HAPPY HALLOWEEN FROM KAYLA

~Pumpkin Picking~

Last week, Grandma, me and Kayla went to the Wilson Farms in Lexington.  Kayla got to pick out her first pumpkin.  She was too cute!  She looked over the pumpkins so carefully.  She was a little confused as to what they were but I ended up buying her 3 nicely rounded pumpkins.  We are going to turn them into the Little Einsteins....Annie, June and Rocket...her favorites!!  

She also got to go on her first Hayride.  She loved looking at all the grass and flowers more than the decorations they had in the field but she had fun.  Now we can't wait to take her on her first Trick or Treating experience.  

Before we left we took her into the barn where there were pigs, lama's and chickens and of course her favorites were all the chickens.  Probably because they were moving around while the pigs and lama's just sat there lazily.  

~And She Crawls~

So yesterday was a big day for Kayla!!!  She got up on all fours and crawled right across the room at my Grandpa's house.  She's been getting around by rolling and pushing herself for a few weeks now, but this was an all out crawl!  Now I can't keep up with her.  She's EVERYWHERE!  I need to get back into shape so I can keep up with her.  Yay Kayla!!!!

Halloween Contest

So I entered Kayla into a Halloween contest and would love it if you could help her out and vote for her.  You basically just have to click on the recommend button on the top right of her picture.  She would really love it if you could help.

Click here to vote!

Love,

Linda

~Quick update on our life~

So it's been a few weeks since I last updated my blog.  We've been pretty busy.  Jason has been working some crazy hours at work.  Kayla and I have just been busy with a Fisher Price Party that Kayla was invited to (it was so much fun and Kayla got free toys!!), mommy/baby yoga, visiting Mimi and Grampi at the lake, shopping for winter clothes with Grandma (can you believe she is already wearing 6-9 months!) and reading lots of books.  Kayla has also kept me busy because she's moving around so much.  She's not quite crawling on all 4's yet but she can get from one side of the room to the other in less than 10 seconds.  It's amazing!  She's also saying mama, but I'm not sure if she knows what it means.  Still no teeth!  So frustrating.  Can you believe that!  I feel like it's going to be years before we see anything in that mouth of hers.  She still enjoys her food though.  She has no problem eating puffs and grapes and watermelon, etc. 

I've also been preparing for a yard sale that I keep having to postpone due to this lovely weather.  I'm hoping to have it next Saturday for sure.  I've been making a lot of jewelry so I can try and sell that there too.  Basically I've barely had time to catch my breath let alone check my email and reply to people and update my blog....  Hopefully soon I'll be able to get back to people when things have slowed down and we're back on our normal day to day schedule.  

Till next time,

~Linda

The Butterfly Place

Since we love butterflies in this house (at least Kayla and I do) I decided to take Kayla to the Butterfly Farm in Westford, MA.  My mom (aka Grandma) 

came along with us.  Kayla was in awe of the 100s of butterflies flying all around her.  She LOVED it.  She just stared at the room in all different directions for a good hour.  Unfortunately there were no butterflies that landed on her but we did get her her own cocoon to bring home.  We have been watching it everyday and can't wait for it to hatch into a butterfly.  It's so sad though because we learned that butterflies only live for 3 weeks tops.  So as soon as it blooms into a beautiful butterfly we are going to set it free in our backyard.  I can't wait.  I think Jake will enjoy watching this thing fly away too.  He's always watching the bugs fly around so he's definitely going to love this!  

So after the butterfly farm Grandma treated us to Chili's before taking us to the mall and buying us some cool things.  Kayla got a new outfit, a cool new Red Sox hat and lots of socks (which she desperately needed) and I got some new makeup.  We even splurged and had some soft serve ice cream from Brigham's.  All in all we had a great day!  

Her new thing is waving to everyone!!!  So cute!!

Anyways, when Kayla gets a little older (maybe next summer) I want to take her back to the butterfly farm because I think she'll have even more fun when she can actually walk around herself.  I highly recommend this place if you enjoy butterflies.  It's very educational and so beautiful.

Kayla's New Swing Set

We'll today was another rainy, dreadful day, so I spent most of it taking pictures of Kayla and rearranging her clothes now that she can't fit into her 3-6 months.  I had to pack them up and bring out the 6-9 monthers.  I hope she can get a few months out of these since she has so many.  But I'd also like to see her grow.  It's a no win situation!  Also, Kayla's swing set finally is complete with the thanks to my brother and Jason.  She loves to swing but I can't wait until she can use the slide and climb up on the little house...it's so cute!!  Anyways, here are a few pictures.  Enjoy!

Sitting on the bathroom floor

Watching the "Little Einsteins" just after waking up