Photo Shoot

I tried to take some pictures of Kamden one day!

This was the only smile I got!

But this is how she really felt about my photo shoot!

Sunday Book

Here's a book that I completed while in Utah. I got the idea from my mom, who keeps a small photo album of pictures of Jesus, Joseph Smith and the prophet in her scriptures, so when she has grandchildren at church with her, she pulls out her album so that they will have something to look at! Anyway, here's what I came up with. The album is an accordian album from Chatterbox!

Jesus once was a little child.../...a little child like me!

I can learn to pray/and study the scriptures/Just as Jesus did!

I can follow Jesus' example by being baptized when I am 8 years old/I can show my love to my family and friends just as Jesus taught.

I can listen to Jesus' teachings/and by letting my light shine, be a good example to my family and friends.

As the righteous Nephites of old, I can see Jesus Christ again/and live wtih Him and my family and friends forever and ever!

A Trip To Grandma's House!

We went to Utah to visit Kami's Grandma & Grandpa in Salt Lake City and had a lot of fun! Here's some pictures of our visit!

Here are my three teeth! Count'em! 1-2-3!

Kami, cousin Vanessa & Aunt Nancy! Vanessa kept saying to her mom "I want her on my lap!" Kami had other plans!

Kami was a big help when it came time to do the dishes! Grandma appreciated all her help!

Seeing Double!

Kami LOVES to look at herself in the mirror! So, one day I decided to get the mirror that belongs on top of her dresser out of a box in her closet and prop it up against the wall. She spent a pretty long time looking at herself in this mirror! It was fun to watch!

"One of a Kind"

This was just a random photo shoot I did one afternoon. Kamden was just getting over a cold, so she's got a little bit of a runny nose. But, I chased her around taking pictures of her while she roamed the house and played with her toys. I even stuck a silly little bow on her head at one point. As you can see, she gave me attitude for that! Anyway, my journaling isn't much, random pictures, random thoughts I guess!

"Merry Christmas"

Here is Kamden's first Christmas! We spent it with her Aunite Mindy, Uncle Billy and cousins Alishia, Carl and Emily in Tampa, FL! We had such a great time and and so greatful to my sister for hosting us for such a long time! We had fun! We miss you tons and tons! As you can see, just about everything Kamden got her little hands on went immediatly into her mouth!

"Today Was Pure Joy"

While I was back in Utah last week, I had the opportunity to work on some of my scrapbook pages that have been sitting around! I have reorganized my scrapbook stuff so that all my paper and embellishments are now in "kits", so everything that I need to coordinate a page (paper, stickers, ribbon, etc.) are all together! It has made a world of difference! Now all I do is take pictures and then match it to one of my kits! Or I'll take a picture to specfically match a kit!

ANYWAY!! Here's a picture of me, Kamden, my sister Rachel and her daughter Charlotte way back in November, I think! It has yet to be journaled, but the bulk of it is done! The first page I scraplifted off from the cover of this month's Simple Scrapbook Magazine.

A BEAUTIFUL Day at the Park!!

Okay, so these photos were taken probably a month or so ago. Right around when things started warming up a little bit here! But, I thought I'd post them because...I like them and it's my blog and I can do what I want! As you can see from my hair, it may have been warm outside, but it was pretty windy! This is very typical of Oklahoma City!!

It's Official!

We've had a "heads up" for about a week, but today Drew got his official orders to our next assignment. I know I've said in the past that if I was a bettin' folk, my money would be on Washington DC. Well, let's just say it's a good thing I'm not a bettin' folk! Because we're not even going close to Washington DC!! It came as kind of a shock when Drew first told me, but I've been on the internet endlessly this week finding out anything and everything I can about where we're headed, and I'm really getting excited! So, come summer time, it'll be time to pack up our bags, get on an airplane and fly over the big pond! This time, the 'other' big pond! We're headed to Osan Air Base in South Korea! We'll let you know more details as the time gets closer!

Just checking in!

Not a lot to talk about right now here on the blog! I'm just checking in and letting everyone know that I'm still here. I've got some more cute park pictures to post of Kamden and her daddy! I'll be in SLC for a little while this month. I'll try and check in again while there. Right now, I'm listening to Kami "talk" to herself in bed. I'm trying to resist nursing her to sleep, which makes for very hard evenings. I'll write more soon!

Talented

OK, so if you look to the right of my blog you'll see all of my links to favorite websites/blogs. I just wanted you to notice I've added a couple new blog sites! Take a look at them! Rebekka Erickson is a super nice designer from Austraila that I took classes from back in Illinois while she was there! And Elsie Flannigan, I've never had the privilage of meeting, but I LOVE looking at her stuff! She is uber talented - I especially like the way she uses lots and lots and lots of color on her scrapbook pages! Anyway, enjoy!

The key to a beautiful, healthy smile is....

