Oatmeal Bath

Today I let Kayeligh feed herself oatmeal. As to be expected, she made a mess. Sean and I thought it would be easier (and alot more fun) to let her try out her new swimming pool instead having a bath. It was pretty gross, there was alot of oatmeal in the pool by the end of it, but the Bear had a BLAST!

Look at how much water is in that diaper! This picture cracks me up! Oh, and she is telling me bye bye because I was going inside.

I Did It

I finally cut into my cupcake fabric for Kayleigh's birthday dress! I have been scared, but I took the plunge. I LOVE how it came out, I just wish it was a tad bit smaller. You can't trust the measurements on the back of patterns... ughh!

Play 'till you Drop

I get a kick out of it when Kayleigh plays so hard that she just lays down and fall asleep.

Breakfast of Champions

Honeybun (refridgerated, not frozen) and Diet Pepsi. Reminds me of home.

11 months old

Goodness, 11 months!
I feel like Kayleigh has changed the most over the last month than ever before. She is most certainly getting a personality. She will try to have a conversation with you now. She interacts when she plays and even brings you things to play with her. Her favorite meals is boiled chicken, peas, carrots, green beans, and shredded cheese. You can already tell that she is not much of a risk taker. She will take a couple of steps and just sit down so she does not fall. She says "ma ma," "da da," and "bye bye."
I will have to weigh and measure her tomorrow.

Oh, and look. No pants.

The Girl with No Pants

When daddy changes Kayleigh, he usually does not put her pants back on. I don't know why. It's probably one of those things like when she is wearing a onesie I only snap the outside buttons and not the middle one. I don't know why, I just don't.

Kayleigh and I were playing "beauty shop." she is holding the bow that she ripped out of her hair.

Keeping Busy

My toe still hurts very badly. Now that the swelling has gone down, you can tell how crooked it is.... ick! Since I don't feel up to going to the gym or walking around the mall, we have been spending alot of time around the house. To keep the Bear busy, I have been making her a little "water play" area. She thinks it is great!

ALSO: I have been wanting to try cloth diapers FOREVER. We decided to give it a try. It is going well, and they are SO cute (look at the picture)! They are alot easier than I would have ever guessed, just like a disposable diaper, but in cloth (look here). We are testing them out to see if it is something we would want to do all the time. Well, all the time in the house. I don't care to tote around poopy cloth diapers outside of the house. We are using a company out of Houston called Diaper Daisy. I HIGHLY recommend them. For about what we would have spent in disposable diapers for 2 weeks, we spent on "renting" brand new ones! I love that we are not putting all of that waste in a landfill, but most importantly (to me) that we save 30 cents every time we use a cloth diaper. THAT ADDS UP! PS - please excuse the crazy underlining, it won't go away.

Matchy, matchy

I try to spare y'all and only blog about my sewing projects that I REALLY love and not every single one. This is one that I adore. I made these for a special neighbor that is moving this week. She has been a fabulous neighbor (and an even better cook) and I wanted them to have something to remember us by.
We will miss y'all!

While I was doing dishes, Kayleigh figured out how to get herself in "her drawer." Sadly, I didn't see how she managed to get in there.... but of course I ran to get my camera! She was NOT happy when I made her get out.

Laundry

I cannot get laundry done when she is around! She just pulls it out of the basket, I put it back in, she screams at me... it is a vicious cycle.

My Buddy

Keys

Hey mom, when you get back.... we will have to look for your keys. They are Kayleigh's favorite new toy.
PS - No... my mom does not work in a jail. She has had her keys on that thing for longer than I can remember!

My Husband is SO sweet!

On Sunday, I was pretty out of it after Molly's party. My cute husband made us chicken sandwiches and (burnt) french fries. He even set us up a little romantic dinner for 2 with tray tables because we no longer have a kitchen table.
I didn't think much of it, until he reminded me that it was our 7 year "dating anniversary." Yes ladies, my husband remembered an anniversary that I didn't even think of! After dinner, we watched "our movie," What's the Worst That Could Happen.
7 years ago today, Sean picked me up at my parent's house wearing a navy long sleeved (yes, in June!) knit shirt and jeans. I remember being SO nervous waiting on him. I had finally decided on my dark wash Express jeans (size 4, man I wish I could still put those babies on!) and a Tarzan style shirt (which was SO trendy then). We went to a movie that he chose. To this day, I still am not a big fan of that silly movie, but in the spirit of tradition I watch it once every year. We got to the movie very early, like the first people in the theater. It was awkward. I remember us talking baseball, and I remember it being very cold. After the movie, he took me to McDonald's (yes, you read that correctly). I got an ice cream cone, and he ate a cheeseburger and fries. After our "romantic dinner" he took me home. We hugged awkwardly and he went home. I figured that we would probably not go out again. Not because I thought it didn't go well, but we were about to go to college and such.... man was I wrong.

