Hello Holidays....Bye-Bye Mullet

Knowing that family visits, Christmas card photos and the capturing of holiday memories were rapidly approaching, Mom and Dad were left with no choice.....the mullet had to go. Camdyn's hair challenges had reached all new lengths and short of daily pig tails, there was no way to disguise the ever growing discrepency between the short hairs in the front, and the massive rat tails in the back. While mom has felt more than comfortable tackling a little trim now and then, she knew it was time to call in the experts.

We wish we could report an immediate love for all things beauty shop, however, 1 troll doll, 1 pacifier and 16 M&M's later, I am happy to report that we have officially had our first hair cut! Final result, 1/2 inch removed from the front and sides, and 4 inches removed from the back........RIP baby mullet...RIP.

Brrrrrrr........................

This week we were hit with our second snow storm of the season, and thankfully, the cold, white stuff seems to be growing on Camdyn. Equipped with her new pink snow boots and a super runny nose, we bundled up and headed out for a quick family sled ride, and then with a little help from Mommy (and lots of distractions from Barley and Daddy), went on to build our first snow man! He may have been a bit on the tiny side, but that just made him the perfect little match for our Camdini!

Pweese........

So we couldn't quite say "Trick or Treat," but we caught on quite quickly that holding out our pumpkin and saying "pweese" worked just as well when one is ringing doorbells asking for candy. Even though she struggled to keep up, our little starfish had a wonderful evening with two of her bestest friends as they showed her the "ropes" of Halloween!

The only downfall......Mom's disfunctional camera! Hopefully, thanks to mom's that actually had they photo act together, I will be posting more pictures of my favorite little sea creature soon!

Pumpkin Patch....I Mean, Parking Lot.....

You would think since we moved WAY out into the Country, we would be able to find a decent place to pick out a pumpkin. However, this past weekend it became apparent that Portland definitely has a leg up on Enterprise in the Pumpkin market. Camdyn and her cousins headed 75 miles out of town Sunday to scour a 10x10 foot parking lot for pumpkins.....a scene we easily could have recreated on the sidewalk outside of the Safeway 1/2 a mile away.

However, thanks to the hay maze and apparently amazingly tasty popcorn balls, the afternoon was not a complete wash....and as Aunt Heidi said, the kids didn't even know the difference!

Getting Ready to Hibernate

Although we absolutely love where we have decided to live and raise Camdyn, there are a few downsides....Winter perhaps being the most obvious. While most of my friends in other places are just starting to pack up their summer clothes, we have long since hauled out the scarves and mittens and are dealing with our second bought of snow, with nightly temperatures hovering around 15 degrees. However, all this cold weather does have it's advantages....especially if you are Jeff and Camdyn and love the idea of heading up to the mountains to spend a day or two chopping down wood to keep the winter fires burning!

As many of my good friends know, during my days as a single woman, I had often talked about finding a man who "wears Carharts and chops wood." Well, as luck would have it, I not only have a husband that fits the bill, but a daughter following in her Daddy's footsteps!

Someone is Talking Up a Storm!

Our little lady has been chatting up a storm and if you know Mom and Dad, you understand she comes by her talkative nature quite honestly! Hard to get all of this talking on tape, but we cooperated pretty well while in the car the other day...

These Boots Were Made for Walking!

In previous postings, I have alluded to Camdyn's love of the clothing-free lifestyle. Unfortunately, she has now mastered the art of removing a large majority of her clothing, leaving mom to plead with her 20 month old to at least stroll the hallways with a diaper clad bottom.
However, Miss Camdyn does not seem to despise all clothing items. Strangely enough, she has inherited quite the shoe obsession from her father....and, like Daddy, boots appear to be the footwear of choice. Several months ago, father and daughter arrived home from a yard sale with a pair of flashy red cowgirl boots! While we have patiently waited for the size fives to fit our never-growing little body, we have carried them through the house, put them on stuffed animals and pulled them around in the back of our trike.
Last night, as our little nudist was terrorizing the house in our diaper, we decided to see if the glass slippers finally fit........with some fairly cute photo results!