Are We There Yet?

2008-07-26T11:06:00.000-07:00

It's about time I update this blog for family and friends. We are doing well. I had a short stay in the hospital but am feeling much better now. Kylee is 2 yrs and 5 months old. She has been going to a children's center 3 days a week, 4 hours a day. It has been awesome. It has given me just enough time to take care of all my medical appointments and still have a little time to myself. She loves it. She is starting to really get into music and making up her own songs.

We have not done anything to exciting or note worthy. We have just been trying to stay cool. Here are a few pics.

When we ask Kylee to smile for the camera, we get this aweful cheesy fake grin. I know all kids have a time they do this but I cant wait to see her real smile again. She was such a mess this day. She had a white sweater on and had been givin a plate full of strawberries.

Here's the cheesy grin again, but I still love this picture of her.

And why do people think it is funny to take pictures of others kids when they are picking there nose?

All kids pick their nose, we just dont need pictures of it.

I hope everyone is doing well and staying cool!

Exciting Day....

2008-03-11T11:29:00.000-07:00

Actually, we aren't even doing anything today.

However,

Kylee p00ped on the potty today, YIPEE!

I found out that I get to go to Time Out For Women in April and I just cant wait. The bummer is I have no one to go with but I'm sure I will still enjoy an evening and day all to myself without 2 year old conversations, not that I dont love them.

In other news...I cant wait for our local farmer's market to start up. Kylee is going to make us go broke. She loves fruit and well her favorites are blackberries, blueberries, and raspberries. I dont know about where you live but the price of those things here are about $5 for a 4 oz container. It will be sad if we go in debt because of her fruit consumption.

She's not a big eater and that's a big issue because the doctor keeps telling us she's under weight. She looks healthy and is a very smart and active child, she just doesn't like to eat and that makes her skinny. She is just to busy to stop and eat. We do our best and since she loves the fruit so much we get it for her.

Sorry for such a boring post

I'm trying to keep up with the two posts a week.

Snow Trip

2008-03-05T08:15:00.000-08:00

Wow, its only been 6 days since my last post. That's probably some sort of record for me.

Kylee went to the snow for the very first time. I was too sick to go but glad they were able to go without me. Here Ky is with friend Grant.

Huge snowball
Deep snow. Daddy says she thought this was hilarious.
Flying in the air which is just as fun in the snow as it is at home.

Dad said the weather was beautiful and that Ky did excellent on the almost 3 hour drive. When they got home she was wiped out. They brought back a few pieces of soaking wet clothing. I'm glad I sent plenty of extra changes.

Where'd my baby go?

2008-02-28T18:31:00.000-08:00

We started here at 4 lbs 7 oz and 17 inches long. My baby was small enough to fit in her daddy's baseball cap. We used to have to set an alarm clock to wake us up to feed her because she was to small to wake herself up when she was hungry. We thought she would never grow. She loved being swaddled very tightly and daddy was the only one who could do it to her liking. At six months old we were still swaddling her for the night, it was the only way to get her to sleep. It was so fun to watch Ky wake up to the world and see all the things going on around her. She sat up, crawled and started walking this first year of life. She babbled a lot and had a small vocabulary. She started eating really food but just wasn't sure if she liked it. We thought she would never get hair. I so badly wanted pigtails and ponytails, I set my expectations too high. We loved teaching her to do new things and watching her master those things.

A year later we walked into being a 1 year old. That year was filled with lots of learning and exploring of a great world. It also brought on awful allergies and febrile seizures. She learned to run, jump, and do sommersaults. She decided that food really was a good thing and started to become a better eater. She also decided to give up the shyness and just become a ham, it didn't matter who was watching. She wanted to carry her own purse and have a "hairdo" and have "cheeks" (blush on her cheeks) and "lips" (chapstick) on whether we were leaving the house or not. She has adopted many special people into her life.

Now we are bouncing into being 2! I cant believe it. Kylee talks nonstop with a large vocabulary. She knows most of her letters and numbers from 1-10. She loves being outside and would stay out there all day if we would let her. She loves fruit and chocolate. She knows what she wants and she lets us know about it. She is silly, always trying to make us smile. She still fights going to sleep but she also still twirls her hair when she is really sleepy. She has to have her stuffed dog that her daddy got her to fall asleep. She loves being read to and loves to color and write. She loves to get up and go. It doesn't matter where we go, she just likes going places. She finds excitement in whatever we are doing. Kylee also finally got some hair, enough to do those pigtails and ponytails. She loves to go to church and wear pretty dress that have high twirl potential. Its the first thing she tests when a dress is put on her.

