Trick-Or-Treat

Halloween was wonderful! Kali really seemed to enjoy it. 

Sunday we headed to a Fall Festival with Kali at Mema's church.  She enjoyed it so much! There was a huge blow up slide, and Kali and TJ went down that thing 5 times! She cried when we had to leave because she wanted to keep going down the slide.  I guess we know what we're going to have to get her next year for her birthday! :)

First time down the slide with Daddy

She wanted to go again!

Again...

Cheese!

I loved her little round face in this costume! Those cheeks are adorable!

Walking around the whole place.

The slide...again

And again... :-)

On Halloween, TJ woke up and didn't feel very well. I'm thinking it was because he's been working non-stop between his actual job, and his lawn care business.  Not to mention all the things that the family has been doing.  So, he stayed home.  I, thankfully, was able to get off work at 4pm so that I could get home and get everything ready for our 5 stops that we were planning on making. 

I got home shortly after 4:30 and TJ and Kali were carving our pumpkin.  It turned out so cute, and we put it right next to the one that I made on the porch.

Here is Kali and her pumpkin.

She didn't want to let it go.

Kali with her pumpkin, Mommy's pumpkin, and Daddy's pumpkin

After we put the pumpkins on the porch (after some wrestling the little one away from Kali) I was able to gather all the things we needed for the night (blanket, bucket, wagon) and we got our Kalibug ready to be a ladybug.  Then we headed to Mema and Papa's house to start our trick-or-treating adventures.

Carrying her bucket to go trick-or-treating at Mema's

She did so well walking up to the door

But Papa's decorations did scare her and she wouldn't ring the door bell.

 After we left Mema's neighborhood, we went to the Lynn Haven Fall Festival.  It was too packed for us to really enjoy it, but it was nice to stop by and see what was going on.  I'm sure Kali will have more fun next year when she can play some of the games.

Then, it was off to Tee's house for some dinner and more trick-or-treating. But...

This is how we found her when we got there.

And Theresa's house is only about 5 miles down the road with 2 stop lights. LOL!

Theresa had a wonderful dinner all ready for everyone that was making their stops.  It was so yummy, and Kali ate 1/2 of my chili!  This kid can eat!!!  We waited a little while for Jen and the boys to get there, and then headed around the neighborhood for candy gathering.  Kali, Travis, and Trevor were freaking adorable! 

Travis: Scarecrow; Kali: Ladybug; Trevor: Lion

And of course, my kid is going to be the one that won't smile.

It was a lot of fun, and Kali got some good candy.  She had her first Snickers, Reeses (although she snuck that one, and ate a little tinfoil), and had her first sucker.  She loved it all.  And surprisingly, she went right to sleep without a problem.  I guess she takes after her mother, who can drink a cup of coffee right before going to bed.  Or maybe her father who will drink 2 Pepsi's between 5pm and 10pm and fall asleep as soon as his head hits the pillow.  Either way, she should be destined to be a good sleeper...but she's still getting up around 2am wanting to snuggle in bed. Meh, she won't be this little for long!! :-)

I'm thankful that Halloween is over, but I'm so glad she was able to enjoy it.  Next year is going to be even better.

Happy Halloween everyone!!!

Halloween Party

TJ and I took Kali to a friend's Halloween party. I'm trying to get every penny out this costume! She wore it to the party, we're going to a festival at TJ's Mom's church on Sunday, and then another festival as well as trick-or-treating on Monday.It was a costume party, but TJ and I weren't initially going to dress up.  But I was convinced otherwise... I wanted to go as a "family" costume and coordinate with Kali's ladybug costume.  But we couldn't really find anything that went together.  SOOOOOOO, I went as Snooki and TJ went as Pauly D from Jersey Shore.  We were able to wear our own clothes and just whore-ify me and "blow out" TJ's hair.  LOL!
So THIS is what TJ and I were supposed to be. :-)

And THIS is what we looked like:

Pretty good, huh?!

TJ and Kalibug

Me and my Kali

The Family

It was pretty fun. I used some Clinique bronzer that I had gotten for free.  I only used it on my face, which meant that my face was super bronze and tan, and then the rest of me was pale white like normal. Pretty darn funny!
TJ had gotten me a wig to wear to do the Jersey Shore Poof.  But it looked horrible.  So once I looked at the wig, I figured out how to do it myself.  And I was able to do the poof.  I don't think it looked that bad.  I joked with TJ that I would do my hair like that everyday! LOL!!! I would never! hahaha!

Now, I can't wait until Monday to take Kali trick-or-treating. She was so adorable as a little ladybug, and the costume didn't seem to bother her too much.  I thought she would fight the hoodie, but she didn't seem to mind.  It was cute!!!!!  More pictures to come after Sunday and Monday's outings, for sure! :-)

The Circus

Last night, we went to the circus. It had been about 20 years since the last time I went to the circus (if not more) and apparently TJ's first time as well as Kali's.  We had such a great time.
A bunch of our friends got together with their kids/nieces and we all took a trip out to the circus.
While finding our seats, we found the tigers! Kali's favorite.  She kept pointing and talking about the tigers.  And would periodically say "Rawr" at them.  Luckily, they were the first act, so I think that's what Kali in the mood for the circus.

