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How cute are these camera bags?!  I am in love with the Marigold one!
http://jototes.com/handbags

This Lady...

 

  is having a baby!  Only a few more weeks until Miss Madden May comes! 

And this Lady...

is super, duper excited about it!

I get to throw her Baby Shower in just a few weeks, and I am excited and nervous about it!  I can not wait to get to hold and love on Miss Madden!  

Love ya, Carly!! 

Updated...well, kinda.

So, like I said, my beloved laptop bit the dusk.  I am by means a computer gal...I ask Matt how to get to my pictures every time I try and do something.  Not on my laptop, I had everything where I could find it.  As soon as we get the money, I am buying a new one so I can go back to my blogging ways :)  Here our some picture of Lennon that I finally found on this dumb computer!
 

 Checking out the Flamingos at the Sacramento Zoo

 My brother Danny, drinking and mowing

 Lennon making sure Uncle Danny got it all

 Playing on the water slide

 In San Fransisco

 Happy 2nd Birthday my sweet Lennon Lou!

 Her BIG girl bike!

Lennon and I at the Pumpkin Patch

 

Lennon as Foofa for Halloween

The Bride and I

 Getting a Christmas Tree

 Lennon and her cousin Cannen at his 3rd Birthday party

 Lennon and Cannen playing in a huge puddle

 This girl LOVES olives!

Matt, Lennon and I on Christmas Eve

Lennon at my moms for the Oscars

I'm Baaack!

It is been awhile, my laptop broke yada yada yada, but I am back! I am going to try to catch up the last almost 6 month *eek!* while Matt is enjoying every single minute of this...

Happy 2nd Birthday Lennon Rose!

Dear Lennon,
I can not believe you are 2 already! You are such a SMART, BEAUTIFUL, SMILING, PUPPY LOVING little girl, and it makes your mommy and daddy so happy, and a little proud. You are growing up way too fast...you are a little copy cat, posing the same way as we are, and putting on deodorant anytime you cute, chubby little hands can get a hold of it. I don't think we have had a day where we could see the carpet in the living room, it is always covered in books, pink cowboy hats, Tinker Bell dolls, Yo Gabba Gabba toys, blankies, shoes, puzzles, etc, but we love it. Here are (just the beginning of) my favorite things about you right now:

• you wake up every morning happy
• you love looking at pictures of yourself, it makes me laugh how into yourself you are
• you love your puppies
• you are really into putting shoes on other peoples feet
• your little mullet hair...one day it will grow in the front (hopefully)
• you say "mama" at least 150x a day
• the way you dance to any sound of music
• you love to jump on the bed (even though you know you are not supposed to)
• you constantly have at least 3 strands of mardi gras beads on at all time
• your sweet "loves"
• the way you pat our backs when you give hugs
• you love playing outside with Murphy and Caster, and get so mad when it's time to come in
• your cute little toes, and you will only let me polish them if I polish mine first
  
• everything is "miine" right now (a habit we are trying really hard to break)
• the way you say "pleeeehse" when you want something
• you are super dramatic...just like your daddy :)
• you spin in circles and yell "weeeee"
• you count, well kinda, it's more like "2, 3, gooo", and off you run
• you love babies
• you recently discovered "cokies", and you know your grandpa always has a stash for you

We love you so, so much! You make everything feel right, when it feels so wrong. You light up our lives like you wouldn't believe. I can't believe you are 2 already! It seemed to fly by. And although I miss your tiny 6lb, cuddly baby body; your non-stop, forever learning, pig-tail wearing, Fresh Beat Band watching, car key hiding 2 year old self is more fun than I could ever imagine. You make everyday an adventure, and I am so happy to be your mommy. I love you so, so, so much Lennon Lou!

Happy 2nd Birthday!

Love,
Mommy and Daddy


THEN
October 2008

...and...

NOW
October 2010

Adventures in...TEXAS

For the last 2 weeks, Lennon and I have been hanging out in Texas with my sister/brother in law, 2 nephews and niece. Some days we did a lot, some days we did nothing...and most days we argued over this guy:

That's my boyfriend, closing pitcher for the San Fransisco Giants.

We took all 4 kids to a wildlife center called Fossil Rim. It was a 12 mile road on tons of acres and at least 20 different types of roaming animals. By far the best attraction (I guess that is what you would call the animals) were the Giraffes. They were the only animal you could feed out of your hand, all the others you just tossed food out the window. I could have spent hours there...it was so cool!










We spent a day making these super cute organza flower clips and headbands for Karlee and Lennon's hair. Nikki added some super cute rings to her flower collection, and I made a bib necklace. I love, love, love how they came out!







Nikki and I also made more jam...again...I consider us jam making experts now. We made Strawberry, Strawberry-Peach and Raspberry. So good...and I think we have enough jam to last us till next summer :)



At night we tried to get in as many games of this as we could:



It was a fun trip (minus the Tropical Storms and Tornado Warnings, which I knew nothing about, so I loaded up all the kids to take Karlee to Cheer Practice, then drove back to the house, waited till she was down practicing and loaded everyone up to pick her up!)...I wish Lennon lived closer to her cousins (aka I wish I lived closer to Nikki, haha)...she loves them tons and looks up to Cannen more than anyone! These are just a few of random pictures I took while we were there:

25 Tid-Bits About Me

1. I wish leopard was a color

2. I can't stand it when a cabinet door is left open...it drives me crazy

3. I can't watch a scary movie or shows like America's Most Wanted before I go to bed

4. I wish I would have finished college

5. I think Diet Dr. Pepper taste nothing like regular Dr. Pepper

6. My favorite flowers are Gerber Dasies

7. I have a huge crush on Brian Wilson (the closing pitcher for the SF Giants, not the guy from the Beach Boys)

8. My favorite cookie is Snickerdoodles...hands down

9. My canning partner and I are quite good at making jam (if you ask us)

10. I call Lennon "Linen"

11. I live in flip flops in the summers, and Uggs in the winter

12. I wish I would have never gaged my ears

13. My top 3 favorite movies are: Dirty Dancing, Grease and Breakfast at Tiffanys

14. When I was little, I wanted my name to be Kathy

15. I wish I was craftier (is that even a word?)

16. I sleep with my feet outside of the blankets

17. I collect Barbie Christmas ordaments

18. I have looked forward to taking Lennon to Apple Hill all year long

19. I am super proud of my brother and all of his accomplishments

20. Matt and I never had a honeymoon

21. I should drink more water

22. I love spinach salad

23. I rather be cold than hot

24. I should never be in charge of: directions or cooking

25. I have had my families support and love in every choice I have made, I have a husband that I love more and more everyday, a daughter that surprises me and teaches me new things every second, a best friend to keep me grounded, and an understanding that I am exactly were I am supposed to be in life...I am a wife, mom, daughter, sister, friend; and for all those things, I am luckier than I ever thought possible.