rhythm {in} chaos

The World's Tiniest Pigtails!

Well, I haven't done the research, so maybe not "the world's tiniest pigtails", but they are pretty tiny (lol). As silly as it seems, I was so excited that Kaydence's hair is finally getting long enough for pigtails...thin but long. ;-) Okay, okay, so it will be awhile before she'll be able to wear "real" pigtails, but these are cute for now, right? ;-)

These aren't the greatest photos, but I don't care, I love her! :-)

Sunkissed and Textures

It has been a very busy summer for us, but this week has been somewhat layed back, which has been nice for a change. We were able to get out to the park a couple times this week after dinner, which hasn't happened in awhile, so that has been fun.

It seems like everyday Kaydence does something new and I wonder "when did he learn how to do that." Lately, she has been very good about bringing things to me when I ask. Well, let me clarify, only if it isn't something she already has in her hands that she doesn't want to relinquish. For instance, I was standing on a chair to get something down that was up high in the cupboard and something dropped and fell. I asked her if she could pick it up for me and she did and handed it to me. I know that sounds really basic and maybe somewhat silly to get excited about -- I'm sure some kids have done that much earlier than Kaydence -- but it still warms my heart to know she understands. On the downside, now I know that when she doesn't bring something to me it's because she is being naughty and not that she doesn't understand. ;-)

Here are some storyboards from this past week. Enjoy! :-) And in case you're wondering, a lot of the sunkissed ones, I barely touched in PSE. Gotta love hazy sunflare. :-)

Add me??? Pease (as Kaydence would say)!

I have a new blog button! Thank you to Christy at Skinned Knees for creating this absolutely perfect blog button for my blog. I had come across her site after an e-friend of mine (Ashley at Ramblings and Photos) won a contest in which she won a free blog button created by Christy. I adored her blog button so much, I decided I *must* have one. :-) I've been meaning to spruce up my blog a bit as it is, so what better way to start. Next on the list, scaling down my header. Sorry it's so huge (haha)...I will try and work on it. ;-)

So if you enjoy reading my blog and also enjoy adding buttons to your own blog, please add me. I adore you all! :-)

Here is my beautiful button and the code to add me, if you so wish. :-)

Trendy Treehouse/Shutter Love Tuesday :: Faces

Today's theme at Trendy Treehouse is "Faces." I realize a lot of the other submissions are cute and funny faces (I know those are a lot more interesting), but I had to submit this one because this is totally who my child is. Very contemplative and serious (for the most part). Today for example, we had a playdate at the Zoo and all she did was watch the kids with this exact same look on her face...well, she squinted a little because of the sun (ha ha), but you get the idea. I couldn't even get her to play on playground because she was too busy watching everyone else. So this photo is a very clear depiction of who she is.

So I leave you with my contemplative cutie.

Check out all the other fun submissions below.

Thank You Trendy Treehouse

Kaydence made top 10! But better yet, she made #1 *and* "Viewers Choice" in the Trendy Treehouse Shutter Love Tuesday submission I posted here! Yay!!! :-) Thank you to Marlessa from Southern Reflections for guest judging this week.

Please go check out all the other great submissions that made top ten here.

Beach :: Fail

Ok, so you would never know by looking at these photos, but we went to the beach this past weekend and it was a complete F-A-I-L! We were there a total of 20 minutes and then left and went to the pool instead. :-) Kaydence wasn't a huge fan of the sand...she played for about 3 minutes and that was it. The sand was too hot and the water was freezing, so that's not a good combination for a 1 year old. I think we decided that our family likes the "idea" of the beach (I always said I wanted to live on the beach), but not the mess. lol So in other words, give us a deck on the beach and our lives would be complete...at least we're all on the same page. ;-)

Trendy Treehouse/Shutter Love Tuesday :: By The Pool

So I couldn't help but enter this photo in Trendy Treehouse's Shutter Love Tuesday because the theme this week is "By the Pool." I had a hard time deciding between this photo and the more recent pool photo I took that is posted below. But I ended up deciding on the classic. :-) This was Kaydence's first day at the pool and she was so enamoured by all the kids splashing in the water that she actually stood still a couple minutes for to take this photo (well, several photos), which, for those of you who have toddlers, know that that is a miracle. ;-)

I actually got up the guts and ordered a canvas of this photo the other day from Canvas on Demand. I was able to use the floating coupon code that went around, that apparently ended up being a mistake. I just got an email saying that its shipped...yay! It made me nervous ordering it because I've never ordered a canvas before, and since I'm not calibrated, I always worry what the printed photo will look like (especially enlarged). I ordered the 16x20, but they upgraded me to the custom 16x24 size for free. I guess we shall see how it turns out.

So I leave you with my vintage water baby "by the pool."

Don't forget to check out all the other entries below.