The DK Crew

Confessions of a Two Year Old

2012-10-11T20:59:00.000-07:00

Kylee here....

yes, I'm two.

And I blog.

Don't be surprised.

I mastered the use of iPods and iPhones when I was 10 months old.

*True Story*

So yeah, I can blog.

Since my mom can't seem to fill you guys in on our lives,

here is a DK Update....

KYLEE Style!

No. Not Gangnam Style.

Stop watching so much YouTube.

Anyway
We went to Hawaii!
How my mom missed that... I dunno!

But it was awesome. I learned how to eat sand

became a supermodel

and believed I could fly!

Next,
I learned that every important person wears a tie to Church.

Then
we had some quality dance parties

After that I delved into some literary classics.

Then we went to the beach again!

And finally....
my parents finally came to their senses...

and got me a puppy!
I've only wanted one my WHOLE life!
That's it for now

Olympics

2012-07-27T12:44:00.002-07:00

ba BAAA ba buh bum bum

bum bumpa bud badda bah bum diddily um bum

Don't you love that song?

What song?!

Educate yourself!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4VN64q5vKk

It's that time again folks!

Once every few years we get to watch amazing athletes perform for their country.

Remember when the Olympics were every 4 years and now it's 2!

Thank goodness!

4 years is too long to wait!

So many things that I love about the Olympics

-The Extra Dose of Patriotism

-The Crying Moms

-The Medals Ceremonies

But I love the pivotal moments in the Olympics.

Want an example?

How about 30!

http://nbcolympics www..com/nbcmoments/index.html

I spent an hour or so watching these.

Result: Cryfest!

Can't wait to watch some amazing moments take place in London!
For now... watch this!

Confessions of a Stay-At-Home Mom

2012-05-16T15:43:00.000-07:00

Background needed for this story to make sense:

Our Vacuum broke.

Moving on.

I called the Customer Service for our vacuum, Voldemort.
Yes, I named our vacuum.
Just now.

Why is our vacuum named Voldemort?

1-Because Vacuum and Voldemort both start with V

2- Because Voldemort sucks!

Anymore questions?

Customer Service told us that they would send us packing materials so we could send the vacuum to the repair center.

If it wasn't fixable, it would be replaced since it was still under warranty.

So I'm looking at the directions to pack up the box and they ask that we basically disassemble parts of the vacuum and pack them in.

As I heeded the directions, the thought occurred to me

"I wonder if I can keep taking this thing apart.."

Long story short,

Found the problem.

Fixed the problem.

Took Voldemort on a test drive around the house.

And now Voldemort sucks again!

But here's the best part of the story:

I emailed Daniel my exciting news and he responded with this

"You should have been an Engineer!"

This is me feeling pretty good about myself.

What I learned from my first Triathlon

2012-03-27T20:51:00.002-07:00

This post is about a month overdue.

But in my defense, I've been waiting for the pictures that a certain person took...

*ahem, MOM*

But never fear, I have one from my cell phone.

Don't worry, this wasn't my final set up...

I later turned the shoes around, unstrapped them and taped the fuel to my handlebars.

You're impressed.

Admit it.

I just really wanted to show that I took a towel that said

"It's gotta be Hawaiian"

on it.

But I digress.

First lesson from Triathlon:

Difficult endeavors are the most rewarding!

Ok, you gotta know:

Triathlons are the most bomb-diggity thing EVER!

I felt like I was competing again.

And I haven't felt that way since I graduated high school.

That being said, it was hard.

But I never thought that I could enjoy hard like that.

Much less look forward to another experience similar to that!

But it felt awesome!

I loved it!

Lesson Numero Dos:

That means Number 2.

Didn't know I was multilingual, did ya?!

Share!

No I'm not talking about "Sharing the Road"

That's another post.

This "share" refers to the need to share these experiences with your family, friends and even fellow competitors.

I had my daughter, husband, mom and one of my aunts there cheering me on!

They were awesome! and I was so excited to see them throughout the race!

I also made friends before the race.

We set up our bikes together.

Shared advice, tape and goals to one another.

We cheered and congratulated each other after the race was over.

Great and unexpected perk!

We would probably be friends on Facebook now but I can't remember their names.

I was in "the Zone" people!

My eyes were on the Prize!