I just cant figure out how we arrived at being 2. I have lost my baby and cannot find her. I have a new little toddler though that I absolutely love and adore who lights up my life everyday.

Wow

2008-02-28T18:28:00.000-08:00

Let me just say

its been a really long time since I posted. I've been reading blogs and doing some commenting but have not even attempted to post anything.

I'm sure the two of you that read my blog missed me, or not!

I'm going to try to be back

My goal: two posts a week

are you laughing at me?

Merry Christmas

2007-12-25T11:07:00.001-08:00

MIA, GONE, BLOGSTIPATED

2007-12-19T12:19:00.000-08:00

I don't know....one of those.

I know I haven't written a post in awhile and people have emailed asking if I am okay. This will be a post about random things. because if I tried to tie everything together in a neat little paragraph, well that just wouldn't be very pretty. Also, if you have a weak stomach skip the first part of this post.

This was 2 days after surgery for my Port-A-Cath insertion. The bruising actually got quite worse. It has been a pain in my neck (literally, it is located on my right side beneath my clavicle). It was supposed to be put in my left side since the bad one was in my right side, but there were a few complications so they had to revise the plan. After 2 extra hours in surgery and two infection it has finally healed and there is just a small little line there. It has not been accessed yet because of the infections but will be later on today for some blood draws and a flush.

This was Thanksgiving day. Kylee wanted to finish off the stuffing, the only thing she liked on her plate. She also found the drumstick to be very fascinating (although you cant tell by her face) Also, our house is not cold, but its pretty cool to eat dinner with a beanie on your head.

Just a cute picture before going out for Mommy's birthday dinner. My Birthday was on Thanksgiving day this year so my dinner was delayed a few days.

My husband went camping for a week and I had asked him to call me and let me know he wasn't dead. Well he said he couldn't call because he had "no service" on his phone. Later, after transferring the pics from the camera to the computer I found that he even took a picture to prove the no service theory.

One of our attempts at getting a cute Christmas card for the year. We liked this one the best (she was not looking at the camera in any of them, she was distracted by our dog).

I am almost ready for Christmas. I have some more candy to make and house cleaning to do. In a few days I will show off the pictures that we had taken as a family and just of Kylee alone. Also, I will post the pics of Kylee decorating the house.

Thankful Thursday

2007-11-15T20:08:00.001-08:00

(instead of Gratitude Sunday)

I'm Thankful for my family, especially this little girl who once could lay in her daddy's baseball cap (even while swaddled), who is now a giggly, excited, talkative, and funny 20 month old and I get to spend nearly every day with her.

Modern medicine, who made it possible for a little girl with Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome to stay alive and also to get ear tubes today so that ear infections can stop jepordizing her health and life.

Modern medicine (again) and Medical professionals with a passion to help, who will on Monday remove a defective disconnected Port-A-Cath from the right side of my chest and put a new one in on the left side, all while keeping me from losing to much blood because of the blood thinners I have to take, but also keeping me from getting a dangerous blood clot. (does any of that make sense?).

The weather we have been experiencing...it has been beautiful.

Vacation time, so that my husband can take off the days needed to help me get through the upcoming procedure and still making it possible for us to pay our bills.

A loving, caring Heavenly Father who I know I can turn to and count on whenever I need him.

Total Fashion Sense

2007-11-05T18:29:00.001-08:00

Kylee has got it going on. Yet another one of her clothing creations. And of course the oven door is the best "mirror" to admire yourself in.

For those who want to copy this new and upcoming fashion trend, you'll need some tights, any color will do. A diaper cover from a cute dress. Hello Kitty socks, Nike shoes and dont forget to leave them untied.
Closer inspection
Here's a little peak of what she looked like before her transformation.
She loves twirling in her dress...a real girly girl.

I hope you enjoyed this episode of up and coming fashion trends. You heard it here first.

Halloween Part II

2007-11-05T18:24:00.001-08:00

Ok, So I had to do two post to get all my pictures in of Halloween. Here's a reminder of the cute little skunk.

We also had a candy lovin' zebra...she's pretty cute also.

And a "nice pirate." He could not give me a mean looking face because he was a "nice pirate."

And last but not least...The robot. He had real flashing lights (you cant see them in the picture.)

Here's the whole group before heading out to trick or treat at some houses

Halloween Part I

2007-11-05T17:50:00.000-08:00

So I am finally getting around to posting our Halloween fun. The Saturday before Halloween we went to a carnival and had a lot of fun. On Halloween day we went to my aunts work and trick or treated with all the elderly. Then in the evening had some cousins over and went around the block. Kylee had a lot of fun and really got the hang of saying "treat or treat" instead of trick or treat and holding out her bag.

