Oh Dear...

Oh my sweet baby Kael... where have you gone? I have been stuck with this mean ol' stinker of a friend. He's such a lil' sass, he steals my food, ignores me when I say 'no', and yells at me if I get up to take away what I just said 'no' to. Oh please tell my sweet baby Kael to come back. I miss his kisses, and how he would share his snacks with me, and how he love to share his toys. I miss this sweet heart who has been replaced by this lil' sass of an attitude. :)

Kael has taken on this lil' stinker of a 'tude lately. He has been throwing fits when you say no, or take away something he can't have. And I mean fits! He cries like you just broke his arm or something. Big ol' tears come pouring down his cheeks and he arches his back and kicks his legs. I mean if he was standing up he would be stampin' his feet kind of thing. I can't help but laugh because as soon as what you just took away appears those mysterious tears and crying "poof" vanish. Lil' turd. I laugh but it makes me so mad too because it's just pathetic the way he's figured out how to work us over. Ha, ha. Man are we suckers. Most of the time we stick to our 'NO' but sometimes, like tonight, when we just don't understand the 'want' followed by 'the fit' we cave. I know, BAD. But you have to hear this story to understand the hilariousness of it. So when Kael was younger, like just learned to sit up kind of young, I would set him in the bathroom sink while I got ready. Well he would be good for a while, then would get bored and start his destruction. He would always go for the Q-tips and then eat them. So I quickly learned that if you don't want it in the mouth, put a binkie in it. He won't take out the binkie because it's just too precious to him. Ha, ha, sneaky I know. Anyways, he got older and is now too curious and too big to be sitting up there now so its been a while since he's gotten to play with the fun stuff on the counter. Well my mom was babysitting Kael the other night and he found a random Q-tip. He played with that stupid thing FOR-EV-ER. He would hold it in the air, rub it on his toes, switch it from hand to hand, play with the cotton on the ends. I mean this kid thought he had just discovered the coolest thing. Well I came to pick him up and my mom told me what he's been doing. I laugh and then think 'gross! it's probably been used!' so I casually take it away, so I don't make a scene. Ha, Kael cried like I just killed his best friend. We all kind of stared for a second in shock, then laughed. I gave it back and immediately he stopped crying and smiled at the stupid Q-tip. The Q-tip. So, the mean mom that I am, I did it again to see what he would do. Yup threw an even bigger fit. Kicking legs, big ol' tears, and...... he dropped the binkie out of his mouth!! If you know Kael, his binkie is his best friend, won't sleep with out it. And so I showed him the Q-tip, and..... tah dah... no more tears. I laughed. What else could I do? It was just the oddest thing. Well tonight, my sis went and got a clean one and he did the same thing again. He is such an odd little boy, but I sure love him.

Kael loves, loves to read books. This was a couple Sundays ago and Chase was reading his book and Kael wanted his dad. So Chase picked him up, set him on his lap and handed him a book. Kael leaned back, opened his book and started talking in his own little baby language. It was just the cutest thing. Luckily I had my camera close by so I snapped some quick pics. He actually surprisingly stayed there for a while just chillin'. I know, just too cute.

Cowboys and Indians

This was Halloween Day. We were major slackers this year and didn't do our pumpkins until the day of and forgot to light them before we went trick-or-treating so we had to go back. So sad. Kael liked rolling his pumpkin around on the floor while we worked on ours. Chase did a monkey face, it looked really cool but some how I didn't get a picture of it. Then me and Kael did a skull and a spider on ours. (in other words, mommy did Kael's pumpkin)

His hair was crackin' us up. It was standing on end before he went to bed last night and it was even wilder when he woke up that morning. I just had to leave it for a lil bit.

We went trick-or-treating most of the night. We started with my family then walked over to his parents and walked with his family for a bit and then we hit a couple friends houses on our own. Kael crashed about half way. It's so funny he had a sucker and then crashed, I'm so glad sugar doesn't affect him much. But then again he doesn't really get it that much to really know.

