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We had a lot of fun for Halloween this year with our lil munchkin! She was the cutest little 'Delta Rabbit' (as grandpa Pace put it)! We were able to go see all of the grandma's and grandpa's , including the GREATS!!!!
We are so lucky to have so many loving family members!

In this first picture- my original idea was to carve out the pumpkin and put her down inside and have the green lil bow be like the stem- so we got the biggest pumpkin we could find and carved it out and Colby went to stuff her in it and she wouldn't fit! Ha ha- she's growing like a weed!

I am skipping this week's post because of the Halloween one! I'll resume next week when there is nothing going on!!!

Week oNe!!!

....if you are confused about this title- see previous post.....

This picture was just taken last week- I don't like to get behind the camera much. I'd much rather take pictures of that CUTE lil girl next to me! However, I was doing my blog stalking and read one blogger say-

"Do you have pictures of yourself, with your little people? In this day and age of the "momarazzi," may of us are always behind the lens....rather in front of it. Some of you feel much more comfy behind the lens, and I get that. Look, you think I want pictures of myself in the same velour jogging suit for the 3rd day in a row? How many of you LOVE looking at pictures of your parents, when they were young{er}? I'm raising my hand! Sadly, I don't have a lot of pictures with me and my mom from when I was younger. I am off to change this for my kids. I want them to have an abundance of pictures....to remind them of these days that we spent at home together. The days may seem to drag...but honestly, the years fly." - theandersonfamilycrew.blogspot.com

Amen to everything she said! I love looking at pictures of when my parents were my age, starting their family! I hate seeing every little zit I have or fat roll or hair out of place, ect..... the list goes on of imperfections that I notice that I'm sure others could care less about! So, hand over the camera and let someone take a picture of you with or without your little ones!

15 Interesting Facts About Me

1. I was scared to death to become a mom.
2. I absolutely LOVE being a mom.
3. I love my dishes to be organized in the cupboards (wierd right??)
4. One of my favorite things in the world is a clean house- but I am so not a neat freak!
5. I love being a nurse- (I just wish it were part-time :( )
6. I sometimes resent hunting season- it steals my hubby away!!!
7. I love the joy that hunting season brings to my man! (Catch 22)
8. I miss my horses! Wish I could ride more often!
9. I love to sew!! Ha ha!
10. I think I may be addicted to school :( But I love my life when I'm not in school!
11. This one is obvious- my little girl is the absolute joy of my life!
12. I have a hard time choking down veggies-
13. I never really cared to eat icecream much until I gave birth- now it calls to me!
14. I think there should be more hours in a day- that would = more sleep and time slowing down (my baby is growing to fast).
15. I am SUPER defensive! (Ask Colb- he'll tell ya!)

Well, there ya go! A little about me! I'm sure I'll think of other- better- things that I should have put later but- oh well- I'm comitted- in 2 seconds I'm going to hit PUBLISH POST!!!

Big Undertaking!!!

So, while I was blog stalking today- I saw that several of my fellow casual bloggers were doing this 'challenge.' I need something to keep me motivated and to give me ideas on what to blog about since I am not a creative thinker at all!
This little 'challenge' asks you to post every single day for 30 days- well, I am going to tweak that a little and do it WEEKLY!!! That doesn't sound as overwhelming to me as DAILY- and that way I can still post little updates and tidbits throughout the other days! So here is my little schedule that I copyed from a fellow blogger- however, turn mine into Week 1, Week 2, ect......

I'll start today- maybe tomorrow- depending on how much energy I have later today!

Day 1 Recent picture of you and 15 interesting facts about yourself~
Day 2 The meaning behind your blog name*
Day 3 A picture of you and your friends-
Day 4 A habit you wish you didn't have~
Day 5 A picture of somewhere you've been to*
Day 6 Favorite super hero and why-
Day 7 A picture of someone/something that has the biggest impact on you~
Day 8 Short term goals for this month and why*
Day 9 Something you're proud of in the past few days-
Day 10 Songs you listen to when you are happy sad bored hyped mad~
Day 11 Another picture of you and your friends*
Day 12 How you found out about blogger and why you have one-
Day 13 A letter to someone who has hurt you recently~
Day 14 A picture of you and your family*
Day 15 Put your ipod on shuffle: first 10 songs that play-
Day 16 Another picture of yourself~
Day 17 Someone you would want to switch lives with for one day and why*
Day 18 Plans/ dreams/ goals you have-
Day 19 Nicknames you have and why you have them~
Day 20 Someone you see yourself marrying or being with in the future*
Day 21 A picture of something that makes you happy-
Day 22 What makes you different from everyone else~
Day 23 Something you crave for a lot*
Day 24 A letter to your parents-
Day 25 What would I find in your bag?
Day 26 What do you think about your friends?
Day 27 Why are you doing this 30 day challenge?
Day 28 A picture of you from last year and now, how have you changed since then~
Day 29 In this past month, what have you learned?
Day 30 Your favorite song*

sNaPPeD!!