Here are the tigers in their cages before it started.

They were so pretty, and so close to us!

Attempting to take a family picture.

Kali didn't want to smile.

The Tiger show.

There was one that really didn't want to cooperate with the trainer.

It was pretty funny.  He would tell it to lay down,

and it would snarl at him. LOL. 

I was rooting for the tiger!!! :-)

I think this picture was me trying to capture the defiant tiger.

It in front of the trainer, so I don't think you can really see it.

That's what we get for buying the cheap seats! LOL

Kali being mesmerized by the tigers (and me trying to watch over her shoulder since she was standing on my lap.)

Pointing and "talking" to the tigers

Family picture!

The lady in the red was balancing on her head, spinning in a circle, and then started juggling!

Now THAT'S what I call talent!

The elephants!

They were awesome.

Anything that large really is awesome anyway!

Those were some tiny stools for the elephants to be sitting/standing on.

Now this joker, got in that cannon and was shot across the tent.

I'm sure someone had to hold his sign before he came out on stage.

I know he wouldn't want to lose it.

(Bill Engval fans will totally get that joke!)

All-in-all, we had a great time.  However, I woke up this morning with a serious allergy attack, and haven't really been able to kick it since.  But it's a small price to pay for Kali and TJ being able to enjoy the circus!

Tomorrow we're heading to the Pumpkin Patch and a pumpkin carving party! I can't wait.  We're going to try and get some of the same pictures we took last year when we went to the pumpkin patch.  Pictures to come.

1 Year!!

Kali is officially 1 year, 12 months, 52 weeks, 365 days, 8,736 hours, 525,600 minutes, 31,536,000 seconds old.  DANG! This has been a wonderful/crazy/fantastic/scary/blissful year!

Here are some pictures of my beautiful 1 year old, and her 1 year stats!! :)

My new favorite picture of Kali

I love this meek smile and those big beautiful blue eyes!

"Hey, girl, Hey!" :-)

Cheesing during her birthday dinner at Red Elephant!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BABY!!!!!

10/10/11

Cheesing that beautiful smile!

WITH ALL THOSE TEETH!!!

12 Month Stats:
Weight: 24lbs

Height: 30.5 inches

Eating: You basically eat anything that we eat (minus shellfish and nuts). You still have your favorites, and I love to see you eat all those fruits and veggies! You're also completely off the bottle, and transitioned to whole cow's milk instead of formula.  Since mommy and daddy drink the Organic milk, that's what we've been giving you. And it's also better for you since it has added DHA for brain development.  (And we know you're SOOOO smart!!!) 

Sleep: I think you have MORE teeth coming in, so you're waking up at least once a night.  But, I can't say I'm hating those snuggle sessions with you. 

Accomplishments: FULL ON WALKING!!!!!  I kept saying that I really wanted you to be walking by your birthday party so that you could enjoy the park! And sure enough, the week before your party you started walking! It was wonderful.  And then the week of your birthday, you learned how to stand yourself up.  You're getting so big!!!
You have 7 teeth now, and I think you're getting some more.  And boy are those 7 teeth sharp!
You're starting to talk more and can say: dog, Junior, Mama, Dada, Bub Gup (for Bubble Guppies), Bu bu (for Bunny-your Lovie), and Bye. 
You had your 12 month appointment on 10/14 and I asked the doctor about your speech and where you should be.  She said that at 12 months a child should be saying 2 words, and be able to recognize a few things (such as the dog).  I told her all the things you can say and point out.  The doctor said that she would put you on the achievement level of a 15 month old.  Then she said "Pretty soon she'll be blowing kisses".  I looked at her and said, but she already does that, and then you blew the doctor a kiss.  She said that she would now put you on a 16-18 month level! I was so excited.  The doctor said that you're learning at a great speed and that you're advanced for your age! I'm so proud of you and love you so much! You are definitely my pride and joy!
Can't wait to see what you're going to be doing next month!

I LOVE YOU!!!

Kali's First Birthday Party

Well it's finally over.  We had Kali's first Birthday Party. It went great!
We are so blessed with everyone that came out and celebrated with us. And Kali has so many new toys and some fabulous clothes!
I'm, of course, exhausted.  But it was well worth it to watch Kali have such a wonderful time at the park and with everyone that came!
Now onto come pictures :)

Kali and her daddy!

Loving her new wagon and baby doll

Kali's personal cake made by her Mema

My beautiful Kalissa

Present Time!

And Kali said, "Let's eat cake" :-)

So messy, but so cute :-)

It was a great day! And we're so happy and exciting and blessed to have this beautiful little girl in our life for a year now.  She has really made our lives better in so many ways! Can't wait to see what the next year holds for us.
Her real birthday is on Monday, and thankfully I'm off because it's Columbus Day.  I think we're going to go do something fun to celebrate her birthday and open some more presents from mom and dad (Cause she has to have something on her actual birthday to open!).
I love my monster!!!

Just one week

In just one week, my little baby is going to turn ONE. She's not going to be a baby anymore.  She's a walking, talking, smiling, giggling, curious, awesome little girl. 

I'm not ready for this!

I'm not ready for her to be a big girl!

I'm not ready for her to be ONE!

OK...I'm going to go cry now.