A MONTH! (picture heavy)

Good Lord, how has it been a month since the last time I was here? For two weeks I was without a computer, our darn cord shorted out or something and we couldn't get a charge. Before that I've just been so busy planning K-bugs birthday party I haven't had time to sit and think. I also started my own business, I don't think I've told you that before. Search for me on Facebook it's called The Littlest Ladybug. I make tutu's, bows, bow holders, etc...

Anyways I'm back and I promise not to ditch you all again, because I just know how much you can't live without me. (HAHA very funny, I'm sure like all of 5 people actually read this thing!) Let's see what I can catch you all up on... we still haven't had K's birthday pictures done, we've had to re-schedule about three times thanks to all this lovely weather. We did however get our own shots of her cake smash... FABULOUS!

On the 26th S and I celebrated our second anniversary! We got to go out to dinner, just the two of us! K stayed here at the farm with her Uncle Ian and Aunt Danielle. I think she has a blast, slept like a rock that night! We also finally have the living room done! Walls are painted, carpet is installed, and all the furniture is arranged just the way I want it. I still have things to hang on the walls but I haven't picked just where I want it all yet!

Like I mentioned this past Saturday was Bug's first birthday party. It was fantastic! She was blessed with so many of the people we love all around us and more gifts than we know what to do with! And if I may say so myself she looked completely precious in the outfit that I made for her!

Now, on to the pictures!!

Our new living room!

K-bug's new play area!

helping daddy put the legs on the couch!

Pumpkin Patch!

K and her cousins

princess in a pumpkin patch

"oooohh pumpkins!"

goofy girl!

K-Bugs First Birthday!

Birthday girl and I

Recordable story book from MomMom

Bug loving on some of her clothes

"What else is in the bag, mommy?"

kissing her LeapFrog Violet from mommy and daddy

Birthday Princess!

The Princes and her birthday feast!

this cupcake is yummy!

the cake and pumpkin cupcakes!

K sporting her birthday wardrobe all made by mommy!

Cake Smash Photo Session! 

Bring on the cake!

going for it!

squishy!

Standing on her cake!

cake-face!

busy busy busy!

There's many exciting things going on around here!

Tomorrow my mom is coming up to help entertain the baby so that the painting in the living room can be finished. I am DYING to get this done and so anxious to see what it looks like up on the walls. Just the one coat of primer over top of the wooden paneling has made a drastic change in here. It was so dark and not much light gets to the back of the room because of it's shape and size. I also got the phone call today that the installers will be here on October 7th to put our carpet in. I can't even begin to tell you how elated I am by this! I was so worried they won't be able to fit us in before K's birthday party. And now I'll be able to show off my brand new living room :)

Sunday I am getting together with the SIL-A and BIL-B to do a mini-shoot of Bug. We're going to be doing a cake smash session and I am beyond excited about it! I know it won't be professional quality but between the three of us we have the potential to get some great shots!

Monday S and I will be married for 2 years! Crazy... it doesn't even seem like it's been that long. SIL-D has offered to keep K-bug and S and I are going to enjoy some alone time together. I have no idea what he has planned but it doesn't matter as long as we get some time alone. I love my daughter more than anything in this world but being a SAHM and having her be exclusively breastfed means there hasn't been much time at all over the past year when I haven't had her glued to my hip!

Tuesday is K's first birthday photo shoot with Brie Homer Photography (check out her work here, she's awesome!). I have been watching the weather religiously and so far it's not looking so well, I really hope we can get this in! Mother Nature if you're reading this give us some gorgeous fall weather on Tuesday, OK?

4 teeth!

Bug now has 4 teeth! Of course much to my dismay it's the top right and then the next one over. So she's got two teeth on the top right and none on the top left! Looks like we may have a very crooked smile for her first birthday photo shoot next week! Oh well she's still stinking cute! :)

Yesterday my parents came up and helped me remove the rest of the old carpet that was in the living room. Now we are living on a linoleum floor with just an old carpet remnant in the part where the couch and t.v. are. I went today to Lowe's and picked out our new carpet. Nothing fancy just a tan-ish colored Stainmaster carpet. Hopefully it won't be too long before I get a phone call from Lowe's saying that their people are coming out to do the measurements and we can get the new carpet installed! I'm really excited!

I also picked up the paint for the living room and hope to get the one wall primed tonight after K-bug goes to bed! Hopefully the entire living room will be painted before the carpet guys come! So much going on but man I am just overjoyed that Bug will be able to crawl around in our ENTIRE living room and won't be stuck just in the small part we have cordoned off for her now! :)

Ohh! I almost forgot to tell you! She's also finally figured out how to clap! Momma's so proud!