Who's going to create smell-a-blog?

I would send them a smell-a-blog of roses.  I would have preferred roses over what I got when I opened the door to Kayden's room the other day...

These nasty little hands, which I normally find so precious and nom-able, made a MESS.  To say the least.

Kayden seemed ecstatic to show me her 'artwork'...

And confused as to why I was making the "I might die/puke/cry/whywhywhy" face...

But as soon as she realized that I was laughing at the same time as almost crying and puking she went along gleefully to show me that she didn't miss a spot on anything she could reach.

You would think I would only let this happen once right?  Wrong.  This was actually the second time.  The first time, I woke up to her happily occupying herself in her room so I decided to get some things done.  Twenty minutes later, I went in, to find a mess, not as bad (but obviously always bad), but a mess none the less.  I did the whole sha-band of wipe down and vowed that it would never happen again.  Not on my watch at least.  (Daddy was lucky enough to be at work).  Welp,  the other day I heard her wake up from her nap, and went in right away leaving her no time, or so I thought.  She is a silent artist.  A sneaky one.  A proud one.  And hopefully a never-again-one.  

I recently came across a blogger who had posted about her daughter smuggling in a purple permanent marker ... eeek! Ya.  <-- Take a look.  Scary!

My point...

Kayden, I will always support you.  Shoot for the stars baby girl.  But I plead and beg for you to never show your artistic abilities in the following ways:

• Purple permanent markers.  Or any color for that matter.  Mommy's very anal about the walls, lets put that out there right now.
• No poop anymore, that'd be great, thank you!
• Playing hairdresser on anyone that is an alive, moving, breathing, creature.
• Make-up disasters.  Nail polish disasters.  Paint disasters.  My poor poor carpet.
• Carving.  Somehow wood shouts "please carve into me" to all children.  

I'm sure there are many more scary art projects in the future that I can't think of/will never think of until they happen.  I plan and hope to keep Kayden's creative side very busy!

-xo-

Tator tot loves balloons!

She loves balloons so much!!  I can't wait until her birthday, there will be a lot of balloons =D!

We got this from a restaurant we ate at a couple weeks ago, as soon as we walked in Kayden started pointing and pointing and reaching and wanting.  I snagged her one to keep her pleased at the table, which worked, until it came off the string and flew up into the super high ceiling.  Luckily it went behind something and Kayden got distracted.  However, as we walked out, she pointed and pleaded in her cute little way, and I grabbed another for the ride home ;-p.

<3 I love how she crinkles her cute little nose <3

Watching TV with her stroller and cup =)

She is too much fun!  She is getting really good at walking, and is loving to climb.  She climbs on annnything that she can!  And I mean anything.  I'll have to start catching pictures of her doing it.  She's such a dare-devil!

Just heard her wake up from her nap -- and I've learned my lesson that I need to go grab her out of her room quickly ... explanation & pics soon to come ... ;-)

Ponytails and Cellophane Rolls.

Wittle munchkin got her first ponytail! =D Yaaaay!

I work on the back dining room table and Kayden hangs out with me =).  This particular day I used the end of the cellophane so she got a cool new toy.

-xo-

Happy Forf!

We spent our forth just hanging out with my mom and Jerry and bbqing.  Fireworks were forbidden here in the desert because of all the tonnnns of fires (last I heard it was 23?).  So everywhere (Walmart, Grocery Stores, etc) took their fireworks off the shelves!  I think they had a show about 45+(and traffic, oh god!) minutes from our house but we decided to just hang around the house with some good food and drink and not drag grumpy girl out past her bedtime for some maybe-fireworks.  Ok with me! =)

We, of course, had to do some Chloe Chic Bowtique modeling with Kayder's new forth of July bow. =)

Mmm, cheerios!

Oh no!  I've been spotted.

"Mama, pleeeease give me all these goodies you have!"

"Riley, seriously, I put them all on my 'tray' for you, now take them!"

She is connnstantly chasing around Dozer, trying to get him to take whatever she has (which often is, acutally his toy), and sometimes he'll get brave and come try to gently take it from her hand, but then gets sketched out and confused because she doesn't let go and just the right time.  She holds on strong.  But then chases him some more until he will try again.  Sometimes this game is successful, and Dozer will run away delighted, but usually not.  Lol!  Riley though, shown above ^, will just let Kayden do prrretty much, anything.  Kayden's newest thing is trying to find anything to boost herself onto the couch ... Riley is often the "thing" she finds.  Poor Riley.

And just for the record -- our dogs are not forced into these situations.  They are fully aware that they have many places to go to get away from the monster, ie their mattress on the floor in our room that turned into their bed (spoiled, I knowww), or my closet floor that they have taken all kinds of comfy stuff into and made their own bed lmao, or their kennel (which is supposed to be their spot lol!), or ... you get the picture lol!  But they like to hang out and get stepped on ;-p.

This was about a month ago already!  Holy smokes time flies!

Clapping =)  Ah my wittle baybay is growing so fast!

