Adelyn's 1st Christmas

So this has been a CRAZY year for us... Casey was in Iraq most of it, Adelyn was born, I quit my job to stay home with her, I've had 2 surgeries, Casey came home, Addi had her first Thanksgiving, Halloween, and now her first Christmas. For Christmas this year we celebrated it first in Moses Lake on the 23rd with just Casey, Addi and I and then my In laws rented a cabin in the mountains of Colorado and we celebrated there with the Unruh and Metzger families. It has been a great time so far, Adelyn got quite a few gifts, we went snow tubing today most of the family are going skiing tomorrow. We've had fabulous food, Coree's (Casey's older sister) husband Scott if a tremendous cook and he has cooked everything while we have been here. Adelyn has liked the snow and everything about the cabin.

Also right before Christmas the 23rd actually Casey and I put an offer in on a house in Moses Lake and they accepted it, it is pending inspection and everything which the inspection is on Wednesday but we love it. It is an older house needs some updating but has lots of potential. We are excited to have a home of our own.

As for the up coming days and month, my birthday is one week from today I will be turning 26 crazy how the years start to fly by the older you get. Adelyn turns one on the 27th which is totally crazy for me, I can't believe she is almost one. We will be going to my parents for her birthday, and I think I am gonna make her an owl cake we'll see how it turns out. We are excited for the new year and can't wait for it. Love to you all and we hope you had a great Christmas.

This was Adelyn's first time seeing Santa and she really didn't know what to think so she doesn't look to happy in this picture.

Adelyn got a rocking horse from Santa

She got a talking soccer ball from her Uncle Todd she loved it.

We went tubing on Christmas and Casey and I took a picture on the hill

She was waiting to cut the Christmas tree, this was the first time she played in the snow.

Family Pictures

Well Casey and I had booked a family photo shoot before we knew we were moving and it just happen to be the day before we left. I had asked the photographer (Stacie C Photography check her out here....staciepictureit.blogspot.com) if we could make it a multi family shoot one of Casey and my family and one of my whole family we hadn't had a picture since Casey and I were married so it was definitely time. So here are the pictures we put the first one on our Christmas Card (don't be offended if you didn't get one we only sent out 6 and they were to family lol we were a little crunched for time this year)

Halloween post #2

Halloween was fun this year, but I am sure it will be a whole lot more fun next year when Adelyn actually gets into it. We went trick or treating to the church trunk or treat, people were really nice and were mindful of what Adelyn could eat, they gave her smarties, and taffy, and licorice. She really likes the smarties. This year Adelyn was a fairy, Casey was a construction worker and I was a jester. It was super cold so we didn't stay out long but it was still fun. My favorite costumes that I saw this year were a little girl dressed up like Marry Poppins, she had the exact coat and the hat and her trick or treat bag was the carpet bag Marry Poppins had. I think my mom took pictures so I might have to steal one to show you, my second was this little boy that

dressed up as a bull rider he had the whole outfit and he was about 5 maybe. It was so stinkin

cute!! Next year we think out family will be little Red Ridding Hood, the big bad wolf, and grandma. lol I think it will be cute!

We went out and took some pictures of our little Adelyn in a pumpkin. I had seen this somewhere else and I thought it was a cute idea so I asked if Casey could help me pull it off. I think that they turned out so cute!

Lately all we've been doing is packing and trying to get everything ready for the move. I think that once this move is over I will be able to relax a little. It will be nice. Hope all your Halloweens went well and that your Thanksgivings will go well too!

Halloween post #1

Tonight Casey and I decided that we were going to carve out pumpkins. A few days ago we went out to the pumpkin patch at purdums and picked out our very own pumpkins. I got a white one, Casey got a green one and Adelyn got an orange one. I was searching through all the free pumpkin carving templates on the internet and I decided to do Tinkerbell, Casey decided to do Frankenstein and I picked out a cute little puppy for Adelyn's pumpkin. Here are some pictures of us picking out the pumpkins and then a little collage of how they turned out. :)

Casey ridding with Adelyn on the hayride to get out to the pumpkin patch

Casey found his pumpkin

Then I found mine

Our family all together with Adelyn's pumpkin

And these are our pumpkins. :) I think they turned out cute!

Fall...

