weekend, so we went! Unfortunately, this meant leaving Daddy behind 2 weekends in a row (silly air traffic controller's work schedule). Fortunately, this meant 2 weekends in a row with Nana, Zayde, Aunt Sandi and family fun! Aunt Syssa and Uncle Craig got to play with us too!

On Saturday, we had a great time picking fresh strawberries. Cousins Mira and Jacob, the farming experts, knew exactly what to do right away. At first, Gabi observed the process.

Gabi quickly caught on and figured out how to pick the strawberries, find the cousin with the bucket, and drop her freshly picked treasure in. She loved it!

the whole strawberry-picking gang!

When we were done and ready to go home, Gabi may not have gotten strapped into her carseat safely...Maybe we weren't ready yet...

After cleaning off the dust and dirt from the farm and certain babies taking a nap, it was time for Mira's Big Girl BIRTHDAY PARTY! She just turned SEVEN!! When did that happen?

Happy Birthday, Mira! We're so glad we could come to your celebration.

These 2 lady cousins have always played together nicely. This weekend was no exception.

We went to Aunt Syssa's pool and lazy river on Sunday. A little baby dried off the natural way afterwards.

The post-pool sibling bubble bath may have gotten a tad out of control. 

Perhaps someone else should have participated in the bath as well?

On our last day together, we relax, Nana photobombs a selfie, and Gabi shares her cousin's ice cream. All in a good day's fun!

Alyssa suggested I trim the video. I liked it better with the camera selfie, Jacob dancing, Gabi jabbing more ice cream, Mira not caring/noticing/sharing nicely with her baby cousin, and all around Kaye family fun going on the whole time.