Cowboys and Indians

This was the night of our Halloween Party!! It was so fun, I hope everyone had has much fun as we did. The food was so yummy too. Every body did such a good job. The costumes were seriously so awesome this year. We had cavemen, gangsters, a toothbrush and toothpaste, cowboys and indians, little green monster, Danny and Sandy from grease, white trash couple, killer bees, rockin', tutu wearin' clown, an angel, halloween regurgitated, pirate, Turk and JD from scrubs, Ghost Busters, Indians from India, and more. It was seriously so awesome. Thanks to everyone who came. It's always fun to celebrate with friends!

Kael was a major party animal, can you tell?

This was at Chase's parents house. They have a Halloween Dinner Party every year with the grandkids. This is probably my favorite family activity because this party was the first and only family activity that I went to when Chase and I were dating. The next family activity I went to with his family was the night we got engaged. I had the honor of meeting his ENTIRE extended family on his mom's side. Yup, all 24 Aunts and uncles and a whole bunch more of cousins!! Whoop, whoop! So needless to say I love Halloween because it was sort of the start of our eternal journey together in our families.

Poor Nans, Kael has been a real stinker to her the last little while. Look at that 'tude he's giving her.

This was Kael's very first Halloween!! Last year I was hugely pregnant with him. So it was so fun that he was a little older for his very first trick-or-treating experience and get to actually eat the candy we collected. Almost all of the candy he got, he can eat himself. Everything else, mommy ate, ha ha. Sorry sugar is my weakness. All in all, it was a really fun Halloween!!

Growing up!!!

He is such a ham and cheeser! He was being such a goof this time. I think this was my favorite bunch, because you can see his goofy personality. Ha ha.

I can't believe my baby boy is 11 months, and in exactly 24 days he will officially have an age in years! Well, year. I'm so excited for him to turn ONE, I don't really know why, either. I don't really want any of my babies to grow up, I want them to stay little forever. I especially don't want a naughty little toddler, or teenagers for that matter. Kael already has a little bit of a 'tude with me. For example, if you take away something that he does not want taken away, he will kick his legs and arch his back and cry. The other day I was at the bank and I sat him up on the counter and when I was trying to sign the receipt he reached for the pen. I moved his hand and told him 'no.' He didn't cry but he did the kick the legs and whine thing. And I had to keep from laughing. He can be such the little turd sometimes. Like when I'm trying to be firm when I say NO he will laugh and think it funny. Stinker. So I have to put on a fake mean face, but I think he can see right thru it. ha ha. He still has the same six teeth that came thru all at the same time, no new ones yet. He is a crawling and cruising machine, but he is not interested in walking at all. He is a little bit of a chicken. He is a major busy body. He gets into EVERYTHING. And if I have something stacked nice out of the way, and he can reach it. He will make sure the pile if spread across the room. He loves, loves, loves anything with wheels. He makes motor noises with anything and slides it across the floor. He likes any kind of toy ball, and he loves playing with books. One of my not so favorite 'discoveries' he has made recently it the 'TOILET' and he love to splash in the water. Luckily nothing has been in the toilet when this happens and luckily its only happened a couple of times. But on many occasions he has tried to make a bolt for it and failed to accomplish such task.

Coming Soon!!!

Don't forget that our annual Halloween Bash is just around the corner. I hope you all have wicked, awesome costumes picked out!! Everyone is invited! So bring friends!

Friday, October 30th

6:30 p.m to WHENEVER

Come 'dressed' to show off your Halloween BEST! There will be a costume contest!

Prizes for the Scariest, Funniest, Sexiest, Over-all, and the Best Couple Costume!! Voting will take place around an hour or so after the start of the party so get there on time if you want to participate!

Pot Luck!!

Bring a tasty Halloween themed food to share.

(for example: pumpkin cookies, bone rice crispies, monkey 'brains' aka monkey bread, roasted pumpkin seeds, 'finger' sandwiches, bowl of bones aka buffalo wings)

You get the idea. It can be anything, just give it a 'halloween' name and whala!

Carved Pumpkin Contest!!

Bring your carved pumpkin and put it to the test. See everyone's creativity and vote on who's the best.

