Christmas

I hope everybody had a Merry Christmas! We sure did over here.

Check out what Santa left for Kambri:

Well, some of those were for the rest of us too :). and yes I decided to only decorate half the tree, that baby battle just sounded exhausting :p.

Kambri was so much fun Christmas morning! She gave out a big "Oooooo" as she laid eyes on all those fun presents.

She jumped right into the tent:

And then hopped on the rocking horse:

After a little help with the first present she turned into a pro present opener. There was awesome stuff waiting under that paper! She also got a little people fairy treehouse, a baby belle, and a Violet the dog that says her name, along with some new books. She has had so much fun. That tent was such a good idea! Kambri likes to hang out in there, along with some of her stuffed friends.

And just for fun, another cute picture of Kambri and Dextin....at Lowe's this time.

Bring on the new year!

Happy Holidays

15 months

Kambri is over 15 months now, and I have to say she is getting more and more fun by the month.

Highlights at 15 Months:

• Imitating me much more. She still takes some prompting but her memory is amazing now. The chicken says "ba ba", it's time for "nigh nigh", Koda and Summer are now "ga-ga", whenever she sees food she likes she gives a big smile and says "Mmm". 
• She will go and get me a new diaper if I ask. We're still working on getting her to change it herself, ha.
• She carries around her baby or her stuffed animals and 'talks' to them and gives them kisses.
• She insists a couple of times a day that we call her "da-da" on the phone.
• She loves to pull things apart, rip them, or throw them on the floor (working on this)
• She puts things away... where she thinks they should go. Today I found my belt, one of her books, a stuffed dragon, and a wrapper in one of the kitchen drawers.
• She absolutely loves to read. We can go through 10 books and I get bored first...does that make me a bad parent? :)
• She is as stubborn as can be. I believe I have met my match. You should have seen the outcome of our macaroni and cheese war. I thought she should eat it.. She didn't.. She won. It was a long 20 minutes.
• She still hates clothes and accessories. I try to make her cute to go somewhere and by the time we get there she's taken off her shoes, socks, and anything in her hair. I think she would be completely naked if it was possible.
• Boy oh boy can she scream like a girl.

But we love this little lady. She just makes me smile to watch her learn and grow and develop such an attitude.

And of Course She wanted to wish you all a Merry Christmas!

Did I mention she hates big scary men?

MIA

I know I haven't been on here a whole lot lately. We have had quite a few major changes in the last couple of weeks which has made us really busy. And on top of that cute little Kambri girl broke my computer. How do they do that? I didn't even let her have it. She found it, opened it, and started typing away....apparently the magical code she typed crashed my hard drive. She is a genius! Good thing I have a husband who builds his own computers and was able to fix the computer... the hard drive is another story.

Here is Kambri's first trip to Costco. She was amazed by the giantness of it all.

I have had a lot of comments on her boots. If you are wondering they are from Kmart, and I got them on sale for about $12. Score!

TTFN

Hallween Cuties

Look

Kambri totally has my stare! It's nice that I can claim part of her since she could basically pass for one of Justin's siblings if they were still younger.



(see below)

What to do...

When you're stuck in traffic for over an hour?

First, you remove the boots and socks your mom had to tackle you down to get on.


Then,
....................



Yep, that would've been my first thought too.

Mmmm

Made these yesterday. Talk about delicious and easy! Just how I like it. We even carved one of the pumpkins on our porch for the pumpkin. Perfect for a Sunday evening in Autumn-time.



You can find the 20 minute recipe Here.

Halloween Decor

I'm almost done decorating for Halloween...

I ended up making most of the pieces, the pre-made stuff is still kind of expensive.

This is my favorite piece made....the wreath turned out alright too.
and thanks again Michelle for the white vinyl!






The pumpkin one turned out alright...not my favorite, but the 3d effect of the stacked paper is cool. I also love the sparkly glitter ;). The happy haunting changes color and was only $3, bada bing!


Did I mention I like shiny/sparkly stuff? This pumpkin is my favorite, I got it at rod works a few years ago, and it just shines all day long. The glass ornaments were on clearance at hobby lobby for $2 as was the bandana beneath them.







another one of those, eh it turned out alright projects. I'll just call it festive :). The ghost was on clearance at Roberts a couple of years ago.


Another awesome printable, and odds and ends from Rod Works.


This is actually one I did last month for fall. It needs a bit more distressing, but I like the way it turned out.


This is Justin's favorite part of the fall decorating. And I have to admit it does bring a little of the autumn spirit inside the kitchen.


Last thing on my agenda....to add candy corn to the glass potpourri holders behind the sink. Justin let me know he would eat them all, but I'm going to try anyway ;)

Tickles

I've been meaning to get this up for a little while. Kambri's new favorite word is 'tickle' which just sounds so funny coming out of her little mouth.

Here she is at Kylan's farewell....

The State Fair

I love Autumn.

The state fair is kind of the epitemy of autumn time. There are fluffy and farm animals, cool crisp air, vegetables, the smell of rain, good food....and on and on.

Our friends invited us to go this year, and it was a blast!


Mother Gooses' Husband.


The sea lion show....this was awesome!


The kangaroos


A baby trying to escape


And I didn't even get a picture of our giant icecream cone. All homeade fresh berry icecream....delicious.

I think I will have a farm when I grow up.

Elder Brother

My one and only brother entered the MTC on Wednesday, beginning his two year service as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. He is headed to the San Bernadino, California, mission. Compared to a few years ago, I am not worried about him at all. He has had so many recent promises from the patriarch, the bishop, and now the stake president that he will grow to be something more than any of us could have dreamed....and he will end up being somebody very important. It will be fun to watch him :). So here's to my Elder Brother- Kylan. May you have the best two years of your life.


Just minutes before he went into the MTC.


Kylan has known Justin since he was 10 years old!


The baby that was woken up from her nap.


Only Dad would do.


Justin was headed to work at the temple after this, thus the church clothes.



We love you Kylan!!!

The Doc

This was right before we went to Kambri's 12 month Dr. appointment,



She is perfectly healthy, 50% in weight, 75% in height.
...And one sad girl after those yucky shots.

Good thing we've got another three months til we have to do it again :)

A Wild Party

Kali and Justin threw Dextin an awesome first birthday party. The theme was jungle animals.

Look at the awesome decorating. The mood lighting and jungle background music made me feel like I was at Disneyland.




They played the game where you have an animal on your back and have to guess what it is using only 'yes' or 'no' questions. Followed by jungle animal charades.
The kids had a ball pit and a movie in Dextin's room to keep them occupied.

And for dessert? Banana splits. yum.

Kali made the cake herself.


And here's the birthday boy with his giant cupcake!


So fun. Good job guys.