Can't believe this is the end!

Recap of November:  We got to meet up with Pete's parents in Arizona for a few days.  We hit up the zoo (Jayda's first time) and she LOVED the "petting zoo" portion of it!

I asked Jayda to smile and this is what I got!  I love this girl : )

Yes, we are totally matching!  It was just too cute.  We went to the mall and walked around in the amazing weather that we've been having and showed off our cute hats that Jen made!

Jayda's second encounter with Santa at the Ward Christmas Party.  

Pretty much the same reaction as the first time.

I guess I'm backtracking a bit but here's the Turkey I made for Thanksgiving!  

Brined and DEEEElicious!

My little helper

October

Ok so I'm trying to get better at posting more often on my blog. I've totally been a slacker lately, but at least once a month is better than nothing!! SO for the month of October I will share our little Utah trip that we took over Halloween weekend for my cousin Sarah's wedding. She asked me to be her photographer and I couldn't have been happier with the results! She and her husband are very photogenic and made my job cake! I had SO much fun shooting this wedding!

You can see more pics on my Lora Knight Photography facebook page! (Anyone can view, you don't need to be a member of facebook to see my albums)

It was great being in Utah because we got to see lots of family. We were able to meet up with my sis-in-law and her bf for dinner at my Aunt's house. It was so fun seeing her! Oh and my bro was nice enough to drag us all over the place while we were in town. Love them!

We got home on Halloween and had dinner plans so I quickly dressed J up in her "costume" (which isn't really much, but still super cute) and snapped a few pics to document, naturally. She had so much fun walking around in the yard and playing with those necklaces.

I realized I had only ONE bath pic since she was born, and I desperately needed to add to that album : ) So, here is one of the few I took during her last bath. She loves her baths!

UpDate!

Yes, I do realize that pretty much every single pic I post is of Jayda....I can't help it : )

She is getting so big and I just want to capture every single thing she does on camera, stills or video, either works! I'm crazy, I know...I figured I have taken over 2,000 photos of her in her first year, judging by my photo count in iphoto! Someone take me to a therapist, pronto!

Thanks Jen for the ADORABLE hat and flower!

So I got a new lens and I was excited to use it. Canon 85mm 1.8! Naturally I would have tested it out on Jayda but she was napping, so Beasley was the next best thing! I am loving it!

So I finally got to use it on my baby. She gave me the best smile! Well, she actually gave it to my mom, who can pretty much always get her to smile...Still has 6 teeth.

Happy Birthday a few weeks ago! She is my life and I can't believe it's been a year. We are so lucky to have this sweet girl in our lives. She is walking, talking and totally knows how to throw a fit : )

I can kiss those cheeks all day.

It's already August???

So I know I've been horrible at keeping this blog updated but here's my attempt! We went to my dad's family reunion in Daytona Beach, FL a few weeks ago. We went a day early and went to the Epcot theme park. It was suuuuper hot at one point but still fun! Jayda was soooo good, we couldn't have asked for her to be any better! Here she is watching the the little sparrows eat some bread crumbs in the grass at Epcot....she LOVES birds : ) She could have done this alll day.

Pete in one of the middle eastern countries....

I'm pretty sure this was in Germany, where we had the best Brats and Sauerkraut I've ever had.

Most of the fam at the reunion went on a dinner cruise on night. It was fun. Jayda loved being on the dance floor and groovin to the music.

One of Jayda's first times in the pool and LOVING it.

Mike just couldn't get enough of those shakes at Johnny Rockets....the one on the left is Chocolate-Peanut Butter aka Heaven In A Cup : )

This girl was RUNNING, well, crawling towards the water as fast as she could just about every other minute. Fearless.

We made a pit stop in KY to say hi to the fam and friends. G-pa Knight had fun playing the piano with Jayda. She would grab his fingers and "help" him play. It was so cute.

After being gone for almost 2 weeks it was SO nice to be home! Here she is with her breakfast alllll over her face. Yum : ) I know I sound like a broken record but she is just the cutest thing. We are so lucky to have her in our family!

Yes, I'm still alive : )

So it's been awhile but yes, I'm still alive! And kicking! Well, when I get enough sleep that night..... Anyway, my baby loves baskets. Enough to sit in them and look super cute : )

And she has 2 teeth! This is the first photo I have of them.... And she is crawling everywhere! She is FAST! She is learning how to crawl up the stairs which scares me but I am always there to help her! She pulls up on everything too. It's always so adorable when I walk into her room after her nap and she is standing in her crib and gives me a HUGE smile!!!

I shot a wedding this weekend and they tagged along with me since we would be gone most of the day. This is what I saw when I was done for the day! A hot, tired and sweaty baby!

Just look at that FACE! It's too darn cute : )

This is kinda old but it was my first mother's day! Yay for mommys : )

Happy Easter!

So we had a 6 month old / Easter photo shoot this last week! My mom and I had so much fun dressing her up and posing her. My mom put one of my big pink flower headbands on her and it was so perfect we left it on! I couldn't have gotten those adorable smiles without Mom : )

Jayda has been doing great. She can almost sit up by herself completely and is getting stronger everyday. She has been eating rice cereal, sweet potatoes and is now onto avocados! She has definitely improved with her tummy time and can push all the way up on her arms now. She LOVES music and dancing. She is very vocal but also a good listener. She has so much personality and is such a happy baby. She keeps us on our toes and entertained all day. In other words, we love her soooooo much!!!!!

We made it!

We made it to CA! We are sooo happy here and are loving being near family and old friends. My bro, Michael, flew out to KY to help us with packing and everything. He flew home with me, Jayda and the 2 dogs....I couldn't have done it without him! In the meantime Pete and his Dad drove the UHaul and pulled our car behind it. They unfortunately got caught in that horrible snow storm in Flagstaff, AZ. They had to drive like 30 mph for about 6 hours or so since there was sooo much snow! I wish they didn't have to drive through that but I am sooooo glad we didn't have to drive through that with Jayda. Anyway, we all arrived home safe and sound!

We are pretty much settled for now and are going through some new stages with our cutie pie.

She's still not a fan of "tummy time" but she puts up with it for a little while if she has toys to distract her....She's getting stronger and reaching for everything!!! Once she's got hold of it then it goes straight to her mouth! She's also trying to sit up a lot more and can do a pretty good job with a little assistance.

Still has those baby blues!

She's still losing her hair but she's still adorable!

Happy New Year

Hope everyone had a great Christmas and New Years. Pete was feeling kinda rundown New Year's Eve so he ended up going to bed at like 9:30...Jayda finally fell asleep just before midnight so I got to watch the ball drop in my bed with my hubby sound asleep next to me. Hahaha, happy new year??? So far we've been off to a good start. We are moving back to CA!!! Can't wait : )