Random Photos From Phone

I have been taking more pictures with my phone lately, here are some every day photos.

 Thanks Uncle Garry for my cow rocker, I love it!



Allie's 6 Month Check-Up

Allie had her 6 month check-up yesterday.

She is 16 lbs, 4 oz = 49%

27 inches = 85%

She had three shots (which did not end well):

Diphtheria-Tetanus-Pertssis, Polio,

Hib,Pneumococcal Conjugate and Flu

She cried a good majority of the day, medicine did not help this poor girl.

Though she woke up happy as a clam this morning.

She took a good nap but started to run a fever late afternoon.

Not sure if it was from her shots or teeth coming in.

What Have I Been Up To?

It seems like I haven't had a break to breathe since returning back to work from maternity leave. I've been so busy with work, I'm finding myself working from home in the evenings (when I can) and then going into work on the weekends. I have also fell back in love with photography. I haven't had a photo session since fall of last year and having Allie I wasn't sure how much time I would be able to devote to it. I've had two sessions so far within the last few weeks and a couple more booked. It's very exciting to get back out in the field again ... now, where do I find time to edit?

I also had been looking for a job closer to family in Texas but haven't had any luck. I have had a couple head hunters contact me from the Minneapolis area but didn't work out based on location. I don't want to drive more than an hour to work, it's bad enough with the snow in the winter it takes me 45 minutes. It's not that I don't like my job, I LOVE it. And after talking it over with Dwight, it looks like we will stay where we are. We're happy, we've made many friends over this past year. Even though I really wanted to move this time last year, it's almost a blessing in disguise really. 

Since we made that decision, we've decided to take the next step and buy a house.We are going to start to pack stuff away to make our townhome sellable and our goal is to put it up on the market in the spring. A big enough house for those family members ... especially those who work from home ... to stay with us for long periods of time! Oh, and those retired folks too! We sent our wish list to our Realtor so we are excited to begin the journey. We've been in our townhome for 10 years now and are finally running out of room. Makayla is excited for a yard, Mister is excited for lots of windows, Dwight is excited for a 3 car garage and I am excited for bringing groceries in from the garage right to the kitchen ... NO MORE STAIRS ... oh, and my craft room back.   

First Day Of 3rd Grade!

On Tuesday Makayla went back to school! According to Dwight the house was extremely quiet! Makayla said the first week of school was great, only because her teacher said that she doesn't like to give homework on Fridays ... yippie! A break for the students AND the parents! I'm starting to like 3rd grade myself!

A little problem with the bus, it was late arriving home every day but Friday. Tuesday = 1 hour late, Wednesday = 45 minutes late, Thursday = 30 minutes late and Friday = Right On Time! They had someone on the bus taking down names of all the students riding, apparently there was a huge mix up with the Kindergartners last year. Also, we were supposed to be the first drop off but ended up being the last. Thankfully they corrected that on Friday. Since the bus was so late arriving home, Makayla didn't see her dad for three days.

Labor Day Weekend

 Nana and Papa have two ceiling fans!

  



Butterflies

Makayla found two baby caterpillars towards the middle of August at our cousin MaryLee's farm. The caterpillars were about a half an inch in length, very tiny. We supplied them with milkweed and they tripled in size in less than a week. It was getting very hard to supply milkweed since we are heading into fall. We were so glad to see them in another week starting to create their chrysalis. Less than 10 days later, we had butterflies.



Allie Is 6 Months Old

Allie is 6 months old!

She loves to talk, her second word is dada.

She loves to eat her feet and put her mouth on everything.

She is a rolling machine and has figured out how to scoot to get her toys.

She loves the breeze on her face and to be outside.

She also loves to sit up to play and hardly ever falls.

Granny Kay and Cousin Avery's Visit

 A few weeks ago, Granny Kay and Cousin Avery came to stay at our house over the weekend. We took Avery to Mall of America to enjoy rides and games in the arcade. We finished up with lunch and a visit to Lego land. Before we left, Kay bought cupcakes to celebrate Dwight's birthday. Makayla and Avery played all weekend and we finished the weekend picnicking with the rest of Makayla's cousins.

Everyday Pictures

Allie Is 5 Months Old

Allie is 5 Months Old!

She found her feet and loves to stick them in her mouth.

She holds on to Dwight's beard while she eats.

Veggies are too icky and fruits are too sweet.

She has 2-45 minute naps a day but loves to sleep on Sundays.

She loves to be tickled on her neck and thighs.

She has also figured out a way to move around the floor,

by laying as flat as she can and then digs her shoulder and scoots with her legs.

Smart Cookie!

Bradley's Visit

Back in July, my nephew came for a weekend visit. The weather, unfortunately, was cold and rainy that Saturday but that didn't stop us from enjoying the parade and festivities afterwards. It was nice to have Brad spend that time with us before heading off to college!



Dogs And Cats?

Dunk Tank

It's been crazy busy at work lately, and to add to that caous we had a team member appreciation week. Events happened every day and on Friday was our annual team member BBQ and dunk tank. I was roped in to being an HR representative for the dunk tank. Well, with some recent safety issues, where I had to be the enforcer, I knew I was in trouble. The top 6 team members with the most money in the jars by the end of the week would be dunked. I raised the most money, $85 plus! Dwight and the kids came to show their support ... it turned out to be more like "Let's Dunk Mom!"