She got her first big owchy, poor thang!

HAha silly billy!

My precious little girl, you are so fun and so amazing everyday.  You make every day brighter (even though sometimes you are so cranky and I get so cranky) and I'm so extremely thankful and proud to call you mine!  I can't believe how much you've grown and changed, and how much more you will.  I dread the day you don't let me nom nom on your love chunks.  Mmm, you're sweet as pie and I'll love you forever.  =)

Mr. & Mrs. Rodriquez =)

It was a lovely day, that 17th day of June, 2011.  A lovely day for many things,  especially for love.  And love there was.  Lots of it.  People in love, people celebrating love, people doing what they love.  I personally, love photographing, so thats what I was doing.  But you would never know, because my piece o' crap computer decided to delete every, single picture of the wedding!  

Of course right.  I've had thousands of pictures on my computer.  And by thousands, I really mean thousandssss, like multiple thousands, like twenty-three thousands.  Ish.  And they've always been fine.  I've always been worried, but they've always been fine.  Dominic has always said I should back them up, but they've always been fine.  But pretty much every time Dominic suggests I do something, and I don't, it backfires.  So back-up I did.  I started this process about a year ago I think.  And those who know me well, will know without me even having to explain this, but I backed them up very organized-ly.  (Is that a word?)  Each group of pictures are stored in a very specific manner.  By the year.  And then by the month.  And then by the event.  They are all named in the same format, so that they all flow in order.  Yes, it has taken me about 30 hours longer than just dragging and dropping and letting all my twenty-three-thousand-ish pictures hang out in one big folder, all smooshed and jumbled like those claw games of toys.  Toys that are staring at you with eyes pleading to be placed, in an organized manner, on a neat, clean, shiny shelf.  My beloved pictures could not have those save feelings of squished and jumbled.  I wouldn't let it happen.  No way, no how.  So organized they are.  Very.  If my external hard drive were a shelf, it would be perfectly white, and shiny, and each photo would be organized just right.  I kind of giggle to myself as I type this, and look up to my not-so-white-or-shiny home.  But hey.  This is how I do, I organize pictures, and then organize those pictures into a blog to print into a book each year, and then organize my books on my shelf for all to view.  And they will be able to find exactly what they want to view, because it will be so organized ;-p.  Anyways, to the point.  I back-up the pictures monthly.  Well, used to.  The new plan is more often.  Because last month, at the end of the month, my piece o' poo computer said it had no more room left in the middle of my upload of Jonas and Jenna's wedding.  "WHAT?!  How could you be so full of nada?!  I used to store multiple thousands of pictures on you and now you don't even have one-thousand!  It couldn't be!"  Well..long story short, in attempt to clear up space to finish the upload, my computer deleted <=O all the pictures!!!  All pictures from June that had not been backed-up, are gone.  I am so sad.  But what can I do now?  Psh, all I can do is think about how my external hard-drive will skip a month!  Noooo!  It will bug me forever more.  

So this is where it quit deleting I guess .. starting off at the reception.  I'm glad I still have a few, but oh so depressing.  Especially of that special day!  I will keep those pictures in my head of beautiful Jenna walking out through the grass and trees to be greeted at the end of the isle with a head-nod from Jonas, as to say "Hey baby, we got this! =)"  I'll keep those pictures of them, so happy and so excited as they said their vows after so many years of friendship and dating.  And of the toasts, wishing lifelong love and happiness, and of the embarrassed smiles of the best man and bride's maid as they were put on the spot.  =)  

But now to the good part - the pictures I do have left! lol

I love how happy Jonas looked here, and the whole day.  =)

The fam loves to dance!

<3 These lil lovebirds have now had that baybay! =)  Welcome to the world sweet baby girl!

Haha - goofy brothers.  Julian was done with the best man outfit lol.

So silly.

Everybody gettin down with their bad selves.  ;-p  Could my legs be any whiter??

(Answer: No)

I guess it was a really good song lol.

I love this one, silly Kati! =)

It was a fun night!  Thank you so much for having us J&J, we wish you all the best!! =)

This was the box I made for them -- I also made favors, etc. but those pics are gonezo. 

Congrats Jonas & Jenna!  Sorry I only have pictures of half of your wedding day lol.

<3 xo

Happy Father's Day! Love, Kayden!

We hung out on Father's Day and Kayden started standing by herself.  I only got a few pictures -- but here they are of her getting used to being on her feetsies =).

(Oh yeah, and this move is one of her favs, and of course we had to say it a million times! ;-) "Touchdowwwn")

Concentrating...

By this time she was nice and grumpy but at least I got one =)

She's getting so big so fast!  I can't believe it!  We've been planning her birthday party and it's so bittersweet!  She started walking this weekend!  She's still pretty stumble-y but she's so amazing! =D  I just can't believe it!

My computer got full, and accidently deleted a TON of pictures, so I've been working on getting them organized again, the new one's edited, and everything back on track.