cassidy ranch

the cassidys were so gracious to have us out to their ranch for thanksgiving. we had such a great time relaxing, hunting, fishing and freezing! it was very cold but we enjoyed every second! kamdyn was such a trooper the entire time. she did great both ways of our 7 hour drive and was so good about being passed around, missing naps, etc. there were plenty of people who were willing to help out with her, which made it so nice for zack and me to be able to do things together, outside of the house! we had a great thanksgiving!

cutie pie

sothe other day when i was sitting on kamdyn's floor playing with her i started looking through all her drawers and closet for things that she has that i might have forgotten about. this idea just popped into my head, so we had a little photo shoot....

8 months old

kamdyn turned 8 months old on thursday! time really does fly. she is getting so big (& fat!) and doing so much! she is very responsive and so funny. she is VERY close to crawling and loves going from laying to sitting on her own. it was a shock to check on her last week and find her sitting up in her crib! we had to lower it this weekend b/c she is also pulling up on her knees! it is so cute but sometimes she plows forward and bonks her head. sleeping is funny too now - as you can see below, i think she is sitting up and then decides it's time to go to sleep and just goes down from her sitting position. it's hilarious!




here are some of the cutest, funniest things she is doing these days:

*scrunches her nose like a pig & breathes in and out real quick
*makes fist and waves it back and forth, like "yes" in sign language
*always moving legs and feet...daddy does this with his feet too!
*picking up and holding things with her feet...even her bottle when she is drinking it!
*talking non-stop and making herself laugh
*rolling around everywhere to get where she needs to go
*switching out her paci's back and forth when she has the option

...just to name a few! we are having a blast and feel so privelaged to have kamdyn in our lives!

trick or treat

wow. all i can say is that trick or treating is so different these days. i definitely saw a sign of the times tonight. while kamdyn did not enjoy her CUTE caterpillar costume (i think it's too hot for her) i saw some very interesting things.

1) a girl at my door, trying to hold her candy bag open with one hand while talking on her cell phone in the other hand. no "trick or treat." no "thank you."
2) a little boy w/ a candy bag that talked for him. he pushed a button that said, "trick or treat." then i put candy in his bag. then he pushed a button that said, "thank you."

i leave you with the not so happy but VERY cute caterpillar.

dallas arboretum

the weather was so beautiful on saturday so we did not want to be inside! we headed down to the arboretum to check out some good photo spots and ended up getting some really cute shots of kamdyn. we did not plan on taking all these pictures but there are so many good ones! here are some of my faves.

fall festival

we made a short (but VERY cute) appearance at the fall festival at our church on friday night. there were so many cute kids dressed up for halloween. kamdyn is obviously a little young to enjoy the festivities but i was dying to put her in this adorable costume! isn't she the cutest little caterpillar you ever did see?! i am not kidding when i say that strangers came up and asked to take her picture b/c she was so cute! i hope you have seen the movie "the christmas story" because she reminded me of the little boy who was so bundled up he couldn't move. it was hilarious.

she can't quite sit up on her own in this thing!


sweet savannah to the rescue!

fun new toys!

yesterday we got to go over to the waters home and play in elyse's play room...kamdyn loved this ball pit! we also loved meeting baby garrett, who is three weeks old and so cute and sweet!