The cutest goldfish I've ever seen!

For Caelyn's first halloween (that she dressed up) I made her a goldfish costume! I got the idea out of a Women's Day magazine at work. Jason helped me dye the tights and sweatshirt and pick out all the fabric, and I am really happy with how it all came out! She looked adorable! We went up to the Harvest Festival at church...next year we'll play the games and jump in the bounce houses! Caelyn just wanted to "run" all over...she was in constant motion when you weren't holding her!

Love love love her! This is a really fun stage.

Caelyn and her friend Josie, who was the cutest peacock there!

Joe, Josie, Caelyn and Jason

Family shot

Off she goes to socialize with all the people...it was hard to get a picture of the little fish! I'm so glad that she wore the hood. I wasn't sure if she keep it on or try to pull it off!

checking out the fire truck

We had a fun Halloween!

Pumpkin patch at Banducci Farms with Grammie Pammie and Mommy

Earlier this week Grammie went with us out to a pumpkin patch!

Caelyn was really excited to see all the pumpkins...it was hard to get a picture...she was darting from one pile of pumpkins to another!

Checking out some big pumpkins

There was a pond with some ducks to look at too...

Riding in a wagon so that we could get a picture with some pumpkins

This one is just my size!

What a fun fall day! We were glad Grammie could come with us!

Home projects

Family picture with the Buss side of the family at Mike and Lori's wedding

So Jason has been busy this fall doing some projects around our house...I thought I'd post some pictures of his hard work!

He built me this fabulous work space/desk in our den area. If they had walled this room off to create a 4th bedroom in our house this would be the closet area. We are glad they left it open because we really like having this space...it is used as an office/playroom. Since we are moving Caelyn to the front bedroom at some point in time I am not able to store all of my craft stuff in that bedroom closet anymore. So my wonderful handy husband built me an area where I can sew, scrapbook, and do all my craft projects...I love it!

This is on the opposite wall in the den. The black paint is magnetic and a chalkboard, for Caelyn, her sister, and friends to enjoy as they grow up. We mounted a bookshelf, and I am in the process of collecting photo boxes to store art supplies, toys, and whatever else I need to...so eventually it will look very neat and tidy up there. He also used an extra bookshelf we had and table top to create the little table for our girls. It has been very handy to store all of Caelyn's little people so far!

And this is the start of the painting in Caelyn's new room. This is what you see as you enter the bedroom. Jason had just started so we'll post more pictures as we complete the room!

Caelyn LOVES the tree!

Playing in our cat hat!

Zooming around the house in a cat beanie! The red stick she has in her hand is from one of the windows in the front room, she like to tap it on the tile!! Mommy is enjoying a week off from work! Today we went to a pumpkin patch with grandma (we'll post pictures soon), and I'm working on finishing Caelyn's halloween costume for the Harvest Festival at church! We have really enjoyed the cooler fall weather!

A fun day on the town!

We met up with Angela's family for lunch at Brookside. Once Caleyn is done eating she loves to take off and explore and Grammy Pammy is always ready to walk with Caleyn! It just so happens that Caelyn went over and was looking at the Smiths cookies....... somehow using her charm was able to get a free cookie from one of the workers. Apparently they said she was too cute and deserved a cookie!

Not sure what she is about to taste....

After the first bite there was no going back and she finished off the entire thing!

Then we were off to Home Depot to look for some things for a project we are working on at home. Caelyn loves exploring all the things that there are to see. Here she is wearing a pail we were looking at to hold chalk on our chalkboard wall.

As you can see snacks are a huge part of any trip to the store and goldfish are our favorite thing to bring with us!

Caelyn went to the Kern County Fair!

A dear friend gave us some tickets to go to the fair, so we went on Thursday which was family night. We were excited to be able to show Caelyn the animals. This year you could pay $5 and ride an elephant...Caelyn was impressed by their size!

Watching the elephant bathe himself.....

Across from the elephants was a turkey race. Caelyn clapped for the turkeys as they ran around the track.

A friend has given us the Fisher Price Little People Farm that her kids liked to play with...and it is by far one of Caelyn's favorite toys. It play "Old McDonald", there are places you can push and it will make an animal noises...well when you ask Caelyn what the cow says she'll "moo" for you...it is one of the first animal sounds she has made. So we went to see the cows first. She really liked watching them over in the birthing area, I think since they were not tied to the post she could see them better. When you held her up to see them, she was trying to pull herself as close to the bar as possible!

We went to see the goats

A family friend had a sheep at the fair and they happened to be there while we stopped by, so she got her lamb out for Caelyn to see it. At first I don't know if Caelyn knew what to think but the lamb kissed her and in the second picture you see her reaction...I wasn't quick enough to capture the kiss!

Caelyn really enjoyed the pigs...even though most of them were sleeping, she really liked looking at all of them!

We went to listen to some of the Kutless concert

Checked out the lights of the ferris wheel

Watched the elephants one more time...and then headed home! We had lots of fun at the fair!

Hairstyles in the bathtub

Dad had fun playing with Caelyn's hair in the bathtub...

the mohawk

one little curl

and lots of curls

At bath time I am amazed that there is any room in the duck tub for Caelyn...she wants every toy she has in the water with her!

Sliding at the park with Dad