Tuesday, December 7, 2010

Kaylee meets Santa!

Well, another hectic week has come and gone! Wow I feel like Christmas is approaching insanely quickly and I have sooo much to do!
I can't imagine how I would get it done if I actually had to WORK! hahaha!

Speaking about work, I did have an interview last week for a new position with RIM. Pretty exciting news if you ask me. Of course it wouldn't be beginning until the new year but it is a start in the direction I would like to go.
***Kaylee's new snowsuit from Nanna***

This past weekend we also had Jordon's SURPRISE birthday party I threw for him. In the last few years I have thrown surprise parties for a few people and Jordon has never had one, which he was oh so happy to point out at one of our last parties. So this year I decided I was going to throw one for him and make sure he had no clue!
***All bundled up for our walk***
Of course I needed a plan to get him out of the house for the day. I called him boss up and asked if there was anything he could find for him to do on a Saturday to keep him out of the house until 6pm. "Not a problem at all" Paul said. Needless to say, Jordon ended up working in the pouring rain for 12 hours before coming home to be surprised with a bunch of his friends drinks in hand! LOL. Once he relaxed, had a shower and a few beer, I think he had a great time, however when he first walked in, he wasn't feeling it. I waited until after the few beer before announcing that it was my fault he ended up working an entire Saturday. Haha!
***Does someone like ravioli?***

Sunday was also a big day for us! It was the very first time Kaylee got to meet Santa Clause. It was Jordon's company's Christmas party for kids. While it was definitely geared towards the older children, with tons of activities and magic shows, it was still a great time. We waited very patiently in line to see Santa Clause and finally got that picture everyone loves to have!

Kaylee on Santa's lap!!!!

It seemed like a very long weekend and I was definitely glad to come home that evening, put on my sweatpants and relax. I am pretty sure I was asleep by 9pm.
***Finished her cookie and snuck off to the bathroom... This is what I found***

I have also been busting my butt and whining about the pain that Jillian Micheal's 30 Day Shred video is putting me through. Man, I had heard about it before, however never realized what I was in for!
***Toby all snuggled up***
The first night I did the video, I believe I may have cursed at the television about 5-10 times. I wanted to give up but pushed through the aching, not nearly used enough muscles. The next morning I woke up to find out, I could barely move. I also realized I was severely out of shape. I seem to try all of these different things- walking, running, elliptical, swimming... But nothing has made me ache and hurt like this. I pushed on however and did the video 5 days last week. By the end of the week I was feeling significantly better at the video and proud of myself for pushing through. The icing on top of this cake was the 4lbs I dropped. I was a little worried, know that I was having a party and lots of finger foods that I would put it right back on the weekend, however I was only up 1 on Monday morning and am hoping that after I pushed through the video again last night I will continue to drop!
So some other very exciting news around here, is Kaylee has continually been taking 2-3 steps at a time. She hasn't figured out "Walking" per say, however she will be holding onto something, say the coffee table, want to get to a toy a few feet away, let go of the table, stand free and take 1, 2 or 3 steps before falling and crawling the rest of the way! It seems she is so close. She will walk beside you with holding onto just one of your hands and pushes her little stroller around the house like nobodies business... I am sure walking is not far off!!
***Unwrapping her first present***
This morning I was adamant about finishing my Christmas decorations. Not the ones your all thinking of... Jordon's father Doug, cut out all of these incredible little Christmas tree ordaments out of wood and gave them to me. So I thought it would be great to attach one to Christmas cards I would be handing out to people or attaching them so small gifts for the neighbours and such. I painted them all up this morning and added some sparkles! I am telling you... I was so proud of myself! LOL. They look pretty darn good!
***Talking Winnie The Pooh!***

Other then that, I have been spending my days, reading plenty of stories, which is Kaylee's new favorite thing to do, trying to get ready for Christmas and enjoying the time I get to spend with Kaylee.
Some days are amazing and some days I very much look forward to Jordon walking in the door for Mommy's time out.

Well, enjoy a few pictures! Leave me a comment! I lovvve the comments!