Here are some random pics I've sNaPPeD over the last little while! I finally uploaded them off my camera!

First attempt at carrots were a HIT!! Although- guess what- she loves the green beans more! Ha!! she can't be my daughter!

Loving her Charlie!

I'm a THUG!! haha- (sorry about the cell pics- my camera on my phone sucks!)

Cuddle time with Dad and Charlie!

She loves to pet Charlie!

I'll post more of these ones soon- we did a little photo shoot in this adorable outfit!!! But- I have to get ready for work now- as much as I would love to stay at home with her!

Where did half a year go???

My baby girl is getting to be not so much a baby anymore!!! She is 6 months old today- CRAZY!!! I don't have any pics yet but we are getting some done on Wednesday so when I get those back I'll post them! I'm so excited to get them- Therfore, this post will be a boring, picture-less one! I'll get them up soon though- with Halloween and everything coming up I'll have to dust off the ole camera again!

Little Tidbits About Hayden at 6 Months

• She is finally eating solids!
• She LOVES her green veggies! (She can't be related to her mom)
• She can roll over- she just chooses not too~ the lil turd~
• She can sit up on her own for a little bit but then she 'topples.' It doesn't seem to bother her much though!
• We have a three nap schedule going- her morning one is 2-2 1/2 hours- her aftern noon one is 1 1/3-2 hours- and her early evening one is 45-60 min.
• She sleeps from about 8:30 pm-8 am with a feeding at 5am-ish and we are weaning her "dreamfeed" at 10:30.
• She still will only drink about 4-5oz at a time- sometimes less-
• She LOVES her "movies" Your Baby Can Read- we'll see if they actually work!
• We are going through another cranky stage- I've been researching on the internet at it appears she is suffering from a "wonder week" she is about 26 weeks old and that is one of them! So maybe.........
• We are SSOOO looking forward to a bunch of firsts- Halloween- Thanksgiving- Christmas!!!

FREE STUFF!!!!

So I absolutely LOVE free stuff!!! I have a few tips for you few that actually look at this lil blog!!

Go to uddercovers.com and with the promo code: Family2010 you can get a free one of these (you have to pay shipping).

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They will automatically direct you to a page that will have a promo code for one of these (mine was my email address).

Tip: You can order as many of the uddercovers as you want to using that promo code- you just can't do them in the same transaction. AND....if you use a different email address each time- you can get multiple sling promo codes (I have three different emails so I did it three different times)!!!

These are fabulous baby gifts for friends or just to keep for yourself! I love my uddercover! Use it all the time!!! And I am so excited to try the sling out when it gets here (although I am VERY VERY fond of my homemade Moby wrap!

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Also----- if you go to this website http://www.freeserifsoftware.com/software/scrapbook/ you can download a free digital scrapbooking program (where I got the stuff to do my last post- I'm such a novice with it though)!

Have fun with the free stuff! Hurry because these promo codes don't last long!!

5 mONthS!!!!

Where did another month go???? It's so sad~crazy~exciting~and nerve racking all at the same time!!!! Hayden is getting to be so much fun and I love this stage (but I'm sure I'll say that with every stage)!!
Things she is doing now:
~She can FINALLY roll over (only from her belly-to-back)!
*She tries really hard to sit up by herself.
-She sleeps through the night every so often.
~She hates solid food! It's so funny to watch her face!
*She has quite the vocal cords (maybe we have a singer on our hands?)
-Still loving the cute giggles-

~She is still loving her puppy!

Having some tummy time under her play gym!

Well, she pooped in the bath for the first time the other night! It was so gross and hilarious!! She thought it was so funny!

Since Cedar is windy 95% of the time! We resort to an indoor pool! She loves it! We put her in her lil floaty and she puts her arms up and relaxes back! She loves the water!