Talking up a storm!

Hallelujah! Isaac and I finally got a new camera. I wanted to share this cute video of some of the sounds he has been saying. He is really good with sounds, and is picking up new words left and right. One of my new favorites is, none (one), two. He just randomly started saying this the other day. Today I was trying to teach him how to answer the question, "How old are you?" I would tell him the answer (one), and then he would say,"two." It was kind of funny.

Cammie Jane

I wanted to show off my adorable niece and her proud parents. I stole this picture from Kara's blog (I am a horrible aunt, and forgot my camera both times I've been able to see her)! She was born at 1:48 AM Thanksgiving morning weighed 6 lbs. 13 oz. and was 18 in. long. Wednesday was my birthday and I could hardly concentrate during dinner because I didn't want to miss any of the excitement with Cassidie ( she was having some crazy contractions that day and they kept getting closer and stronger). After Isaac and I put Dylan to bed we settled down to watch a movie together, not long after we put the movie in, my Mom called to tell me that they broke her water! Cassidie was such a trooper through the hole experience. When everything was said and done, I didn't get home until 4:00 Am! Anyhow, congratulations Cassidie and Scott on your adorable baby girl!

The Mother Letter Project

This is such a sweet story... For a more detailed and complete version, visit here. So, in a nut shell a husband and wife decided that they are fed up with the materialism of Christmas and decide to not spend money on each other, and send as much money as possible in a humanitarian effort to a poor African village they visited this year. So, instead of buying each other Christmas presents this year, they are exchanging the best kind of gift, a creative and heartfelt gift (no $ required). So, this sweet husband is asking for letters of encouragement for his wife, a mother of young children. If you are interested, he has a blog devoted to this Christmas project where you can send your letter. The project from what I can tell is becoming such an incredible success, and he promises to share the letters (electronically) with everyone that sends him a letter once he has them all compiled.

What a great thing to be a part of, I just had to pass this along!

Thud- What was that???

Heres a funny story for you. This morning I was downstairs taking my time before I got Dylan out of his crib, and I heard a loud thud! That was an awfully loud kick I thought, let me go get him to make sure he's okay. Then to my utter shock, Dylan is playing out of his crib on the floor with his toys. Isaac and I have been really worried about this happening because Dylan is such a giant for his age, and Isaac's younger sister Emma climbed out of her crib and fell and broke her collar bone in the process. Ouch! Luckily, he made it out okay (he never cried or anything so I doubt he fell on his head like the picture up above) but now I face a bigger problem because this boy is nowhere near being ready for a toddler bed. So, for the time being I have turned his crib around (the back is taller than the front) as my temporary solution. What am I going to do with this crazy boy!

ELMA!

Dylan has become quite obsessed with Elmo lately. But instead of saying Elmo, he calls him Elma. He saw a picture of Elmo the other day and started giving him kisses. I debated giving him the new Elmo live toy for Christmas, but figured (after Mom and Isaac's persuasion -Thanks!) he would probably break it and would not be able to love on it because it is a mechanical toy. So, here's to Elmo, Dylan's new "thing".

Halloween

We had such a fun Halloween! We went to my sister, Cassidie's house. My parents were there, as well as Kara, Andrew, and Maddy, and Scott (of course). Cassidie made some yummy chili and cornbread. Then, we were off to go Trick-or-treating. It was kind of sad because for the first 6 or so houses (that were lit up and everything) no one would answer the door. We finally had success and even more success when we went to the top of their neighborhood. It was crazy how old some of the trick-or-treaters were. I could have sworn that some looked as old as me and Isaac. My favorite part was when we were walking down the sidewalk, and three guys were out trick-or-treating and were about to light up in front of us. My brother-in-law, Andrew told them to, "Have some class." They then asked, "What's that?" He replied "obviously you don't have any." Go Andrew! Crazy? Isn't it? I don't understand why they don't just go to the store and pay the whopping $2 for a bag of candy if they want some that bad!


Here's Dylan the lion. At first, he didn't want to keep his mane on, but as the night progressed, I think he like having it on because it helped to keep his head warm.


Maddy, a skunk, and Dylan rode around together in the wagon.


