Disneyland!

My cousin, her roommates and I took Kaylie to Disneyland for the first time. She had a great time and so did we!!! Strongest women alive?As a kid, Kaitie's favorite ride was Dumbo so she wanted to take Kaylie on it so Dumbo would become her favorite too!



The Happiest Place on Earth!!!
Kaylie would not let this apple go- She sucked on it for an hour & I have no idea why Kaitie didn't want to eat it when Kaylie was done with it!!!

Small World has been repainted, updated and all decked out for Christmas....I LOVE this ride during Christmas!

By 1:00 she was pooped....good thing grandma offered to pick her up so she could take her nap.

Cookie Party, Part 2

For the record, I had a great time at the cookie party & even won first place with my cookies! (can you believe it?... NO ONE that helped me make them can!!!)

Watch out because you just might be invited to a cookie party hosted by yours truly very soon!!!

Cookie Party

Have you ever been invited to a cookie party? I hadn't until this month. When I got the invite I thought it sounded like fun and I agreeded to go. THEN, I got the rules. These parties are intense and I quickly began to wonder what I was getting myself into....

Let me share a few of my favorite rules with you....
1. All cookies must be homemade, baked and the main ingredient must be flour. No "no-bake" cookies, brownies or bars

2. Bring a total of 6 dozen cookies

3. No chocolate chip cookies allowed

6. If you don't have time to bake, or have ruined your recipe, but still want to attend, you must go to a REAL bakery and buy 6 dozen really yummy cookies.
** Don't tell anyone, but I didn't exactly follow all the rules!!!

....YIKES!!! And to top it all off, my parents invited us to the USC/UCLA game the day before the cookie party, so when would I have time to do all this baking? Devin agreed to help me after the game & my cousins were over watching Kaylie so I tricked them into staying and helping too. Devin's friend Aaron wanted to hang out with Devin so he agreeded to come over and help. It took 5 people & 3 hours to make 90 cookies....

Please shoot me if I ever agree to go to another one of these parties.....

And P.S. if you want a cookie, come on over, I have 6 dozen assorted cookies for sharing!!!

I am pretty happy with how my cookies turned out & am SO thankful for my helpers....here are some of the final products.

Are You Listening?

I was talking to Devin about dropping Kaylie's afternoon nap, when he didn't respond, I looked up to find this:

I guess she isn't ready to drop that nap....I don't think Devin is either!!!! :)

Big Bear!

Isn't she adorable!!!

Rubber Ducky, You're The One....

You make bath time so much fun!

Family & Best Friends

So thankful for you both!

I'm Off!!!

I"m outta here...off to find some shoes!

Got it!!!!!

(I have taught her young!!!)

Don't Spare My Feelings, Tell Me The Truth....

My good friend is having a pumpkin party and since I don't do pumpkin anything she suggested I make these little delights...
My only saving grace is the real pumpkin thing I'm making her I'm not making until tomorrow- and I have more faith in myself for those than I did when she said she wanted me to make these.

Can you even tell what they are?

HINT: they are my favorite dessert.... that should help most of you!

Play-pin what?

Since she no longer stays in one place, Devin thinks this is a great idea..... I'm not sure I agree. I do think she is adorable in the basket- and she LOVES it, so what is the harm?!!!

Halloween

We didn't dress Kaylie up this year, instead we went to the Un-Halloween party (Light the Night) at our church. She was our little pumpkin for the night. Maybe we will dress her up next year when she can actually walk....

PS.....don't ask about my lipstick, I have no idea what I was thinking!

I Heart Tiffany!

The Fam just after the pre-race dinner....Pasta, what else?

Just before the race....
At our post race lunch....burgers all around!

I love Tiffany & Co so much I will do a marathon for a necklace!!!...scratch that, a half marathon & a weekend full of friends and family isn't bad either!!! We had such a great time in the City for two days!

The weekend started out a little shakey as a glove was blown into the #2 engine of the airplane we were in. After 1 1/2 hours, a few mechanics and lots of digital pictures being sent off to more mechanics they thought our plane was safe to continue to fly.....

We had a great weekend & are already looking forward to next year's race! Anyone want to join?

Happy Apple Birthday Sarah!

My cousin threw her roommate/friend an Apple Themed birthday party....me, who does not like to dress up or join in a theme.....thought it would be fun to play along!

I made Sarah these little beauties (so she could 'pig' out!)

The baby looked adorable in her apple outfit (minus the napkin- although that is cute too!)

We made carmel apples & bobbed for apples (I can't be included in the we here because I opted out of that game) and finished the evening with a very fun game of apples to apples!

Happy Un-Birthday to Me!

My great friend Jamie (along with some of my other great friends) threw me an Un-(half)Birthday Party this weekend because I spent my real birthday giving birth...thanks friends! The theme was 'Silly Hat Sunday"..... we had tea and dessert.....It was a great afternoon and so much fun! ....I had a great time, even though I hate surprises!

How many toes can you fit in your mouth?

This is Mitchell Sains eating his toes at my fathers request. After laughing at Kaylie for sucking on her toes, my dad offered Mitchell $1 for every toe he could get in his mouth. Mitchell quickly took him up on his offer and got 8 toes in!
Sometimes I'm so thankful I have a girl!

Reading

Well, if you remember her Dr. visit at 3 months we all found out that baby Kaylie can read....but did you know she can turn the pages too?!!!

Fall, after hours of shopping......

What do you think now.....

This is a bowl full of goodies on the corner of the bar/counter.....

The table....much better, hun? and an upclose look at the centerpiece.....

and a little extra on the beautiful mantle my husband made...

and my little 'punkin' herself....isn't she adorable!

Fall Has Come

Today I went to Crate & Barrel to get some Fall decorations....now I just need a little advice to help them pop & look as cute in my home as they did in the store.....






I love these dish towels.... very autumn.









What else does my table need to look cute & fallish?....I really thought this was going to make more of a statement than it is.....where did I go wrong? Does it just need table settings, or something more?

I have always wanted a wreath, but never wanted to put in the effort while we lived in someone elses home.....decorating is so much fun, but I'm not very good at it- any advice will be well taken!

First Debate

Go Palin!...Kaylie was very interested in tonight's debate (ok ok....I know it is the bright lights, but being into politics at 6 months sounds much better) There were better pictures of her watching Palin, but I look awful so pridefully I'm not posting them! (at least I'm honest!)

F.H.

Today at the mall, Kaylie & Kaysen were adorable together....I think they fell in love!

Don't you think it is LOVE in her eyes for him.....

How Do You Feel About Vaccines?