Chicago Trip Part 2

We did a lot of walking in Chicago.

One of those hikes took us to the Sears Tower which is now known as Willis Tower.

Getting close...

They added a Skydeck

(Click on the link above to get a better understanding)

I initially said, "no way Jose!!!!"

But I got up there and thought why not!

It was definitely a mental challenge.
Just stepping onto glass wasn't easy for me!!  

I finally got over it, but didn't last long.

And of course had to buy the souvenir picture to prove it! :)

I told Kris to do a scary face, he said no just act normal.
And then he did this!?!?!  

Seriously, nothing but the open air beneath you, well a few inches of glass...

I tried to capture a picture of it from the outside.

See those little boxes?  :)

Afterwards we headed back toward the hotel.
Saw some neat sights along the way.

Ouch!

Standing in line in the cold for the best crack popcorn ever!!!

*disclaimer:  i have no idea what crack feels like :)

David and Melody

Straight down!

Don't think I can rock the hand on your waist pose

We had a great time in Chi-town!

Chicago Trip Part 1

We had a great time in Chicago!

I won't lie, we froze!!  It was 20 degrees below the average normal.
Should have been in the 60s and it was in the 40s, and rainy, and windy!!

We managed to have plenty on our agenda, despite the weather.  

First up, lunch on Friday!  Delish!

  

We walked around town and hit a few shops.

I bought this cute mini donut pan from Crate and Barrell.  Can't wait to use.  

Friday night was dinner at Gino's Pizza!  Probably my favorite of the weekend!  

Kris being silly outside the Apple store.  Wanted to hit the Weber Grill Restaurant, but didn't make it, and outside Gino's Pizza.

Saturday was our anniversary and we hit Millennium Park, the Navy Pier and had a Chicago Dog!

The dog was split between 6 of us!

While at the Park, we saw 'The Bean'.  I think it's been in some movies, but can't recall which.

Taking your picture in it is a must.

Speaking of movies, have you seen the 80s classic 'Adventures in Babysitting' ?
One of my absolute faves!!!  Remember when the little girl is sliding on the ledge outside a building?
This is it!

I didn't watch Married with Children when it was on, but this is the fountain in the opening credits.

The Art Institute of Chicago

We also went to the Science and Industry Museum (this is a bad pic of it)

Inside it, we went to the Body Worlds exhibit.

It was a little creepy knowing those were real live bodies at one point!

We also saw actual organs (lungs of a smoker, lungs with cancer, etc...)

{something to do while raining outside}

The museum itself was huge.

Even in the crazy cold, the streets were lined with beautiful flowers.

Did you ever watch ER?  This reminded me of some of the scenes of them hitching a ride on the "L".

Here we are hiking to the Sears tower.  Recap of that next!

6yrs Ago Today

Kris and I were married!!

It seems like yesterday, that flew by so fast!

I got ready at my house, and I'm so glad I had Beth's help.
Don't know what I would've done without her!  And my mom!

I loved my hair!!!  And there's actually some fake hair in that bun :)

My mom was about to make me cry!

when did she become a redhead?  LOL

I love this picture of me and my dad looking out the window waiting on the car to pick us up.

We rented a 1947 Lincoln convertible :)

We were married at the beautiful Cooper Chapel in Bella Vista.

It was a gorgeous day!!!

I look so nervous!!  

When I got to the end of the aisle, I saw this... TEARS!!

I was not expecting him to cry, so of course I couldn't let him cry alone ;)

The Chapel is tucked in a wooded area, very beautiful.

I loved our cake, simple but beautiful

One of my absolute favorite pictures of the day!  Still gets me teary eyed when I see it.

This is my dear sweet Granny (my dad's mom).  She passed 2months before I had Jacob, and I know she would've loved both Jacob and Levi to pieces.  I wish they could've known her.  She would sit on the couch with me and Beth on either side and she would let us comb her hair when we were little.  :)  

That makes me laugh.

Ready to start our lives together

And they lived happily every after :)

I love you Lovebug!!  Happy 6th Wedding Anniversary!!

Here's to 60 more! :)

Way Back When-esday

Timeline:  August 2008

Age:  17mos

*oh I loved him as a baby, and the little boy he's becoming!

p.s.  A big HAPPY BIRTHDAY to MEME!!
We love you!!

Army Crawl

As you can tell I have not been blogging much lately.

Our good Nikon camera went kaput.

Actually it's just the lens.  The zoom lens works, but can't take pictures inside the house with it.  

I'd have to stand across the street!  HA!  

And this couldn't have happened at a better time, right?

We leave for Chicago on Friday.  

Luckily my B-I-L is letting me borrow his extra lens.

So I'll treat you to a little video.
It just cracks me up that Levi crawls like this.
He has gotten up on all fours maybe 4 or 5 times, but this is primarily his way to crawl.  :)
Enjoy!

p.s.  that is Jacob you're hearing in the background taking a bath :)

Untitled from Kimberley Key on Vimeo.

Happy Mother's Day!

I've had a great Mother's Day!

My first with Levi, my little love!  

Kris let me sleep in this morning and he got up with our early risers.

Later, they brought this to me:

{laughing that Kris used Jacob's 'Cars' tray}  :)

Jacob was so excited and was extra sweet to me.  I think he thought it was my birthday once he saw the gifts.

Kris definitely out did himself.  He got me a Kindle!!!  I'm so excited!

My sweet momma sent me a sweet card with a Chili's gift card inside. 

And the boys got me a Paul Deen candle, it smells like a pecan pie!! :)

On Friday when I picked Jacob up from daycare, he gave me this:

why they put a pink bow on there, i have no idea.  for me maybe?

I just love being their momma.  I love that I have 2 sweet boys.


I hope I always have Mommas Boys :)

Being their momma is the best thing ever!

And a extra big shout out to my mom, Meme!
She is kind enough to watch the boys next weekend while we're in Chicago.
She has such a big heart!
Thank you Momma, I love you!

Weight Loss Challenge - Week 5

I'm in a rut.
My desire to exercise has just been non-existent.  I only did Shred once this week.

My food intake could have been better too.

I did maintain though.

No loss/no gain.  

0% total weight loss

I'm OK with that.  

I'm not trying to lose weight in a short window of time.

If it takes me a year to lose 40lbs then so be it.  

I won't lie though, I'm a little nervous because next week (13th) I leave for a 4day vacation to Chicago.  

Hello Chicago pizza, dawgs!?  

Hopefully we'll get a lot of walking in!

Smoke & Vows

Making Jacob some lunch and almost had to call the fire department.

Woo wee the house was so smokey!

Oopsy, forgot to add the water before placing in microwave for 3mins!!!  :)

Kris and I went to my coworkers wedding Saturday night.

Before we left, we took a picture and Jacob wanted to be in it too.  :)

It was such a sweet ceremony.  

They wanted to honor God and have the ceremony be about him and not them.

Their wedding party gathered around them after the vows to pray for them, which I thought was so sweet.

Then they took communion.  

I got a little teary eyed.  :)

Thank you Meme for watching the boys while we had a little date night.