It was time for a Haircut!!

I knew Kingston needed another haircut. It was getting in his eyes and starting to look like a mullet but I couldn't bring myself to do it or have it done where I would have to witness the aftermath! Since he's visiting my family this weekend I mentioned to my sister that it might be a good time to give him a trim since she cuts her boys hair all the time. I was imagining this would happen on Sunday as an afterthought before they brought him home to me and I would be missing him so bad I wouldn't even notice. Not the case. She called me at 7:30 this morning and said check your e-mail I trimmed Kingston's hair and sent you pictures.






I have to admit it does look pretty cute even if I did cry a little!! Not because I don't love it only because my sweet little baby is looking like a little boy!!

Kingston Kronicles

This is the reason Kingston had to have a helmet. That's right folks we have our very own bike rider! Alfred and I have been riding quite a bit lately so we decided rather than riding separately we'd get a baby bike seat so we could all ride together and we're so glad we did because Kingston loves it! Cell phones are something we thought we'd have awhile to worry about but no, Kingston picks them up whenever he sees one and starts gabbing away! I have to admit it's too cute!

Saturday Kingston and I went to A Monkey's Tree house in Bellevue to play and had such a great time. The Lego's were his favorite. If he found them anywhere else he would bring them to the peg board to try to put them on there. I think we have a smarty!

Saturday evening Alfred and I sat up Kingston's pool on the back porch while we worked and played outside and he loved it even if it was a bit cool.

Thursday Kingston is heading to West Virginia for the weekend so he can hang out with my family while Alfred and I go to Brewfest so I'm sure we'll have plenty to tell you about this weekend!

Kingston Kronicles

The Kingston Kronicles is going to be a new edition to Just Us, this is where you can read about all things Kingston. I'm going (hoping) to update this atleast once a week with the things he's been into. For this first edition we're going to share some of Kingston's new favorite things.

Line Dancing! Always the fan of dancing he's now taken it to the next level and in this particular shot he's mastering Soldier Boy!

Glow sticks!! Someone dropped a box and he quickly picked up about 100 of them! Good thing daddy can teach him to dance with them, therefore combining 2 of his favorite things!

Chasing girls! Need I say more?

Playing in boxes while mommy puts his clothes away!

Unrolling all the toilet paper in the house every chance he gets!

And his newest favorite thing required mommy and daddy to make this adorable purchase -- but more about that later! We have to keep you coming back for more Kingston Kronicles!

Boom Boom Pow!

What a difference a year makes!!

4th of July 2008
This fourth of July weekend has been a blast! I got an extra day off work so Kingston and I met our friends Rachel and Oliver at the zoo on Friday for a little fun. Kingston could have cared less about anything except the little water area. Once we got there he was in heaven!! He was such a big kid working his way to the front so he could get splashed, of course when it was time to leave he threw a fit like I was kidnapping him, good thing Rachel had some fig newtons!

Bright and early Saturday morning Kingston and I got up to do the "I run for the Party" 5K downtown with some of work friends. We had a blast even if I did discover too late that I would have to do the race with 2 flat tires on my jogging stroller! Oh well I figure this way I got an extra are workout! And Kingston did much better in this 5K then he did in the Zoo Run when it was freezing outside!



Finally on Saturday night Alfred got some time off so we could go see some fireworks together. Our friend Elizabeth gave us Kingston's patriotic outfit when he was less than a week old in a bag of hand me downs and I've been waiting until this night for him to wear it!



Kingston thought the fireworks were pretty cool. He was very calm during the entire event and just laid on me watching all the pretty colors!


This is the 2ND year in a row we've watched fireworks at the Church by Crockett Park, with our friends. We have such a good time. We get there early have a picnic of Mexican food, play cornhole, listen to music and just hang out until the main event. This year was a little rainier than last but we still had a blast!

We have one more party to go to tonight then it's back to work for mama! I hope all of you had a safe 4Th of July!

15 Month Update

Kingston turned 15 months old yesterday and it just so happened that his 15 month appointment fell was on the actual day:

Official Stats:

Weight 21.63 lbs 12.72 percentile
Height 29.5 in. 9.08 percentile
Head 18.5 45.2 percentile

He is such a cool little dude. I know I say this all the time but it's so true. He is so laid back. He rarely, if ever cries. He laughs all the time and gets the most of life. Ocean, no big deal I'll jump in, pool-dunk me I love it!

His favorite things right now are bubbles, all things water and dancing! He dances constantly to anything that sounds like a beat. He even got voted toddler with the most rhythm in his day care class! He loves watching So you think you can dance, Barney and Sesame Street.

He currently has 10 teeth and loves to show you his big smile any chance he gets. He eats everything you put in front of him, we haven't found anything he hates. He loves to flirt with the ladies and when we go out and eat he spends most of the time hamming it up for the server. He still doesn't say very many actual words. Mama, dada, papa, uh-oh is about all we get but he sure thinks he can say a lot and talks all the time!

He walks everywhere and is becoming more and more independant. He climbs stairs but has no clue how to get back down :)! He closes everything. a door or cabinet can't be open or he has to shut it! This is such a neat time in our lives. I don't want to forget the giggles, the firsts, the squeals of excitement with everything new! It is so awesome being Kingston's mom, I am in awe of him everyday!

