BYU Broohaha

Last weekend Joe's brother and his wife came into town to see BYU play against UNM. Joe decided that Blake was old enough to go and actually sort of enjoy the football game and so we made it a family outing minus our little girl. Although it was pretty dang cold Blake had a great time. I am not a fan of BYU at all so I didn't cheer for either team, but I still had fun hanging out with my family and Ryan and Kelli. Ryan and Kelli have corrupted Blake's mind by teaching him to chant BYU and he does it all the time now, including during stake conference. We wish Ryan and Kelli could have stayed longer but we had fun while it lasted. We kept their bed up for Blake so he could feel like they were still there. 

Shoe Addict

This little girl is absolutely obsessed with wearing her shoes. If she doesn't have her shoes on she goes on a quest to find them and brings them to me to put them on. Anytime I have to take them off for naps or diaper changes she freaks out and instantly wants them back on when we're done. Half the time she is wearing her shoes for nap time, weirdo. Joe and I are a little annoyed with all this so we have started hiding her shoes, I know we're mean parents. Even if she already has one pair of shoes she'll bring me her others and wants both on and gets upset when I can't put them both on. I don't know if this is a girl thing or just a weird Kalli thing but it's definitely a quirk of hers. 

*I know she has no shoes on in this picture, but this was taken before her obsession developed. 

Kalli's amazing pictures

We are so lucky that there are so many talented women in our ward that love photography. I asked one of them if she wouldn't mind taking Kalli's one year pictures and I am so excited by how they turned out. These are just some of what she captured. Unfortunately Kalli was not having her picture taken that day. We had to go out early to get the light just right and it was SO cold and she apparently is not a fan of the cold. She wouldn't smile, walk or do anything but just glare at me for taking her out of her warm bed. I still think they turned out great! Take a look and enjoy her cuteness!

I LOVE this picture. 

The traditional Halloween Post

Spiderman

Lady Bug

The group (minus one)

The trick or treating gang

Ridiculously excited about the loot!

A Party for Kalli

Last week we had Kalli's birthday party. It was a pretty small affair. We invited three families over for dinner and fun and all the kids were just running around like crazy. Kalli had such a fun time and it was low stress which made it so great!

Here are the kids getting ready for the party.  Kalli eating her cupcake. I didn't get a picture of it but I made a cupcake bar for everybody, it was a big hit! This is after pizza dinner and her frosting (she didn't eat the cake part, surprise surprise). I just love her face in this. If you also notice, she loves to put all her food in her hair. As much as I love her hair it becomes a pain in the butt when she does this which is an everyday occurrence.  So excited for her toys! This is a good depiction of what happened. Kalli was so uninterested in opening her presents so everybody else just opened them for her. It actually happened so fast I wasn't quite sure what she got and who she got it from. 

Afterwards we did sparklers for the older kids and that was a huge hit. We had so much fun at her party. 

One Year Later...

It's hard to believe that Kalli went from this:

To this:

To this:

In such a short amount of time! 

Kalli turns one today, and like all mothers I wonder where the time has gone. Kalli has certainly turned into my loud, active, trouble maker. But she still stays my snuggle bug through it all. She torments her brother to no end but yet we all love her more than I ever thought possible.