Yes....the camera bounces, the audio is terrible, and there are a few times we switched from landscape to portrait mode... but it's too cute not to suffer thru!
Enjoy!
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Third Annual Pumpkin Carving Contest Party!
We combined the Pumpkin Carving Contest Party with Kaydie's First Birthday...
Kaydie helped set up...
This is her favorite way to help: it's FUN to vaccuum!
We started carving while it was still light outside - and we couldn't have asked for better weather. It was nice and warm...
The hardest part is picking out the stencil (or designing the face if you are going to free style)
Mom and Penny caught up over a glass of wine and a pumpkin!
Hooray! We all got to see eachother again! Hi Sheena, Tasha, and Aubrey!
Vanesa and David totally spied on RM's mad carving skills, then helped Rickson out with his pumpkin - which won a BK prize!
"Sabrina Scissorhands" hard at work:
Makena, Nick and Matthew - marvelous jobs on their pumpkins. Both Makena and Matthew won awards for their jackolanterns!
Andy and Aubrey want to help tooooo!
Kaydie helped set up...
This is her favorite way to help: it's FUN to vaccuum!
We started carving while it was still light outside - and we couldn't have asked for better weather. It was nice and warm...
The hardest part is picking out the stencil (or designing the face if you are going to free style)Mom and Penny caught up over a glass of wine and a pumpkin!Hooray! We all got to see eachother again! Hi Sheena, Tasha, and Aubrey!
Vanesa and David totally spied on RM's mad carving skills, then helped Rickson out with his pumpkin - which won a BK prize!
"Sabrina Scissorhands" hard at work:
Makena, Nick and Matthew - marvelous jobs on their pumpkins. Both Makena and Matthew won awards for their jackolanterns!
Andy and Aubrey want to help tooooo!CHEESE! Eric carved an aweomely hard design into his pumpkin (on a dare from me, of course).
Tia, Penny, and Cal keep an eye on mom's pumpkin...
Kaydie loved the commotion - the sounds, the people, the lights... and especially the attention!
A very fine lineup...
Great work everybody!!
Time to open presents, Kaydie!
All that practice paid off - Kaydie is an expert gift opener!
Check out that technique!
Time for birthday cake!
Makena, Matthew and Rickson all helped Kaydie to blow out her candle! I did not pre-practice this part with Kaydie and was amazed when she actually pursed her lips and tried to blow the candle out... this girl is TOO SMART.
She enjoyed her cupcake (Uncle Pete made sure she ate a LOT, and Grandma Connie fed her bites of cake too... luckily, Kaydie didn't have a problem with the sugar rush)
Yum!
Mommy stole some birthday kisses!
Tia, Penny, and Cal keep an eye on mom's pumpkin...
Kaydie loved the commotion - the sounds, the people, the lights... and especially the attention!
A very fine lineup...
Great work everybody!!
Time to open presents, Kaydie!
All that practice paid off - Kaydie is an expert gift opener!
Check out that technique!
Time for birthday cake!
Makena, Matthew and Rickson all helped Kaydie to blow out her candle! I did not pre-practice this part with Kaydie and was amazed when she actually pursed her lips and tried to blow the candle out... this girl is TOO SMART.
She enjoyed her cupcake (Uncle Pete made sure she ate a LOT, and Grandma Connie fed her bites of cake too... luckily, Kaydie didn't have a problem with the sugar rush)
Yum!
Mommy stole some birthday kisses!
mommy updates
I seriously can't believe it's been a year. The first few months were a blur of sleepless nights, raging hormones, and semi-sanity... I look back at pictures and am so thankful that I have them, or those moments would be lost forever in the thick fog that enveloped my brain.
I think that Kaydie came pre-wired as a sweet, loving, adorable little angel. I don't know what I did to deserve such a wonderful girl, but I am incredibly grateful for her. She seems like she is going to be very smart, assertive, polite, and funny. I overhear her telling jokes to herself and she has about five different styles of laughs, from peals of laughter to chortles and snorts... she has so much character for such a tiny little human. She loves dogs - when she hears barking, she heads towards it... she doesn't try to hurt them, just pet them and love them. She does not get scared easily - when she gets knocked over, bumped, or surprised by loud noises... she keeps her cool and stays relaxed and calm.