It seems like this year is just flying by! Casey and I have been so busy lately we have traveled at lot! I told you part of our traveling in the previous post but since then, we drove 13.5 hours to Colorado to see Coree, Casey's sister she was in a bad accident. Coree was driving on the freeway to go to school, and this little old man had pulled off to the side of the road and then pulled his truck and trailer out if front of her and she T-boned the truck. The people in the other car seem to be worse off than her, the little man was bleeding from the ears, the lady broke her pelvis, and shoulder and other things. Coree was lucky and just has cuts and bruises and some physical therapy. Scott and Coree had just bought a new Toyota highlander on Friday and she wrecked it on mon, but if she would have been in her old little car she would have died, so we are so lucky that she got a new car!

This is Coree highlander

This is the truck the man was in.

Adelyn is now 9 months old as of yesterday, she is doing so well. She crawls everywhere, loves to feed herself (she doesn't like baby food anymore so she just eats what we are eating) She is waving more, and the now reaches up when she wants you to pick her up. She has her 9 month appt next tues. she gets more shots, and we'll see where she falls in the %

of height and weight. She was sick so we went to the Dr. and she had actually lost 2 lbs since our last visit to the Dr. and it doesn't make sense cause she eats everything in sight. The other night we went to the pumpkin patch and had Adelyn pick out her own pumpkin. Casey picked out a green one, Adelyn has an orange one, and I got a white one. I think they will be cute on our porch.

She loves to feed herself and she actually eats more when she feeds herself.

When we were at Coree's she had her first egg roll and loved it!

As for Casey and I, Casey is working on framing the new firehouse in New Plymouth, it is just a temp job for like 2 weeks. When we went to Washington, I took a tour of the hospital there and like a week later they called me and told me they had a position opening up and I should apply. Casey and I talked about it and we decided that we would apply and see where it went. I had two interviews one that was just a regular interview, and the other was a working interview I drew some people at a health fair they were hosting. I think I did well on both interviews, we won't know if I got the job til next week, they did call me and asked me about some stuff on my resume which means they are contacting my references. If we do get the job we'll be moving to Moses Lake Washington and we'll live with my aunt and uncle for a couple months til

we can afford a house. We are still trying to decide if we want to buy or rent.

Casey went on his first hunting trip with us two weekends ago. There were 4 of us that had tags, and all 4 of us killed something, nothing big but meat is meat. Then this last weekend Wendi and Bo went up and killed some really nice bucks.

I just went through gallbladder surgery. On night I was woke up by this horrible pain in my stomach, we went to the ER and they did an ultra sound and told me that I had gall stones and that my gallbladder had to be removed. I went to my interview and then we came back home and they took it out on Tues. I am still in pain and it's Friday but they said it would hurt for a little while. When he went to take it out, he said my gallbladder was connected abnormally, I

always have the weird stuff. I don't know why but I do. I have 4 incisions one is right in my belly button but the are all pretty small. Hopefully I will be back to normal as soon as I can be.

This is me waiting to go back for my surgery, they had a really hard time getting an IV in, they stuck me 6 times.

Casey and I were going through stuff in our garage, we are trying to get rid of a lot of our stuff, and saw a tub was falling I went to catch it and it smashed my wedding ring to my finger. Casey had to pry it off with some pliers.

We also have family pictures coming up on Nov. 12th. My whole family is gonna come and take one big family picture together and then just Casey and I will take some family pictures. We have a tutu and feather head piece for Adelyn and were gonna stick her in a pumpkin I think it is all going to be so cute! I think that is it for right now, I will try and make this daily or weekly thing so I don't have to do these big long catch up posts but I did have pictures this time so that makes it nice.

Finally and Update!!!

So I know that I haven't updated this in awhile so this is going to be a long post. Adelyn is now 8 months old, she is up on all 4's trying to crawl she hasn't quite got it yet but she is so close! She Loves to eat!!! And I mean loves! She eats off of Casey's and my plates all the time, and she eats her baby food too. She Loves bread, and she likes these things called rice husks, they are like adult rice cakes but for babies and she eats these yogurt bites that dissolve in her mouth, she loves those too, that is what kept her quiet on our most recent airplane ride to California. She is cooing more and she growls at everyone. At her last appointment that was this past week she weighed in at 18lbs 8 oz. She is doing better sleeping she goes to bed around 9pm and then she wakes up at 130am and 6am and then doesn't wake up for good until 9am or after that.

Casey finally got to come home from Iraq, he got home 2 1/2 weeks early even cause he didn't have to go to his training. He has been home for three weeks and it has been fabulous! He got home on a Monday and then on Wednesday we went to go visit my Uncle Clint and Aunt Connie in Washington for a week and it was a lot of fun we just relaxed. I sewed a little bit and that was about it. Then while we were there Casey's family called and asked if we'd meet them in Salt Lake City the next weekend. So we went and met them (Todd, Janet, and Dale) in Salt Lake and went to the wedding reception and then just hung out.

