Let's Celebrate!

WE MADE IT A YEAR!!!! It's amazing that it's been a whole year since our girl came into the world.

 It's hard to believe she was ever that small.

She's is the funniest, cutest little girl around...of course I'm biased.

She didn't really get into opening gifts. At first she was just going to walk past this one. Until I made the toy make noise, then she worked to get it out. 

I was talking with my mom and sister about whether or not we should have a party for her or not, I said it's more of a celebration for Victory and I that we made it a whole year! My sister laughed and said, you mean mom and Becky (Bekah's babysitters while I worked) made it a whole year. True, we definitely couldn't have done it without them . THANK YOU!  But to make myself feel better, I've been a stay-at-home-mom for six months if you include my maternity leave. It probably sounds lame but I'm still proud to say we have made it a year!

In the end, since our apartment is so small we just had family over to celebrate.

 She didn't really get into the whole cake thing. I ended up cutting a slice and she ate a little. I also stuck her hand into the cake and she just looked me like "what did you just do" and started crying because she had frosting all over her hands.

This was our cake. It looks much more amazing than it tasted. The frosting had 2 CUPS of butter.  IT tasted like chocolate butter. GROSS. If anyone wants cake, come on over, I've got half of it left over. Next time, I think I would make a cool whip frosting instead.

It was a fun birthday celebration! We're happy she's a part of our lives!

An almost perfect fall evening

Tonight Bekah and I got to go to a Halloween party. I was so excited to go to this party. I got to be with friends and have something to distract me from a lonely Friday night.  I used to not get into the whole costume thing but I've actually enjoyed dressing up these last few years-even though I figure it out at the last minute. This evening I was a 1950's housewife. I think it turned out pretty good-sorry no pictures. If my family has a get together I'll dress up and get some pictures. Bekah got to be a butterfly. I was amazed that she left all of her accessories on except her butterfly bracelet that I made for her.

Her little butterfly friend. I love the ribbons she put in her tutu. And the antennas! So cute! Need I say more?

I love this look on her face. She was so distracted with everything and everyone, I couldn't a very good picture.

 Look at this cute Peter Pan! Ca-ute! Their whole family dressed up as characters from Peter Pan.

She kept me busy following her around and around their house making sure she did't get into anything she shouldn't. It was an enjoyable evening with good food  (yummy chicken tortilla soup!) and cute costumes. I just missed Victory, thats all.

Victory was off at a football game in Kearney. The whole time I was away at the party I was hoping that they wouldn't make playoffs. Based off some wildcard point system they could win their game tonight and still not make it to playoffs....this would have been the best case scenario for me and more or less for Victory (He still really would have liked to make it to playoffs) Anyway. He just texted me annnnnnddddd .......wait for it...........they lost. Sad for them but YAY for me! That just means I won a week with my husband! :) 

Stranger no more

We're back! We've been without internet for a few weeks since the people who had a reliable open network connection moved. Bummer. We actually have to pay for the internet now. But that means I finally get to play again!!


We really haven't been up to too much exciting just everyday stuff. Victory is hopefully at the end of his football season. This is the last game unless they go to play offs. Is it terrible that I'm hoping his team won't make it to play offs so that we can have an awesome week long fall break?  I've already started making a list of things we can do to fill up the week. I think I'll be a disappointed girl if they actually make it to play offs.

(Her poor fat lip she got yesterday when she misjudged the distance between herself and the end table.) :(

She has been definitely been keeping me busy. She's been waking up mulitple times a night. If I don't just nurse her she absolutely loose it and I'll still end up feeding her. Sometimes she won't nurse so then I think she is teething, so I give her orajel. When that doesn't work I give her tylenol. And when that doesn't work I go back to trying to nurse her. She is Ca-razy! Sometimes she takes me to my wits end!

But then I get her fun, happy, silly side and I'm completely filled with joy and I can forgive her for going crazy and keeping me up for hours during the night. 

I hopefully won't be stranger anymore and be able to view and post on all of your blogs. I'll catch up, Promise! I have very much missed the blog world.