Yea! Candy! They kept on grabbing stuff from each others baskets. They were too cute! They also got loads of complements. As usual, Kara took way better pictures than me, so keep an eye on her blog for all of her cute pictures.

Another Tag

Kara tagged me to do this a while back, so, here it goes.

1.) Go to your Pictures folder on your computer

2.) Go to your 4th folder

3.) Get your 4th picture

4.) Tag four people

Here's my photo:

This was from last Christmas. Look how sweet Dylan is looking at his Uncle Ryan!

I tag Emma, Holly, Vanessa (I need your new blog address), and Kimberly V. (when did you go private?, can you invite me?)

Pumpkin carving

Isaac and I finally carved our pumpkins for Halloween. It was so much fun! I can't remember the last time that I carved a pumpkin. We got our designs from The Pumpkin Ladies website. I'm not sure what Dylan thought of the whole experience, but I think he though it was fun.


Here's the jack-o-lantern faces for Dylan's pumpkin. Close resemblance don't you think?



Isaac is hard at work making sure he does a good job on his pumpkin.



Dylan was so funny! He'd stick his fingers into a carved piece of pumpkin and then lick them off.


Here's our finished jack-o-lantern family. We did it!


Isaac couldn't resist carving this into the back of his pumpkin. He considered putting it on the front, but was worried that with the type of neighbors in our area, someone would smash it for sure!

Halloween pail

Last year I remembered thinking how cute my nephew trick-or-treating pails were, so I decided to try to replicate it. I am not as good at painting as I would like to be (perhaps I should have had Isaac do it) but I enjoyed making this for him.




That's how it looks fom all of the different angles.


Dylan's all set for toting all of his yummy treats for Halloween.


I couldn't resist adding this adorable picture of him that I took while I had my camera out.

So handsome!

Cousins

Last Friday we went to the Trunk-or-Treat, and I ended up getting so busy, that I forgot to take pictures. Isaac was out of town, but my awesome sister-in-law, Annie, came up with her kids and they spent the night with me as well. We had so much fun!




Here are the little boys jumping on the bed and having fun together!

I have no idea where my nephew Cole was while I was taking pictures because I didn't get one shot with him in it! But, I didn't want to leave him out, so, here is a picture of him at the ball field from a couple weeks ago!

Then, this past Monday, my cousin Carla, and her two kids, and my cousin Krista came up to visit. It was pretty cool because we were only lacking two other girl cousins on that side of my family (one being my sister Kimberly). I left my camera at home so, if you're interested in pictures, you'll have to wait and see what my sister, Kara posts on her blog.

We had so much fun recently hanging out with all of our different cousins!

Pumpkins, T-ing it up, and croup

A few weeks ago my sister-in-law, Annie, her younger two kids, Drew and Cole, Dylan, and I went up to Burt's Farms up in Dawsonville to experience their impressive pumpkins. I was completely blown away! They had a HUGE selection and their prices weren't too bad either. They had hay ride that was so nice because it was in a covered wagon (which made it cool) and there were no bails of hay (which didn't make you feel like you were going to fall out).






There were so may pumpkins I'm amazed that I was able to narrow it down to the three I took home.




These are from the hayride, and yes, those are two huge talking pumpkins!


Here are the wiped out boys on the drive home. Dylan fell asleep only five minutes before we got back to my place. So typical!
And here are our pumpkins. A big Daddy, Mommy, and baby pumpkin!

On Tuesday I went to my nephew, Drew's last T-ball game of the season. It was so cute to watch the kids out there playing. My favorite story about Drew playing T-ball was at his first game. When he hit his ball off of the T he started running for 1st, but when he saw the other kids trying to catch his ball, he went for it too! So, he ended up making it to home base carrying his own ball! How funny!


Dylan, the spectator.


Drew ready to hit a home run.


After a couple of attempts, SUCCESS!


Run, run, run!

Dylan wants to join in on the fun!

And, after the kids clear out, he does!

Lastly, a bit of sad news for Dylan, he has croup! But, I took him to the doctor today, and she prescribed some steroid medication that is supposed to make the inflammation go down. He has already started to make some improvements. Thank goodness! I hate top see him sick!