....good habits, of course! Every night, just before bed one of Kami's favorite things to do is to take a bath! Lately, as we get ready for bathtime (ususally right after dinner, because I let her get a little expiremental with her food), I'll set her down in the bathroom as I draw her tubby, this is soon followed by a shreek of excitement and pulling herself up on the tub to watch mommy fill her bath. Well, today I thought I'd test just how dedicated to her bathtime she really is. So, after dinner I sat her in the kitchen while I cleaned off the countless peas, carrots and cheeros that missed her mouth. After putting the high chair back in the dining room and without moving Kamden, who was still entertaining herself with a cup in the kitchen, I went into her bathroom, turned on the water and called "Kamden, sweetie! Bathtime! Come here, babe!" And then I waited. Then all of the sudden, who did I see round the corner from the kitchen and b-line is as fast as she could to the sound of running bathwater? Why, my little fish of a dauthter, of course! And who wouldn't come running (or speed-crawling) to bathtime in our house! It's full of excitement with all the toy-chewing, splashing and bubble-blowing (I keep her bubbles by the tub)?? But, we do take care of business here! Along with the washing, we usually do a really good cleaning job on the earings and of course, we have to take care of that toothie (and actually there's another one cutting through....yep, back to short naps and restless nights!)!!! So, I got Kamden a toddler toothbrush to "chew" on while she's in the bath, just so she gets used to that bristly thing in her mouth! Yay! What fun!

On a day like this

On a beautiful day like this, one would be crazy to pass up an afternoon at the park! There is a fantastic park here in Oklahoma City on Lake Hefner that Kami and I love to visit! Swings are one of her favorites, but today Kami found all kinds of interesting things to pick up and try to put in her mouth! Not everything is food, baby girl!

Pullin' Up!

Kamden started to try to pull herself up on things just about the time she was learning to crawl. Now she crawls fast and pulls herself up on everything! Now, how long before they start walking?? I was talking to Auntie Rachel when I took this picture.

16 Roses

After 6 1/2 years of marrage, my husband finally listened to all my hints about wanting to get flowers!!! Yay! Thanks, babe! These are BEAUTIFUL!!! Love you!

See...I DO still Scrapbook!

For those thinking that I don't scrapbook anymore, here's proof that I do still scrapbook! Every once in a while, I do get the opportunity to sit down and do what I love to do! First and foremost, I am a mother and I LOVE spending time with Kamden! I don't just want to take pictures of my daughter to scrapbook, I want to make those memories! Anyway, I hope you enjoy looking as much as I enjoyed creating!

Sick to our stomach!

Oh yeah! I've gotta tell you about this! So, a couple weeks ago I was SOOO sick! 24 hour stomach flu, I thought. Yuck! Downright miserable! A week later, Drew got the same bug! I though that was weird since it was a week after I was sick! I didn't realize the Flu bug stuck around that long.

So, today I'm sure you've all heard about the recall on the Peter Pan peanut butter with the number beginning 2111. Well, this evening while I was playing with Kamden and listening to the Nightly News, they mentioned this recall again, except, not only did they say "Peter Pan" brand, but "Great Value" brand as well. That really caught my ear because I know that the last time I bought peanut butter it was from WalMart and it was their store brand. So, I jumped up, went to my pantry grabbed the peanut butter and...sure enough! Right on the top it had a number beginning 2111!!! Crazy, huh!?! No wonder why Drew and I both got sick with the same symptoms, only a week apart! Sheesh!

Pictures of Kamden

I just thought I'd share some new pictures of Kamden that I took yesterday and today! A couple things....if you look REALLY closely at some of the pictures you can see her new toothie! And while you're looking closely, you'll notice something different from any of the other pictures of her (no, not the runny nose!); she's got EARINGS! Yep! They're for real! We just went to get them done on Monday while visiting in St. Louis! I think she looks so cute! And I think her earings are actually straight (mine aren't, one hole is higher than the other - and if you knew me as a kid, you'd understand why! I could not sit still if my life depended on it!). Anyway, things are going well here! Drew's out of town this week on a business trip, so it's just the girls here! We sure miss him though! Kamden's really starting to get around these days! I'm having to watch her more and more! She's really crawling fast! And she's started pulling herself up on everything! Last night she tried to pull herself up on our entertainment center, but didn't quite make it and smacked her face against the door. When I picked her up, I saw she had a bloody nose! You can imagine my sheer panic! So, quickly calming myself down, I took Kami in the bathroom and cleaned her up and watched her for a few minutes to make sure the bleeding was stopping. It did and she seemed to be fine, but I think she was still a little shook up, so we went out to the living room and watched Sesame Street while she sat on my lap (this is how I know she must've been a little shook up, she's usually wanting down to play with her toys or squirming on my lap when I hold her lately), while I called my mom for some reasurrance! Thanks mom! So, today we're doing much better! Since getting her tooth in, she's sleeping much better and actually taking decent naps (the last two days she's gotten in a total of 3-4 hours of daytime sleep), and she's sleeping longer during the night. Overall, she just continues to be a very happy baby and we're so blessed to have her!

Excuse the "mess"....

Doing a little early "spring cleaning" on my blog sites. I've decided to merge my scrapbook blog and my personal blog here, but I wanted to keep some of my old posts, so many of them here, I'm sure most of you guys have seen, but I just wanted to save them! If you haven't seen them, enjoy! If you have, enjoy again!

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