Project 2011: Through His Eyes, Part 40

 The dogs, and the blanket Kya drug out of her house.

 Pancakes, hot on the griddle.

Some fall crafts Carter did at school.

Brandon & Abby {wedding}

This last weekend was one of my oldest and dearest friend, Abby's big day.  This is a day she has waited on for a LONG time, and earlier this year, Brandon finally put a ring on it.  As my personal gift to Abby, as a token of a friendship that has spanned over 24 years now, I offered to do her wedding photos.  I knew exactly what she would want for her big day, and there were numerous times I was crying happy tears for her. 

Here are some photos from her big day.

Moving Up to a Big Toy

When Carter was about 5 months old, we introduced him to a Baby Einstein jumper/exersaucer.  It was an awesome toy and he totally loved it.  Unfortunately, we didn't save it.  We didn't have a ton of storage space at the old house, nor did we know when we would be adding another member to the family, so we sold it on Craigslist as soon as Carter outgrew it.

 And now that Kendall has enough muscle control to hold herself up, we decided it was time to introduce her to the same type of toy.  However, these suckers are expensive and we aren't exactly living a lavish lifestyle at the moment.  So I used my trusty back-up.....Craigslist.  And I've been looking for the right one for a couple months now, and I finally found it!  It's the same set up as the one Carter used to have, only a little more girly.

 Still has the same features....music, mirrors, toys, and the seat turns all the way around.  So she can move herself to whatever toy meets her fancy for the day. 

 And she loves it as much as Carter did - I'm so happy about that!

Learning to Sit Up

So, over the past couple of weeks, this gorgeous child and I have been working on getting her to sit up on her own.

 Because in order to fully show off her Halloween costume, she has to be able to sit up!  ;)

So we started out with the boppy.....this was a huge help with Carter when we were teaching him how to sit up.  And it has proven to be just as effective with Kendall. 

 However, the main distraction is that dang hand!

 She just can't leave it alone!

 She is constantly chewing on her thumb or her pointer finger.  No sucking.  Just chewing.

 But we finally managed to get her to sit without the boppy.  Now we just have to work on keeping her from tipping over to the sides!

She's quite enthusiastic about this whole process, can't you tell?

Project 2011: Through His Eyes, Part 39

Here are Carter's pictures from the last week.

His bats he made with his Grammy....and the first Halloween decorations up in the house.

 I had to lift him up to take this picture, but he wanted one of the monkey shower curtain holders in his bathroom.

 Kendall, trying to devour her toys.....as usual.

 I wonder who would win this battle?

 Goofing around with Captain America's shield.

 Super heroes are the current obsession in this house.  Of course he wants to be ALL of them for Halloween....but he does have it narrowed down to just one.

 Doing our preschool lessons for the day.

Coming Soon......

Saturday was one of my oldest and dearest friend, Abby's big day. I offered to do her wedding photos as a personal gift to her, and I will be spending most of my time this week editing her photos. In the meantime, here is a candid moment sneak peak.....stay tuned for more!