First Day of School

Oh boy.  Water works.  The week after Thanksgiving, Khloe started school.  Our little Khloe Bug, marched off to her classroom, and didn't even think twice about me leaving.  I stayed for the first hour, then told her, "I have to leave now" and she just said, "okay Mommy, I love you." And then I sat in the parking lot for the rest of the time.  I cried when I saw her sit down and share playdough with a kid next to her.  She has grown into a kind, fun, sweet little girl.  I am so proud of her.  She is growing by leaps and bounds with each new day.  She is so smart.  Here is her on the first day of school. xoxo

Give Thanks

We didn't do a very good job of taking photos this Thanksgiving.  But in the still of the morning, before Khloe and Daddy woke up, I got this shot.  Sweet D in her birthday suit.  Her first Thanksgiving.
God gave me a break when he gave me Delilah.  She is so easy and wonderful.  My little angel.  She just staring at me with those eyes, piercing into my soul.  Gosh, I love this kid.

7 Months!

We love you baby D!  7 months!!!  You are crawling now, and sitting up like a champ!  You looooove Mommy, and your new thing is "playing the drums" on anything and everything!  So cool!  You crack. me up.!  If you're in the Ergo, you are SUPER happy, cuz you get to hug Mom :)  Right now you have a weird rash around your mouth...maybe its because you put EVERYTHING in your mouth! (crayons, french fries, nightlights, khloes toys, grass, the dog's paws, etc.)  You are the bees knees baby, the raddest 7 month old in town.

Khloe is so funny, and does not like her photo taken these days.  She is ridiculously smart.  For example, she tells us "I need my rest" when she is tired.  haha.  She also throws out Spanish words all the time that I don't even know the meaning of.  And the kid has a memory like a steel trap, never forgets anything and will talk about stuff that happened a year and a half ago!  She helps us with Delilah all the time and picks out both their outfits everyday.  She still confuses "I" and "Me" and I hope she doesn't figure it out anytime soon...its too cute.  She is obsessed with washing her hands (gets that from Mommy).  She plays with me and tells me she is my "Big", I pretend to cry and tell her not to grow up too fast, and then she says, "okaaaay, I am your little" and waits for me to get super happy.  :) She is my best friend, we are glued at the hip, I love her.

Halloween

So, when your daughter plays dress up all day long, every day, then Halloween isn't all that different except for candy and the fact that everyone else is dressed up too!  We attended several events.  First, we hosted a Halloween themed play date at our house.  We painted leaves on fall trees and made pumpkin masks. 

 Next, a local elementary school (Cottage Hill) had a family fun night and we all went to watch hundreds of kids attempt to get candy from 6 classrooms. Can you say CROWDED??

Next stop was Bayside church in Granite Bay for trunk or treat with K's cousin Izzy.  There were a tron of fun activities for toddlers that did not involve candy...SCORE!

Halloween morning was the parade of costumes at another local Elementary School.  A tradition for Khloe and Mimi Nancy.

And finally, Trick-or-treating Halloween night at the Country Club.

As you can tell, KHLOE chooses Khloe's clothes!  And the kid has about 15 costumes, so she was a kitten, Little Miss Muffet, and a fairy :) Delilah was consistently, our Duck.

5 years ago...

15 years ago I met him.  13 years ago he let me call him mine.  5 years ago I married him.  Love that man more everyday.  My provider, my love, my moose, my man...

Summer Sum-Up

Since I am so far behind with these things, I figured I should sum up our summer. 
Welp, as you all know by now, we had Delilah in April, so the summer was mostly spent indoors or in the shade with a new born.  But, we had some fun adventures I thought I would share.
First off, when RyRy was on paternity leave and baby D was just 3 weeks old, we went on a family vacation with Ryan's parentrs and brother in Sea Ranch.  It was blissfully relaxing and a perfect way to welcome a new baby to the family.  Nancy and Joe rented a beautiful house with an ocean view.  We spent our days taking walks on the bluff trail, spying on newborn baby seals (literally got about 10 feet away), and juggling naps for 2 kids! (Wow, now we have 2 kids!)  We played board games, and hung out on the deck.  It was perfect.

 

Uncle Kyle

In June we went day camping with some friends (The Rakestraws and the Rutherfords) at Oregon Creek in Grass Valley, CA.  Had a great time fishing and exploring.  Here are all our girls.  Someone needs to have some boys!!!

Khloe, Delilah, Jade, Lillian, and Avva

In July my brother Jason came down from Washington for a visit.  He has a beautiful family and Khloe loves, LOVES her cousins Oliver and Libby.  In fact, ever since they came down here, Khloe tells me every night before falling asleep that she will dream of Oliver and libby and Lolliops...every night.  it is so cute.  Anyway, we had some quality family time, swam in Lake of the Pines, had lunch at the Alta Sierra Country Club, and checked out the new house (at that point, we were in escrow).  We hung out at Nancy and Joe's house, and watched the 4th of July fireworks at Lake of the Pines.  Most importantly, I got to hang with my brother.  Someone who makes me want to be more peaceful, more calm, more generous.  I love him.  Here are some pics from their visit:

Mid July we had a wedding to attend in Monterey, CA.  A beautiful, expensive wedding at the Plaza hotel in downtown Monterey.  Nancy and Joe rented a vacation house in Pacific Grove.  It was perfect for us.  Khloe had her own room.  We were across the street from the ocean, and went for a walk every single day.  Daddy showed Khloe how to hold hermet crabs, and we played in the sand.  It was a really nice trip.  Congrats Brent and Julia Conrad!  WooHoo!



Khloe's new thing: Open mouth, super animated, ham pose

In Late August we took the fam on a camping trip for the day :).  We went to Bullard's Bar, where our gang had built a water slide on the hill that launched you into the lake.  It was IN-SANE!  So much fun!  And baby D was so good!  She snoozed in the shade most of the day, while mommy and daddy actually got to live it up!  And Khloe Bug rode the jet ski with daddy and played in the sand.  We are seriously so lucky...the kiddos gave us a break that day. 

Finally, on Labor Day weekend, we got to go to a wedding in Santa Cruz with Ryan's Family.  Another wonderful trip filled with ritzy events, a gorgeous little vacation house, chasing waves with the munchkins, and most importantly...family.  I am so fortunate to be a part of this family!

Delilah Grace

Geesh, where does the time go?
Here we are with a 6 month old.  This age, by the way, is my FAV-OR-ITE!  It is all chewing on her feet, barely sitting up, rolling like crazy, laughing at the drop or a hat, infatuated with Mommy, trying some solid food, starting to sleep in her own bed, playing with toys, toothless grin goodness.  This is the age that makes you feel like you want more, heck a few more!  Good thing I have the will power and foresight to stay on birth control when my babies are 6-12 months...or else I would be poppin' these suckers out like crazy! :)

Delilah is a joy, just pure squishy, all-consuming joy. For the first 2 months she slept a minimum of 20 hours out of the day. She was allowing mom and dad to adjust, but to be honest, it concerned us a bit. She woke up some time in June and has been all smiles ever since! Smiled at 6 weeks, rolled at 3 months, tried applesauce at 4 months (and didn't like it much), started reaching for toys at 4 1/2 months, loves putting her hand in mommy's mouth when she is nursing (mommy likes it too), thinks her sister is the funniest thing EVER and the dog is not far behind, doesn't like it when Mommy's not around, and won't take a bottle...at all. She is my Delilah. Our baby D. Our Booshoo. Our wittlest one. We love her so much.
Photos:  2 weeks, 1 month, 2 months, 3 months, 4th of July (3 months), 5 months, and the last 3 are about a week ago (6 months).