Collin & Kristin

I have been meaning to post about my brother and sister-in-law, Collin & Kristin, for a while now and just now have had the chance. Two weekends ago they came into town and we hosted a baby shower for them. We also took their maternity pictures that morning. It was such a great weekend. We had so much fun spending time with them and getting to see them again. As mentioned in a previous post, Collin and Kristin used to be our neighbors, but in October they moved to Fort Worth. We have missed them so it was nice to see them! I made my first attempt at baking and decorating a cake and I think it turned out pretty good. My friend Jenni, who is an official cake decorator, gave me lots of pointers and great tips (I would have had her to do it but she doesn't live near us). The shower theme was "ABC - or alphabet." My grandfather created their baby's name (Cayden Glenn Day) out of wood and it connected like a train - it even had an engine and caboose. We put it up on the mantle and it looked so cute and went well with the theme (I didn't get any pictures of it). As Collin & Kristin opened their gifts we had whoever's gift they were opening to give a piece of advice - but the fist person had to start their advice with the letter "A", then the next person "B" etc etc. It was cute and surprisingly everyone was actually really creative and the advice was great!
We are so excited for Cayden to get here. Just another couple months and we will see his sweet face!

Here are some pictures from the weekend!

Maternity Pictures

The Alphabet Cake


I made these letters for the shower and for Collin & Kristin



Have a great week!!
-Carissa

What I woke up to this morning...

Eden usually wakes up at 4:00 to nurse and Nick gets up to get ready for work at 5:00 so I just keep Eden in our bed until she wakes up for the day. This morning she woke up around 6:30 and I was not wanting to get up so I just ignored her for a little bit. She was talking and playing and when I rolled over to talk to her, this is what I saw!!!




Isn't that so funny! She didn't have any toys to play with so she created some with her socks. She looked like a little puppy wanting to play fetch! Hehe!

-C

Our Little Pumpkin

We finally got a chance to take Eden's 6 month pictures. We figured out that Eden really does not like the grass, but luckily we had an A&M blanket in the car. We didn't have a whole lot of time but we definitely got some cute ones. Here are some of our favorites!

Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween!
I hope everyone had a fun and safe Halloween! For Halloween this year we went to a block party hosted by our friends from church Tim and Mel. We didn't get to stay long because it was Eden's bedtime, but we had fun helping set up and get ready for it. For her first Halloween Eden was a little ladybug. She was so cute in her little outfit. She wasn't so fond of the hat (her little ladybug antenas) - she kept taking it off and putting it in her mouth. She did pretty good until we tried to take pictures of her. We discovered that she really does not like grass - haha. We sat her down in front of some hay bails and pumpkins they had set up in their yard, and she sat in it only for a moment before she let us know she wanted up!! On the way home from the party she cried pretty much the whole way home letting us know we kept her out a little too late.
When I was growing up, my parents created a Halloween night tradition that we always looked forward to. When we were little, we would dress up and go trick or treating, but once we were a little too old for that - we enjoyed this tradition. We would always go to our favorite chinese restaurant, Panda Garden, then go to Barnes & Noble. At the bookstore we were allowed to get one book. This was always so much fun and a great childhood memory. Since we didn't get to stay long at the block party, Nick and I ordered some chinese from Panda Garden and enjoyed a part of my family's tradition as well!!

Here are some pictures from the evening!

*ps...sorry we haven't posted Eden's 6 month photos, we are in the process of getting those done. We were suppose to do them last weekend, but Nick got sick and then passed his cold onto me, so we will have those up soon. Thanks for staying tuned!

Happy Half Birthday, Eden!

Can you believe it? Neither can we. Our little bundle of joy is now 6 months. I was watching some video we took of Eden when she was just a few weeks old and it is AMAZING how far along she has progressed since then. As of now, she is still the VERY busy girl she always has been except now she is doing the following: rolling over, grabing anything in site, jabbering (all the time), trying really hard to sit up (I give it one more week and she will be doing it on her own), scooting (she hasn't mastered the arms so it's just the legs pushing her around with her face to the floor - haha) starting solids, oh yeah and TEETHING! That's right Eden sprouted 2 teeth last week! One has come through more than the other and it's so cute. She's been quite the handful as I'm sure it bothers her, but so far not as bad as I think it probably could be. We have been so blessed by her and can't picture our lives without her. She is so much fun and it's so amazing to see her growing and learning beautifully!

Here are some pictures I took of her this morning. It was chilly which made me excited because I got to put her in this cute little outfit - perfect for the weather. Enjoy and stay tuned for Eden's 6 month photo shoot!

I've Been Tagged!

I have been tagged by my sis-in-law to post the 6th picture off the 6th file of my pictures on my computer. This is a pretty funny picture. It is a little blurry, but this is Nick and I at his fraternity's (BYX) formal in December 2006. I think it was like a couple weeks before we got married. We are so crazy on the dance floor, but we always have so much fun!!



Erin, Jenn, and Melanie...tag your it!!!!

Eden's 5 Month Photo's

Last night we took Eden's 5 month pictures. It was so fun. She did great and we got some great shots of her. We took her to this little park with fountains and pretty bridges and they turned out soo cute. Here are several from the shoot - the rest we will put up on my website in the next couple days. Click HERE to check them out!