Wednesday, October 21, 2009

The Fall fun is beginning





We made caramel apples the other day for FHE. I Love caramel apples! We invited our friends over to make them with us. Even though I burned the caramel and my wonderful husband had to make a quick trip so the store...we still had a great time!
Jayla went to a Halloween party at the library today..sorry no pictures the batteries died in the camera!! This year I didn't buy or make Jayla a costume. She has princess dresses and a hula outfit that grandma brought back from Hawaii . She refuses to wear any of it! I had to chase her through the house, put the princess/fairy dress on her wiggling body and then gave her candy to bribe her to be good. But hey, it worked! She didn't mind having it on the rest of the time. I think she will like Halloween, especially after she realizes they put candy in her bag!

Saturday, October 17, 2009

Grab your winter gear!

This is the time of year where it is hard for me to live in Florida. The Fall is my favorite season. I love the leaves changing color, caramel apples, hay rides, pumpkin patches, cool crisp evenings...but that doesn't happen here. You see the sweaters in the stores but realize that you don't have a need for a new sweater because you only got to wear the one from last year 4 times. But something amazing happened today! It got below 90 degrees! I think I heard that the high is only supposed to be in the low 70's. This morning for Jordan's game it was actually chilly outside. I got to dress Jayla in a cute little sweatsuit. I'm used to seeing her in a t-shirt and shorts so it's cute to see her in something different. You should have seen everyone at the football game, wrapped up in blankets, hats, scarves, and winter coats. And after the game Jordan wasn't dripping with sweat. Don't get me wrong there are some great advantages to living in Florida during this time of year...we don't have to scrap windows in the morning, kids can play outside year-round, and for halloween the kids can actually wear their costumes without a coat over them. But I'm thankful for these few Fall days that we get, I know soon it will be over.

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Big News!!

Read My Shirt!!
...If you can! When Grandma got off the airplane this is the shirt that Jayla was wearing. It says "BIG SIS" It took a second for her to get what that meant. We are going to be having another BABY!! We are very excited. Jayla is going to make a great big sister. I had my first doctor's appointment and the due date is May 5th....Cinco de Mayo. That means that I miss being pregnant during the hottest months in Florida.


Here's a picture of the first ultrasound. I know you can't tell what anything is but when it was being taken you could see the baby's little legs moving around and dancing on the umbilical cord. If this one is anything like Jayla it won't stop moving for the next 8 months!

Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Grandma's Visit






My mom was able to visit for the last week. It has been a fun and busy week. We have gone to the farmer's market, the beach 3 times, down town St. Augustine, Jordan's football game, the mall to get Jayla's 2 year pictures taken and do build-a-bear (both of which were not a success!), we went kayaking and got to see dolphins and sea turtles, climbed up the light house, and went out to eat a few times (ok I tried to cook as little as possible!)
It's too bad that we don't get to spend more time with family but we try to make the most out of the time we get!

Monday, October 5, 2009

Happy Birthday to Princess Jayla!!





Jayla is 2! It's hard to believe that my baby girl is already 2. She has grown up so fast! Everyday it seems like she is learning something new. She is such a happy girl and we are so blessed to have her in our family.

For Jayla's birthday we had a Princess Party! She had all of her favorite little friends over and they had so much fun running around screaming and giggling. Thanks to everyone who came!

Right now Jayla loves Dora, Princess and Tinker Bell. Her favorite presents that she got was tinker bell bubble bath, a Dora umbrella, nail polish and pretend tinkerbell make-up. She's definately a girl!