tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318958186722565857Tue, 15 Dec 2009 14:56:43 +0000Take a walk with us as Kelsey grows.....http://kelseysummer.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Lori Beth)Blogger334125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318958186722565857.post-7253630309086163856Mon, 14 Dec 2009 05:46:00 +00002009-12-14T00:53:02.920-05:00This is one of the few foods we have not been able to get Kelsey to eat, with the exception of some roasted sweet potatoes I made a few weeks ago. Well, tonight there was a break through folks!! Kelsey and I had stopped by Gma/Gpa McDonald's house after taking daddy to the airport. Gma made dinner for us, roast chicken, peas (K LOVES these) and mashed potatoes. As always I tried to get her to http://kelseysummer.blogspot.com/2009/12/potatoes.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lori Beth)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318958186722565857.post-8613435186650878802Mon, 14 Dec 2009 02:13:00 +00002009-12-13T21:17:08.423-05:00 http://kelseysummer.blogspot.com/2009/12/family-photo-shoot-beach.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lori Beth)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318958186722565857.post-609695819715171444Mon, 14 Dec 2009 01:36:00 +00002009-12-13T21:05:47.874-05:00I've written before about how much Kelsey likes to "help out" in the kitchen. She has always pushed a chair up to the counter. Lou's been very worried about her falling off...for very good reason. She's fallen off twice (luckily she didn't really get hurt either time) After the second fall, we got on the Internet right away and ordered the kitchen helper. We had debated before buying either this http://kelseysummer.blogspot.com/2009/12/kitchen-helper.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lori Beth)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318958186722565857.post-8849372832480030425Mon, 14 Dec 2009 01:29:00 +00002009-12-13T21:30:30.952-05:00We're a little unconventional and the Angel went up first to make sure we could fit her on. This year we gave in and bought a 9 foot artificial pre-lit tree. It pretty much goes to our ceiling, so Lou had to tie the angel on with fishing lineWe decided to let Kelsey stay up past bedtime one night so she could help us decorate the tree. This is the first time we really let her participate and she http://kelseysummer.blogspot.com/2009/12/decorating-christmas-tree.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lori Beth)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318958186722565857.post-3209354336464807931Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:40:00 +00002009-11-21T08:58:01.425-05:00We have the Leap Frog Fridge Phonics, which Kelsey really likes. She likes to press the green button which sings the ABC's. She also puts letters in and then as it sings the phonics part she sings along. I should clarify that her singing along is funny. She now makes up words, and some not so real words, to the songs. If you get this as an email update, I think you actually have to go to the http://kelseysummer.blogspot.com/2009/11/abc-video.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lori Beth)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318958186722565857.post-1534083855389161571Fri, 13 Nov 2009 05:00:00 +00002009-11-13T00:07:42.281-05:00Like always....she's a jabber mouth until I start filming her. At lunch we were talking about Santa and she was telling me how she wanted presents but had to be a good girl for mommy & daddy, and how she wants a horse from Santa. It was so cute I wanted it on video, but as soon as I turned it on she got shy and I had to ask all the questions instead of her freely talking..oh well. Don't forget tohttp://kelseysummer.blogspot.com/2009/11/talking-about-santa-video.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lori Beth)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318958186722565857.post-348474536171324208Fri, 13 Nov 2009 04:50:00 +00002009-11-13T00:00:19.215-05:00Before lunch Kelsey was playing outside (on this gorgeous but gray day). She said "Mommy, look what I draw" I came over and asked her what it was and she said" it's me!" with a great big smile. So enjoy Kelsey's 1st portrait...I figured I had to take a picture of it since it was on the chalkboard and not on a piece of paper I could put in a frame.http://kelseysummer.blogspot.com/2009/11/1st-self-portrait.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lori Beth)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318958186722565857.post-2488780842958250981Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:17:00 +00002009-11-11T14:13:14.208-05:00While we were watching Agent Oso the other morning, they were making peanut butter birdseed pine cones. Kelsey kept talking about them and how you have to tie a ribbon on top at the end. I decided since we have pine cones in the backyard/backlot, that we would attempt this after naptime. I took her out and we collected a few pine cones, cut some ribbon, got the peanut butter and ran out to the http://kelseysummer.blogspot.com/2009/11/for-birds.