Last lesson (for now):

Dress for success!

When you go to the office, you wear appropriate business attire.

When you go to a wedding, you wear anything BUT a white dress.

When you sign up for a Triathlon, PLEASE NEVER EVER wear a French Bikini!

(Complete with triangle top!)

That's goes for the boys reading this too!

And don't worry....

I finished like 45 minutes before her.

That's because I'm loyal to brands like TYR* and SPEEDO*

The lessons go on but most of them are specific to my training and how I can improve it.
And that may be a little boring for you guys!
So I'll stick to my advice about bikinis.

*No, I don't get paid for this but I would gladly become a sponsored athlete if anyone from TYR/Speedo is reading this...anyone?*

Yo+Gurt=??

2012-03-15T12:12:00.001-07:00

You wish your breakfast conversations were as deep and soul-shaking as mine!

The fun starts around 20s in.

10 Reasons why I love Daniel...

2012-02-14T11:51:00.000-08:00

Happy Valentine's Day

Here's list of reasons why my husband is awesome.

Don't believe me?

Read it

He likes musicals and will sing along with me on road trips!

"Once in every show, there comes a song like this..."

He's a great daddy!

Anyone who watches hours of "Yo Gabba Gabba" with their toddler deserves 5 gold stars!

He encourages my anticipation for amazing-looking movies .

Avengers, the Hobbit, Dark Knight Rises

He's a rock star!

If you didn't know, then you should come over for a jam session.

He's introduced me to very nerdy comics

http://xkcd.com/

When I told him that Whitney Houston died, he frowned and then started singing her songs at the top of his lungs.

"I got the stuff that you want, I got the stuff that you need..."

He'll call me in the middle of the day to see how my day is going.

Like yesterday when Kylee was sick.

He supports my hobbies even though it takes time away from him and Kylee.

He's the best cheerleader I've ever had!

He gets me to try new foods

Thai Food, anyone?

He's an awesome friend!

And my best friend!

So here's my song this year...

to my Valentine...
Complete with spanish subtitles :)

And no...

it's not an ode to Whitney Houston...

even though she was one of the most amazing singers ever...

seriously...

ever.

At the dinner table

2012-01-31T21:37:00.000-08:00

The Following story is based on a true DK story.

The scene opens during a typical Dinner conversation in the DK Household,

Katey: Everyone on "Bookface" is going crazy over this singer named Adele.

I've heard her music and I don't get the fuss.

Daniel: Never heard of her.

Minutes later...

Daniel starts humming between bites.

Katey stares.

Kylee begins dancing.

K (to Daniel): Are you singing?

D: Maybe... It's this song that I keep hearing. I think you'd like it.

K: Ok. Sing it for me.

(Sidenote: It's awesome that I have a rockstar hubby that loves music and singing)

Daniel then sings this song....

K: Um... that's Adele. You know the person whose music I don't get.

D: Well, it's pretty catchy.

It's only fair...

2012-01-27T14:59:00.000-08:00

After yesterday's frustration,

I felt a strong responsibility that I should give GOOD examples of great online health resources.

I actually spend a lot of time researching different practices, diets and drills that I can use in class and outside for my own personal training.

My reasoning: if Health is one of my top priorities, then I should spend a quality amount of time learning about it from several types of sources.

You may not agree with some of them and you may even dislike them.

But these happen to be some of my favorite websites/blogs:

Hungry Runner Girl

This girl is hilarious!

Super funny in her blogs and

doesn't mind admitting to her love of Frozen Yogurt!

She also happens to be in the same town where Daniel and I went to college!

(Oh how I miss Cafe Rio)

Team Winter

Amazing and inspiring story of a young girl that races triathlons in honor and memory of her late father.

Run Mom Run

This lady is awesome!

Super fast runner and

she's a mom!

I hope to run fast one day too!

Athleta Blog

Athleta has AMAZING workout clothes but

did you know that they sponsor wonderful women each year?

Among this year is a Cancer survivor, a Paralympic athlete and several other inspiring women!

Runner's World

I like the magazine and I like the website.

There are all sorts of tips for the average (and not-so-average) runner.

I've found it to be quite informative while maintaining a motivating tone.

So here you go.

Yes it's true.

I read a lot of blogs.

I try to make most of them help me THINK about health and fitness.

