Kaylee Kringstad

UND alum. Food enthusiast. Husky mom. Wife to the coolest guy I know.

[Kaylee Kringstad @KayleeGaarder]

@CodyBoyle1 I'm actually not sure she's even human. I took 2 kids to the zoo and felt like I ran a marathon after 😳

[Kaylee Kringstad @KayleeGaarder]

I did not fully appreciate how easy it was to clean my house before kids, or even with just one kid. In 15 years I'll probably be saying something about not appreciating the mess enough now, so trying to remind myself to do that daily.

[Kaylee Kringstad @KayleeGaarder]

Alyvia asks me about 15 times a day if I'm her best friend 🥰 I never catch it on video, and if she stops before I can get it I might cry 😭 if I could bottle her up at this age and make it last forever, I would ❤

[Kaylee Kringstad @KayleeGaarder]

This morning Alyvia told me she likes ketchup on her pancakes 😳 we need to work on our condiment names because I think she would have been seriously disappointed if I had put ketchup on them instead of syrup

[Kaylee Kringstad @KayleeGaarder]

Pre-bedtime fight with Alek last night.

Me: "I love Livy sooo much!"
Alek: "I love her more than you do..."
Me: "No way! We call each other 'best friend'! I definitely love her more."

Fights about who loves our kid more is actually living the dream ❤

[Kaylee Kringstad @KayleeGaarder]

@taylorbirr @Alaireon He's always had a special way with words 😉

[Kaylee Kringstad @KayleeGaarder]

@CodyBoyle1 Just wait until you sit on the bathroom floor for 20+ mins waiting to cheer for poop 😅

[Kaylee Kringstad @KayleeGaarder]

@CodyBoyle1 Congrats to you and Emily 🎉 enjoy every snuggle and sleepless moment because time is a dang thief ❤

[Kaylee Kringstad @KayleeGaarder]

I may not know all of the words to the top songs on the radio these days, buti can keep up when Maui breaks it down in "You're welcome" and my toddler thinks that's pretty great, so I'm still pretty cool to someone 💁‍♀️

[Kaylee Kringstad @KayleeGaarder]

The Super Bowl is so weird because typically people walk away from the TV to grab their snack when commercials come on, but today we'd rather miss some of the game than miss a commercial.

[Kaylee Kringstad @KayleeGaarder]

Liv's current favorite phrase is "My daddy my best friend" and it is just the cutest thing 🥰

[Kaylee Kringstad @KayleeGaarder]

Instead of "peek-a-boo" Alyvia says "peek-you" and I just never want to forget that ❤

[Kaylee Kringstad @KayleeGaarder]

It's unclear which Kringstad, Alyvia or myself, is going to be the most disappointed when the Grinch leaves Netflix next week 😩😭

[Kaylee Kringstad @KayleeGaarder]

I know I should be grateful that my daughter loves to share with me so much; she is usually very sweet about it, but it is much less endearing when a soggy, sucked-on cheezit is being shoved in your face and she won't take it away when you try to politely decline eating it 😷

[Kaylee Kringstad @KayleeGaarder]

Me: I feel like this was about how big I was with Liv before she was born. Definitely getting bigger faster this time.
Alek: yeah right. You were way bigger when you went into labor. You've got a long ways to go.

🙃🙄 well then...

[Kaylee Kringstad @KayleeGaarder]

I'm the worst when it comes to presents. I've come extremely close to giving Liv 4 of her Birthday/Christmas presents already because I think she'll enjoy them so much 🙈

[Kaylee Kringstad @KayleeGaarder]

Liv wanted puppy chow for breakfast. At least the base of it is cereal? 🤦‍♀️

[Kaylee Kringstad @KayleeGaarder]

We have a motion sensored garbage can. Alyvia wants the lid open (unclear why) and it keeps closing after she forces it open. She is very upset, crying and screaming. Alek and I are laughing and letting it happen.

[Kaylee Kringstad @KayleeGaarder]

@CodyBoyle1 I enjoy the ocean as long as I can see what's below me. I've snorkeled near sharks and gotten into the water while they feed 20 feet below me, but ask me to scuba in dark waters and it's a big "nope!" from me.

[Kaylee Kringstad @KayleeGaarder]

I swear my child thinks her crib is Noah's Ark. 2 lambies, 2 rabbits, 2 dolls, 3 sharks, a squishy ghost, and a fox.