Have a great day!

Jaymie

Monday, November 29, 2010

Busy Beavers!

Well, I want to begin this post with a big shout out to my friend Christine Newhook who took these amazing photos of Kaylee for me. Not only is she a good friend, but she is also an incredible photographer! Please take the time to visit her website at www.christinenewhook.com/blog .



She came over for a day and just hung out with us, taking pictures while Kaylee went about doing what she normally does. Christine was rolling around on the floor trying to get the perfect shot and really just letting Kaylee be comfortable. All that being said, Kaylee was having a cranky day, so while shes not smiling, I still believe these are beautiful photos.

So, I know I have once again been a little delayed on the blog posting. For someone who was swearing up and down how much she missed writing, I don't know why I have been slacking. In my defense, I have very busy. I have been wedding dress shopping, wedding planning, having a few dinner parties and in most recent news, FINDING OUT WE WILL BE HOME WITH OUR FAMILY FOR CHRISTMAS!!!!

Last night my Dad and Jordon's Dad surprised us with the fact that they are going to fly us home for Christmas. It is the first year our families have met, Kaylee's first Christmas, it will be our first time meeting our beautiful brand new nephew Jaron and the first time we will all spend a Christmas together! I think this is fantastic news and we are so happy to be able to spend the holidays with the ones we love.

So, as you can tell I am just a tad excited about this! But onto Kaylee news... She is sick again. The poor little thing has a cough, runny nose and another darn tooth coming through. During my blog departure last month, Kaylee got very sick. We actually ended up in the hospital for a day because she had been throwing up for over 24 hours, keeping no fluids down and her temperature was so high. I have never been so sad and helpless in all my life. As I sat in the waiting room with my sick baby for 5 HOURS, she clung to me, she cried, and her temperature continued to climb. Once we finally saw a doctor, they had to strip her down, put the Tylenol up her bum and try and bring her temperature down. It was one of the longest days ever. Now this time, she simply has a cold with the added nu sense of a tooth, but again I feel so bad. Poor little girl.


So as I briefly mentioned above, I am a brand new Aunt!!!!! Jordon's sister Cheryl delivered a beautiful little boy Jaron James Reid Robins on November 11th.

Introducing him here on my blog! Isn't he sweet!!! I can't wait to meet him. I was trying to explain how crazy it is that you can miss someone so much without even meeting them yet. I really feel like its time for Jordon and I to be closer to family and love and enjoy those in our lives.

On that note, I hear my cranky, sick little girl waking up from her nap. I am going to go upstairs and snuggle her!

Have a great day!!!

xo

Jaymie

Thursday, November 18, 2010

My dear friend Sheena.......

You meet people over the years and some people stay in your life and some people go. You have friends that you keep in touch with and those that drift in and out.

Today I wanted to write my blog about a great friend of mine, Sheena.

Sheena and I met when I was 18 years old... So that was about 7 years ago. I started working at the Lonestar Texas grill as a hostess and she was one of the "older, cooler, servers"... I remember my first impression of Sheena being that she was somewhat of a snob (she's going to kill me for saying that- haha). It took a little bit of time for us to warm up to each other but once we did, I learned very quickly that I wanted her in my corner.

Over the last 7 years, I worked with her off and on for about 4 years and kept in touch during the few in between. We did plenty of partying, lots of late nights at the restaurant, lots of silly stunts I dare not write about online, and even a bar fight... Yep, Sheena and I have plenty of great time memories.

Then on a wonderful day last summer, I found out the fantastic news that she was pregnant. Of course at this point in my life, I was also a few months along, so how wonderful it was to have a friend going through the same motions as I was.

Suddenly my good time party girl, whom I generally spoke to every now and then when we were looking for a good time, was mellowing down and playing housewife along side me. We began talking a lot more often, began sharing our breakdown pregnancy ups and downs as well as arriving at baby showers.

Once Kaylee arrived, followed 4 short weeks later by Maddox, our lives seemed to change. Not only were we now in a completely different state of mind and state in our life, we now shared a different kind of friendship.

