Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween!

We hope you had as much fun as this little butterfly did!

We played...

And danced...

And pretended to fly!

and even tried to jump on the bed.

We had BIG smiles,

and lots of laughs.

and don't forget the candy!

Yum!

I think I'll have some more...

and more.

All done...

We got dressed up,

to play trick or treat,

and pass out lots of candy!

M&M's anyone?

It wore me out-

Needless to say.

So I picked up all my candy

and

crawled up the stairs to bed.

Are you coming mom?

Perfect Fall Weekend...

Oh my what a weekend we had-Shopping, Goldrush, Burt's Pumpkin Patch, and most of all quality time with family...

Kensleigh, my mom, and myself drove up to Dahlonega on Saturday for Goldrush, where thousands come out to celebrate Dahlonega's 1828 discovery of  gold.  There are around 300 craft vendors and plenty of delicious food!  I went to college in Dahlonega and Goldrush was always one of the highlights of the year.  So if I am able, I enjoy getting to go.  This year we meet a really good friend of mine, her family, and her little munchkin!  Kensleigh and him had a blast watching the parade together!

Then, on Sunday we decided it was time to drive up to Burts!  Jong and I have been going there to get our pumpkins for several years now.  We started the tradition a few years back and now with Kensleigh its a must!  She really enjoyed it.  Last year, she was only four weeks old when we went, so this year it was really fun to see her watch all the people and excitement and get excited herself.  I think I may have to get the girl a wheelbarrow, because that by far was her favorite thing.  She kept going up to peoples and tried to hijack them!  She especially like pushing trying to push the wheelbarrow.  Needless to say after much effort it was just too heavy for her.  So also like all the wood chips on the ground-just fascinated.  I think she could have stayed there all day playing with them.

Dee Dee-where are my sunglasses? 

Loves riding on Daddy's back!

Fascinated by the wood chips

and all the pumpkins.

What about this one?

 Oh my, our cute pumpkin on a pumpkin!

 Hey there!

Sweet girl.

No more pictures please-I just want to play!

Our little pumpkin.

Can I have this one, please?

 Swing me, swing me!

Standing in line for BBQ!

Silly girl!

Love the Wheelbarrow.

 Thats a mighty big pumpkin you've got there.

Making Friends (while trying to take their wheelbarrow)

Laughing at Daddy!

So we picked our pumpkins, had some lunch, and drove back home to take a big nap! Well, daddy did at least; Kensleigh decided it was play time, so we had fun playing and grocery shopping while we let daddy sleep.  Overall, it was a very eventful weekend with lots of family fun!  In my opinion it was just about as perfect as it gets and just what I needed too.

Kensleigh's 1st Birthday Party

Oh my goodness where to start.... Kensleigh's turned ONE last month and we partied all weekend long (of her birthday that is)... With family and friends and then with more family and friends the very next day.

Let me just say that I'm pretty sure Kensleigh's party wore me out more than her.  I luckily had the help of my mom and without her help there would have probably been no food!  It was my idea to have a brunch because I love brunch food and thought it easy to prepare, but I didn't think about how long it would take me to get everything prepared, cleaning, decorating, and  food.  So I cleaned while mom slaved away in the kitchen. Thank you mom for your help, I couldn't have done it without you!!!

I have been thinking about Kenseigh's party for a while now and I was so excited that it came together so well.  I LOVE color-so while there was no true "theme" for the party, it was just colorful! I was able to find some great decorations on Etsy, oh how I love Etsy.  I mean I wish I had the time to make banners and flower pom poms, but I don't.  I will say that the little banner on her high chair I did manage to "help" put together, but the majority of the work was done by my sweet friend April. 

My friend Danielle who blogs here took pictures for me during the party.  They turned out great and I am so thankful to have such great friends who are willing to help me out.  My dad also walked around with his camera during the party so we've got plenty of pictures to share.

The  birthday girl throughly enjoyed her party, her cake , and her friends.  Thanks to all who came out to help us celebrate!

Now, being a Big One Year Old, Kensleigh's favorites things include:

-Dancing! This girl loves to dance-She will beak it down for you even if its just your phone ringing. Currently, I think she is learning to do the "twist and shout!"  She's really fun to watch.  She also likes it if you dance and spin around with her.
-Reading Brown Bear Brown Bear (By far her favorite book) She smiles just at you handing her the book.
-Walking Everywhere.  She is now trying to run walk super fast these days.
-Saying "Mama, Dada, Dog, and Ball" and then talking and saying sentences that I have no idea what the child is saying, but I'm pretty sure she knows exactly what she is talking about.
-While she has been able to crawl up the stairs for a few good months, she can't go down.  She realizes this and will just stand there looking at you like "Well mom, aren't you going to help me down?"
-She absolutely loves to play in my closet and with my makeup.  She opens my makeup bag, proceeds to pull it all out and then put in all back in the bag.  Yesterday I was on my hands and knees looking for my mascara; thought I was going to have to go to work with out it- scary!  
-She loves shoes!  She will go in her closet (maybe she has a fascination with closets?) and proceeds to pull all of them out.  Last Sunday I let her take a nap with her church shoes because she didn't want to take them off, silly girl!
-A few of her new favorite foods include: grilled cheese, bananas, peanut butter, and tortellini!  For the most part she eats whatever we are eating.  Let me tell you, this girl loves some food.
-She loves being outside and riding her tricycle she got for her birthday.  She definitely thinks she is "hot stuff"  when you put her in it.  
-She still takes 2 naps a day and sleeps 12-13 hours at night!

I still can't believe that she is a year, and that we are parents of a one year old.  Time does fly and it still feels like yesterday that we were driving to the hospital just to have her. Man, I love that baby girl! xoxo

There are so many pictures, so I am going to put together a slide show and post.  I'll try to do it soon, but you know life gets in the way and I'm not always able to post as timely as I want.