First Black Eye

Last night was a very rough night to say the least. I wont go into the long exhausting details, but there was no one asleep in our house from 10:30-2:00am. And as a result Little K got her first Black eye. She was playing in her room ( I was laying on the floor) and she bent over to get a toy and hit her eye on the corner of the foot rest of the chair. She screamed and screamed. I thought she hit her head until the morning when I realized that she had a black eye. Poor thing. I feel bad for her. It looks like it hurts. But that has not slowed her down.

Thanksgiving

I love Thanksgiving. I love the food, the colors, the smells and the family and the friends and fun. This year, being 1600 miles from home, we decided to host Thanksgiving in our house. It was such a blast. I want to thank everyone who came and brought such yummy food. It all worked out so good. I really had a blast. It really made it feel like a holiday with food and all the fun.

I am so thankful for
* My husband who is working his tail off in school and still has time to be an awesome dad and great husband. AND the owrk he does around the house and with the firewood.
* My daughter who is smart, funny and silly. She can always make me laugh. It is amazing all the things that she is learning everyday.
* Palmer - and the education my hubby is getting
* Friends, I have some awesome friends here. I have never had friends like this. I love it!
* Family, mine and K's family. They are all so supportive. We are so lucky to have come from great families.
* Locks of Love - I just cut off 17 inches of my hair! Post to come with pictures soon
* The church and gosple
* My house - though sometimes I complain about it (or the location) I love it. I love the space we have and the things we have done with it.
* The internet - or maybe not.... I am addicted to blogs and goodreads.com
* The Free country that we live in. We have so many freedoms and some great advantages that we often take for granted.
There are so many things to be thankful for and I am just rambling now. I know you are all full of gratitude this time of year too.

Side note- I tried the Black Friday Shopping - All I can say is WOW! so NOT worth it. People are crazy. I didnt even get up all that early, I was awake from a much needed diaper change on the princess and decided to run up to old navy and michaels. I tried to stop at ToysRus.... insain! Target was so busy that there was NO way I was going in there. I just hate lines enough that I will pay the extra dollars. I did hit the mall a little later and it wasnt bad. I did get some great hair products at pretty good deal and that was it.

Twilight

My friends and I braved the crazy crowds and went and saw Twilight on opening night. I felt too old to be doing it, but I was there I had a great time. And we were not even the oldest ones there. The movie was OK. The book is way better. And my biggest complaint with the movie was the makeup. I couldnt get past the really really bad makeup. It drove me nuts that entire movie. But it was a decent movie.

" i heart" debut

NOW INTRODUCING:

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My best friend and I have started a little business. We made some onesies and shirts for our kids and a few for baby showers. They were a big hit so we are now selling them. We have a craft show that is our big debut. We are very excited.
It is at Riverdale High School in Port Byron. Only $1 admission.
November 22nd 9:00-3:00
Great fun, and lots to see and buy.
Come to our show and say you saw our blog and receive 10% off!
Check out our blog at
iheartonesies.blogspot.com
If you link us on your page you will be entered in a drawing for a FREE onesie! Just post a comment on i heart blog and let us know you linked us.
Thanks for all your support!

My Monkey

Yesterday I walked into the kitchen to find my darling 15 month old monkey standing on the middle of the table eating a ritz cracker. She had pulled the chair out, climbed on it then onto the table. Luckily the crackers were on the counter right next to the table because I am sure she would have walked or crawled on the counters to get them. Then I took her to the YMCA (because I started teaching swimming lessons there.) Anyway I took her to the childcare there, a HUGE step for me. I have never left her with a 'stranger' I usually dont even leave her with people I know. BIG STEP FOR ME! Yeah. Anyway, she was off and playing before I could get her coat off. When I picked her up, the lady said "you didnt warn me she is a climber" Apparently she was climbing on the tables, chairs and even climbed into the blocks box. I knew this day would come, I just wasnt ready for it.
And I am in the den and she has been playing oh so nicely alone in the family room. I have a baby gate so she can not come in here and terrorize the place but I can see and hear her. It was very quiet so I peaked out around the corner and she had unplugged the tv and plugged in the humidifier and was playing with the dials to turn it up and down. I had no idea she knew how to plug things in. Again, I knew it would come, but I am not ready. She is learning and growing SOOOO fast. Everyday she shows me something new that she has learned. The other day she walked up with her Elmo and pointed at his big eyes and and said "eye". She had never said that before.

My Dad and sister

This weekend My dad and sister came down to visit us. It was so great to see my dad. He had so much fun with little K. It took her a little time to warm up to him, but in the end she was having fun with him. My sister is so fun to be with. She is still in the navy and doing well. We are so proud of her. We went to the John Deer place where you can play on the tractors and stuff. That was pretty fun.
ALSO- Big news: we finally switched little K to a forward facing car seat. YEAH. She loves it. I love it. We had the seat sitting in the family room for a few days and she loved sitting in it and watching TV. So she was very comfortable in it. Here is a picture of her on our first outing with the new seat. And a picture of her with my dad.

Dining Room redo-

I finally got the dining room painted! I just got the curtains and hemmed them up to fit perfect. I am SO pleased with how it is turning out. I just need to hand some art and we are done. YEAH. I love it when we get projects done around the house. We still have so much to do but slowly it is coming along. I think I am going to Little K's room next. Her room should be easy. We had already done the ceiling and baseboards and carpet, so I just need to paint, hang curtains and art and then it is done! Super easy (but still is hard to do with a very busy 1 year old.) and....
Before and after shots of dining room

Happy Halloween (late)

Halloween was fun this year. Little K was a bumble bee. I think that she figured out pretty quickly that when you walk up to the doors, you get candy. She was very possessive of her candy. We had to pry the candy bag out of her hands. (kicking and screaming) She has had her first sucker and loved it sooo much. I told her she could only eat it if she was sitting down. Can you believe that she sat and ate the whole thing and didn't get up. She NEVER sits still. She must have loved it. Truck -or- treating at the church was fun. Seems like anything with the ward turns out fun. Here are some pictures of our Bee.
With the break from school almost over, we had to do something that was "family fun". We went to the pumpkin patch. It was super fun. Little K LOVED it. K is way more willing to let Little K walk around and do her thing. I think that is because when he is with us it is something fun and not time crunched and walking slow and wandering is ok. When it is just me and little K I cant just let her wander around. But anyhow, she was able to wander around and pick her own pumpkin. The pumpkin patch also had a maze that we played in, a huge playground, a petting farm and lady bugs galore. There was lady bugs all over everything. I had never seen that may lady bugs before. Any way.. you guessed it.... more pictures

Blog Overload

I have not published a post for a long time. I have been blogging but not getting enough time to publish them... BUT TONIGHT IS the night. I am going to finish ALL the posts that I have started. I think there is 7 of them. Can you beleive that. I am a dork.