6 months!

Well, the little lady is 6 months old now! Wow how time flies! She just had her 6 month appointment today and was a trooper while getting her shots. She is healthy and growing strong and really wanted to run around the doctor's office instead of being held but I wasn't about to let her crawl on the floor there. Plus, she was so feisty that she shredded the sanitary paper laid on the table before the doctor even came in. Of course when the doctor was talking she was all smiley and flirty. Classic Keira!

This visit she weighed in at a whopping 13 pounds 13 ounces. She can finally fit in her 3 to 6 month clothes (YAY)! Let's be honest though, I was so over her others that even before she hit the minimum weight for her new wardrobe I put her in them. I have to make sure she wears everything at least once.

She is quite the active one: she crawls, runs in her walker, loves to swim, loves to eat, standing with support (and even by herself when leaning on something), trying to push herself up to a standing position, and more. The good thing about all this activity is how tired it makes her. She naps 3 times a day (usually 1 to 2 hours) and sleeps from 7p to 6:30a.

It was quite funny when we introduced some fruits to her the other day. The first night we tried bananas and that was a no go. She made a face and did not want any of that. Also we tried apples and those were also a no go. The girl just loves her veggies! Definitely takes after her dad on that. However, we finally tried some peaches and she seemed to like those. Making progress!

Halloween is coming up soon and we are thinking hard on what we should do as a family. Scott has several ideas so we'll see which one wins.

San Diego!

Oh how we love going to San Diego every year. This year we went again in September and brought the pups along. We rented this great house that had 3 bedrooms and a big yard. It was amazing! So relaxing, which is just what we needed.

Of course the trip didn't start or end relaxing though. We left around 3:00AM since Keira would be sleeping during that time. How ideal, right? Well, of course she was awake the entire first hour - though she wasn't crying or anything. Then she finally fell asleep for about a half hour and then Koa decided to vomit. Poor guy gets car sick. So, we had to pull over to clean it up and it was a mess. So that woke Keira up. She was then up for another hour or so and fell asleep about 30 minutes outside Yuma. The minute we stopped to get gas though she was up again. Oh, and I forgot to mention that Koa threw up another 2 times before we got to Yuma. That was a good time. We made it the rest of the way to San Diego without any puke and were more than ready to start our vacation.

We didn't do much except go to the beach, Scott surfed, we ate a lot, and we went to the USS Midway to check it out. We also took the dogs and baby for a walk every morning which was really great. The weather was perfect and so many people are doing things in the mornings over there. I also worked one day since SD is part of my territory so I just took Monday off as well. Plus it didn't hurt that some longtime friends of ours who live in Mesa came that weekend as well since they have a condo in SD. It's funny because they live in Gilbert but the only time we ever see them is in SD. Keira absolutely loved them! Oh, and we did go tour the USS Midway which was pretty awesome! So crazy to see how all those guys lived on the ocean.

The drive home was also quite the adventure. Koa again got sick and we had to pull over several times. My favorite was when he got sick when we got to Yuma and about 10 seconds prior to us getting him out of the car for a walk. Oh, and did I mention that he puked all over my sweater, which was luckily on top of my diaper bag otherwise it would have been in the diaper bag. Yuck! Also, that's when Keira decided sleep wasn't for her so the 6 hours we were in the car she slept a total of 70 minutes. Again, she actually wasn't too bad and only fussed every now and then but she refused to go to sleep. Maybe she was worried Koa might puke on her since he was drooling all over her when he was standing over her car seat with his head. Hmm?!?! We ultimately made it home and she went down for a nap so we could unpack the car and all.

We are now home and happy. I love vacation but there is just something about being in your own bed. Even though the weather isn't as great I'm okay with that as there is a light at the end of this HOT tunnel!

Just chillin' under the tree in the backyard

Posing for fun in the backyard

How we relax in the yardSomeone loves the beach...Scott of course! Eating our sand pailChillin' in the beach chairI just love the oceanWaiting for daddy to come home from surfingAlways on the baby's blanketAunties Souns and Kimmie!

Random Fun!

We just have so much fun at home. Here are some of the highlights of our recent adventures.

Here we're on our alphabet mat and waiting for friends to come over for the Labor Day BBQ. Can't wait to see my friends! :o)

So excited that football season is upon us and representing for ASU's first game. YAY!
Now that I'm on the move I am trying to take over the dog beds too. Poor Roxy just can't catch a break!Silly girl sticking my tongue out! That's our new thing as she recently discovered it. Oh, and spitting with her tongue. That's a fun one.Such a big girl drinking out of her sippy cup.Sticking our tongue out and loving on daddy's dirty, sweaty hat. But hey...it's Sun Devils!And of course doing my scrunchy face!!

Culture Keepers Hall of Fame Luncheon!

Scott's Grandma is a journalist and she has been honored in many different avenues and this time she was inducted into the Arizona Culture Keepers. Overall there will only be a little over 100 inducted into this prestigious Hall of Fame and it was an honor to be able to be there for her. And it's always fun to hang with Scott's family.

Scott's grandma, Lois, is on the right and Mary Manross (former Scottsdale mayor) is in the middleMatt and Kelly excited for the luncheon to beginThe neat award Lois received

Kierland Fun!

So, we had a little overnight at the Westin Kierland recently which was a lot of fun! Scott's mom and dad, his sister and her family, his grandparents, and one of his aunt and uncle's was in town for his grandma's hall of fame induction ceremony (more on that later). Scott went golfing super early in the morning with his dad, brother in law, and uncle and then Keira and I met them at the hotel. We went down to the pool for a bit and it was toasty. We then had a surprise birthday party for a friend we went to in the evening. The next morning we went for a nice walk (of course we walked to the far away Starbucks not realizing there was a spot that brewed Starbucks coffee on site), but it was a good burning of the calories. So we walked around a bit and met up with Kelly and Matt and then got ready for our luncheon. It was a great time relaxing even if it was just in town.

Playing with Cousin Dillan

The Herrington family!

Uncle Glen with the little ladyThe boys just chillin' with their beersDillan and her friend, MacyThe little lady and I on our morning walk!

Neighborhood Labor Day BBQ Fun

We have such a great neighborhood with such great families so we had everyone over for a neighborhood BBQ. We try to rotate houses of who hosts an event so it was our turn. Everyone who came has a little one (or two) and Keira was just enamored watching all the little kids running around and everyone had a great time swimming. Of course Scott was our grill master and grilled up some mean burgers and bratwursts. Yum!! We love our neighbors and had a really great time. We can't wait for the next fun festivities that are planned!

Definitely a McFarland heading toward the Bud Light.Our First time going under waterLOVE to swim!Again, gravitating toward the beer. Can't keep the girl away.Our new friend Hayden