A Millie update

It's been a while since I've updated on Millie, even though I post a zillion pictures of her! 

-Millie is 10 months old today. That is crazy to me! It really has gone by too quickly. She is such a happy little girl and the sunshine in our lives. 

-She is close to walking, and I think when she walks she'll run. This girl is full-speed all the time! We can hardly keep up with her. 

-She is very curious and wants to see everything all the time. Sometimes if I'm holding her and we're walking past something in the kitchen she'll just grab it, pulling it off the counter and usually bringing other things with it. 

-She loves to "help" me fold laundry, which to her means pulling things out of the basket, sitting in the basket, or messing up the beautiful piles.

-Millie has 4 teeth. 3 on bottom, 1 on top. She's been working really hard on those top 4 teeth- I can see them all right under the skin but they're just not coming through. Poor thing. Teething has been rough for her and she's been very fussy! But she deserves to fuss about something- she's been such a good baby.

-She loves being outside, and sometimes going on a walk is the only thing I can do to keep her calm and in one place. She still barks whenever we hear/see a dog and she loves swinging at the park.

-She's a good eater still, and FINALLY started taking a bottle last month. Saved my life. She loves her baby food, even the nasty green stuff, and is starting to be more interested in what I'm eating, which I'm really excited about. Except that it means I've got to watch what I eat, for her sake! When your 10-month old is reaching for the tootsie pop in your mouth, you realize something's gotta change. Probably for the best.

-Millie loves bath time, except when it comes to washing her face and hair. She hates having her face cleaned after a meal too.

I can't believe she's almost a year old. We love you Millie Mae!

Rug drama

Our house has mostly hardwood and tile flooring. In fact, the only room in the house that has carpet is the master bedroom! That was a big pro on my list, but it has created a bit of drama for little missy. Rugs weren't at the top of our list of things to buy, but the first time Millie fell down on the tile and bonked her head, we quickly changed our minds. So, the same day we moved in, we bought a rug for the family room. A high-pile, neutral-colored rug. Tyler and I both love it, but we didn't think to run it by Millie before purchasing! Shame on us. There goes our "Parents of the Year" award. She would not touch the rug!

Millie plays happily on a blanket

Millie realizes she is alone on the blanket

Millie tries to find a way off the blanket, without touching the rug of course

Millie realizes she is, in fact, on an island and cries for help. Saddest face ever!

Silver lining: It was a great way to keep her contained while we buzzed around her unpacking! Also, she got over her aversion in a couple of days. She's back to her normal, all-over-the-place self now!

Millie's first Halloween

What costume do you put on a baby who barks like a dog, growls like a tiger, and escapes like Houdini?

A witch, of course!

She would NOT hold still for a picture! 

Until she got a book, that is.

Studying her spells

We had a fun day with Grammy and Gigi, running errands and catching up on Dancing with the Stars. I made some chili for dinner (even though it was definitely not chili-worthy weather) and some pumpkin chocolate chip cookies and we sat outside with our new neighbors to pass out treats to the kids in the neighborhood. Can't wait to take Millie trick-or-treating here! We love our little witch.

On our walk- she was less than amused

Movin' along

We are officially homeowners!!!! Closing day was Wednesday. We thought we'd have to wait until tonight to get in, but the sellers moved out already. Once everything was funded, it was ours! We are so excited. The last couple of days have consisted of taking loads over to the new house and being generally excited about life. We had the house sprayed for bugs, and today the locks are being changed. I'm trying to only do the things that need to be done immediately. Tyler ever-so-gently reminded me last night that buying rugs, though fun, is not at the top of the list. Slow down, Cam. But it's just so exciting!

This weekend will be busy. Thank you in advance to all the people who have offered to help! We're so lucky to have such great friends and family that drop everything to help us in times like this. Hopefully soon I can post some pictures of the house. Hooray for fun changes!

Project bench

Our other big project was the iron bench. It was starting to rust and needed a little something to make it comfortable so a person would actually want to sit on it. Enter Mom's amazing sewing skills!

Before. Boring!

All sanded and ready for paint

Rust-oleum is awesome

My forearm may or may not have been sore for 2 days after spray-painting. Embarrassing.

Getting all the nooks and crannies

That's why our feet were so sticky!

The cutest printed duck fabric ever

Mom made the piping for the edges

The finished cover. Or scarf.

All stuffed and ready for sittin'

The inaugural sit

So cute. All it needs now is some pillows!

We could have stayed out there all evening!

I learn so much from my mom. Hopefully I can bribe her to come down and help me with fun projects like this when we get in our house. Moving day is Saturday!! AHHH!!!!

Project kitchen cupboard

My mom and I did a few projects while I was in Lufkin. No tutorials, simply because we didn't have much of a clue as to what we were doing! But here are a few pictures. First up was the kids kitchen cupboard.

Lots of love over many years! My mom grew up playing with it, then we did, now our kids are too.

See that little smidgen of contact paper under the top cupboard? It needed an update! 

Go green. I love contact paper! 

After cleaning and papering, before toys came back in.

She clearly loves it more now

Ta-da!!

My week in Lufkin

Tyler went to Seattle for all of last week, so Millie and I headed up to Lufkin to see my family. We missed Tyler lots and kept busy so time would go by quickly. Here are a few {ha! It's never just a few} pictures from our week.

Helping Grandma cut out pajama pants- wearing the scraps of course

Sewing party every night

Millie loved Grandma's little kitchen set

This is just a small sample of Millie's drool

A sneak peek at one of our projects

The best sugar cookies on the planet earth

Playing in Grandma's super deep tub

Sneak peek at another project

His real name is Uncle Jungle Gym

Thanks to Mom, Dad, Tim, and Sarah for having us. We had so much fun and can't wait to come again!

The yellow door pics

There's a little park in Katy we have visited a few times for picture-taking purposes. I think it's funny that at 3 different stages of our lives, we have been in front of the same yellow door!

One of our engagement pictures, June 2009

Re-created 2 years later at a family reunion

Family pictures taken last week

Can't wait to see the rest of the pictures from last week. Gilgen Photography took them- Laura is awesome!

Both dreams came true

When I was little, I really liked dogs. My friends and I would play pretend- "I'll be the dog, you be the owner." What weirdos. I dreamt of becoming a dog breeder, since my totally mean and not-understanding parents would rarely let me have a dog, and even then only one. How mean, right? 

But I also always wanted to be a mom. Who knew that someday I would get to be both at the same time?? I sure didn't.

-Dogs get around on all fours- hey, so does Millie!

-Dogs can't get their food themselves. Turns out, babies can't either.

-Dogs whine when left in their kennel. Millie does the same, at all hours of the night sometimes.

-Dogs bark. Millie has now picked up on that too.

I love my little baby dog.

Scenes from Conference weekend {Oct. 2012 edition}

At Andrew's cross country meet

Yes, he ran 3.1 miles in that amount of time

Millie dazzled us with her singing and playing

We enjoyed a most wonderful cold front

Listening to Pres. Monson

Not pictured: Seeing Grammy while we were at The Woodlands, eating at Freebirds (go now if you've never been there), girl's night in, and celebrating Charlee's birthday Sunday night.

We love General Conference weekend!

Last editions here, here, and probably other places too.