Our babies are now (almost) 10 and 9 months old and I don't think there are many days in a week where Sheena and I do not speak on the phone for at least an hour. There is also the small fact that we see each other at least once a week, every week.

My amazement in this comes from that fact that years ago, while our friendship usually revolved around drinking and gossiping about guys, has now evolved into a friendship that means so much to me, I don't know what I would do without it. On the days I don't speak to Sheena, to dish about how Kaylee slept, what she ate, what her pooped looked like, how much men drive us up the wall, how Maddox continually says "ma ma" and Kaylee continually says "da da", I feel like I am missing out on it.

Her support through all the stages over the last year has been essential. On the days where I need someone to come to the house, just for an hour to watch Kaylee so I can go to the dentist, she is there, on the days I am sure I just wanna call in sick from being a Mom, she is there and on the brave days (such as yesterday) when I need someone to venture out to the mall and shop all day long with our babies... Yep, you got it, she's there.

So, I just wanted to write a little blog today to Thank Sheena for that. Our friendship has come a long way and I am grateful to have her in my life. I have a lot of very special people in my life that I am grateful for but it has been truly incredible to have someone that is going through everything with me and understands the crazy ups and downs of being a new Mom and trying to sort the way through becoming a great Mom.

Have a great day everyone!!!

Jaymie

Friday, November 12, 2010

Bad Habits...

Kaylee has never been a great sleeper. Anyone who has ever read my blog, has likely read something about how many times she was up in a night or how she goes on nap strike.
That being said, we went about a month, which I refused to talk about for fear of it jinxing it, she slept not only through the night but until about 8am. Now for someone with a child like mine, this is a huge treat! Down to bed at 7pm and sleeping through until 8am. Insane. I was awake before her many mornings, having time to make my bed, make a cup of tea and make her breakfast before she even started to get up. The worst part of this whole thing was her diapers were SATURATED, and sometimes even leaked.
I was just becoming familiar with this routine until 3 nights ago. This is when she decided that waking up and screaming bloody murder was what she was going to do. I am not talking a little bit of fussing here.... I am talking, full on water works, screaming. My first thought, maybe another tooth- which by the way, we now have 6 of... After looking the next morning, it is clear, it is not a tooth. Next thought, maybe she is not feeling well, however once again, she seems perfect in the morning... Could this be nightmares?
Not only is she screaming like that, I pick her up and she clings to me. She grabs a hold of me and snuggles into my neck without so much of a loosening of her fingers.
Now I am going to make a little confession... Kaylee has never been a snugly baby. She has been independent and nosey to see what is going on around her. So when she does grab a hold of me like that, I kind of nuzzle back into her and hold her, enjoying her sookiness for a few moments. This however results in long nights. She has not allowed me to let go without the screaming recommencing. I don't know what to do about it. 3 nights in a row now, very little sleep and an extremely upset baby.So whether it is nightmares or just a phase, this is Mommy, begging Kaylee to please sleep at night! If only it were that simple.


Well here are a few photos from the last little while... Enjoy!!!

***Thumper and Daddy, all ready for trick or treating!***
***Tired little Thumper***
***Smily little girl!***

***Playing with her toys***

***Playing with Daddy!***

***Maddox and Kaylee***

haha!

***My Halloween Pumpkin- Mad Hatter***

Any suggestions anyone?
Leave me a comment!

Have a great day!

Jaymie

Thursday, November 11, 2010

Untitled.

So, I have been putting this off for weeks, and even as I sit here now, I am stuck for words. I brought up the page, browsed other pages, came back to this page and now I am going to force myself to write something that makes a little bit of sense.

I have not been writing over the last month because I have been in a little bit of a funk.... I kept coming up with all kinds of excuses to myself, my mom, and the very few people that follow this blog- "I don't want to sit on the computer in the basement, Kaylee and I have been busy, I don't want to sound repetitive..." etc.. etc... etc...