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lori Beth)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318958186722565857.post-4693591467411384196Tue, 03 Nov 2009 04:37:00 +00002009-11-02T23:44:35.305-05:00Last week I was browsing through Target's dollar spot and found some small plastic glasses that were on clearance for 50% off (yes $.50) I bought 2 and figured we'd give it a go. Yesterday we had a nice family breakfast of pumpkin pancakes, eggs, and turkey bacon. We also had orange juice. I grabbed one of the new glasses out of the cupboard and poured in some OJ about 1/2 way. She did really http://kelseysummer.blogspot.com/2009/11/big-girl-cup.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lori Beth)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318958186722565857.post-4510987659430943974Tue, 03 Nov 2009 04:26:00 +00002009-11-02T23:37:25.026-05:00After a quick call to mom for the recipe and running over to borrow an egg at 7:40 pm from Brenda, Kelsey & I stirred up a batter of Mom's pumpkin bread using a gluten free flour substitute. IT WAS A SUCCESS!!!! Yeah, it tasted yummy and was very similar to the regular recipe using flour. I'm so excited that K-bear will still be able to enjoy pumpkin bread! Next attempt will be gluten free candy http://kelseysummer.blogspot.com/2009/11/gluten-free-pumpkin-bread.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lori Beth)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318958186722565857.post-4793576699160990652Tue, 03 Nov 2009 03:58:00 +00002009-11-02T23:26:51.919-05:00We started out after lunch by heading over to Gma & Gpa McD's to watch the football games while K napped. We figured that way we could get her up from nap and get her dressed over there. Kelsey wanted us to dress up as well, so I was a Vampire (sorta like a witch as I explained to K) and Lou was a Cowboy Sheriff. We then headed over to our friend Megan/Matt's house to meet up with friends to http://kelseysummer.blogspot.com/2009/11/halloween-night.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lori Beth)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318958186722565857.post-8275304246363891831Fri, 30 Oct 2009 21:41:00 +00002009-10-30T17:46:56.452-04:00Kelsey was having so much fun being allowed to stay up past bedtime. She kept wanting me to take pictures of her, and actually smiled for the camera on cue. She wanted pictures with her Morgan too!! So I happily obliged. http://kelseysummer.blogspot.com/2009/10/up-past-bedtime.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lori Beth)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318958186722565857.post-355844281302281795Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:01:00 +00002009-10-30T17:41:27.127-04:00We let K stay up past bedtime last night so we (Lou) could carve our pumpkin. We started by taking the pumpkin seeds out. Kelsey didn't want much to do with this, but did help when a few fell on the newspaper. We decided to do a Mickey Mouse this year. Instead of going with just the basic mouse shape, Lou found a more detailed template to use. It came out really great. I think Lou did an awesome http://kelseysummer.blogspot.com/2009/10/pumpkin-carving.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lori Beth)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318958186722565857.post-1518949510013567081Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:59:00 +00002009-10-30T14:01:53.953-04:00I like to wear my daddy's hat (even though it's way too big on me):http://kelseysummer.blogspot.com/2009/10/like-my-daddy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lori Beth)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318958186722565857.post-1975162088940140006Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:33:00 +00002009-10-26T13:42:49.548-04:00Well, okay since we live in FL it's more like choosing! After nap Kelsey and I met up with Daddy at the Methodist church to pick out our pumpkin and take some pictures. At first she was hesitant, but then she was trying to pick them all up. LOL We missed the fall festival they held b/c we were at Christine's wedding (Lou's sister), but hopefully we'll be able to take Kelsey next year. I'm so http://kelseysummer.blogspot.com/2009/10/pumpkin-picking.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lori Beth)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318958186722565857.post-7529413906803595883Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:42:00 +00002009-10-26T13:58:04.319-04:00Last weekend was a joyous moment in our family. Christine and Gary made it official and were married down at the beach in Delray. Kelsey was in the wedding along with her cousins and she did magnificient. She sat all by herself (next to her cousins Ryan & Colin) in a chair during the ceremony and was soooo good (Mommy & Daddy were in the wedding as well so we were standing). At one point she http://kelseysummer.blogspot.com/2009/10/aunt-christines-wedding-uncle-gary.