What are some of your favorites?

Does your mother know that you are doing this?

2012-01-26T13:15:00.000-08:00

Hi.

I'm a Fitness Instructor.

If you didn't know by now, then we should talk more often.

I've been doing for the past two years and it is amazing.

I love exercising and I love teaching.

One thing that I don't love is the social pressure that women feel to

look like something

eat certain things

and even create exercise habits.

I'm not talking about the kind invitation to go out on bike rides

or come to the gym to try a new class.

I'm talking about the extremes.

Let me describe one for you.

Stumbled upon a "health and fitness" blog today.

I used the quotation marks because the bulk of the content consists of fad dieting,

downloading home exercise videos (can we say Copyright Infringement?)

and quotes about how people who more than 120 lbs are abusing their bodies.

I was pretty disgusted by two things:

the lack of compassion (or was is maturity) in the posts and

her misuse of punctuation.

That's not even the worst part.

It's written by a barely 16 year-old girl.

16.
That explains the lack of maturity. Sadly, some people don't have that excuse.
barely 16.
That explains the punctuation....kinda.

But let's go back to my title.

Does you mother know that you are doing this?

Does she have poor self body image too?

Holy Cow, people!
Did you know that there is more to people that what they look like?
And even if you are "thin and slim" that doesn't make you a well-rounded person.
No pun intended.

Now I'm not saying that you should give up any healthy endeavors and camp out at your favorite fast food restaurant.
Eating well and exercising IS important.

But that doesn't mean that you can't have a cupcake once in a while!

And Scene.

P.S. I refuse to put a link to this blog because I won't advertise such garbage... I'll just complain about it.

Difference in taste

2012-01-09T20:51:00.000-08:00

If you must know one thing about our family,

know this:

We love our music!

Now, I don't wanna hear any

"Wow that is so cliché" business

Let me explain...

No, that would take too long.

Let me sum-up:

Daniel likes this:

I like this:

but we both like stuff like this

But we can't exactly go on a long road trip listening to just one band...

Anyone else have a difference of opinion with their significant other?

2012?

2012-01-07T13:00:00.000-08:00

Last year I had a theme.

"I can do Hard Things"

Boy, was that stupid or what?!

There were several hard things that came our way.
And each time something happened,
I kept thinking
"You had to pick that theme, didn't you?"

But

We got through them

Because we can do hard things.

The point of the theme was to stop underestimating myself.

Can't say that I've stopped completely but it's better.

I accomplished things that sounded crazy beforehand

and have set even crazier goals.

But the question I've had is:

"Should I have a theme for 2012?"

"Should I just keep the 2011 theme because it worked out so well?"

So this is what I came up with

L.I.V.E

Learn

Improve

Venture

Endure

Learn

I have so much stuff that I want to learn.

Like how to do a cartwheel

But there's a difference between the things that I want to learn and the things that I need to learn.

Discerning between each is the first step toward becoming more productive.

Improve

Goes along with learning.

Ever heard "Jack-of-all-trades, Master-of-none"?

That's me

Why?

I dunno!

It's in my New Year's Resolution Theme for me to find out!!

Venture

Now's the time for a new adventure.

New skills

New opportunities

New places.

And 2012 is shaping up to fit right in!

Endure

Life can be tough

But I'm tougher.

And it's the attitude that makes the experiences good or bad.

Positive attitudes can make an awful experience seem doable

while the simplest tasks can be difficult because you gripe and complain.

So blog world,

(AKA the 3 people who read this)

come LIVE with me in 2012

(but not literally because Daniel would not like that)

because, like I said,

Life can be tough

But you are tougher

Because you can do hard things too!

P.S. Sorry for the pictureless post.
I will get some more next time.

Look Back...

2012-01-05T06:30:00.000-08:00

In November, we had some pretty fun things happen.

I rode my first Metric Century (62 miles on a bike)

We went to Atlanta

And we had Thanksgiving at home.

December was filled with

Parties

Santa (x2)

Chocolates

and

lights

You may be wondering "Hey! Where's the pictures?"

I didn't put any up because they are all in our Christmas "Card"

Hope everyone else had a wonderful Holiday Season!

Sweet Like Candy!

2011-11-02T11:14:00.001-07:00

This past weekend was pretty amazing!