Cutest Lil Skunk I've ever seen

Ever seen a skunk riding a horse? I have now

Whenever we visit my aunt we always see this man sitting in the front entrance and ever since Ky was a baby we have always said Hi to him. She has really grown to like him. His name is Theo. Ky calls him "Tho." He really gets a kick out of her and it seems to make his day when he sees her. Of course she got a few extra pieces of candy from him.

I'm trying to win a Dyson are you?

2007-10-22T12:00:00.000-07:00

So, there's this contest going on over at The Domestic Diva Blog, where her and Dyson are giving away this cool PINK Dyson for breast cancer awareness month. I've heard they work great and would love to have one. You should hop on over to her blog and check out the details. I hope I win, but good luck to you too!!

Blog Cartoons

2007-10-18T08:38:00.000-07:00

I saw this cartoon

over at Pigeon Pair and had to go check out the website

some of them are pretty funny like this one

The Weekend

2007-10-16T08:20:00.000-07:00

This weekend, my husband with camping with his friend.

and the dog(s) of course went too. It snowed their first night

Kylee went to her favorite Aunt Brenda's house (actually its her great aunt). Aunt Brenda and Uncle Jim took her to Apple Hill (about 2 hrs from where we live) where you can pick apples and ride on horses and trains and hay rides.

You can also find the perfect pumpkin.

My husband had fun. Kylee had fun.

You ask what did I do?

I stayed home and didn't do anything.

Not Really Wordless, but still Wednesday

2007-10-10T12:31:00.000-07:00

A trip to the pharmacy yesterday to get a new prescription and an allergy prescriptioin and of course "soft lips chapstick"...gotta have that.

And if you cant see on the receipt...the medication I was getting has a normal retail price of $4819.00 (can you believe almost $5,000), and I got it for my co-pay price...

Let me just say, I am thankful for insurance, Amen!

Mommy's Day Out

2007-10-09T07:57:00.000-07:00

Today, I have the opportunity to have 3 hours without Kylee. I will miss her but I will enjoy my time. Its not that I dont ever get time without her, I do. Whats different this time, is that I do not have any errands to run at all while I do not have her, nor do I have any appointments. Yah! for a few hours of Mommy Time! I was planning to meet a friend for lunch at the Olive Garden, but she just called and cancelled. Not sure what all I will do but I know I will enjoy my 3 hours of Me time and not worry about Kylee or what else needs to be done.

What do you do when you have the chance to have time for yourself?

PJ's for Cheap

2007-10-03T18:59:00.000-07:00

I like buying clothes but I have a hard time spending money on pajamas. I'm not sure why. I think it is because all Kylee does is sleep in them and by the time she outgrows them, they are so worn out/stained that I would never give them away as hand-me-downs or sell them.

I came up with a solution:

Some inexpensive flannel from the big discount chain store (1/2 a yard each)

Plus a little sewing time

and you get some cute flannel jammy pants. I also bought some $2 shirts from the big discount chain store. They work great and I've only put about $4 and 20 minutes in each set of jammies.

I made a couple pair of short gaucho like pants and the rest are long pants. They are working out great so far!

warning: these are not flame resistant as says on the label when you buy the fabric. So as long as I keep Ky from smoking in her crib then I think we will be fine.

Does anyone know....?

2007-10-02T14:20:00.001-07:00

How to add all the blogs that I read/keep up on to my side bar without having to add each link? I use bloglines, is there anyway to just get the list from there onto my sidebar all in one shot? I have a lot more blogs that I read now and need to update the ones on my page but dont want to have to add them one by one....someone help me???

She really likes to dress herself

2007-09-30T20:47:00.000-07:00

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

2007-09-29T08:35:00.000-07:00

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

2007-09-27T18:21:00.000-07:00

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

2007-09-25T20:48:00.000-07:00

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.

2007-09-25T20:40:00.000-07:00

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2007-09-25T20:23:00.000-07:00

Favorite Things

2007-09-25T20:11:00.000-07:00

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?

2007-09-18T19:00:00.000-07:00

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

2007-09-06T13:35:00.000-07:00

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

2007-09-06T13:21:00.001-07:00

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

2007-09-06T13:14:00.000-07:00

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.

Caption This

2007-08-21T13:43:00.001-07:00

I got this idea from Gina, over at On a Whim.

Please leave a caption for this picture in the comments

You can see more funny captions here.