Now, on to a couple of pictures from the first couple months of Sean and I dating.

Molly's Weekend

The last one of us is getting married. It was bittersweet to know that we will never have another bachelorette weekend to celebrate together. Molly wanted to eat Pizza Hut and lay by the pool in the afternoon. Then, we went back up to the room and got dressed to go to the Magic Time Machine (SOOOO much fun!). After dinner, we spent a couple of hours at Pete's Dueling Pianos and then curled up in bed and chit-chatted until the wee hours of the night.
It was great.

Cupcakes!

These were some of the cupcakes that I spent a few hours making Friday night for Molly's Bachelorette / Lingerie Party.
These were some of the same cupcakes after I dropped ALL of them on the concrete outside of the hotel. I was heartbroken.

Bread Math

This (according to my dad) is the equation that will tell my mom and I how much to add to our Amish friendship bread starter without wasting any ingredients. Yeah, too much thinking .... it made my head hurt too.

Look Out World.... Here She Comes!

Please ignore the singing.
First steps taken Friday, June 20 - 4 days shy of 11 months.

Best Seat in the House

The Bear's old carseat has been sitting next to our TV for quite a while. While she was "hamming it up" for my parents tonight, she figured out that she can climb in it. The majority of the evening was spent with her climbing in and stumbling out of the seat. She was very proud of herself.

MIRANDA: Sorry, I don't have your email. Do you think I should go to the doctor over my toe or will they just tell me there is nothing they can do about it? I broke a toe once before and all they did was tape it to another toe. Is it worth going?

I don't want to play......

I just want to bang on the pot all day.

Ummm.... that Hurt

So I either broke or jammed my toe on the ottoman. It looks pretty cool now but still hurts like the Dickens! Please excuse my faux-pedicure, I didn't want you to see how absolutely nasty my toe nails are. The above picture is yesterday evening, and the bottom was today. Ps - Have I ever mentioned that I despise the color purple?

Kissy Kissy

Dozing

Some mornings I have a rough time waking up when the Bear does. When she wakes up, she is ready to PLAY. Sometimes I am super lazy and make myself a pallete on the floor in her play area and doze for a bit. Tuesday morning, she decided to join me and slept this way for an hour and a half! Sean thought it was cute and snapped a picture. I love it when he does that, it is always fun to find when I clear off my card each night.

Milk Beard

More Sewing

Just a little t-shirt dress that I made for the Bear. My first time to applique something with my sewing machine (as if you care ).

Sewing

Just a cute little sundress that I made for the Bear. It was out of an old pattern that my mom had at the house. I adore the fabric and it is so nice and cool for summer.

Ode to the Stay at Home Mommy

My part time gig as a stay at home mommy has officially begun. I thought my summer would be filled with nice strolls around the mall with the bear, cleaning out closets, sewing, cooking dinner...... HA, yeah right. Our house is crazy town during the day. I never knew how hard it would be staying at home all day. Last week, I was really looking forward to our outing to Walmart. Mainly because it forced me to take off my work out clothes.
Maybe this week we will actually make it to the mall.

Happy Father's Day!

Today was Sean's first Father's Day. To celebrate, we went to the horse races at Lonestar Park. It was very hot. I cannot say enough wonderful things about how great of a daddy he is. He would do anything for his little girl.

Also, Happy Father's Day to MY daddy. I love you and miss you so much.

The Rough Riders

We went to our first Rough Riders game up in Frisco on Friday. It was great, you can sit out on the lawn for cheap. It is great for the kiddos because they can just fun around and not be stuck in a seat. Neither Kayleigh or Connor had an idea that a baseball game was even going on, but it was still a nice outing.

Family Reunion

We went to a family reunion for Sean's side of the family over the weekend. It was held in Glen Rose (you know, the place with the dinosaur footprints). It was very hot, but we had alot of fun.

The Bear and 2 of her great grandparents.


We snuck away to the Dinosaur Valley State Park.

Look closely, Dino tracks!

Sean's "Crocodile Hunter shirt." I was not around when this purchase was made. :)

I am such a dork. I have so many pictures of me in Sean's glasses, it never gets old!