First we went to the Pumpkin patch!

Why?

Where else would get a pumpkin...

other than Wal-Mart.

Besides, we knew that Kylee would go crazy over the slide!

Daniel took her down twice but I think she would have liked us to buy the slide instead of the big, orange squash.

On Saturday we went to the BooLVD in Lancaster.

Two Words:

Over. Whelming.

In a good way, she still had fun but needed some serious cuddling to recover.

We stayed for 30 minutes and then went to our Ward Halloween Party!

That's when Kylee learned the awesome-ness of Halloween.

On the actual day of Halloween

she even practiced putting things in her bucket.

We went Trick-Or-Treating with a bunch of friends and it was amazing!

Some of the older kids helped her learn the ropes.

But she just liked running around with her friends!

Holidays are WAY more fun with Kylee.

Don't believe me?

You can always come visit!!

Busy, Busy, Bla, Bla, Bla!

2011-10-07T12:34:00.000-07:00

I know you've been thinking,

"Hey! I wonder what Katey and Daniel are up to!"

"I think I need to see another Picture of Kylee, let me check the blog!"

Well before you despair and lose hope, here's a picture that we took yesterday.

Kylee's been sick :(

But one thing about this little bear, she never lets her circumstances effect her attitude.

She's always happy....

unless she's tired or hungry.

But in sickness? Happy!

Also, if you really are wondering what we are up to... I will tell you!

In August, we were busy with this!

Jamie got married!

Then Daniel went here

That's Disneyworld for those of you who don't "Hablar de Mickey Mouse"

And I've been spending a lot of time with this!

Her name is Horizonte!

We're getting ready for this

Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas!

But sad we won't be able to go here

We are still hopeful to see them

Before the year is done.

But in the meantime, we'll be running this

and I may ride this

and run this again (maybe)

And that's what we're up to!

Her Favorite Movie

2011-09-02T10:33:00.000-07:00

BOLT!

I think it's the animals

Found her today like this

Anybody have any other kid movies/shows

with lots of animals and music?

Daddy's Gone...

2011-08-09T20:59:00.000-07:00

He's away for work.

And we miss him.

P.S. Kylee picked out her clothes.

Run!

2011-08-02T15:57:00.000-07:00

On July 4th, we were in Atlanta

Running this...

Can I just say that it was my favorite race that I have ever run?!?!

60,000 Registrants, Over 100K spectators!

This T-Shirt

It's true.

In fact, we may have to make it an annual tradition!

But there's a sweeter story to this event.

When we signed up, I told myself...

"It's time that I beat Daniel. I train harder, faster and more than he does.

It's my time!"

Then I made these intentions somewhat public

when I was interviewed by Atlanta's Newspaper

Atlanta Journal Constitution (AJC).

Don't believe me?

Here's the link to the article.

In it I specifically state that I would like to run faster than Daniel.

At first I kept the article a secret.

But about a week before the race, I told him.

He didn't believe me.

So I showed him the article.

Then we ran.

And I won...by 6 minutes!

And I'm pretty sure that he won't let me off so easily next time!

The Rest...

2011-07-01T03:53:00.000-07:00

Here is the rest of our trip recap.

Why just one post, you ask?

Because it's my blog and I said so... also I’m behind and there are plenty of other things to blog about

Like this:

So here goes:

We went to PCC AKA Polynesian Cultural Center

Daniel learned how to Dance (wooh baby!)

and we ate a lot of food while being entertained by people who dance really well.

Later we wandered the North Shore and hung out at beaches like Pipeline, Sunset and Waimea Bay. The lack of pictures is due to high amounts of sand and my preference to keep my camera Nice.

After that we found ourselves at the Dole Plantation where we learned how to cut pineapple and found really big snails!

We ate at really good restaurants and it was amazing.

On our way down to Waikiki we took these pictures…because Daniel wanted to.

Anyway, We spent the last few days in Waikiki. Took a tour of Iolani Palace where we got to wear awesome booties.

Got rained out of Pearl Harbor but still managed a picture before we found the Duke statue and put leis on him.

We hung out, ate a lot of food and can’t wait to go back one day.

And that was the rest of our trip

Whew! I need a nap!

Hope you enjoyed the pics!

Stay tuned for our upcoming adventures.

Wanted...

