Roadtrip to Little Rock

Kyley has made the drive to Nebraska a handful of times, but we have never taken a road trip anywhere else until this past weekend.  We had made plans months ago to make the trip to see the Browns in Little Rock, AR for Austin's 3rd birthday.  This also happened to be her daddy's birthday weekend!  Actually, except for the fact that we couldn't travel last year...it has kind of become a tradition for us to make the trip to visit the Brown's on this weekend every year to celebrate their birthdays which are just 2 days apart!  

Kyley and mommy patiently waited for daddy to get off of work so we could begin our journey South.  But as the day went on...we got a bit anxious...to make the longest drive she has taken yet.   As I was getting everything ready so we could hit the road as soon as he got home, she had to take her turn at the wheel;)!  She was ready to go!  It took us about 8 hours to get to their house with potty breaks, dinner stop, gas, and daddy's turnpike detour.  Overall, Kyley was a trooper.  She played, talked, watched a show or two and slept the last 4 hours of the trip.  However, she was wide awake the minute we pulled up to their house and ready to say hello to Lacy and Paul!

We always have so much fun with the Brown's, and we really wish they lived closer.  Kyley truly adores Austin, and she watched every move that he made.  She wanted to be doing whatever he was doing, and if she wasn't she was yelling at him for his attention.  Friday was Austin's actual birthday, so we went out to dinner with Lacy's family to celebrate.  When we came home we continued to celebrate with the cupacakes her mom had made for both of their birthdays.  Kyley loved singing to her daddy and Austin!

Saturday was the day of partying.  We started out the morning at a kiddie birthday party at a gym.  Kyley was not quite big enough to go play alone, but mommy took her in to check out a few things in the gym.  She also got to play basketball with her daddy.  Kyley loved watching all of the other kids, and you could just see it in her face how much she wanted to be running around with them.  Kyley had another first (so did her mommy)...Chik-fil-a...and she love, love, loved it (so did her mommy)!  She ate it up!  We need to figure out why there is not one in Wichita yet????

Austin's party was at the house late Saturday afternoon.  OMG...there were so many kids for Kyley to play with and watch.   We weren't sure she would know what to do with all of the people, but she wanted in on the action.  The only bad part about that is that she was the smallest one there and not quite as mobile as the rest of them:)!  Kyley could have cared less.  She was crawling in and out of everywhere and everyone.  She was in heaven.  She was living it up...our social butterfly and party girl!  By the time the day was done...Kyley was done.  I am not sure she had played that hard before.  

Sunday came way to fast.  Time sure does fly when you are having fun.  However, there was still time for a little more fun and time to celebrate her daddy's birthday before we hit the road.  The Brown's made a yummy breakfast for her daddy, and Kyley had time to play with Austin just a little bit more.  When it was time to go she had no problems passing out more kisses goodbye...well to Austin anyway which she had been doing all weekend.  We better watch out...although we would arrange that marriage now if we could!  

Then we were back on the road to home.  Kyley was once again a good little traveler despite the fact that she didn't sleep more than 40 minutes.  She enjoyed her toys, books and her favorite movie Happy Feet.  She wasn't impressed with my picture taking though.  I just wanted to capture this moment...her first real road trip and the end of our Summer travels.  Is the Summer really over???  If it is...at least we can say we had some fun times!!