carving pumpkins...

lil' cupcake's 1st...

how time flies...

birthday girls...

jentri turned 1 on saturday. we had the party at my parents' house so all our families could come. it was also nana's birthday too...so they got to celebrate together...that made it very special! we had a cupcake party. it was so much fun!
opening an early birthday present from nana and papa that morning...




this is her birthday outfit...kind of blurry because she WOULD NOT hold still!

i loved doing the cake and cupcakes...so fun!

a few pics of her playing outside the other day...

snug as a bug...

today i was doing laundry and jentri was right at my side helping me. she loves when the warm clothes come out of the dryer. so, i put her in the hamper, along with the warm clothes to do all my carrying at once. she loved it. ha ha ha

words of inspiration...

i just heard this on channel 5. i found it to be really inspiring and i just thought i would share it!

**Pursue Your Passion**
October 7th, 2009 @ 7:30am
Kelly King Anderson, founder of StartupPrincess, has five tips to help you find time to pursue your passions.

1. Give Yourself Permission to Pursue Your Passions

2. Take Time to Do Action Creation • Carry small Idea Book with you • Giant Journal • Vision Board

3. Set Yourself Up for Success • Make Tangible, Realistic Goals • Keep "Dates" With Yourself • Plan Childcare or Set up Trades • Remember Moderation in All Things

4. Enroll a Friend or Mentor to Support and Cheer You On

5. Celebrate, Give Thanks and Inspire Others!

just struttin' along...

well miss jentri kay is now walking ALL over the place! the crawling days are over. last week she started walking, which is in the video. now she is practically running all over the house! she is growing up so much!

her new favorite thing is {helping} me with laundry. whenever i open the dryer and start folding she grabs clothes out faster than i can fold. after she gets them she drapes them over her head and runs. yesterday she got my tank and her beads on all by herself and was running all over the house. it is so fun to see her personality coming out.

last week we had my niece and nephew trey and staeleigh here with us. we made brownies and the kids loved the batter...as you can see!