Painting Pumpkins & Costumes.

I love Halloween.  Seriously.  Love it.  It was so much fun this year that Kayden could participate.  It seemed to me that she loves it too.  =)

She wanted to paint all night long.  She was very particular about making sure all the cups were standing up just so, and dipping ever so carefully, not to knock them over.  She cracks me up.  She has her extremely wild side, but she also has her calm, organized, creative side =).  Love my wittle punkin!

We put this on her when she wasn't in such a photo sesh type of mood (not that she ever is, why in the world would she want to sit still?!!), and I meant to put it back on her, but never did =(.  I have full intentions of having a Christmas shoot, but the clock is ticking ... we'll see how it goes haha.  Stay tuned.

We dressed up too ;)  For those of you Sons of Anarchy fans ... 

<3  Happy Halloween to all ;-D  bahaha. And Merry Christmas Eve eve eve eve.  All at the same time.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Hahaha, oh Kayden.  We've been spending time up at Grandma's in Fort Collins.  Shrek came on TV and Kourt ran to get this Build-a-Bear hat that she has.  Just so happens, Build-a-Bears, and Kayden, have about the same shaped head ;-).  Love this of Donkey, and that face kills me.  She's like, "alright Mom, what is this crap??"

  

This is an old one, from Halloween.  All of these pictures are from my camera phone--I forgot the cord for the camera -> computer, so camera phone has to do for the moment.  Anyways, this is from Halloween week, carving pumpkins with Uncle Chris, and our friends Kalen and Emily.  We had many obstacles this night, first including Emily's pumpkin rolling off this counter and breaking into many little pieces.  We pieced it together with toothpicks, and got all set up.  We finally got all of our pumpkins and all of us, all squished into this little area.  Ready to go?  We thought so.... turns out..camera was dead.  So we got this picture, on my phone, with Dominic and me both cracking up so hard that our heads are down because of all the obstacles we were having.  Turns out, I love this picture.  I think it shows how much fun we were having, with everyone squished and laughing.  Now that it is Thanksgiving, I might as well be cheesy, and say that I am so thankful to have these people in my life.  They are the perfect mixture of family, friends, support, laughter, shoulders, hugs, memories, and more.  

The rest are from my camera phone as well, over the past few months.  Not the best quality but oh well.  

Kayden playing with her toy in her carseat. 10/4/10

Precious baby.  10/6/10

 

I hate this picture of my face, but I have to keep it.  I looove when she snuggles like this with me.  She's starting to want to hold her head up when I hold her these days, and will rarely snuggle my shoulder anymore.  So I cherish when she is in a snugly mood =)

Love this one.  10/13/10

This goofy ball was making these funny faces on 10/13/10

Sorry these pictures are kind of irrelevant...I'm glad I got them off of my phone though.  And now I will be more inclined to take them, knowing I can actually get them to my computer.  

We're all in jammies watching the parades.  Kourt is baking cookies.  Daddy and I just gave little missy a bath and soon we will head to Great Grandma Knox's for delish food!!  Kayden's first holiday season.  I am so excited! =)  I can't help but to be already thinking about Christmas though.. decorations, presents, crafts, etc.  I've got a lot to do!  Ey yi yi!  I should just slow down and enjoy the holiday that is today.  I am so thankful for too many things to list, but I guess I should list a few of them.

I am so so thankful for my Family.  Especially my new family.  I so thankful that I am a Mommy, and a partner to the most amazingly sweet, generous, understanding, patient, smart, witty, whole-hearted, loving, compassionate, studly, (the list could go on) man.  I am so thankful that he is my best friend, and that I get to spend everyday with him.  I am thankful that he came up to Colorado with me for the holiday, I know it is a big deal for him.  I am so thankful for the beautiful house we have, and our great pups.  Thankful for the support we have from our family and friends.  Thankful we are able to come up to Colorado.  Thankful we have all the things that I take for granted--food, heat, blankets, coats, shoes, etc.  Thankful I am able to be with my family for the holidays.  Thankful that Kayden is healthy, thankful everytime she smiles.  Thankful I have such great friends around me.  I am thankful for so much, and have so much to be thankful for, that I could never finish.  But I am so thankful that we are enjoying spending this first holiday season together as a new family!  Many more to come... Yay! =D

Dominic is a trooper with all my crafts, projects, blogging, picture editing and such.  Rarely, very rarely, I can talk him into putting his two cents into it.  Rarely.  He reluctantly agreed to write a lil some'n some'n today, for the holiday spirit and all.  I am just glad we will have a little of his input, when I print this into a book next year, and each year.  (Little does he know he will have to write at least once a year ;-)...thats not so bad dominic... we'll work something out ;-) )  Here goes nothin...lets see what he's got.  