The truth is, I just don't want to sit down and sound negative, writing my thoughts down that seem to run in circles. I feel like I am at a big turning point in my life. I am trying to figure out who I am, figure out what I want and figure out where I want to be in my life. Of course all of those questions are extremely broad and give me a hundred answers each. However I need to start with the most important thing to me right now...

I am a Mom. I am a Mom who feels like my only identity has becoming being a Mom and that scares me. I have continually had a battle inside my head with why being a Mom isn't enough and whether or not that makes me a bad mother for feeling as if it is not enough. Does that make sense? I feel guilty for wanting to go back to work, I feel guilty for wanting to have more adult conversations in a day, and I feel guilty for wanting to get up in the morning and head to the office with a job to do.

I am hoping other Mom's can relate... Because the thought of wanting to do all of those things, when I have 3 months left of paid maternity leave is what I am battling. Why would a "good" Mom give up being at home with their perfect, precious, beautiful baby girl to go back to work early....

I love Kaylee with my heart and soul. I love her with every fibre in my body. That being said, I don't want being a mom, even if it is being a good Mom, which I believe I have become, to be my only identity. I still want my career.....

Is there any Mom's out there that can relate to this?

This roller coaster of emotions has had me moody, cranky and frankly not the most fun to be around I am sure.

That being said, I am going to smarten myself up. I am going to stop feeling sorry for myself, get up and enjoy what I do have and then face the battle of work when it comes. I have applied for numerous new positions at my company and should I get the opportunity to take one of them, I will- with the guilt and all.

All that being said, I am going to start writing more. I enjoy writing my blog... I enjoy venting about things, sharing my thoughts, feelings and experiences, and I enjoy knowing at the end of the day, I have written about something that matters- Kaylee Joye Flowers.

So that's all for today. I guess this is my coming back and saying- "Yes I am still alive and I still want to share our everyday life with those that care to take the time to read it". Thank you to those that do!

Have a wonderful day!

xo



Jaymie

Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Her own little person!

***Mommy and Kaylee in the petting zoo***

Hey Everyone! It has been a while, so of course I have lots to say and tons of pictures! First of all, this weekend was Thanksgiving as everyone knows. We spent a wonderful weekend with friends and family. It was a busy weekend but worth it completely!

Friday night we decided to have all of our neighbours over for dinner. Scott and Lindsey were just returning from Vegas from their honeymoon and we decided to get the scoop. We had drinks, beer can chickens, corn on the cobb, twice baked potato's and brushetta! Supper was a huge hit! We then enjoyed the evening looking at pictures, playing some ping pong and then some cards. Late night for a Mommy who gets up early.

Saturday I had told Jordon, I need to get out of the house. It is tough because I don't ever really go anywhere without Kaylee with me. I know that is the life of a Mom and I shouldn't complain, but sometimes it is just nice to go. Not really have a plan but not have to worry about running home for a nap, or a bottle or where I am going to be able to change her bum. So Saturday, I handed her off to Daddy and off I went. Without a real plan in mind I headed first to zellers to look for a Halloween costume for Kaylee, then to winners, returned some jeans of Jordon's and found the right size, bought myself a sweater (I am allowed once in a while). After shopping/browsing for a little while, I headed to Sobeys for a couple little things, the liquor store and then to the tanning bed to warm up. Man it has been chilly here the last couple weeks.

I headed home and was feeling so content and relaxed at this time, seeing my little girl smile as I walked in the door was icing on the cake! Perfect!

***Rachel and Paige at the Fall Fair***

***Nanny, Paige, Kaylee and Lexie***

***Hanna and I***

***Group shot! Kids, Uncle Mark and I***

***Daddy and Kaylee hitchin a ride***

***Feeding the goat***
***Meeting the pig***

***Hanna, Kaylee, Rachel and Nanny checking out the bee hive***

***Hanna, Paige, Rachel and Kaylee***

***Thanksgiving Family photo***

After my day out, I enjoyed Kaylee's last few awake hours with her playing and reading. She really has become so interactive. This is tons of fun but my goodness she is into everything. She has learned to open cupboards, loves to flush the toilet, loves to pull everything off any flat surface she can reach... LOL Therefore eyes must be watching at all times.

