from the 4th till now

OK, well our big plans for the Fourth of July were to get Kaylee into her big girl bed so that the crib could be moved back into the nursery. That being said, we made no plans that would require us to deviate from any of our sleeping/napping routines (ie we made NO plans.)
We did however, go grocery shopping.
As you can see we decided to tucker Kaylee out so that she would indeed sleep, no matter where. We put her right to work with her very own Kaylee-sized shopping cart.
She loved it, zooming through the aisles and wouldn't even look at Daddy for a picture!
Then on Saturday we went up north a bit to my cousin's place on the lake. They use a golf cart to get around up there, so Kaylee had to try that out.Kaylee was having a good time coloring and playing and exploring a new house.
However, things took a turn when Kaylee spiked a pretty high fever, so home we went, much earlier than expected.
Sunday we laid pretty low, monitoring Kaylee's fever which at times spiked over 104 degrees! I guess I should get used to this, Daddy spiked and still spikes very high fevers when he is sick, and apparently Kaylee is going to take after him.
However with some Children's Motrin...Kaylee wanted to get up and dance.
The Hot Dog Dance from Mickey Mouse Clubhouse to be specific.
So dance she did!
And here was her "tada" at the end of the dance.

"Thanks for dancing with me Daddy!" said Kaylee.
Then it was time to rest again.
"Ack, oh no! Its the tickle monster," Kaylee shrieked with glee.
As you can see, she just wasn't fast enough to get away. How disappointing!
Yesterday, we went to our local beach with Daddy. Kaylee was very brave and even ventured into the water by herself all the way up to her belly button.

But mostly she stayed near the shoreline.
We met up with Kaylee's friend Sophie and her Mommy there. Sophie really wanted Kaylee to try the slide that went right into the water. But Kaylee wasn't so sure...
"Fine more turns for me then," said Sophie. Kaylee was glad to just watch.
Then it was time to build some sand castles...or something!

The girls worked together to make something alright...a big mess! But a good time was had, so nobody was complaining.
This morning we thought we'd try another shot at Kaylee the Grocery Shopper. So here she is again, taking in the cart.
And picking out our fruits and vegetables.
"Gosh, Mommy and Daddy sure do make me work hard," thought Kaylee. Well, we thought it was about time she learned to earn her keep!
And that, as they say, is that!