Crawl, Fly or Creep on over to our Haunted House at:

1459 E Glade Ave, Mesa

This is a party you definitely don't want to miss!!!

Leave a comment if yo have any questions.

Alphabet Attic

So.... I know I post way too often but hey, I'm on the computer a lot so I always seem to find myself updating about our random life. Did you notice my NEW picture? So I'm first off going to say that this is not my idea, I got the idea from some lady I saw on the internet and I loved the pictures. So by no means am I taking credit for this remarkable idea. I did however take these pictures, among many others. I have had a few people tell me they wanted me to do one for them so I figured I would start to sell them. I can sell you the pictures or the whole thing all put together, whatever you would like. I'm not going to post ANY pictures on the internet, because I have worked really hard in accumulating the letters I have over the last three months. And I don't have all of them (pretty dang close though) so I'm still going to be working hard to find more. They have become really popular, I have been seeing these kinds of art sold in a bunch of stores, so I figured I would start letting people know I've been doing it. It started as just a gift to my mom, aunt and cousin for their birthdays and has turned into a bunch of people wanting their own. So if you are interested leave me a comment, send me an email (shalysecancook@gamil.com), or call or text me (4809939637).

Discoveries from Destruction

So I've decided that having babies DESTROYS your body. Ha, ha. Now I know why ppl don't tell you all the 'sweet' details. Because anyone who truly knew what happened to your body after birth, they would seriously rethink their decision. Of course I love my baby and I'm excited to some day have more. But it stinks that such a wonderful thing has such a crapy downfall. I mean if you don't mind having 'flap jacks' for boobs, or a 'road map' of the entire world across numerous parts of your body, or even loosing a few brain cells, then you have nothing to worry about. Ha ha. Or how about the mysterious workings of the 'thass?' You know, where your thighs and your ass are so big that you can't tell where one begins or the other ends. You know, the 'thass.' Or when you swell up like a balloon when you are pregnant and look forward to the day you can put on your totally cute high heels once again, only to find out that your feet grew and you no longer can fit in any of those wonderful girly girl shoes. Oh and my personal favorite, you lose weight (finally) but find that when you go to buy new pants, the brand that used to be the "perfect pair" are no longer flattering on your newly found hips. Oh boy! Bahahahahahahaha!! Sorry to sound so dismal, but I'm not griping I promise. I was just laughing the other day about how screwed up your body gets after having a baby. Embarrassing story..... We had friends over the other day and I know Janette's name and Greg's... see I know it.... but I was introducing them to my cousins and I totally drew a blank. I felt just awful. Janette and Greg (not a couple) are spouses of my friends and I want them to know, I really do know your name, and I just had a horrible case of the brain farts. It was so sad. I seriously believe you lose brain cells when you have a baby. So what brought on the thoughts of 'screwed up body?' Well I went to try on my cute shoes for church today. I haven't worn them since I got pregnant so I was thinking they would be perfect for my outfit today. Well..... sadly they didn't fit. ALL of my shoes don't fit me any more. Ok, just one pair that I bought in a big size are the only ones that fit. And they happen to be my most favorite pair. (+) I think it is the weirdest thing that you can still grow even when you are done growing. I have found a new best friend in all of the post pregnancy fun. the PUSH UP BRA. ha ha ha. Oh so sad. Anyways, all of the 'wonderful' things that do happen to your body are NOTHING compared to having kids. Your heart seriously grows. I know so corny, but sometimes I can actually feel my heart growing. (picture the grinch) It seriously is the best thing in life!! Nothing compares. So I want to hear all about everyones post pregnancy 'discoveries' so we can all have a good laugh together. Oh please do tell. :)

Bruuuuuuuummmm.....

Kael is a total boy. He was playing at my moms last month and started pushing around the toy cars and trucks making car noises. Ever since EVERYTHING is a car. Skateboard, bottle, my phone, you name it he scoots it across the floor and bruuuummm..... So cute! Needless to say my phone now has a few scratches, but oh well. He such a funny little boy.