Citrus Lane!

So, I was reading a magazine recently (can't remember which one) and saw something about a subscription called Citrus Lane. Essentially these are care packages for parents. Every month you subscribe you receive a package with cute and practical items for your child. Each month has a different theme and the boxes are usually worth anywhere from $50 to $60 but you're only paying about $25/mo. We have received two boxes so far and I can't even tell you how excited I get to receive my monthly box. This specific monthly service caters to children ages birth thru 3 years. There are also other services for those that are older. There's BabbaBox for ages 3 thru 6 that includes a theme based box with activities, knowledge and experiences you can have with your child throughout the month. Kiwi Crate is another site that provides crafts and activities for children ages 3 thru 7. I'm not sure which one of those we'll do when Keira reaches those ages but I will definitely be doing one of them.

For those that don't have kids or just want to pamper yourselves I got Birchbox for Christmas and am loving it so far too. I had read about it on a friend's blog a few months ago and she just raved about it, but I never looked into it further. Now that I've received 2 boxes now I'm loving it. And it's very affordable at only $10/mo.

Check all these out. Let me know what you think. Seriously LOVING Citrus Lane though. I highly recommend it.

10 months!

We are just growing every day! Keira is just so crazy active that it took a while to even get this photo. At one point she was standing on the chair on top of Spongebob. She loves to ride in her car and thinks she's pretty darn cool. The dogs LOVE to be near her and she's now taken to handing them her toys which they gladly take. Koa loves to get love so he will sometimes go pick up her toy off her alphabet mat and bring it over to one of us just so he can be rewarded with some pets as being such a good boy. Roxy is like a little mama and has to be right next to her at all times. She'll stretch out at times just for Keira to give her some love, which she happily does. She also likes to give them her snacks sometimes and she'll hand them to the dogs, which of course they take so nice and gently as they aren't stupid, but when they actually take it she gets a little upset. LOL! She'll learn.

9 months!

The little lady had her 9 month check up today! The doctor was very pleased with her growth even though she's at the lower end of the scale on weight. He understands she just won't sit still. She is always moving and is so darn active! She's not even walking yet she still keeps us on our toes. Luckily she seems to have inherited her daddy's metabolism.

Weight: 16 lbs 8 oz (10th percentile)
Height: 28 inches (67th percentiles)

Winterfest

Our community put on a fun event for everyone and it included snow, bounce houses, Santa, and hot chocolate. Keira had fun looking at her first snow but didn't really care to hold it as it was quite chilly in her hands. She's still too little to go in the bounce house but that just moved up our time with Santa. YAY! She was totally fine with him, but we couldn't get her to crack a smile at all. She was too busy staring at him and gnawing on her finger to smile. She then opened her gift and proceeded to eat the paper as that was a lot more interesting than her new Fisher Price camera. We also had some hot chocolate and then Scott threw it away even though I was only halfway finished. It was sad, but I survived. Overall we had a great time!

Day trip to Sedona

So, Scott and I had the day off and we took a day trip to Sedona. The main reason was because I broke my most favorite coffee mug and needed a new one that they sell at an amazing breakfast place there. Off we went to the Coffee Pot to enjoy a fabulous breakfast and buy me a new coffee mug. While we were there we went and checked out the red rocks and took some photos. It's so beautiful there. We will definitely go back again when it's a little warmer for a nice hike. We will likely go in the Spring.

It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year!

I just love Christmas and though decorating is sometimes a pain, the end product is wonderful! Scott put up the outside decorations over Thanksgiving weekend, but we didn't get our inside decorations done until the week after. I love to keep them up as long as possible. We had to do a little re-decorating and moving some toys around but we did it. So now the tree is up and there are presents underneath. It looks so festive inside. The dogs have been fabulous again this year and haven't messed with the tree or presents once. I can't say the same for Keira as she continues to go to the presents and attempt to open them. We're working on that, but she is only 8 months after all. My favorite is when she sits in front of the tree, points at it and smiles, and then she turns and looks at me or Scott and smiles. She is loving the tree even though she doesn't really know what it's doing there.

Helping put up the treeClimbing over displaced toys to make sure they're all there

Checking out what's in the Christmas tubsMaking sure this strand of lights work

Helping daddy put up the stockings

Keira's friend's 1st birthday

The birthday girl, Bradley!

Keira has so many friends now that we have many birthday parties to attend. This first birthday was for her friend Bradley. Bradley's parents actually went to high school with Scott and Keira and I hang out in the mommy group she started every month. It's a great group of ladies! Here are some highlights from Bradley's party.

We participated in all the activities like coloring......and bobbing/eating for duckies with the star

And just chillin' with Bradley for a bit