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lori Beth)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318958186722565857.post-7480141060157886912Tue, 20 Oct 2009 03:39:00 +00002009-10-19T23:44:01.572-04:00I was making a left hand turn today onto a side street. There was a car parked/stopped along the right hand side of the street with their brake lights on about 50 yards away. Mind you, they were on the grass. All of a sudden from my back seat I hear "Dude, get out of the way!" I busted out laughing as she continued to repeat this over and over. I guess I should be happy it was this she said and http://kelseysummer.blogspot.com/2009/10/things-they-say.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lori Beth)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318958186722565857.post-3834608010408051178Mon, 19 Oct 2009 19:23:00 +00002009-10-19T15:26:48.733-04:00 It's mid-October and it was 92 degrees last week!!! Yikes. We did have a blast playing with the bubbles after nap though. But my girl was all red & SWEATY!!!http://kelseysummer.blogspot.com/2009/10/sweaty-bubbles.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lori Beth)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318958186722565857.post-3920886432189674757Thu, 08 Oct 2009 03:03:00 +00002009-10-07T23:07:16.574-04:00It's been 3 weeks and so far I don't feel like it is working. I've seen some worse reactions since we've changed her diet. The only thing I have not concentrated on yet is making sure the soy is totally out. That will be my new focus. I need to call the dermatologist back and check on something. When we got the allergy report, garlic came back pending. So, I'd like to know if it is something we http://kelseysummer.blogspot.com/2009/10/new-diet-so-far.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lori Beth)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318958186722565857.post-3709425688315685826Thu, 08 Oct 2009 02:48:00 +00002009-10-07T23:02:33.511-04:00Last weekend while Lou & I were working in the yard, we moved Kelsey's picnic table out into the grass and shade by the swingset. I let her bring her play dough out to keep her occupied. She's so funny because she only likes to play with one color at a time. She can't open them by herself and kept wanting me to open and shut them. I finally got her to keep the lid off of more than 1 color at a http://kelseysummer.blogspot.com/2009/10/playdough-and-fresh-air.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lori Beth)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318958186722565857.post-3885107726367223773Sun, 27 Sep 2009 04:00:00 +00002009-09-27T00:03:47.639-04:00I bought Kelsey a little cell phone that talks at the dollar store the other day. Some buttons ring when you press them and others talk. Well one has a lady that says "Hello, Can I Help you please". On the way home from the store Kelsey kept hitting this button over and over again and responding to the lady, "No, I'm a big girl!" I finally listened and realized what she was responding too. I justhttp://kelseysummer.blogspot.com/2009/09/no-im-big-girl.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lori Beth)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318958186722565857.post-3086730309732206806Fri, 25 Sep 2009 17:20:00 +00002009-09-25T13:36:37.072-04:00Gma McDonald has a bunch of really Big and Really Juicy yummy watermelon growing in her garden. We have a bunch in our fridge and needed something to do with it so it wouldn't go bad. I had recently read on a yahoo group I belong to about making watermelon puree...so we did just that. I took out the food processor and put it on the island, while Kelsey slid the kitchen chair up to it. I loaded ithttp://kelseysummer.blogspot.com/2009/09/first-popsicle.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lori Beth)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318958186722565857.post-5160524584703585418Tue, 15 Sep 2009 17:36:00 +00002009-09-25T13:46:43.779-04:00Kelsey's bloodwork from her food allergy test came back.....They tested her for 96 foods and she had a reaction to 63!! Luckily 49 of those reactions were low, but she had a few moderate and serious reactions. Moderate means she can have them every 4 days.....those are a bunch of cheeses, pineapple, lamb, soy and gluten (which is in like EVERYTHING!) Her serious reactions are things she can NOT http://kelseysummer.blogspot.com/2009/09/food-allergies.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lori Beth)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318958186722565857.post-1957232620290960709Sun, 13 Sep 2009 23:58:00 +00002009-09-13T20:00:05.896-04:00"PITA CHIPS AND HONEY!!!" was Kelsey's reply....um, let's see...No! How about meatballs and ABC's??? Thankfully she agreed.http://kelseysummer.blogspot.com/2009/09/what-do-you-want-for-dinner.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lori Beth)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318958186722565857.post-2169087102404137214Fri, 11 Sep 2009 17:35:00 +00002009-09-11T13:41:31.509-04:00I had major computer problems and had to totally restart my computer from new. I'll be posting a few blogs in the next couple of days to make up for it....stay tuned!!! Some of the postings will be backdated so you may need to scroll below this posting to see them.http://kelseysummer.blogspot.com/2009/09/sorry-for.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lori Beth)0