It's time to get crafty!

Okay, I have to brag on my recent projects. I went to my friends baby shower tonight and these are some of the things that I came up with.


Here is my cute card I made, which for my unexperienced level, I was pretty proud of!


This is the cute fabric (it's a flannel Mother Goose print) I used for my blanket and burp cloths that I made.
Here they are!

Lastly, I wanted to put in a plug for my sister, Kara. She has opened up an Etsy shop and a blog as well. Check it out! http://www.honeysuckledew.blogspot.com/
http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6301498

I was tagged

Vanessa tagged me a while back, and I think that I have already done that one! So, I've decided to do a different one that I've seen floating around. So, here goes the ABC's of Kayleen.

A- Attached or Single? Attached we've been married for a little over 2 1/2 years.
B- Best Friend? My very best friend is Isaac.
C- Cake or pie? Hmmm... I like both. How about an apple pie with ice cream on top?
D- Day of choice? Tuesday. Isaac doesn't have class and he is not out of town!
E- Essential Item? My car. It would be terrible not to be able to get around to where I need to go.
F- Favorite Color? Pink
G- Gummy Bears or Worms? Not my favorite , but I suppose they both taste the same.
H- Home town? I'm a Georgia girl through and through, the actual city is Loganville.
I- Favorite Indulgence? Shopping for Dylan. I have turned so Mommy. I can't resist when it comes to him and I love getting him things. I am gonna create a spoiled monster!
J- January or July? July. I HATE being cold! After Christmas I'm pretty much ready for spring to come!
K- Kids? Well, there's Dylan of course, and I am getting excited to have another one (no, I'm not pregnant, just thinking about it), not so excited to be sick again!
L- Life isn't complete without? My Family. I am so lucky in that department. I love my husband's family, my family, and our family that we have started.
M- Marriage date? March 4, 2006
N- Number of brothers and sisters? one brother, three sisters
O- Oranges or Apples? Apples. Never been too much of an orange fan. But I do like orange juice!
P- Phobia and fears? That something bad will happen to my family.
R- Reason to smile? When Dylan smiles at me? Who could resist those dimples?
S- Season of choice? Right now I'm into fall. I think it depends on what season I'm in, but I can tell you that it is never winter!
T- Tummy, Back, or Side sleeper? Back and side.
U- Unknown fact about me? I have a pretty good memory when it comes to certain things, but things like names I'm not so good at.
V-Vegetable? Broccoli is a favorite. My mom used to tell me that they were little trees when I was younger.
W- Worst habit? In Isaac's opinion that would be sticking my hairs on the shower wall. Gross I know, but I know I'm not the only one out there that does it!
X-Ray or Ultrasound? Ultrasounds for babies!
Y- Your favorite food? Bow tie chicken pasta. It's so fatting, but, good food normally is! It's a good treat every once in a while!
Z- Zodiac sign? Sagittarius, however, I'm not into that kind of stuff.

Our Sunday

Today was Dylan's second day in nursery at church. I have kind of cheated because they're typically not supposed to go in until they are 18 months. But last Sunday, I decided that I was fed up with chasing Dylan in the halls during second and third hour, so I kindly asked the nursery leader if there was anyway that she would be willing to let him come in a little early as he doesn't reach the age limit until the beginning of November. Lucky for me, she doesn't have a problem with it at all. I've been helping out in there the past two Sunday's
and I have actually enjoyed it. What's more, I don't dread fighting with him another Sunday because he's miserable because he can't do the things that he would like to do. He does so good in there! There's no attachment issues with me in there at all, he goes off to do his own thing, and I end up playing with the little girls. They are all so cute! He loves snack time and eats all of his snack and tries to eat everyone else's! Music time is also a favorite as well as when they do bubbles at the end. Hooray for nursery!



Today, we also went to the open house for the new Woodstock building. It was nice, it was the same floor plan as my parent's building. We aren't meeting at that building yet, but there is quite a bit of gossip going around that there will be quite a few boundary changes coming up. I can't wait! I miss my old ward and the new building is only a mile and a half away from where we live!