I was worried that she wouldn't take to anybody but me, since I stayed off work and spent so much exclusive time with her from birth to 10 months, but she is very open with her affection - after a little visit, she warms up to most people and gives 'loves' and waves byebye with a grin as we go. She loves babies and children - wants to give hugs and play with them...
Kaydie has brought a lot of joy to Dave and Tracy and Todd and Alan since I've returned to work in September. It's been wonderful to have one foot in the workplace and the rest of me still with Kaydie at home, and Tracy has made it feel nearly guilt free by being such a loving auntie to my baby girl. Kaydie has a ball playing over there in the mornings - and it's a great feeling to rush home to see her happy 'welcome home mommy' grin again...
As far as Kaydie goes, she weighs in at just under 25 lbs, and is just shy of 33 inches long. She's a little on the heavy side, and off the charts for her height for her age. The doctor says she is perfectly healthy and is right on target. We usually brush Kaydie's teeth when she takes a bath after dinner at night, and we love reading books together. Lately, Kaydie has become a dancing machine... she loves getting down and spinning - - - and that girl's got RHYTHM! It's so adorable. Yes, video will be coming soon, I promise!
I let her slide on sleeping through the nights when I returned to work... It was selfish of me, but I needed that extra time holding her at night. So, we are getting back on track over the next week or so, and I anticipate she'll be regularly sleeping through the night before Thanksgiving.
Kaydie sure can throw a tantrum now - yes, they are hilarious, and yes, it is just because she is frustrated at not having the words to speak her mind to me...but WOWSA. Such attitude. (I can't imagine where she got THAT from!) Her other issue is that she thinks it is funny to bite me, and just started to experiment with hitting this week. So, now that she is a whopping one year old, when she bites or hits, she gets a one minute time out. It might take a few times, but she is so smart that I know she'll get over this phase in no time flat.
Well, that's all I can think of right now... If I come up with any other updates, I'll definitely updae the post!
I think that Kaydie came pre-wired as a sweet, loving, adorable little angel. I don't know what I did to deserve such a wonderful girl, but I am incredibly grateful for her. She seems like she is going to be very smart, assertive, polite, and funny. I overhear her telling jokes to herself and she has about five different styles of laughs, from peals of laughter to chortles and snorts... she has so much character for such a tiny little human. She loves dogs - when she hears barking, she heads towards it... she doesn't try to hurt them, just pet them and love them. She does not get scared easily - when she gets knocked over, bumped, or surprised by loud noises... she keeps her cool and stays relaxed and calm.
I was worried that she wouldn't take to anybody but me, since I stayed off work and spent so much exclusive time with her from birth to 10 months, but she is very open with her affection - after a little visit, she warms up to most people and gives 'loves' and waves byebye with a grin as we go. She loves babies and children - wants to give hugs and play with them...
Kaydie has brought a lot of joy to Dave and Tracy and Todd and Alan since I've returned to work in September. It's been wonderful to have one foot in the workplace and the rest of me still with Kaydie at home, and Tracy has made it feel nearly guilt free by being such a loving auntie to my baby girl. Kaydie has a ball playing over there in the mornings - and it's a great feeling to rush home to see her happy 'welcome home mommy' grin again...
As far as Kaydie goes, she weighs in at just under 25 lbs, and is just shy of 33 inches long. She's a little on the heavy side, and off the charts for her height for her age. The doctor says she is perfectly healthy and is right on target. We usually brush Kaydie's teeth when she takes a bath after dinner at night, and we love reading books together. Lately, Kaydie has become a dancing machine... she loves getting down and spinning - - - and that girl's got RHYTHM! It's so adorable. Yes, video will be coming soon, I promise!
I let her slide on sleeping through the nights when I returned to work... It was selfish of me, but I needed that extra time holding her at night. So, we are getting back on track over the next week or so, and I anticipate she'll be regularly sleeping through the night before Thanksgiving.
