Favorite Things

Here's a list of some of our favorite things right now:
CANNON:

HIS TOES!

KYLEE: Pretty much anything she knows she shouldn't be playing with or anything that is for Cannon...including Cannon. She sure loves her brother.

MOMMY: Loves being a mommy! (Can you blame me?)

Soakin Up The Sun

What a fun night I had. I got to spend the evening with 2 of my most favorite girls...my sister Emilee and my Aunt Darla. I normally prefer to not be pictured with them as they are both WAY too pretty, but we had to document our fun night.

We all LOVE Sheryl Crow and so when we heard she was coming in concert, we just had to go. None of us had ever been out to the Usana Amplitheater, but it was a very pleasant experience...except for the wind and the dumb security guard not letting us bring in our camera (although pretty much everyone else in there had their's)...so this is the only picture we got.
The opening act was this reggae group that were pretty good, but honestly I don't even remember their name. We just talked while they were playing. They provided good background music though. Then James Blunt came out. I have heard quite a few of his songs (Goodbye My Lover, You're Beautiful, (and by the way, he didn't drop the f-bomb, which I was proud of him for) Wiseman), but there were a lot I didn't know. He was VERY entertaining though. He actually got down and ran through the audience, giving high fives and even hugging a few die hard fans. He also would rock out to his music and even piano surfed. You could tell he loved to perform. I think he is amazingly talented and would gladly see him again.
But the best part was Sheryl Crow. I just adore her. She has this kick butt attitude about everything and is just a fierce woman. I think her music is awesome. She is one of those amazing artists who doesn't just sing, but produces, writes and plays here own music...just amazing. She sang every song I wanted her to. If you are a fan of hers at all, her new CD (Detours) is awesome and I would highly recommend it. James Blunt came back out and sangs The First Cut is the Deepest, (which is one of my many favorites) with Sheryl and that was just awesome.
It was such a fun night. Thanks Emilee, Darla, and Sheryl!

Making Brownies

Cannon was out for the night and Kylee and I decided we needed something fun to do. I asked Kylee if she wanted to make some cookies and she said "no mama, brownies." So that's just what we did.

Luckily my camera has a self timer, which was a huge help in getting some pictures. Kylee thought it was funny to watch the light flash and the picture take even though no one was behind the camera.
One of her favorite things to play with are measuring cups. She will get them out of the drawer and then pretend to cook. So getting the chance to really cook and pour things together just made her night. Funny how it's the simple things that sometimes are the very best.
She also LOVED watching me crack eggs.

She would laugh and laugh. It was so cute.

She also LOVED stealing a few licks off her spoon.

And then she'd just laugh and say "mmmm."
I was jealous so decided to steal a few licks too.
Then we both had messy faces.

Nothing a little water couldn't fix though. We sure did have a fun time baking (and eating) our brownies tonight.

Buddies

What a cute little picture awaited me after coming out of the bathroom this morning. My two sweet kids were being the best of buddies on the bed watching Elmo together. What a great way to start off the day.

I'm sure Cannon probably fell over onto Kylee, but she didn't seem to mind and just snuggled him. What a sweet sister.
She sure does love her brother.
And he sure does love her too.
She always wants to hold him. Pretty soon, he's going to be MUCH bigger than her.
Mommy and Kylee are best buddies too.

Finger Painting

For family night tonight, Kylee and I decided we would try finger painting. I ordered this cute little set from a friends book party and figured it was time to try it out. Kylee loved wearing the special little coat it came with to keep you clean.

She was very excited about the whole thing.
She loved that she got to use her hands and get messy.
Yellow was by far her favorite color today.
We were both so proud of our pictures.

They are on display exclusively on our fridge.


And here's what Cannon did for fun tonight.
His new favorite thing is his exersaucer.
Kylee put one of Daddy's hats on him.
It's still a little big, as you can see.
It was a fun family night.

AMAZING!

Maybe I'm just a proud mom and this is completely normal for a 22 month old, but I really think Kylee is super smart. She just is SO observant and picks up on the most random things. I really have to watch what I do because chances are, she'll be mimicking it.

She can sing her ABC's, count to 10, sing many songs, and wants to pretty much do everything without help. Everyday she does something new that just amazes me. Today, while trying to get dressed for the day, I realized Kylee had been gone and quiet for awhile. Worried about what kind of mess was being made, I walked around the corner and found her painting her own toe nails. UH OH!

I had FOR SURE put the finger nail polish up high in the cabinet so Kylee couldn't get to it, but she had seen it and found a way to get it. As you probably know, fingernail polish does not come off of carpet or things that easily. Lucky for me, my daughter got out a towel from the drawer and painted her toes on it (which is what I do every time I use fingernail polish). This made me SO proud! :) There was NO mess at all. And she did a pretty dang good job too. Her toes actually looked really good and there wasn't any fingernail polish anywhere except her feet, not even any on the towel. That to me is simply AMAZING!

Here's a cute little video of it as well. Her favorite song right now is "Hey There Delilah" or what she calls "Oh Me" (The chorus says, "oh, it's what you do to me" which is her favorite part). It happened to be on too while I was filming, and you can hear her quietly sing it. So cute!

Farmer's Market

Come to the KAYSVILLE FARMER'S MARKET!!!
Looking for all things homegrown or handmade? Wanting to support local farmers and original craftsman (homemade soaps and scrubs, jewelry, home decor, darling handbags, girls hair and wardrobe accessories, etc)? Wanting a fun and different thing to do with the family?

Every Thursday through October 2, from 5-8 p.m.
920 S 50 W, Kaysville, UT (sponsored by the USU Botanical Gardens)

And while you're there, make sure you look for my good friend Lichelle's booth. She is extremely talented and has some great things for sale.

I had every intention of going today and posting some pictures with this, but got stuck at work. I hope to go next week though!

Aimee's Shower

Hey my AIB buddies! Here's the cute picture I got of us all at Aimee's bridal shower. It was so fun to see you all. Of course, we missed those who couldn't come (ESPECIALLY YOU KAYCEE!).

This pictures is even more cute because it has more of the kids and less of me. :)
Thanks Jen for letting us party at your house. Hope we can all get together again soon!

Getting So BIG!

I just can't believe how fast time flies. Even just looking at posts from a year ago, I'm amazed at how much Kylee has grown.

A few mornings ago I told Kylee to go pick out something to wear. Usually this just means she goes in and pulls a lot of her clothes out onto the floor in which we decide together which one she'll wear and put the rest back. But this day, she decided she wouldn't wait for mom and just get herself dressed. I was so surprised when I walked in her room and found her pajamas off and halfway dressed already. (Although she still threw all her clothes all over as you can see).

The best part though, she had taken her diaper off and got dressed without a new one on. And...she didn't quite get her pants pulled all the way up in the back...as you can see below.

Not bad for her first attempt to get dressed all by herself. She cracks me up.

And speaking of cracking up, here's a cute short video of Cannon and his greatest accomplishment, LAUGHING!