Then Casey and I went to my craft fair, we did pretty good. We handed out a lot of business cards, and sold some stuff and got to talk with a lot of people. We have another one coming up in November and I hope it goes as well.

Casey and I got to spend out anniversary together this year, it is our second but the first we have spent together. My mom watched Adelyn and Casey and I went to the Anniversary Inn I had a gift certificate so we stayed there two nights and had a really fabulous weekend! I am so happy to have him back, it is nice to be able to wake up to your best friend again. We are super excited to be a little family again. We have taken lots of pictures so I have lots to post. :)

This is Addi and her lovely Daddy. :)

Some of her expressions just kill me! She is so happy all the time

This was our little family picture at the wedding reception.

Adelyn's favorite spot to sleep is on her daddy her and daddy take quite a few naps with each other.

I love her face in this picture, her little crooked smile kills me!

7 months!

So Adelyn has hit the 7 month mark! Yay! I mean she is growing up fast but she is getting cuter and cuter by the day. She now has two teeth, she is so close to crawling it is crazy. She laughs all the time now, she is ticklish on her chest and her thighs. She has started eating better she likes everything so far except peas and green beans. The texture she doesn't like and she gags. lol She is in size 6 month clothes which is good, and she can fit into some 9 month clothes.

Casey is now in Kuwait, he will stay a few days there and then he will be at Fort Lewis, in Tacoma Washington, then from there he will go to Mississippi for training and then he will come home. He should be home by the end of the month which will be nice to have him here and begin to start to be a real family. I mean we're a family but it is different when you are actually living in the same house and everything I feel like he has missed a lot I have tried to keep him in the loop but its hard. It will be great to have him home!

6 Months

Yes my baby is 6 months old can you believe that! She just gets a better personality with every month that passes. She is talking so much more!!! Her favorite thing right now is to scream at her toys and she gets mad when they don't talk back. She is eating better with the baby food, and we went to the fair today and she tried ice cream for the first time she LOVED it!!! It was chocolate chip mint which surprised me that she liked it. She rolls everywhere and can't wait til she can be more mobile. She had her 6 month shots and she did fabulous, our next appointment isn't til she is 9 months old and daddy will be here for that appointment! YAY!!!

We are getting so super excited for daddy to come home. He is in country for another 2 1/2 weeks and then will be in the states!!! Then it is only about a month and then he will be home, I can't believe it is almost here. That is all the news for now, But next time I will have pictures I promise!

Couponing....

So I went couponing yesterday (yes I know I just had double knee surgery but I used a wheel chair and I couldn't pass up this deal!) Be cause when Casey comes home, we won't have any income I have been trying to stock up on things that we will always use like toilet paper, shampoo, conditioner, soap (dish and bath) just cause it will keep the cost down when our income is limited! :) So I stumbled across this deal for Herbal Essence and Aussie hair products. I bought 8 big bottles of shampoo, 8 big bottles of conditioner, and 16 bottles or hairspray and mouse. The original price for the 32 bottles of product was $156.31 the sale was 2/$5.00 which brought the price down to $80.00 for it all, and then I had two coupons I used which brought the grand total down to a whooping $16.00 I was so happy cause this will give me enough shampoo and conditioner and hairspray for awhile! Yay!

Knee Surgery

So today I had knee surgery on both of my knees....I had a cyst that needed removed from the left knee and a possible small tear from the right. When he got in there, the left knee had two cysts and the right knee the surgery I had two years ago he said had fail so he fixed the tears. It is a little painful right now, but hopefully I will feel better soon.

My husband and I have been talking lately and he says there are less than 40 days he has in country and less than 70 days til I get to see him. He should hopefully be home right before our second anniversary. Then I have booked us two nights at the Anniversary Inn when he gets home. :)

Adelyn is getting so big in less than a week she will be 6 months old, can you believe that? I can't even believe it has been 6 months since I had her, she is learning so much and is rolling everywhere! She has realized that she likes the juice she drinks, and she is eating carrots better. I will give more of an update when we go to her 6th month check up in a little over a week.

My business is doing well I have had a few custom orders recently, and I am going to do a October Fest fair on Oct 1st so we will see I have had a logo designed and I think it turned out super cute!