vivaldi.

i went to texas this weekend to see my friend brandon get married. i've known him since 2nd or 3rd grade. we grew up in the same church. his best man was his best friend ryan, and i went to the same elementary school as him. so many of my memories include them. so we took this picture together. i don't know why i expected them to smile. like grown men. at brandon's wedding. why should this picture be any different than the other 10,000 we took?





it was also great to see A LOT of friends from my hometown. i don't know why i forgot that they'd be there. i would have been even more excited about going if i had remembered.



two of my sisters went to the wedding also. they are neato.



and of course, what would a trip to texas be without some quality time with my niece, kailey? we drove a few hours to where my sister lives and spent a day with her. i got some videos too. she's the best! she's wearing the outfit i bought her before she existed outside of the womb. i bought it for her to grow into. and she did. because she's growing a lot.


this is the cutest smile, ever. she's going through a tongue phase, which means it's always hanging out of her mouth. she was laughing at ME. i made her laugh.




blogger won't let me embed the videos like before. that's really irritating. i'll have to change the layout later. now you have to put forth some extra effort and click on the links.

this first video is of her playing the piano that i bought for her. i just gave it to her that day. i like how at the end she stops and looks up for affirmation. no need to tell her she's the center of the universe. she already knows it. that's cool with me. i was getting tired of the title anyway.

kailey's chops.

this one is of her playing with a straw. it's her favorite thing to do, apparently. if she's like all the other kings, she'll never stop being easily amused by something so small and ridiculous.

.the straw.

and this one is the best. it's her making a lot of CUTE noises when we went out to lunch. sarah told me she does not hold back when she's out in public, and that she is actually louder than normal. to the point where she would be disturbing other people, if it wasn't so cute. i didn't believe her, to be honest. but she was right.

aaahhhhhhh. ahh. ahhhhhhhhaaah.

i'm uploading one now of her crying in the car. even her crying is cute. but i won't put that here. you probably wouldn't agree. she's not your niece