Halloween!!

This was Kinsey's first Halloween and I think she had a blast, in my opinion lol.  Brandon and I made her costume too!!  She was a cute bumble bee :)  We made a tutu and then bought a black turtle neck and I put yellow electrical tape in stripes around it then we found adult leg warmers that were black and white striped so we got those as well :)  She was all decked out in "bee" attire!  Brandon had to work during the day so that meant it was just me and my Kinsey beans to have fun during the day with all the festivities!!  We started by going to my moms to show her off to Grandma, Grandpa, and the uncles. They gave Kinsey her favorite thing, juice boxes. Then I took her to Lee's Market where they were having a trick-or-treat for little ones.  Kinsey didn't know what to think off all those people and all the crazy costumes.  She sat in her stroller as we walked around to the different stands to collect our treats.  She got a capri sun, lots of laffy taffys, "scarrots", and a few other little things.  She held on to the air head for dear life!! After we left Lee's we went to Brandon's moms house and she got more treats like suckers and fruit snacks.  Then I just had to go show her off to the people I work with lol.

After our morning of festivities my bumble bee took a much needed nap and so did I lol :)  Dad came home and then we were off to our friends Austin and Christee's house to trick-or-treat and watch the Utah game!  Kinsey loves being around those guys and even loves their new puppy Gracie ha ha 

Overall our Halloween was a very fun day and Kinsey had a blast!!!







Busy parents!

Brandon and I have been so busy with work, school, Kinsey, and the everyday things and even house shopping!!  We are still full time students, Brandon does online school with University of Phoenix and I go to Weber State. Brandon is still employed full time with Qwest and I still work as a receptionist at Ogden Clinic 2 min away from my home.  We just started shopping for homes last month and are looking into moving further south to the Kaysville area.. The only bad thing about that is your penny doesn't get you very much in Kaysville as it does in Ogden ha ha.  Brandon is the one who is being hard to please (who would have thought he he) so I have kinda left him up to finding the homes to look at.  I just requested to have 2 bathrooms and at least 3 bedrooms and I will be a happy girl! Our first outing when we went to go look at houses really gave Brandon a reality check ha ha they were mostly foreclosures so the carpet was GROSS and the walls were in serious need of some cleaning and paint.  I could see past all that and really liked some of them but I think a few of the homes just made Brandon cringe and not want anything to do with them ahah.  I will keep you all updated on the next adventure we have looking at homes ;) 

P.S. It a good thing we have an amazing friend and agent that is so patient with Brandon and I ;) Thanks Christee!!!!

Kinsey and her new skills..

Boy oh boy has she grown up so fast these past few months.. She doesn't seem like my little baby anymore, she is more like my little lady!  She is at the funnest age right now and Brandon and I are enjoying every minute of it.

Here is a list of new skills my "little lady" now does:

- At 7 months old she was scooting backwards and would roll to get to her destination.  I began to worry because friends that have kids around Kinsey's age were crawling on all 4's, but then I realized once she starts to become more mobile then that means lots more work for me to keep her in one spot ha

-Kinsey is now 8 months old and has mastered the army crawl!  She is fast too lol don't let those little arms fool you, they are dang strong lol

- Brandon is now starting to realize that he cannot leave any small objects on the floor like candy wrappers, because Kinsey now wants to eat and put whatever she can find in her mouth.  The other morning she was crawling around upstairs between our room and the bathroom, and somewhere between those two areas she found a little piece of a stick and stuck it in her mouth.  I sure hope Brandon learned his lesson after she threw that up!

- Sippy cups are so last year for Kins lol she prefers to drink out of a straw like a big girl!  She was at my moms house one evening and discovered how to suck out of a straw and now that's all she wants to do!  So I went shopping and got her some cups with straws that are similar to sippy cups.  The funny thing is they say for 18+ months.. I guess Kinsey is just 10 months ahead of the game ;)

- Our beauty queen is still on the same schedule for eating and with the 2 naps a day and is doing really well :)  When she is tired she sure does let you know by yelling at you or giving you the look like "are you serious?" ha and when you lay her down she grabs her binks and rolls to her side and doesn't make a peep after that!  She enjoys her beauty rest..

