She really likes to dress herself

Hi...I got myself dressed again today (mom says we're not leaving the house)

Don't you like?

Anyone up for some jazzersize?

Pretty Lame Post

Febrile Siezures really stink. Kylee has not had one for a couple week though, but she seems to be running a fever on and off, so its just a matter of time. I'm not sure if the fevers are from her teething or something else. She has had problems with ear infections but she doesn't seem to be pulling at her ears like she normally does when she has one. I'm guessing its the teeth but it still stinks. We are always on edge, just waiting and I dont want to live like that. On another note, my White Blood Count is so low that they could not give me my treatment for my Crohn's disease. When I go out, and if I wear a mask (which I'm supposed to because of germs) then I like to draw a big set of lips and teeth for those who like to stare, I think it is just funny. I should take a picture of that sometime. I'm not trying to complain. I just hope the siezures get easier, if that is possible. And for me, I'm used to and have accepted most of the stuff that comes along with the Crohn's and just deal with it the best I can!

Birthdays

I've been learning how to applique and embroider on clothing. I have only done a few things but have come a long way since my first shirt that I did. The very first one I did was for Kylee on a shirt that she had a stain on. I covered it with a colorful flower fabric. It turned out cute but I was not thrilled with my work. From afar it looks cute but not upclose and personal. Anyway, I have been practicing with the thought in mind that I would do something for my niece for her 2nd birthday.

The one above is the first one I did

The one below is what I did for my niece. I Found a couple of denim jackets on sale for $2, so I bought all that they had. I thought this turned out good enough to use as a gift and also made a shirt with some of the fabric in flower shapes. I didn't manage to get pics of the shirt but it basically looks like Kylee's shirt above, only better. I really hope they liked it and will put her in it. Kylee will be getting one of these Jackets for the winter and I have a few more just waiting for someone to come along that needs one. What do you think? Would you want your child to receive one of these as a bday gift?

This Picture is really blurry but here she is wearing her new jacket
and here she is really enjoying her cake
The total cost of the entire gift was about $4, I got the jacket for $2 and a plain white shirt for $2 also, and the fabric scraps I used were free and I already had the thread. How do you give nice gift without spending a fortune?

Pismo Beach, California

We had the opportunity to go the beach on a very short vacation. Kylee went with Mimi (her great aunt brenda) and Uncle Jim. They take her often for over nighters and treat her as their own. They have had this trip planned for awhile now and we (Jason and I) were able to go for one night. It is only about 3.5 hours from where we live so the drive wasn't to bad. The weather was surprisingly warm and the water was nice. We did not do to much other then walk around downtown and at the pier and hang out on the beach. We were a little jealous when we had to drive back home and Kylee got to stay behind and have fun. Here are just a sampling of the pictures that were taken while there.

Favorite Things

I've seen this floating around the internet and thought I would do it for Kylee

color: poople (purple)

food: fruit (any kind)

drink: root beer

book: moo, baa, lalala

toy: her baby stroller and piggie bank

person: Mimi (Aunt Brenda)

animal: woof woof (dog)

place: outside

game: any game ending with tickles

movie: She doesn't really watch movies but loves "little einstein" cartoon

thing to wear: shoes

Of course, a hairdo....what was I thinking?

Today Kylee dressed herself, and when I asked what was on her head, she looked at me and said "a hairdo" as if I were stupid. She's not two yet, and has a way of making you feel stupid.

Don't worry, I didn't allow her out of the house like this, never, no way!

cute clothes from great grandma

My grandma has decided to start sewing again. Her favorite subject seems to be Kylee, which works for us. We get all these cute clothes for next to nothing (just the price of material). The first set is supposed to be for the fall. The pants are a bit big, so my grandma made the next size down and we will put the ones that are too big up for next year.

The second is a cute cute little sundress that I can just put a long sleeve onesie underneath for the winter. Kylee is also trying out her new trick in the second picture (jumping). The total costs of these two outfits was only $3.00 all together. I'm lovin' it!

notice also in the first picture she has her new black dress shoes for church on. She loves shoes, and since we were trying on her new clothes she needed to have her new shoes. We got the clothes off of her but did not manage to get her shoes off, so for the rest of the evening she ran around in a diaper and black patent leather shoes on, cute eh?

Not much going on

I have not had much going one lately and haven't been in a blogging mood. I'm not sure blogging is for me. I thought since I love to write that blogging would come naturally to me. I was wrong. I want to blog. I just cant seem to do it.

Kylee seems to be feeling better from her seizure and virus. I had a small temporary job last week, and really enjoyed being back in the work force, even if only for 4 days. It makes me miss working a little bit. I dont like the idea of Kylee at a babysitters/daycare all day everyday (although that works for some people and I am not judging by any means)(its just not for us) but I do miss working a little bit and would love to find something to bring in a little extra money. It is hard because if I found something part time it would have to pay enough to be worth the daycare costs. Any ideas out there?

I'm really going to try harder on this blog thing. I think it is a great way to keep a journal/scrapbook for Kylee (since I am so not into the scrapbooking thing). Anyway have any suggestions on making blogging easier? I sure dont have a problem reading a ton of blogs daily, just cant seem to post on my own blog.

Pear Bread

A couple weeks ago someone gave me a bag full of pears. We ate some but I didn't want all these pears to go to waste so I found a recipe for some yummy pear bread. It was really easy and tasted great and best of all, this free food didn't go to waste!

You can find the recipe here. Next time I will double the recipe so it will fill my pan. Also I added a typical cream cheese glaze over the top. It didn't last long looking this pretty.