Christmas Cheer

Kylie was very excited to get to ride next to the Christmas tree and held on tightly to it the whole way home from Lowe's.




We had a little Christmas party on Sat, the same night Santa came down our street.


Funny story here. I took Kylie up to see Santa but none of the pictures turned out so we passed her off to Megan who took her up again to make it seem like it was another baby. The second time around we got some good shots:)


The gang (and yes, I think Kylie and Stevie were trying to communicate during the photo op. Levi has been well trained to look at the camera:)


Height order of course!


On Sunday we went to the MB fireworks with Dave and Megan. It was a gorgeous day, I think almost reaching 80, so it was a very warm night.


Ky wasn't so sure about the fireworks....def some crying

Thanksgiving Fun

We spent Thanksgiving with Matt's family in Joshua Tree. Sorry- can't figure out how to get rid of the underlined text. Here's us after our Thanksgiving feast.



New Thanksgiving onesie and socks from Grandma. I'm thankful for this girl too.


Hanging out with Grandpa.


On Friday we drove to Arizona for the day to spend time with Matt's grandma and family.


Here are the Bonney, Penn, and Smart girls (minus Kylie) Cousin Nicole, Grandma, Aunt Cindy, Grandma Nonna, Aunt Mepet.


Kylie with Nonna


On Saturday we went for a walk in the Joshua Tree National Park. Kylie had never been on my back in the ergo carrier and she absolutely loved it! I would do a little skip hop every few steps and she couldn't stop laughing. Too cute.


Here's a good shot of what the park looks like.


Finally, a picture of Kylie smiling with her grandparents. We had a wonderful trip!

Kylie's First Birthday Party

We were blessed with a beautiful sunny afternoon for Kylie's first birthday party. Here she is sizing up the competition before the party started...

Party favors! Many of these pictures were taken by our friend Eli who just started a photography side business- check him out at Eli Cohen Photography

How the backyard looked before the guests arrived




One of my favorites- I love her expression here.

Mesmerized by Minnie Mouse

Hanging with Grandpa

She was not at all shy about eating her pumpkin cupcake. She devoured it in a few short bites and loved it.








Our attempt at getting a shot of all the kids- yea right, what was I thinking....but it did allow us to get this next adorable shot:

a dinosaur, a ballerina, and a lion

Our Happy Little Lamb

My sister-in-law Rachel was our official balloonist- such a hit! Thanks Rachel for sharing your talents.

Hanging with Uncle John and getting very sleepy...

Grandma and Kylie

Patch Pics

We went to the Torrance pumpkin patch last weekend with The Holmes and Lockridges. Kylie enjoyed the animals and the hay.



Moms and Babies

Hard to get a good shot of just the 3 of them

Kylie and Stevie in their Halloween shirts



Kylie and I went to the same patch with our Mommy and Me group last week. Here's Kylie and Jonah.

Ky was really into Olivia's wings and ended up pulling them off of her

mmm, loving the hay

I love this girl!

Showering Baby Hart

I had the pleasure of co-hosting a baby shower for Krista with Jen and Diane. Krista is having a little girl, due Nov. 30th.

Due to some unexpected rainy weather, we decided to have the shower indoors. I thought my tiny house would feel jam packed but it surprisingly wasn't too bad. Jen had the great idea of keeping gifts outside on the front porch which def saved us some room.

Janice, Heather, Krista, and I





Kylie sure enjoyed the balloons once the shower was over.



Just thought this was a cute shot:)