FINALLY...carpet...YEY

We FINALLY got the basement carpeted today thanks to my parents friends who gave us their carpet for free (it's in great condition and it's really nice carpet). It only cost us $150 to have it installed and it makes the BIGGEST difference!! We now can actually use the other half of our house and I love our new movie/play room!!!

Birthday Party & Ute Game

McKayla had another little friend turn 1 (Talen) and his parents through a football party for him. McKayla very much enjoyed the cake, the toys, playing with the other kids and showing off (lets just say when the video camera came out...McKayla was on...I had to pull her away so she wasn't in all of Talen's photos/videos. Todd enjoyed watching the Ute game and I enjoyed hanging out with all of our friends.

McKayla and her friend Talen

Kayla loved drawing
She also loved playing with the popper

Go Utes!

McKayla & Laelia

McKayla's cousin Laelia came over for a bit this week while her parents attented an event at Sugarhouse park. McKayla had so much fun showing Laelia all of her toys and copying everything her big cousin did (she's a few months older than Kayla). One of the funniest things was when Laelia had been sitting in McKayla's chair for awhile...Kayla decided to just go on over and sit on Laelia's lap. Laelia just kindu looked at her like...what in the world are you doing...but she took it well and didn't get upset. When I put Kayla's pjs on Laelia wanted hers on and when I fed Kayla her bottle before bed Laelia came and curled up next to me and started to fall asleep. It was so much fun watching the girls play together cause they don't get to see each other all too often.

Kayla showing Laelia her big girl cup (Laelia loooves the bumbo every time she comes over)

The girls walking the baby
Kayla sharing her toy with Laelia

Red Butte After Dark

We went to Red Butte Garden last night for their Halloween event "After Dark" with my parents. It was a pleasant night...not too cold and McKayla had a great time. Paka and Gigi bought her a wonderful light up star wand that she held the entire time. She also got to make a broom, pick out a pumpkin to take home and pick out mini corn on the cobs to take home (you can actually make popcorn with them if you want, but I'm going to use them for decor). I also got dinner and coffee out of the evenning..thanks Dad and Mom :-).

All bundled up picking out a pumpkin

Checking out the cool bug lights
Playing with Gigi and the bug lights

Under the tipi in the kids garden

Yummy

Every night before bed I make McKayla some rice cereal or oatmeal so she has a nice and full tummy for the night. I make it, go into the living room and sit on the floor and she comes bouncing behind me and sits on the floor in front of me (she thinks it's so fun to sit on the floor and eat rather than in her highchair...BTW she sits in her highchair for all other meals). Last night I put the bowl down and when Todd and I looked back she was licking it clean...it was so cute and funny. She licked it for a good 5 mintues or so laughing in between licks :-).

Gardner Village

One of my favortie places to go in the fall is Gardner Village. They have a bunch of cute shops and I love their Halloween decorations (they put up all these fun witches among other decor). Todd and I took McKayla on Saturday for a family outing and we had a great time. The weather was wonderful (70s) and we had so much fun going through the petting zoo with Kayla. She was mooing at the pigs but then she wouldn't moo at the baby calf...oh well...at least when you ask her what a cow says, she says "moooo" :-).

P.S. I've never mentioned this, but if you want to see any of the pictures bigger from the blog all you have to do is click on it ;-)

Running in the leaves
Looking at the Hula Hooping witch w/ Daddy
Ewww, witchy poo

Mooing at the pigs

Checking out the baby goat

Petting the bunny

McKayla's weekend

While we were in Cabo McKayla had a great time with Paka and Gigi. She played dress up and went to a pumpkin patch among many other things. Here are some pictures...

Kayla the witch

Kayla in a spooky house
Trying to pick up the pumpkins

Pirate Kayla and Pirate Paka

Posing with Gigi

Kitty Kayla

In her tutu that I made for her