-At 7 months old Kinsey started to say Dadada and that made for one proud Daddy!!  It just melts Brandon's heart when she looks at him and says dada.  I was upset at first that she didn't say mama first but what can ya do?!

-At 8 months I got my fame and glory when Brandon called me and said Kinsey was saying Mama!!!!  I was at work and so upset I wasn't there for it but it is the neatest thing when she looks at me and says mama :)

-Kinsey still only has her two bottom teeth but defiantly puts them to good use lol  She loves her "snacks". After her 3 o'clock breastfeeding I offer her a little snack that either consists of juice, yogurt bites, puff crackers, or recently she has been having fruit strips that are kinda like the fruit leather.

-Munch munch and more munch!  Kinsey will eat a full meal at her scheduled time and if she is sitting with anyone or can see anyone else eating she must eat too and eat exactly what they are eating.  I call this "social eating" lol  If I feed her lunch then make me a pb&j sandwich I MUST share with her or else she gets pissed!!! Same goes for dinner lol I have to give her a little bit of whatever we are eating.  It makes me laugh!  I sure hope she keeps up the good eating habits and is not a picky eater ;)

I cant believe my little girl will be 9 months in a week.. time has gone by way to fast!!  I am told daily by different people that I have the best and cutest baby and I truly feel blessed to have such a great daughter!  She is my everything :)

Im a SLACKER!!

WOW, where do I even begin?? I don't know how I missed blogging for 2 whole months!  It could be that I have been going crazy with school and playing with my sweet daughter ha ha well I will try to remember all we have done these past 2 months and update everyone :)

WAHOO for number 2!!

Just thought I would do a quick post to say Kinsey now has her second tooth!! We no longer have to call it "brushing her tooth" we can now say we are "brushing her teeth" lol  She is just so dang cute I cant help but brag :)  I found this tooth the hard way then I was feeling around in her mouth like I do every night and she bit down on my finger!! Serves me right for sticking it in her mouth right?!  Needless to say, her first tooth is now very visiable and her second one is poking through :)

Happy 2 Year Anniversary!

We have made it to the 2 year mark, wahoo!!!  Brandon and I have been through some rough times these past 2 years and we are still trying to learn more about each other :)  Brandon worked so hard to plan this special day for me and I had a BLAST! We took Kinsey to my moms house where she stayed the night.. it was tough leaving her and knowing I wasnt going to be the one putting her to bed :( but I did it ha ha.  Brandon wouldnt tell me where he was taking me or what we were doing so it was all a surprise and for anyone who knows me knows i LOVE surprises.  He took me to the Melting Pot for dinner and I think that was a brave move on his part because that is now on my top 3 list of fav restaurants.  We had a 4 course meal that consisted of spinach artichoke dip, then a Cesar salad, then our main dish that was oh so yummy!, and last but defiantly not least our dessert ;)  We had so much fun just talking and trying all the different foods in the different sauces.  It took us over 2 hours to eat lol  He also had set up to have flowers delivered to me at our table!! Isn't he just so sweet!! I am so so lucky!!
After dinner he took me to the hotel he had reserved for us and it was the nice Marriott in Salt Lake :) I am so spoiled.  We dropped our stuff off at the room and headed over to the Gateway where Brandon let me shop and pick out a shirt to go along with my salt water pearls he gave me!! YEA :)
We then decided to go back and sit in the hot tub for a little bit and boy was that an adventure lol  we were the only Americans in there.. everyone was speaking a different language (mostly Chinese) and taking pic of everything.. me and Brandon are prob on someones facebook by now lol
The next morning we both woke up at 8am!! Our one chance to sleep in and we get up so early because we missed Kinsey and wanted to hurry home to pick her up :)  She was spoiled by Grandma Kristy!!

School Has Started

Well I am back into school and loving it so far.. I am taking Biomed Core with Lab, psychology, and Math 1010.  My classes are so much fun and I think its because I lucked out this year with great professors :)  I am trying my hardest to stay on top of studying and so far so good!! GO MEEE!!  Life is a lot more crazy now and I am so glad I have such great family to help and support me and most of all watch Kinsey while I go to school.  I will blog more about school as I get more into the semester.. I hope my positive feelings don't change too much ;)