There she is, little miss Kiercee with her friend Carter relaxing. We were having a last little shabang with our good friends Marci and Ralph, at their camper with some other close friends before our BIG move to San Diego. This is Kierce for you, she is very good at relaxing! If you want to enjoy a piece of heaven on earth, steel Kierce away for some quiet time cuddling or simply doing nothing together.
Are you ready to get your silly on? You better be if you want to hang out with Kierce! Here she is with a mustache and sideburns at the party! This is not the first time she has been known to sport a mustache either! The funniest story - When Kierce and I went on a date here in San Diego, she found a mustache that someone had stuck onto a painted mural. Of course she decided she would bring it back to life and wear it as we were walking around town! Don't be silly, of course I let her! We had a great time, and people were just in stitches over her manly accessory! ...community building to say the least!
Kierce is completely in her element suited as a grocery store clerk at the Imagination Station back in Toledo. She and Merrick had a blast playing grocery store! Kierce just loves playing the part of a grown up, whether it be a clerk, a Mommy, or a housekeeper! Whatever she decides to be when she grows up, no matter what the job, she will be pleasant and happy while doing it, brightening everyone's day! Just last week she went to town dusting everything! Well, almost everything ;) I just love it when she randomly gets obsessed with cleaning or doing the dishes! lol Although the moments are few and far between, I don't mind the occasional benefit ;)
OK, I know she is just posing for the camera here and was asking for nothing, but this is totally her "can I please have something that I want" face! Either way, I just love it! ...we all know she does not get everything she wants :)
Field day at Jackman Road Elementary this year was a blast for Kierce and her friends Olivia and Thalia! Thalia was exhausted in this picture from running herself silly! I remember Kierce saying, "I just can't run anymore with Thalia! How does she keep running Mom?" Thalia has that competitive spirit, just like her sister Rowan! Kierce on the other hand, was just there to have fun! I can appreciate all of the spirit involved! Kierce and I also had fun picking out a yellow shirt at the second hand store for her to wear for field day. She is a little shopper in the making, bargain shopper that is!
Happy as ever at Dad's last baseball game in Toledo!
We had a nice going away party at a park near our home before we shoved off to San Diego. Kierce was sure to give her Gamma a giant sized hug, before she left the park, giant enough to last at least a few months! We are so very excited for her visit this next month!
Kierce was elated when she got a surprise visit from her cousin Trinity only a few days before leaving the state. They had fun checking out the moving van together, and just loving on each other! Kierce cannot wait to play with you Trin, when we come home to visit!
A couple days before we left, we were lucky enough to get one last trip to Cedar Point in with my parents! Kierce was sooooo thrilled to ride the sky ride with her Grandpa! I have a feeling Kierce will be riding all the rides before you know it, since it takes a lot to scare her!
Day 1 of Our Journey to San Diego
Kierce giving Grandma K and Buddy an extra hug and kiss before leaving that morning from my parents house!
There's our silly Kierce!
The first thing Kierce did when we got to her Cha Cha Andi's house for a visit was get right down on the floor to mirror her cousin. Kierce sweetly took a few minutes to get into sync with her cousin Hailey. It was a neat reunion since it had been months since their last visit with them! It looks like she was taking notes, and she probably was! She is my note taker, she is always taking notes and I just wait for the random deep questions later, in the car! The deep questions usually come in the car, since she was a wee one! The bulk of the questions came the years that Merrick was a little thing (not chatting up a storm yet) and Rowan was in full day school! I do miss those days!
Day 3
Day 4
In this very short video, Kierce is making light of a previous situation we experienced on our trip in this video. A glass trinket magically fell off the shelf when she was at a truck stop trying on a hat! I watched it happen, and have no idea how it happened, because there is no way she could have touched it!! Now you can be in on our inside joke. This was definitely a memory we don't want to forget!
Kierce could spend hours at any tide pool we come across! I am going to guess that her favorite creature we have found at these tide pools was a giant sea snail! It was sooo cool! We even got the opportunity to talk to the girl that got inked on by the sea snail, and check out the ink in a small tide pool!
Walking on a trail along the ocean to see a gorgeous sunset!
This is proof that Kierce definitely has a serious side! We had a blast visiting an old time 4th of July celebration in a neighborhood not too far north of San Diego! Kierce is stringing beads for a celebratory necklace!
Whenever we get to the ocean, I always find Kierce just gazing out at the at the vastness, soaking in the moment. And on the other hand, I always find myself trying to breathe in or capture even an ounce of her peace in any way I can, even if it is with a simple click of the camera.
Rowan inspired me to have a mini photo shoot at a neat storefront area! As you can see, we had a blast! I can just hear the belly laugh coming from Kierce! ...its contagious!
Pretending she is flying like a bird is one of Kierce's most favorite things to do when we walk to the end of our street. I love how she inspires all of us to just stop and enjoy life, and who couldn't with this gorgeous view!
One of my absolute favorite moments in life is when all of my children are playing happily with one another! I am sure any Mother would agree. My second favorite moment is when my girls are enjoying time together! Actually, Kierce and Merrick have been playing with each other more often lately. They play pretend and other various games. It is so cute to watch Kierce take after her big sister by being the big sister to Merrick! On this gorgeous day, we were at Imperial Beach's famous sandcastle competition. All of the kids were inspired to build with sand themselves, but Kierce was especially interested in the sand that particular day!
Kierce just loves spending time with little miss Eva her sweet cousin! We had such a fun time at the zoo this fine day! Kierce is always looking for any opportunity to love on Eva! She feels lucky to get even a few minutes with Eva nowadays, because its an understatement when I say that Eva is- on the go!
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Happy at the Padres!
Silly at our wedding Anniversary dinner!
At Home Photo Shoot
Getting a little silly at the end of this fun photo shoot!
Kierce is showing me her new grin after loosing the third tooth in the front! She has now lost all four front teeth! Its precious to hear her get so excited while telling a story about loosing each one of them! I do have to say that she is doing quite well at coping with being fairly toothless! She still eats apples occasionally! You'll have to ask her how she does it :) She was stoked when she noticed that one of her upper central incisors was coming in!
Taking part in the surf competition was definitely a highlight for Kierce this summer! She had a great time, and left with a trophy for participating! This was an amazing day that none of us will ever forget! One of her past times is cleaning her trophy!
Kierce loves her time at home, she always has. It was actually a little difficult to pry her away from her domain for the first day of school. Yes, there are so many unknowns going into a new school, knowing not one person. I was so proud of Kierce accepting this challenge with a smile on her face even with the many uncertainties! Let me tell you that Kierce's smile was even bigger when I picked her up at the end of the day! She had so much to say about her fabulous first day of school! She did mention missing her teacher for the past two years, Mrs. Brandjord. Hey, Mrs. Brandjord is definitely missable! However, she is absolutely loving her new teacher this year, and has even made a few new friends named Perla, Elizabeth and Nalani. Kierce loves the two recess times they get everyday and the early release day they get once a week! Who knows what this fine fall will hold for Kierce, but I will be sure to update you at the close of the season!