Well lets see here.. Kayla wants me to write about something that I am thankful for.  I am so so thankful for her.  I can not believe all the things she does for me and for us.  She is the best a man could ask for.  I am also so thankful for the most beautiful little girl in the world; Kayden, I love you so much.  My family that I am missing back home for the first time, I love you so much I can't tell you how thankful I am for all of you.  And to my new family that I get to spend Kayden's first Thanksgiving with; I am thankful to be here and so so thankful to be invited into your house to enjoy Thanksgiving together.  And last but not least to all my friends thank you so much for all the support and love you have given to me and my family we love you so much.  Thank you everyone.  Have a Happy Thanksgiving!

I am so impressed!  (And flattered.  You're the best babe.)

We've been enjoying our visit and doing lots of eating, lounging, eating, sleeping, eating, etc.  Those pictures however, are on the camera, and will have to wait until we get home.  Have no fear though, I have pictures of Kayden in Christmas gear, to come tomorrow!! =D  

P.S.  The Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade is playing Christmas music...I'm not the only one excited! =)

Time's a-flyin!

Alright.  I'm a slacker.  Well.. not exactly a slacker, just super busy.  But here's the update.

Halloween! Came and went.  Quickly.  We couldn't figure out costumes for the longest time.  The morning of the 30th (the day we were going to a baby halloween party with our friends), our friend Stephanie, who has a baby boy 5 days younger than Kayden, texted us saying her mom would so kindly make Kayden a little girl toga outfit.  She matched with Isaac, and it was stinkin adorable.  I wish I would have gotten more pictures, especially of them together.  We ended up being Twister, I was the board and Dominic was the spinner.  Also, here's a picture of the pumpkin we carved for Kayden =).  It was one of those that come in a bag of 3/$1 or whatever, I had them out as decoration, and we decided that she must have a pumpkin too!! =)  Not the best carving ever but it did the job ;-).

Here's one of her 3 weeks ago already, trying to sit up.  Not happy about it haha.

And some of Grandma Kristi's visit.

Passed out with Daddy.  I love this one, she looks so comfy with him.

Tummy time and learning to feed herself. =) And just some randoms.

Looove this face. =D Mama loves you punkin.

And this one cracks me up.  Daddy trying to make her do the YMCA. =-p

Her in her new little chair.

And how she feels about her new chair. lol!

Whew.  There's the picture update.  I have got to keep up with this.  We've been very busy lately.

Daddy has been finishing up the YAFL little kid football so we get to spend more time with him which is so great.  He moved up in the company at work and we are so proud!  He has been working so hard, and is sucha trooper.  None to mention the coaching, playing football, housework, baby time, relationship time, friend time, errands, etc.  I don't know how he does it, but he does.  And he deals with me in the mix as well.  We're very proud of him for working so hard at everything he does, as well as being the best man, and daddy ever!

We had Grandma Kristi here last time I posted, and really enjoyed that time with her.  It was so good to have her here.  We just did lots of hanging out, and shopping, and snuggling ;-).  Grandma would barely put Kayden down.  The visit went fast, but we are excited we get to go up there in just a couple weeks!  Kayden's first trip =).  The drive should be interesting...

Halloween was fun.  We went to the little baby party and enjoyed our first venture into the new world of baby parties haha.  There were a couple older little girls there, that made me very excited for what is to come.

We weighed Kayden on Oct. 31st and she was 13.5 pounds!! I can't believe it!  And measured her today-24 inches!  She is growing so so fast.  She's been practicing her sitting up and trying to crawl and roll over.  She's too much fun when she gets talkin and giggling.  I need to figure out how to post videos soon.  Not much else is new.  Just been hanging out and enjoying our time together.  I will have to go back to work.. asap really.  And school hopefully soon too, so that will make things crazy.  Im sad to leave her. =(

I can't wait to go on our first trip as a family.  We will have many obstacles I'm sure.  Tara and Ryan also came to visit last week.  It was so much fun to have them as well.  Lots of shopping, and walking, and eating, and laughing.  They're too funny.  I had obstacles while they were here too--making me sure we will have many on our first trip.  We were at the Mall and I quickly learned that they only have the auto sinks that only give you freezing water.  Why is this a problem you ask?  Ice cold water sure doesn't work for a bottle.  Neither does absolutely no water, which is what I came across at the Uptown (outdoor) Mall.  Anyways, we got it figured out with the help of the sweet lady at the coffee shop at the Mall, and the nice friendly old man at the Apple Store.

Anyways, I'm babbling.  Sorry such a long post. And sorry I'm such a slacker.  Off to hang out with Uncle Chris and play some Mario Wii.  Soon Kayden will be able to play soon =).  Happy almost humpday.. we're almost half way through the week!