Kaylee had her supper, which by the way is also becoming a big part of our day... Meals, she loves to eat and eats anything. She ate olives on this night. Anyway, we bathed her, layed her down to sleep and then had dinner over at Steve and Kerry's. A few weeks ago Jordon layed their hardwood floors and they have wanted to have us over as a thanks to Jordon. We had lasagna, played Cranium and by 10:30 I was toast. So pooped that all I could think about was heading home to bed, to read my book which took forever to get interesting and now I cannot put it down. Needless to say, I kinda felt like I was getting old crawling in bed, dead to the world at 10:30.


***Kaylee and Rachel***


***Paige and Kaylee- playing***

Jordon crawled in bed late, but as he had promised, was up early with Kaylee, letting me sleep in and enjoy a lazy start to Sunday morning. While I could not actually sleep in that late, I did stay in bed reading. I could hear Kaylee playing with her Daddy and knew that I was not needed. I laid bundled up in bed, snuggling with a big old boxer, while reading a good book. I finally decided it was time to get my butt moving around 10. Can you imagine! 10am!!!! Kaylee had gone down for a nap and so I took my time getting ready for the day. I tidied up the mess, because of course we all know men cannot multi-task. Whoever would think they could play with a baby, feed her and tidy up after them must be crazy. *Note- this is not me complaining as I did get to sleep in... I am simply stating the obvious*.

We were to be at my Uncle Mark and Lexie's for 2:30 for our Thanksgiving day dinner. We headed out for the day, with Kaylee in the most adorable outfit, who was also in great spirits. She played all afternoon with the girls, who were only too excited to get down on the floor to play, or pick her up and carry her around, or do whatever she wanted for that matter. We enjoyed a lovely meal with not only my Uncle Mark and his family but also my Nanny and Poppa who have been down visiting. The food was needless to say- amazing and the company was even better. Trying to get Kaylee down in unfamiliar territory, where she knew that the other kids were still playing was extremely tough. She was completely exhausted but did not want to cave into sleep. Sleep is something that has been very irregular lately anyway, with her cutting teeth it seems every other day, she is simply uncomfortable. Add to that, a few kids playing in the next room and sleep is nearly impossible for a nosey little girl. She finally dozed off, long enough for Jordon and I to enjoy homemade apple pie and a cup of tea before we once again had to wake her and head home.

This was the beginning of a long night. Interrupting her sleep was probably not the best idea. It was as if she had, had a power nap and was now ready to play again. We got home and I layed her down only to hear her playing, coo'ing and caw'ing for the next hour and a half. Her sleep for the rest of the night seemed to follow suit. Sleep for an hour, up for 2.

Exhuastedddddddd!

***Enjoying an afternoon at the park with Mom***

***Too cute***

***Loves the swings***
Monday morning I woke up before Kaylee. She actually slept in until almost 8 o'clock. I am guessing this was a result of the interrupted sleep the night before. We had a big day planned however and I wanted to get going. We had arranged to meet the whole family- Nanny, Poppa, Uncle Mark, Lexie, and the kids at the Maritime Fall Fair for the day, so off we went. I knew we were running the risk of a very crazy baby as she had not napped before we left and she is nosey, therefore the chance of her napping at the fair was slim to none. However, we hit the road and arrived to 3 excited young girls who wanted nothing more then to hang out with their cousin. Each one of them took turns carrying her around and showing her all the exciting things at the fair.
Around 12:30 I knew Kaylee was exhausted. Her eyes were red and she no longer wanted to be carried by anyone but me. I attempted to lay her down in the stroller with a bottle but her eyes were still darting around to see everything. So, then off came Daddy's jacket, to lay over the top of the stroller to block out all the light and sights. It was only a matter of minutes before she was sound asleep and Daddy was cold- but willing to sacrifice for his little girl.
We spent a good portion of the day at the fair before finally coming home to relax. Kaylee went to bed a little earlier then usual, Jordon and I had no desire for yet another big meal and so we put on a can of beans with some wieners and vegged for the rest of the evening. I also had a couple of glasses of wine resulting in the most sound sleep I have had in a long time.

