New Favorite Toy!

All Kambrie wants to do these days is stand.



Here she is dancing with her daddy.
(I'm always trying to capture these precious moments. She is such a lucky girl. I have a feeling her younger siblings won't get to spend as much time with daddy as she gets to.)

Anyway, what she loves even more than standing is jumping! My mom has a friend who let her borrow this Fisher Price "Jumper" (that's not what they're called, it's just what I call it) for Kambrie to try.







She was a little unsure at first but has decided that it's a great toy & it gets her lots of attention, because she's just so cute in it! My dad thought she was so funny the day that she was bouncing so hard & fast that she panicked. Not understanding that she was the one making it move, she couldn't stop.

I almost bought a toy just like it yesterday, so I could have my hands free for just a few minutes! But to Trav's relief I didn't. It will always be something fun to do at Grandma & Grandpa's.



Now when she's at home & we lay her down to play with the gym she got for Christmas, she reacts like this...







One word...

SPOILED!!!

We love her!

Making the bed

Kambrie doesn't like to be alone. In fact she is usually not content unless... she can see someone. That means sitting in her chair, which is not tall enough to see over the bed, is not an option. Her highchair, as you saw from my previous post, is also out because... she's bored with it. So I just lay her on top of the covers at the foot of the bed & pull her around while I straighten the blankets.

I almost lost her in all the pillows.

The Highchair...

I love Kambrie's highchair. I started using it about a month ago, she sits in it while I make dinner, do dishes, etc.

Unfortunately, she's on to me & it doesn't last as long as it used to...





She kicks & kicks until she's so slouched I can't leave her that way.

Yeah, she reminds us who's boss on a regular basis...

Bed Time... I think...

Kambrie has been sleeping through the night now for several months. Really there were only about 2 weeks that she didn't & I think that was my fault. Once I chilled out & just let her sleep, establishing a morning routine, she was good to go.

Well, kind of. You see, she would sleep through the night once she FINALLY went to bed! Travis & I both agree that little girls going to bed a 11 pm or later is a little ridiculous. So we've been working on gradually transitioning her to an earlier bed time (sounds easy enough, but hard to do with a working mom).

She still loves to snuggle with us, so usually if we just hold her close, wrapped in a blankie, she'll nod right off.

Key word... Usually...




Why is it, that she always saves the sweetest smiles for bed time?

I am happy to report that we have improved a little. 10 pm is her current bed time. Yeah, we have a ways to go but it's a start. :)

Shopping with Kambrie

Last weekend I decided I needed an afternoon out, so Kambrie & I invited Jamie to come with us on Kam's first "Girl Day." We went to Layton, had Mimi's Cafe for lunch, went to the Mall & to Target (of course).

Kambrie was so good! We tried to keep her out of her seat whenever she was awake & that seemed to be exactly what she wanted.



She was mesmerized by all the lights in the Food Court...



and was relieved to see a familiar face in the mirror...

3 Month Recap

Happy "3 Month" Birthday Kambrie

Can't believe how fast it has gone.

Can't imagine what life was like before we had you...


... Newborn ...


... 1 Month ...


... 2 Month ...


... 3 Month ...

You rolled over for the first time last thursday. I wasn't there but Grandma Janeal & Aunt Jamie, said that you were not impressed. Needless to say, it will be a while before it happens again... although I'm not going to stop encouraging you...

A Butterworth Christmas

So, as usual, I totally missed blogging about Christmas. This year was Travis & I's 4th Christmas together, & that does not include the year we were dating. How time flies! We have so many wonderful memories & have started some fun traditions of our own.

However, this year truly was the best year yet because it was Kambrie's first Christmas.

We started out the season with the annual Christmas party at my Grandma Reid's. Every year Grandma gives each person $10 which we use to buy a gift for someone else at the party. It's always fun to see what $10 will buy:)

But the main event is the arrival of Santa Claus! For as long as I can remember, Grandma & Grandpa have invited Santa to our Holiday party.



This year we got to introduce Kambrie to Santa. Obviously I was a lot more excited than she was. She was only impressed as long as her binky was in her mouth.





Santa & Mrs. Claus are so cute every year, I was so excited to share my baby with them.

I love this picture of us opening Kambrie's gift, she looks so excited...



December was the last month of my maternity leave, so Kambrie & I tried to enjoy every day preparing for Christmas. We shopped together, cooked together & wrapped together.

Two days before Christmas, Travis came home to find the living room looking something like this...



But a houseful of goodies! Including, Trav's favorite, pumpkin pie, chocolate cream pie, peppermint kiss pretzels, Oreo balls, muddy buddies & a fun new multi-color Jello...



Kambrie was an angel that day! She was totally content to spend the afternoon in her swing (in the kitchen of course) while "mom" ran around getting things done.

She let me know when the fun was over...



And was oh, so glad when her daddy came home...



But before we left for Idaho Falls the next day, our Christmas prep was all done including wrapping the many gifts under the tree...



We had a great time in Idaho Falls with the Butterworths, then returned home Christmas day & spent a little time with the Reids. In summary, Kambrie had lots of new clothes & toys to enjoy. I just had to take a picture of her with her many, many presents so she can look back & see how loved she is...



Santa brought Kambrie a fun new toy as well...







She loves it!