Iowa Trip and Kaitlynn's going to be a cousin!

Kaitlynn and I were able to go up to Iowa for a few days because her Aunt Annie came back to visit from Colorado. We had such a great time seeing her and spending time with everyone that I was sad to leave. We went to the airport to surprise her Tuesday night and it turns out she had an even bigger surprise for us! You too can find out in the video below...
Walking around at the airport with Grammy and Grandpa and saying "hi" to EVERYONE she saw along the way!




On Wednesday we took Kaitlynn to the Omaha Zoo. She loved it but once she got out of her stroller she wasn't interested in getting back in! Her Great Aunt Julie and 2nd Cousin Asha came along with us, too!
She kept "woofing" at the goats and after a little coaxing even petted one for a VERY brief moment!
I told Annie I thought Kaitlynn looked like she could be her daughter in this picture but Annie thought Asha looked more like her! Who do you agree with?!? Ha! We love you Ashi!

Grammy and Kaitlynn on the bench swing
She has just started pretend play in the last couple of weeks. It's so adorable! She takes care of her baby and feeds everyone out of bowls, buckets, etc.
Swinging at Grammy's house. She likes it for literally 30 seconds and then says "Go...Go" as she tries to get out. Maybe next summer she'll spend more time in it.
That evening we went over to Jacquie and Dillard's house for dinner. Annie announced their good news to all of the extended family. The video below shows how excited and shocked they were! I think they were all expecting it to be me. Sorry folks! We'll meet Kaitlynn's new cousin and then think about extending our family!

I made her a Big Cousin shirt that afternoon to help Aunt Annie and Uncle Jake make their announcement!
Jacquie tried to get her to wear these stylin' shades but she would only wear them on her head just like Mommy!
Moochin' food off of Annie and Great Grandma Wiese. I'm sure she was saying "bite, bite, bite"
Not too sure if she wanted to get in the pool. It had rained all morning and the water was pretty cold. She tried it for a few minutes with Julie but decided that was enough. I took her back on Friday and she liked swimming with Mommy a "little" bit better. It did wear her out enough to take a good nap, though!
We did sneak away to visit her other Grandma and Papa a few times, too. We spent Tuesday with them, met for lunch one day and even went out to dinner Friday evening with both sets of her grandparents. We're so lucky that not only do our parents live in the same town, but especially that they are friends and get along great so we can do things together!