Kingston's first Beach Trip

Last week we went to Amelia Island Plantation, FL with my mom and dad, my sister and her 3 boys and Alfred's mom and dad. We met my friends Annie and Mark and there family there. It was amazing! The Plantation was more than we ever could have asked for. Very private, very

family oriented, very relaxing--In a word Perfect! Here's some pics from the week!
As you can tell Kingston loved it!! We all did!!! He dived right into the sand and the Ocean and didn't look back!! Good thing mom and dad were there to save him!! What a great week!

One Crazy Weekend!

My parents were nice enough to come down this weekend and keep Kingston while Alfred and I did the Muddy Buddy on Sunday. My mom finally talked me into letting her trim Kingston' hair to get it out of his face. It wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be and I didn't even cry! Kingston was a bit squirmy though. Stay tuned for a picture of the finished product later in the week! I will say he is still one handsome little guy!

Now on to the main event of the weekend. Alfred and I woke up at 5:00AM and headed to Cheatham County to compete in the Muddy Buddy as Team Ralph (Get it Alfred and Rachel :)! It was a packed house.
We finished the race in about 1 hour 40 minutes which wasn't a great time but we didn't come in last and we finished which on leg 3 where I had to push my bike up a 1/2 mile 9 degree hill I wondered if even that would happen. But we did it and the obstacles were a blast and not as hard as I thought they would be.

Here's me crawling under the net at obstacle 3!

The best part for me was getting to do this with Alfred and knowing that no matter how long it took me to finish he would be waiting for me cheering me on and ready to jump in the mud pit together! Of course the Red Hook Beer Garden at the end wasn't bad either!

And when it was all over we got to come home to our biggest fan!

Play Time!

Kingston and I got home from daycare today and found that Daddy had been hard at work taking out the old couch in the bonus room and putting together a play area! Kingston was so excited he could hardly contain himself! He now has his very own slide! And mommy was very happy the old couch was gone!
These pics are from our weekend pool party but I thought they were cute so I wanted to share!

Well gotta go grill! Have a great weekend! We will be doing the Muddy Buddy so if I survive I will post pictures!

14 Month Update!

I don't have any pictures to post this week I left my camera at my friend Lori's so my cute pictures of Kingston playing in the pool will have to wait until later. But since Kingston was officially 14 months old yesterday and it's been a pretty big week I wanted to do a quick update. Kingston went to the doctor twice this week and both times he weighted in at 21 pounds!! Yippee!! We finally broke the 20 pound mark.

He has also been a drooly little dude and we finally discovered why, he's getting his molars!! One has broken through and another one should be through any day. He's been a little fussier then usual which for Kingston isn't bad since he is a very chill little dude.

He's also really taken off in the walking department. If he falls he has learned to get back up instead of crawling. He's doing so well we passed his walking toy along to our friend Ian!

He eats everything we put in front of him. He prefers some things to others but so far we haven't found anything he hates which is good. This week he tried imitation crab meat and portabella mushrooms and loved both of them.

This weekend we went to a pool party and Kingston loved the water. He was a little fish and loved to be dunked under so he could kick back to the top. I have some pictures that I'll post as soon as I get my camera. We all had a great time and want to say thanks to Lori, Jason and Ian who opened there home up to many many babies for a very fun day!


Last night we went and played games at our friend Rosanna's and had a great time. Kingston was the only boy baby there with 3 girls. That seems to never happen! Today we are hanging out at home, catching up on chores and waiting for Daddy to get home, it's great to have an extra day off to do nothing but relax!

A Storybook Day!

Two years ago I walked into a bar and yelled at a boy for sitting at my table. We began to talk, I played hard to get for about a week, we went on a great date. I talked about him while sitting on the beach with my mom. I said I never met anyone so determined to treat me well. She said that's how my dad was when they met. I knew he was special but I didn't know he would change my life and we would get married one day and have a beautiful little boy. Two years ago I didn't know I could be so happy, I didn't know I could have everything I never knew I wanted and be happier than I've ever been in my life! The two of them are my life, my entire world. They mean more to me than I could ever express in words! I am so lucky!

Since we are living our fairy tale we decided to go to the Renaissance Fair today so we could tour the ultimate in fairy tale land, a castle! I don't think we realized what we were in for though. It was a great people watching event and we had a blast!

Watching the Joust!

Almost getting eaten by a tree man!

Taking Kingston his first bus ride!

And of course we saw our castle!

What a great weekend with my wonderful husband and little bitty boy! I am so blessed!

Steeplechase-One Muddy Good Time!

I'm a little behind on the Steeplechase post but with it being mother's day and my birthday week we've been a little busy. This year some of our friends got a tailgating spot at Steeplechase and invited us to go so we decided to do that instead of going out of town for my birthday! It was an absolute blast! There was mud everywhere but that somehow made it more fun!

Yes I wore white! Probably not the best decision I've ever made but it all worked out! And my beautiful hat was decorated by my wonderful husband! Who knew he was so good with flowers he sure didn't! It was a great day!

Then to make the weekend even better I got a yummy cake decorated by Kingston and Alfred! How did they know to get me my 2 favorite things Kingston's artwork and cake!