5 things

2007-08-15T22:28:00.000-07:00

I was tagged by Gina from On A Whim and Peeking into Liam's World (he's too cute by the way) to complete this little meme:

5 things I was doing 10 years ago

1. Getting ready to start my senior year of High School
2. Babysitting
3. Exercising way to much
4. Taking my Senior Pics
5. Going on road trips with my best friend

5 things on my to-do list for today (actually for thursday since I'm writing this wed. night)

1. Take Ky to the doctor
2. Go to our favorite Farmer's Market
3. Make some cookies for my nephews who are coming for pizza dinner
4. Do some fun laundry
5. Make some phone calls I've been putting off

5 snacks I enjoy

1. 100 Grand bars
2. Whatchamacallit's (is that how you spell them)
3. Chocolate Cake
4. Yummy Cinnamon rolls
5. Chocolate Milk

5 songs I know the lyrics to

1. I believe in Christ
2. I am a Child of God
3. The "My-Gym" Hello Song
4. The "My-Gym" Goodbye song
5. Popcorn Popping
(sad, most of them are kid songs)

5 things I would do if I were a millionaire

1. Pay off some bills
2. Buy some property in various vacation spots
3. Make my hubby quit his job
4. Set Ky up for the rest of her life
5. Beads...I love to bead

5 bad habits

1. Checking my email way to often
2. Being obsessive about things (vacuuming, cleaning, etc)
3. Not taking time out for myself
4. Giving up to easily
5. Worrying to much

5 things I would never wear again

1. My jeans rolled up and safety pinned
2. A bikini
3. Warm up leggings (not even sure what they are called)
4. Mini skirt
5. boys jeans

5 favorite toys

1. laptop
2. camera
3. sewing machine
4. beads
5. electronic sudoku game

I dont really have anyone to tag, so if you are reading this and have a blog, consider yourself tagged

whew! I made it through my first meme...thanks Gina

giveaway

2007-08-14T21:20:00.001-07:00

I'm linking to this cool blog with a neat stroller giveaway

neato stroller

Fevers and Seizures

2007-08-13T14:37:00.000-07:00

Kylee has seizures when she spikes a high fever. She had only had one when she was 11 months old but last friday she had another one. We didn't even know she was sick. She was acting fine, and I felt her and she seemed a bit warm so I gave her some tylenol and just figured it was from teething. Well not 20 minutes later, she started seizing. I was home alone and it was scary. The last time she had one, it was while we were at the doctor's office. Anyway, we went to the ER and they said she had an ear infection. Today we went to our regular doctor for a follow up and not only does she NOT have an ear infection, but she was taking antibiotics for nothing. She has some viral thing that they do not even treat with medications. She is fine now, other then being a bit fussy. I know these sort of seizures are harmless but they are scary none the less.

Wordless Wednesday

2007-08-08T08:43:00.000-07:00

Too Funny!

2007-08-06T10:52:00.000-07:00

Kylee is 17 months and has started having these monster tantrums. The first picture is just of her being silly, she has her Chuck E Cheese star glasses on, a sticker and her "live strong" braclet...in her other hand which you cant see, she has a purse and is all set to go.

The other pics are of her throwing a fit about putting jammies on for the evening.

she's not the cutest when she's having tantrums but it is so hard not to laugh.

Bows, Bows, and More Bows

2007-08-06T08:05:00.001-07:00

We had to do some more bow pics for the website. This time Kylee wore headband bows because the outfits Kylee wore went from newborn sizes to 24 months and so most people would be ordering headband bows versus clippie bows. These bows are a bit bigger then I like for Kylee but it was all about the website, right? And some people like their bows really BIG!

This picture looks like she is blowing on something, but she is actually smelling the flowers as we asked her too

Are you serious?

Come on Mom!

I'm outta here!

These aren't actual outfits from our wardrobe...they were just on loan. We did get some good pics for the website, but Kylee just wasn't into it that day

High Heels

2007-08-02T21:51:00.001-07:00

My Aunt B and Uncle J have adopted my daughter as one of their Grandchildren because they do not have any living close by. We love it and love them. They take her about twice a month for a night or weekend. They truely love and treasure their time with her. She of course is pretty spoiled by them and does what she wants. My aunt wears high heels and K loves playing in them. Here's a short video of the last time she stayed with them, she really is cracking herself up towards the end of the video.

High Heels

Yummy Cinnamon rolls

2007-08-01T21:14:00.000-07:00

I like making Cinnamon rolls (and my family likes eating them) and I have found a really good/easy recipe. I made them just the other day and they didn't last long. Actually I taught my SIL M how to make them so I only ended up with about half of the batch and her family ate the other half.

You can also use this recipe for dinner rolls that are just as yummy!