***Checking out her new pumpkin***

***What is this thing Mom?***
As you can see from the photos, I have been trying to get Kaylee outside in the fresh air as much as possible. Aside from the fact that she absolutely loves it, she also sleeps so much better after some time outdoors. The fresh air is good for us both and tuckers us both out! The swings at the park have been a big hit. In the afternoon after her nap, we head over if the weather is nice and spend a better part of an hour playing. Last week I decided I was going to take her down the twirly slide. I climbed my big butt up the narrow stairs, sat down in the slide (again very narrow for a behind my size) and went all the way down. Little did I know, at the bottom of the slide on the flat section, there was a large puddle. This my friends resulted in me sitting there stunned for a moment while I grasped the concept of my butt being SOAKING wet. I almost wish there was someone there with me to laugh at me. Instead I laughed at myself for a moment, then waddled home to change. Giggling the whole way wondering what people who drove by must be thinking of the woman, soaked from butt to knees, carrying a child waddling home. Oh man!
***Kaylee loving the swing***
Ok, this post is getting long. I didn't even get a chance to talk about my play date, or the art of compromising with a man. I will however say one last thing.....
The Wedding... Ok folks, here's the details.....
Dates: April 6th- 13th
Location: NH Real Arena- Punta Cana
Wedding Date: April 8th 2011
If you want any further information let me know- or wait to receive your wedding invitation!
I cannot believe that it is finally booked! Wow!!!!!!!!!!
Anyway, that is all for today. Maybe tomorrow we can tackle the art of compromising with a man?
Have a great day!!!
Jaymie

Monday, October 4, 2010

Disconnected!

Well, no excuses- I don't even remember the last time I wrote a blog. Bad Jaymie.... Oh wait, yes, I was having a meltdown about leaving Kaylee for the first time! Ha ha! Well, I suppose I should tell you how it went!
Jenn, being the wonderful lady she is, came over to our house and stayed with Kaylee here. The piece of mind, know she was in her own home was great! Jordon and I left here in the afternoon, after Jenn also did an awesome up do for me and headed to the wedding. Leaving was the hardest part. I walked out the door after 15 kisses and sulked for the first half of the drive. Once we got there and I started to get ready, I started to wind down. I had decided I didn't want to have a drink until I knew Kaylee was in her bed sound asleep so that should something be wrong and I was required to leave- I wasn't intoxicated! Kaylee was pooped from playing all afternoon and was in bed early. Jenn sent me a text and finally, I relaxed enough to have an awesome time. We enjoyed our evening out and I am really happy we decided to go.

***Kaylee munching on an apple at Danial's U-Pick Apple Farm***
The next morning, waking up in the hotel room at a bright and early 6am- why I could not sleep in is beyond me... I tossed and turned, until Jordon finally woke up around 6:30. He was coughing and sniffling from his horrible cold. I finally had enough and said- ok I want to go home to my baby, lets go!
We got up and had breakfast, leaving the hotel by 7:15. LOL Nothing like seizing the moment to sleep in! We arrived home around 9am and let me tell you, the smile I got from my little girl was well worth the 6am Mommy wake up call. I snuggled and kissed and kissed some more. It was really great to get out, but certainly wonderful to come home to her. Jenn headed home to see her own little munchkin and again I want to send out a thank you. To Jenn, but also to Jonny for letting me borrow his wife for a night!


