Kayders Turns 1! (Photoshoot.)

 FINALLY got through pictures to the point of "Kayden's First Birthday Photo Shoot" -- which was taken about a month late & posted a few months later.  Oh boy. Maybe I will be all caught up on things by the new year.  Maybe ;)

I thought I got a lot more, but she is just too fast these days!  I had this image in my head that she would sit just so, and hold still like she had 10 months before.  ... Yeah, not so much.  We had a hard time getting started & she wasn't pleased with doing anything except running.  So .. thats what she did.  Lol.  I love her all the same, sitting or running.  So it's ok with me.  Maybe next year she'll be able to get what we mean by, sit and say cheese.  Hopefully haha!

My little giggle box =) Love her!

These were most of the shots I got, her looking down to run down the hill .. but I suppose that's more of a capture of the actual day & her actual personality; dare-devil.

Not such a happy camper all the time ... lol.

Glad we got some shots of her happy & playful, like she usually is.  And I'll go ahead and hang on to this one, to prove that she does not always give us the easiest time lol.  

But she is the sweetest, our big girl.  I can't believe time is flying so fast!!  Today is her 16th month birthday!!  =(  Wahhhhhh!!!! 

Bills & Boxes.

Whopsie.  Fell behind a day already lol. ;)

Daddy got a kick out of putting her in this Bills Jersey that she totally swam it.  It was pretty entertaining; watching her try to walk and stumbling and giggling.  She gets a crack up (99% off the time at least lol) out of when she falls, stumbles, runs into things, so as do we.

And a fun filled day of box playing.

They'll be one more later today =).

Feeling the pressure that Christmas is less than 3 weeks away, I still have ALL my shopping, crafting, cleaning, decorating, organizing, and more to do.  I've really been slacking this year .. (no, I know what happened .. we played all month of November lol), but yet still slacking.  And busy with work.  And time flies.  And Kayden doesn't let me get anything done.  Ever.  Today is mission catch up day.  Catch up on the blogs, I'm going to try to get some ready to post through-out the week.  Catch up on work orders.  Hopefully get some pre-made stuff to sell.  Catch up on OUR stuff, cards, crafts, etc.  Catch up on organization (this feels never-ending), and cleaning (also never-ending), groceries, bills, etc.  

AND we're planning on getting our Christmas Tree today =)  So let the decorating begin ;).  Whew!  And it is so so freeeeezing.  Thank goodness for my penguin socky things, or I would never get out of the blankies today!

Weekend.

I love the weekends.  Oh so much.  =)

Breakfast.

And late night summer park sessions.

And lots of snuggles.

This girl loves to have her foot in the air.  I don't know .. it's her thing I guess lol.

<3

Parade & Pool Play

Alrighty .. it has officially turned into 25 days of Blogs.  As a little present ;)  One blog a day, until Christmas.  Maybe I'll be caught up on pictures by then!  Baha .. I'm not sure.  These are still from September..

We went to Kayden's first parade! =D I honestly don't remember what parade it was .. the state fair parade?  The New Mexico fall parade?  Eek.. I don't know the name.  Buuut, it sure was fun =).  We woke up early and were excited to go watch.  There were marching bands and dancers & of course a bunch of cars (New Mexico thing I guess lol), so .. a lot of music!  Kayden had a blast dancing and people watching.  =)

September is Uncle Josh's birthday.  We hung out at Dominic's side of the family's house & Kayders had so.much.fun playing on their pool cover.  I voted that it was the best type of 'pool play' - she's above water & safe, and the fall is like a waterbed!  Fun and great haha ;).

Magnets & Daddy Sesh.

She loves her magnets.  She carries them around the house, usually finds a spot for them and will go back and forth until they are all in that spot.  Spot examples:  the dog bed, the tile square by the front door, in her bucket.  The list goes on.  Sometimes, though, she'll get distracted and leave the magnets in random places.  She'll forget to go back, and this results in only a few magnets on the fridge, if any, and a million magnets all over the place.  (Remember the square by the front door, plastic magnets .. slippery.  And the dog bed, poor pups.  She rules their lives these days.)  She also likes to stand at the fridge when they're alllll on there, and claw them all off like a monster.  This is noisy, oh so noisy.  

Side story:  Today I walked into the living room to find Riley, her tail trying so hard to be tucked, and Riley's tail in Kaydens hand, firmly, being swung back and forth like it was a jump-rope.  Poor pups.  Lol.  I guess this is the weird trade-off they have, Kayden gets a real live jump-rope and Riley gets many mannny "treats", also known as Kayden's meals, snacks, etc.  I try to protect Riley but she doesn't even want to leave.  She hangs out by Kayden if she has it her way.  Even if it means she's the jump-rope or the stepping stool.  Hey, I tried.  If it works for them, who am I to judge.  ;)

Love this one.

Goofy girl with her suckies by each foot. <3

Goofy Girl.

Mini blog of the goofy girl and her goofy faces.  =)

We've been enjoying fun in the sun in Florida all week, which has gotten me even more behind on pictures ... not that I'm complaining ;).  We fly back home tomorrow, and Kayden & Dominic are both sleeping so I thought I would do a quick picture share.  These are @ Kayden's BFF, Addy's.  That girl has some great toys ;).  But as I type this, I am realizing that I am either typing-dyslexic, cross-eyed, or super tired.  I'm coming to the conclusion that the later is the best option, and the easiest to fix, so on that note I am off to bed to rest up for a long day full of airports and travels with the munchkin.  Hope these faces gave you a smile, they sure do give me one.  More regular blogs to come, as we get back into our regular routine.  =)

xo

Addy's 1st Birthday.

A couple months ago (I know, I know, I am SO behind!) Kayden's bestie had her first birthday!  Everything was adorable; they all had matching outfits, matching bows, decor (I got to do some of it =D), goodies, all the way down to Alicia's nail polish!  That girl is amazing!  <3 her!!  We had so much fun!

Kayden freaking LOVES the swings!!  If she could, she would never get off.

Check out all that hair flying!! =D

She had to check out what her friend, Chloe, was up to =D.

A little stroll through the park.

What a fun day!