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?

Great G-Ma invited us to a Luau!

We haven't been on vacation since our honeymoon so we pretended for a few hours that we were really in Hawaii!

Please mom, let me touch the roasted pig......I can't believe people were eating that! (sorry to all of you who do eat pork)

Who Needs Fingers When You Have.......

TOES!!!!!!

Home Is....IN ORANGE COUNTY!!!!

SO nice to be back in Orange County & not living out of my car anymore!!!! We bought a home and are so loving being homeowners! We had/have A LOT of work to do to get the place to our liking & have been VERY busy!

You can't tell much from these pictures, but it was very plain & borning.

We spent a long time moving in and fixing it up (and are still working)....this is what Kaylie did while we worked & the carpet was being installed.....

She is asleep in her swing in the garage! So great to be flexible at such a young age....something I am still trying to learn!

Here are some of the AFTER pictures:
Devin built the shelves upstairs & the shelf below the mirror downstairs.....

What's For Dinner Mom?

Kaylie started eating veggies (fruits will come later this week)..... She is a BIG eater....Shouldn't surprise anyone who knows me and Devin well.

I asked the dr. how much I should be feeding her and he said, "she will let you know when she is done".....Devin and I think he is crazy because she would eat forever if we let her.....we stopped after 9 tablespoons of food because she showed NO signs of being "done".

I can never blog again!

Somehow in the move the cord to connect the camera to the computer has disapeared....I have SO many pictures to blog with and was all set to do that tonight......I cannot find that darn cord ANYWHERE!!!!!.....

I will keep searching but may end up having to buy a new one......

I am alive!

WOW!!!!!
What a month! I cannot believe we have not had internet in a month.....

What does one do without internet?............. I hope you never have to find out!

I feel like every time I tried to do something this past month the person ALWAYS responded with "what is your email address, so I can email you the information".....one really cannot live with out internet these days.....

But I'm back....I have so much blogging to do I don't even know where to begin or how ......so maybe I won't play catch up just start from now!

It's good to be back!

Honest Mistake?!

Never go to the store for medicine for your husband while having a VERY serious conversation on the phone with your friend.....you never know what you will come home with!

Three guesses & the first two don't count on what he wanted me to buy him & what I actually came home with!

Airplane Ride(s)

Because you can't fly direct to Oregon from Orange County

we had a connection EACH way (with a 4 month old).... Oh the fun we had!!!

I'd say we went 2.5 for 4....one flight she screamed for about 8 minutes toward the end and one other one she cried for 2 or 3 minutes. But there were 2 flights she was a perfect angel on! I'm not anxious to fly again with a newborn, but all in all it was a good flying day!

Han- Mei's Wedding

We danced the night away...I copied every move Kaitie made because I can't dance....She would itch her back, I would think it was a dance move so I would do it too- then she would say, "I was itching my back, stop coping me!!!" We had a great time!!!!

Great Grandma & Kaylie (doesn't GG-ma look beautiful in that pink jacket?!)

The beautiful bride & the baby...Kaylie is sleeping while Han-Mei dances with her!!!!

Kaylie asleep on the floor of Han-Mei's wedding!



Family photo at the wedding- isn't her bow adorable! Devin hated it at first, I'm a little surpised I even got to put it on her head, but by the end of the night he said he liked it!!!!

Peek-a-boo

Kaylie can't decide what finger she likes to suck..... she has become fond of the thumb because she can suck her thumb and play peek-a-boo at the same time! What fun it is to be a baby!!!

One Man's Trash is Another Man's.......

My parents are re-doing their home.

They bought new chairs for the living room & wanted to give the ones they have had for 25 years to the Goodwill.....

The Goodwill said, "No thanks".....Did you know they could or would do that?!!!!

Anyone want a treasure?

Our Nephew, Dylan

So handsome....

So, I do realize that it is hard to see his new hair cut due to the tree behind him that is the same color as his hair....but trust me, he did get it cut......

Are you a good 1930's wife?

80 As a 1930s wife, I am Very Superior Take the test!

What has gotten into me?!!!

At the OC Fair this week, I wanted to put Kaylie's head in every picture option I saw....

After the second wooden cut out my husband wanted to kill me, but was a good sport until number 4, then he made me stop.......

Isn't she adorable!!!!