In other news, I was sick as a dog. I am talking Jordon's cold kicked my butt. Sunday afternoon I began to feel a little poopy but Monday morning- look out... Sick Daddy, Sick Mommy and now also a sick teething Kaylee. You know what that means- Mommy has to kick it in to high gear and try and take care of everyone. We did our best, mostly snuggling in big blankets and eating lots of soup. Jordon is back up to par however Kaylee and I are on the mend. Kaylee still has a sniffly nose- which I am going to say is also the result of the 3 TEETH she now has.
That's right people, the last time I wrote a post she had just cut one. In 2 weeks, she now has 3 teeth. 2 Bottom and 1 on top. My goodness!!!!! This also means that sleep has been few and far between. Resulting in Mommy's cold just not going away as the lack of sleep is not doing the cold any favours. Every other night it seems, I am up rocking Kaylee and singing (I know your all thinking, poor child) and trying to sooth her back to sleep. Her spirits have also been a little down in the dumps. I am lucky to get smiles in these days. I know its because those teeth are hurting, but geez some days its tough. By the time Jordon is home around 6:30 I am ready to hand her off. Take this cranky baby away!!!!!!!!!! LOL- not quite that dramatic but you get my point.

***The Daddy and Kaylee pout... I wonder where she gets this look from...Haha!***
***Mommy and Kaylee at the apple farm***
***Strolling through the apple orchard***
Other then the sickness, the teething, the first time leaving my toots.... As you may have noticed we spent a day in the valley this weekend. We decided to try our luck with a cranky baby and head out to enjoy the day. Jordon has been working a lot, so we decided to seize the opportunity to enjoy time as a family.
We stopped at Dills Farm first to pick out our pumpkin. We have gone here the last few years in a row and thought we may as well stick to tradition. In the past years however we have gone with Amanda and Dan. Last year Amanda, Dan and Adele also joined us. This year was different, as it was no friends, simply our family. It was nice. I always love spending time with our friends however taking the time to enjoy the simple things like our very first pumpkin picking event with Kaylee is really nice.
As you can see, Kaylee wasn't exactly smiling, however we did get the most perfect pumpkin also with some small gords for Kaylee to play with. They are more her size as far as Thanksgiving and Halloween props go!
***Daddy feeding Kaylee an apple!***
***Yum, we love juicy apples***



***Daddy gives Kaylee her very first flower***

We walked around for about an hour, enjoying the weather, enjoying the scenery, trying desperately to get Kaylee to smile and enjoy being somewhere, new and exciting. I think this may be as close as we got to a smile!
Last week, I also had a dentist appointment. It has been a couple years since I have gone (shame on me) and so I was a little nervous. Sheena came over to watch Kaylee for the couple hours I would be gone, as I thought it may not be an easy task to have a cranky baby in the office with me as they work on my mouth.
Needless to say the dentist went well. We now have Kaylee's first toothbrush so we can start brushing her little teeth coming through and the other exciting news is that my front teeth are now even! My 2 front teeth were not the same length and it was something that has really bothered me. The dentist however fixed me up in no time and I am so happy with the results!

***Kaylee and Mommy***
***Checking out the pumpkins***
***Kaylee sees her very first horse***

***Not sure what to think of sitting in this giant pumpkin***

***Trying to capture a photo and Daddy with a fussy little girl***
***Kisses from Daddy***
Something else that has been going on, in my head at least, is the thought of going back to work early. I have spoken to a sitter who is willing to take Kaylee on and everything sounds fantastic with her. She has a home just up the street from us, which is super convenient, she makes all home made meals for the children, she is very interactive and she is a reasonable price. I consider myself lucky to have stumbled upon her. I know some people look and plan for months. While this is not set in stone yet, I have a fairly good idea that's where Kaylee will be.
***Kaylee in her new hat... and nothing else... ha ha!***
*** This look which I have been getting oh so often lately- Pick me up Mom!!!***

***On the go!***
So, I think that is all the banter for today. It is gorgeous out and I really should clean out the garden in the backyard. I have done the front and it looks nice and tidy... But I have been putting off the back and it can wait no longer. Here are a couple shots from the wedding! Leave me a comment and thanks for reading!!!

***Jordon, myself, Kerry and Steve***
***The ladies... Me, Amanda and Kerry***
***2 of my very dear friends***

**Miss Jaymie and Miss Kerry*** ;)
***Fancy hair***
**And of course, the one who makes my heart ooooze with love- Sweet Kaylee***

Have a great day!!!

Jaymie

P.S. We booked our wedding!!!!!!!!!!!