For dough part you'll need:

2 1/2 cups warm water

1/4 cup sugar

2 T yeast

2 T salt

6 cups wheat or white flour

1/3 cup shortening

Combine water, sugar and yeast, let set for 10 minutes. In a seperate bowl combine flour and salt, add shortening. Mix and knead, let rise to double. Form 2-3 loaves (or small rolls). Bake at 350 degrees for 35-50 minutes (less for individual rolls).

Cinnamon Rolls: after letting rise once, roll out dough, add softened butter, brown sugar, white sugar and cinnamon. Roll into a snake and cut into about 1 1/2 sections and lay in greased pan. Let rise to double again and cooke in 350 degrees oven for 20-25 minutes. (there is no exact measurements on the brown sugar, butter etc...just put as much as you like...the more the better). You can also add raisins, nuts or chocolate chips.

If you add raisins does it make it healthy?? I think so

Wagon Wheels

2007-08-01T10:57:00.000-07:00

I bought a wagon a couple weeks ago from toysrus.com, they were having an awesome sale and I got a wagon that was originally 69.99 dollars for only 15. I love a great bargain. After it was delivered it sat in our entry way for, oh I dont know, 3 weeks until my husband finally noticed it and put it together. Of course he had some help.

I'm not sure if she is picking out toe lint here or what

and maybe she is eating it here...who knows

checking out the wagon from all angles

I forgot to take a pic of the wagon after they were all done, but here's what it looked like

My husband even used the directions to make sure it was done right and I've already made a mental not to keep clothes on my child at all times so that when a picture taking opportunity arises I dont have to worry about whether she dressed or not!

Dresses, shoes and bows OH MY!

2007-07-31T23:24:00.000-07:00

My daughter (K) is a bow model for a friends website and last week we went and did a set of pictures. The cool thing about her being a model for the website is that we get free bows. K doesn't mind it because we always just let her play outside while we do it. We usually dont work hard getting her to smile because well really the pictures are all about the bows (that's what my friend says anyway). I usually take the pics and I am getting much better and I really enjoy doing it. I thought we captured some really good shots this time and thought I'd share. We are doing more pictures later this week.

I think she's pretty cute!

If you would like to check the website out (these new set of pics wont be up for awhile) you can do so here:

http://abbysbowtique.com/index.html

Reflections

2007-07-31T13:27:00.000-07:00

So I'm not really sure what to write about now that I've started this blog. A few months ago, before I had a blog, there would be moments when I would think, oh if I had a blog this would be the perfect post and now that I have a blog I have nothing to post. Its so ironic.

If I had a blog back in January, my daughter was 11 months old and this is something I would have posted

What?

I'm outta here

I didn't do it

For those that have blogs, do you find yourself going about life thinking "oh, I'm totally going to blog that" or "darn, if only I had my camera, that'd be great for my blog?"

what you can expect

2007-07-29T16:54:00.001-07:00

So I am still new at the blogging thing and I know it still needs a lot of work, but here are some of the things you may see on my blog

cute things my daughter has done or said
neat craft ideas
neat craft things I have made
yummy baking recipes
great bargains
links to other blog posts that I think are especially neat
family stuff
church stuff
free give-aways...mostly jewelry that I make or other items I try my hand at

have any other ideas on how to make a blog a good place to visit?

some of the things I love

2007-07-29T16:50:00.000-07:00

Here are some of the things I love

crafts
great bargains
jewelry
making said jewelry
reading
writing
reading blogs
spending time with family
watching my daughter play and explore the world
bags-hand bags, diaper bags, any kind of bags
baking

what are some of the things you like to do?

Hi...its nice to meet you

2007-07-29T10:14:00.000-07:00

If you are reading this, well then you've made it to my blog. This is my first time ever as a blogger. I have been wanting to start one for a long time. Mostly to chronicle all the cute things my daughter does. I've been reading too many blogs for way to long now and decided its about time someone else reads about me and my life.

I am 27 years old and a stay at home mom. I have Crohn's Disease, or Ulcerative Colitis...all depending on what doctor you are talking to and what day it is. I also have a blood clotting disorder and struggle with Depression.

I live in the Central Valley of California. I grew up here and am still here. I went to college at the local State College and got a BA in Sociology.

I have a wonderful husband who I have been married to since 2001. We have one child, she was born in February 2006 and keeps me going everyday.

I am LDS and my daughter goes to church with me. My husband is not a member of the church, but he is still a great, caring man and awesome, loving daddy.

I hope I can keep up with the blog and I strive to be like all the other bloggers that I have been reading for some time now

I hope you come back to visit again :)