Little Valentine

We decided we would try (try being the key word here) to do a little Valentine's Day Shoot with the munchkin.  Try is what we did.  Kayden doesn't like to sit still... LOL!

We tried props, but soon realized that we were going to be lucky to get one good photo, why were we pushing our luck expected at least 4?!  ;)  We tried food ... not very cute for a photo prop... 

There goes the bow, like always.

And just like that, the photo shoot was over for the day ... but cuddling with daddy is still cute!

Round 2.

She's the cutest thing if I do say so myself.  If you disagree I'd have to say you're crazy, or blind, or both.

;)

And after all that photo sesh stuff Kayden had to take some pictures herself, duh.

"Cheeeeeese"

Habits.

Alright - now we're caught up and back to current day where penguin doesn't leave Kayden's side.

I love how she holds her little wing like this =).

(Even though she's throwing a fit because we took her suckie out to take a couple pictures.  That thing is not nearly as cute nor accepted into photo shoots, as penguin is.)

And one of her favorite activities lately - coloring.  We've had quite the time trying to teach her what is acceptable to color on.  (Yes, we've already had wall, couch, computer, books, and movie case incidents...)  In these pictures she's coloring on an old kohl's coupon ... we soon learned that it was not a good idea to give her 'whatever we don't need' to color on because that was apparently confusing ... so that has stops and we've moved onto coloring books, bought and home-made ;-).  But she's catching on...lol

She's super hard to get pictures of her doing something candid now.  She absolutely loves the camera and as soon as she see's it, much less hears the shutter click, she's already hopping up to say cheese:

But sometime's she'll still let me get a few, if I take a suffice number of her while saying cheese...

I love this one!! :

She always grabs any camera she finds (our little one is shock proof, whew.  and she's happy with the flip in it's hard case) and puts it up to her eyes and walks around saying cheeeeeeeeeese.  I've been trying to get a picture of that... but hopefully soon =).

She's getting SO big!  We took her to the Dr. last week and they said she's the size of a two year old!  (She won't be two for 5 more months!! =( .. which really is already to fast for me, but she's already the size of a two-year-old?!?!  Noooo ... too fast, too fast!!)  They said she's doing great, and so smart and friendly (duh, we already knew that ;-p).  I'm so proud of her, more and more every day.  She's started "reading" a LOT lately too.  She'll grab a book and just reeead and read, and Dominic and I just look at each other and smile.  Can't believe she's ours!  <3

Blocks & Uncle.

(Last of last November lol.)  She's so funny how particular about things sometimes.  She loves to collect and put things all in one place, and fit them on there just right.

I don't think she could fit one more block on there! =)  She's my little smart.

And a few playing with Uncle Chris.

Curly when wet.

This chicks hair is curly when wet ... and some other times too.  It does it's own thang.

Just a few real quick from a sink bath back in November as well.

I absolutely love her precious little features and joy from something as simple as a rubber ducky.

<3

The other way to sit...

Whopsie, these are from back in November, but I got mixed up.  I love to watch her when she's doing something all on her own, or her own way.  It's fun to watch her go into her room and choose what she's going to do.

She cracks me up when she squats like this.  And she LOVES those blocks!

"Uhh hello .. you're distracting!"

Definitely not as much fun to sit the regular way...

Cheese & Penguin @ the Park.

Our silly girl is such a cheeser. =D

She loves to say cheese now.  Anytime she see's anything even resembles a camera it's "cheeeeeeese.  cheese.  cheese.  cheeeeeeese." =D  love it!  but it sure does make it hard to get shots of her doing something other than saying cheese.  HAHA!

We got her this awesome trike-stroller thing for Christmas, so finally brought it out and put it together.  Dominic said half way through, "what was I thinking picking this spot for set-up" .... our little hall way?  .. Umm I'm not sure.  Lol.  And of course, Kayden wanted to be every part of it.  But we finally got it together and got the girl in .. and of we went.

Penguin in tow.

Penguin goes everywhere these days.  She goes to pre-school, and patiently waits in the car for Kayden to return.  She goes to bed and absolutely needs her own blankie and suckie and to be tucked in just right.  She goes to the high-chair for meals, and to the bathroom for potty time.  She goes in the baby stroller, and for walks around the house, she goes on walks to the park, and down the slide too!

I wasn't really looking for the moment when Kayden would really start wanting a toy everywhere ... for the fear of someday we can't find it.  I didn't really think about that when we bought penguin in sea world and the fact that it's not so easy to go replace.  But... hopefully we just don't face the day.  She's a toughy, and loves lots of things here - minnie included.  But it is pretty precious to see her face light up when she reunites with penguin and her sweet hugs and kisses she gives penguin.  Come to think of it, maybe we should ditch penguin, she gets way more kisses than mommy & daddy ;-).