Plymouth Orchard...with Mark!

I actually got to hang out with Mark on Thursday. Seems like the first time in a while... :) We went to a nearby orchard in hopes of picking out some pumpkins, but found out that you can only pick pumpkins from the patch on the weekends. There were a few pumpkins that were already picked that we could have bought, but they didn't look like the best pumpkins in the world. So, we just enjoyed walking around the place, and spending time as a family. Happy fall!

Stayin' with the Jensen's

Kaylie and I stayed with the Jensen family for a few days this week. Mark had the week off school, but he ended up going to New York for a few days to attend a conference. Since I still don't like to be at home by myself at night, we thought we would go stay with family instead. We had a lot of fun making yummy food and going shopping. Unfortunately, Kaylie got some kind of stomach bug (I'm guessing) because she threw up for the first time, and had the runs for a few days (no fun). She went through soo many diapers, and quite a few outfits, which is why she is basically naked in these pictures. (Sorry!) But despite her illness, she was pretty happy, and had fun playing with toys at grandma's house.

Wahoo! Pushing a stroller for the first time...pretty cute. :)

Halloween Party

Kaylie and I went to a Halloween party with some of Mark's family last weekend. It was a lot of fun. I dressed Kaylie up in her giraffe costume (which she picked out at Babies R Us all by herself). :) She was a cutie, and seemed to have fun crawling around everywhere. Halloween should be fun tomorrow.

Walking around with Aunt Kimberly (a.k.a. Construction Worker)

The cute couple (construction worker and road)

Brent, Ranell, & Justin (they won the best overall costume at the party)

SYTYCD New Stage

I have been soo excited for the new season of SYTYCD, and have just had the chance to catch up on Monday and Tuesday night's performances. Does anyone else feel a little disappointed after this week's performances?? It wasn't quite as exciting as I was hoping it would be, and I think it was because of the new stage. It just seemed like the stage was too big and the lights were too distracting. It was hard to focus on the dancer's faces, and hard to feel the connection and story of each dance. I wish they would go back to the old stage. Maybe I just need to re-watch the show...but I'm worried I may not be as into this season. Sad, especially since this is my favorite show. :(

First Steps!

In my last post, I mentioned that Kaylie could stand, but would fall when she tried to take a step. That all changed tonight! I got some good footage of her FIRST STEPS. I think she's going to be walking in no time!

Kaylie Update

Over the last few weeks, Kaylie has started to stand on her own, and she is getting pretty good at it now. She also loves to walk around the house with someone holding onto her hands.  She tries to take a step on her own, but quickly falls down...not there yet.  But I'm sure it will come soon.  Here are some recent pics of my Kaylie babe.  :)

No hands!

Fun in the sink

Cutie pie in her favorite chair

Fun at the Fair

Today, Kaylie and I got to go to a county fair for free!  The apartment complex that my friend Amy lives at pays for each resident (and a guest - which was me!) to go to the fair, as well as a $5 food voucher for each person to pay for lunch.  I was so happy that Amy invited us because the fair was awesome!  There were hayrides, fire engine rides, a corn maze, bounce house, pumpkin patch, apple picking, petting zoo...just a ton of stuff to do and see.  It was huge, and the scenery was great.  Plus, it was a BEAUTIFUL day (which was so nice because it has been rainy and cold the last few days in a row).  Thanks again, Amy!!  We're already looking forward to next year!! hehehe :)

Kaylie and I on a hay ride

Kaylie and Lucy (Amy's daughter)

Beautiful fall trees

Hehehe ... gotta love the dog at the back of the fire engine ride

Me, Kaylie, Amy, Nate (Amy's hubby), and Lucy (Amy's daughter)

Giving the kids a ride while going through the corn maze

Fun with apples :)