I Love Halloween!

I don't know if it's just the fall season in swing or just all of the fun of the Halloween Holiday, but I love it! This is the only time I miss going to work because we always have had such fun coordinating Halloween costumes, (Hunter : Deer, Pirate : Parakeet etc. etc.) and for me, it always centered around "How can I wear my pajamas to work with this Halloween costume?" So I am excited that I had a baby so close to the holiday and can't wait for all the Orange and Black Birthday parties Karlie will be having in years to come...okay...okay...I'm sure we'll have to have an all out princess one eventually but until then it's ghosts and goblins. With that you will not be surprised that I have already tried Karlie's pumpkin costume on her and it's hilarious because she can't walk or crawl in it, but acts so tickled and special to be wearing it. She also wore this last year when she was just 10 days old, and everyone kept saying what a cute little guy we have. Here is a before and after picture and just for the fun of it, some proof that I really do LOVE Halloween!!!

Before

After

2004-Hey Mr. Postman

2005-Pizza Anyone?

2006-I'm the bird and I made this from Scratch

2007-I handed out little bags of whoppers and told all the kids I found them under my tail

2008 - Our little Kitty Cat

Walking Around . . . kinda

Karlies birthday is coming up on October 15th. We can't believe she will be a year old! I told her she can only have a party if she is walking by the time the day arrives so she has been busily practicing her steps. She really wants to have all her friends over for a party!

Lasagna, Weeds, and Water

Karlie had her first helping of Lasagna last week, and you can tell by the picture that she loved it! Her expression is cute in this picture. She is so funny with food, and almost hyperventilates before, during, and after her meals because she is so excited! We'll see if she is still like this even when she turns 2! She was about finished and we caught her look down at her hand, turn it over, and stick the whole thing in her mouth to lick off the sauce! HAHA! She's funny!

This goes to show you how much my mom and dad love me. I decided to do a garden totally on my own as Jared's words were, "I'm not helping." Or something like that. Let's just say I'm in debate whether or not to do it again next year. So on the hottest day of the year in the middle of the afternoon this is where my parents were...outside weeding it for me. I did go out and help too, while Jared and Karlie sat in the chair in the shade. If you look close enough most of the tallest green stuff is weeds. They were REALLY bad. A few days later, I was able to convince Jared to help me finish, we'll see how it turns out. His words that day were, "Isn't there like some cantaloupe or something? I don't want to pull them out!" HA!

Lastly, we've been spending some time in our make-shift pool. We turned the hot tub down to pool temperature and it is really nice and refreshing. Karlie loves to kick, and splash her feet. Yesterday, she got the hang of the lounge part and found the headrest. She was loving to lay back and kick her feet out in front of her. She loves to swim and is not afraid to stick her whole face right in the water.

Garage Sale...sniff...sniff

My family had a garage sale on the Friday of the 4th of July. It was fun, a lot of work, but we were glad to get rid of some stuff and make some mulah. I think Jared and I ended up with the most in the end because we sold his motorcycle and a lawn mower. Jace, our nephew, was quite concerned stating several times, (in between asking us if we could go to our house for a 4-wheeler ride,) while looking at the sign on the motorcycle, "That's a lot of cents!" Unfortunately, the last ride was not a pleasant one. I followed Jared in our truck on the old highway because the weather was looking a little questionable the night before. By the time we got to Fort Hall, it was POURING, AND I MEAN POURING RAIN! I would have been a little worried about driving in it (that is how bad it was) except my little honey was ahead of me on a motorcylce with bald tires. So I finally caught up to him at the first blackfoot exit only because he was going so slow and I had to laugh a little because there was a HUGE line of cars behind him. I was glad he was going slow and he made it safely considering all the puddles and downpour he rode through. In the end, he was sopping wet when we got to my mom and dad's house.
I'm embarrassed I'm even posting this next part...Some of you may or may not know (probably not know) that I have had a napkin collection. (I'm laughing just typing it) My parents cleaned out my old room and brought me all my stuff last year after we moved and it's been my summer project, the garage sale was a BIG motivator, to go through it all. So here it is, my napkin collection: Starting when I was about 10 or so, I thought it was really neat to go with my parents to all the neighborhood wedding receptions. I don't really know what it was, but everytime I went I had to collect a napkin from that reception and I saved it, sometimes 2, and you can see above I even got 3 from one once. I told everyone it was so when I got married I'd be able to see what colors went well together...or something. The oldest one I have is from 1989 (so I guess I was 9 when I started this) with the majority of them coming from the 90's as you can tell by the colors. I completed the collection with a napkin from my wedding reception in 2001, almost 8 years ago. I kind of forgot about them until now when they showed up in a box at our house. So, I couldn't bare to throw them away without first taking a few pictures and laughing my head off. Good-Bye my napkin collection...sniff...sniff!

Krawling Karlie

Pocatello Fair

I talked Jared into taking Karlie and I to the Pocatello Fair last night, you know the one with the carnies, a couple of rides, and in an empty parking lot that occasionally comes to town? So, here's the pictures that we paid 12 Bucks for :) He looks so thrilled to be here...

We had to convince the fun house carnie that Karlie CAN walk on her own, with assistance, so we went through the fun house holding her hands and shuffeling our way through.

Happy Birthday Jared!

One of the many colorful b-day cards he received, he's a popular uncle

My Trifle Spectacular (thanks to my Cake Mix Bible)

The 3 Amigos

Karlie taking her turn at the Pinata

Karlie loves the bath. She has learned how to splash her hands, legs, and feet now, and it's quite entertaining to watch and she doesn't even mind the water going all over her including her face. Her favorite blankie's are these hand made ones from family, she loves to curl her fingers through the holes and have it close to her face. The other day her toes were sticking through it as well. Whenever I put any kind of hat/headband or really anything on her head she tries to pull it off, I stuck this crazy one on just for fun and she kept smiling like she new it was silly. She is 6 months and 21 days today! We love our Karlie Girl!