Kaydie sure can throw a tantrum now - yes, they are hilarious, and yes, it is just because she is frustrated at not having the words to speak her mind to me...but WOWSA. Such attitude. (I can't imagine where she got THAT from!) Her other issue is that she thinks it is funny to bite me, and just started to experiment with hitting this week. So, now that she is a whopping one year old, when she bites or hits, she gets a one minute time out. It might take a few times, but she is so smart that I know she'll get over this phase in no time flat.
Well, that's all I can think of right now... If I come up with any other updates, I'll definitely updae the post!
Visit with Grandma Connie!
Kaydie got to play in the park at Angels Camp with Grandma Connie and mommy...
She learned how to go down the slide -
After a few times with mommy holding her, she could go all by herself!!
Ready, set, GO!
Hooray!!
Mommy's sweet girl... Grandma's sweet girl too:
So thirsty...
Let's wrestle Grandma!
Doh! Hello grass... 
This place is pretty fun
Kaydie loved swinging... at first we just pushed her...
Which she loved. Then...
I went and stood in front of her and she'd try to reach out and touch me with her toes as she swung close to me...
When she got close, I pretended like she kicked me -
and put on a big show of falling backwards - much to her amusement!
She couldn't stop giggling over how silly mommy was being!
Here we are taking a break - Kaydie dropped her lollipop...
Doesn't she look incredibly in tune with the universe? Teach us, Kaydie... 
The best part was playing barefooted. I hated to wear shoes when I was a kid... actually, I still don't like wearing shoes.
Too cool for words:
Earlier that morning, Kaydie and Grandma Connie practiced opening presents, in preparation for Kaydie's big birthday!
Here Kaydie tries to understand the scene from the gift's point of view...
She definitely enjoyed opening gifts!
From crinkling the bag, 
to carrying around the card and ooooohing and ahhhhing while she ripped the paper... 
she totally understood how to enjoy the moment!
She learned how to go down the slide -
After a few times with mommy holding her, she could go all by herself!! Ready, set, GO! Hooray!! Mommy's sweet girl... Grandma's sweet girl too:
So thirsty...Let's wrestle Grandma!
Doh! Hello grass... 
This place is pretty fun
Kaydie loved swinging... at first we just pushed her... Which she loved. Then... I went and stood in front of her and she'd try to reach out and touch me with her toes as she swung close to me...
When she got close, I pretended like she kicked me - and put on a big show of falling backwards - much to her amusement! She couldn't stop giggling over how silly mommy was being! Here we are taking a break - Kaydie dropped her lollipop...
Doesn't she look incredibly in tune with the universe? Teach us, Kaydie... The best part was playing barefooted. I hated to wear shoes when I was a kid... actually, I still don't like wearing shoes. 
Too cool for words:
Earlier that morning, Kaydie and Grandma Connie practiced opening presents, in preparation for Kaydie's big birthday!
Here Kaydie tries to understand the scene from the gift's point of view...
She definitely enjoyed opening gifts!
From crinkling the bag, to carrying around the card and ooooohing and ahhhhing while she ripped the paper... she totally understood how to enjoy the moment! SO much fun to watch!
( I'm in awe of this little treasure of mine)
We opened it up and put it on! 
She is sure cute - Thank you Great Grandma!!!
Look at those eyes...
She's learning how to throw a fit... Mommy's going to have to learn how to impose time outs and put a stop to this drama!! (it's still hilarious to watch tho)
( I'm in awe of this little treasure of mine)
We opened it up and put it on! She is sure cute - Thank you Great Grandma!!!
Look at those eyes...
She's learning how to throw a fit... Mommy's going to have to learn how to impose time outs and put a stop to this drama!! (it's still hilarious to watch tho)
(Especially because they only last about 10 seconds)
Here Kaydie naps while we waited for Grandma Connie's plane to land...
Sweet dreams...
Here Kaydie naps while we waited for Grandma Connie's plane to land...
Sweet dreams...
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