2011-06-30T14:58:00.000-07:00

I'm gonna finish our vacation in the next post but first I have a somewhat pressing matter...

Anybody want to send me a recorded Pep talk for my race on Monday?

We're running this race

Requirements:

First,

Experience with sports, preferably coaching a sport.

Second,

Must not be related to me.

I won't take you seriously.

Unless it's my mom's cousin Eddie.

He's a great coach and motivates me like none other!

Well, and maybe my brother Kyle.

Exceptions will be considered, but not necessarily accepted.

Third,

you gotta be motivating.

None of this "I will give you a gold star" crap.

More like

"You get out there and show them what you are made of.

Does it hurt? IT's supposed to hurt! It's a race."

Fourth,

Mp3 format please.

Basically,

I wanna go from this...

to this...

Ready, Set, Go!

A Word about La'ie

2011-06-17T12:06:00.000-07:00

*Disclaimer*

I apologize for the lack of background to this trip.

We went to Hawai'i.

Just me and Daniel.

Kylee stayed with my parents.

We've planned it for about a year.

It was fun and blogworthy.

Hence the blogs.

End of Disclaimer.

If you've been to Hawai'i but never spent time away from the cities and resorts,

I highly recommend spending some quality time around La'ie.

There isn't much shopping.

There aren't many fancy restaurants.

But I've always felt that it's a lot more of what Hawai'i REALLY is.

My dad went to school at this place.

I wanted to go to school here!

But went to the snow instead.

Daniel and I both said "What were we thinking??"

It's peaceful, beautiful and there are plenty of beaches for everyone.

While here

we surfed (or tried) with my cousins.

We were terrible, but I was a very good paddler.

we went to the temple

I introduced Daniel to one of my favorite things in Hawai'i.

Sleeping Grass!

The video didn't upload. Sorry. But know that this little weed is awesome.

It closes up when you touch it!

Shave Ice...

2011-06-14T11:48:00.000-07:00

Yes, we went to Hale'iwa to get something to eat.

But

We also needed to have our first Shave Ice of the trip.

We didn't go to Matsumoto's.

We went another day

Just so Daniel could say he went.

Instead we went to MY favorite shave ice place...

AOKI'S!

Can't say why I like it (other than the shorter line)

But it was pretty awesome.

If you've never had Hawaiian Shave Ice, you might be thinking,

"Hey! What's the big deal? It's just a Snow Cone!"

And that's where you'd be wrong my friend.

If you really want to know the specifics...

Read On.

Shave Ice is made with a different Machine than Snow Cones.

The Machine SHAVES the ice instead of just turning it into little pellets.

With that in mind, you have to shape the Shave Ice more than a snow cone.

Also, when you add syrup to Shave Ice, it SHOULD stay up in the ice instead of going straight to the bottom of the cup.

For even more goodness you can get ice cream at the bottom, cream on top or sweet beans!

Any choice is amazing!!

Moral of the story:

Don't be dissin' my Shave Ice.

It's WAY better than any Snow Cone!

Update at Chinaman's Hat

2011-06-13T18:44:00.000-07:00

I took this picture of Katey wearing Chinaman's hat, but she must have forgotten to put it in the last post. I can't imagine how she forgot. Fortunately I remembered, so here it is!

Katey here... Let it be known that I think this picture is heeedious!

Over-Excitement!

2011-06-13T11:25:00.000-07:00

Contrary to how he's acting in the video, Daniel really was excited to get to the wonderful island of Oahu.

Once out of the airport, we headed for La'ie. It didn't take too long for me to go crazy and tell Daniel to pull over so I could get in my bathing suit.

So we chose this little spot!

Chinaman's Hat!

The water was so beautiful and clean and blue and warm...basically everything that it SHOULD be down in Waikiki but we'll just leave that alone for now.

We got settled into our condo in La'ie and set out for Hale'iwa.

"Why?" you ask. We were hungry.

Get Ready...

2011-06-09T11:39:00.000-07:00

It's coming...

Our Trip to Hawai'i Nei!

Looking back...

2011-05-25T18:08:00.000-07:00

So, I started looking at Newborn pictures of Kylee.

I've been teary-eyed ever since.

Here's Kylee less than 2 weeks old.

Here's Kylee today.

Time marches on. Thank goodness for pictures.