Not Me Monday

Welcome to Not Me! Monday! This blog carnival was created by MckMama. You can head over to her blog read what she and everyone else have not been doing this week.



This is my first Not Me Monday and I'm so excited. I love MckMama and know there are definately things I can say that I for sure didn't do!



I didn't feed Kaya M and M's for breakfast yesterday, because that's what she asked for Oh no Not Me!



Kaya didn't go outside sans clothes because I couldn't take another outfit change, not on my watch! She has to change anytime she gets the littlest bit of dirt on her and my laundry pile is way to big already!



I did not do this post just because I love the necklace MckMama is giving away so I could enter, that wouldn't be something I would do!


For more Not Me Mondays, click the link above and go see MckMama and her awesome "Happy" Meal!

Make a Smilebox slideshow

Spring Break

I've been taking a blogging "Spring Break!" My friend Tricia has been getting on. Kaya has been sick. I got it a few days later. No excuse I know. Kaya's also started speech therapy. We have gone through first steps program and she qualified for therapy one day a week. I really hope that tomorrow's session goes better than the first one. Kaya has also become an artist drawing on my walls. The day she did that I was so sick I didn't care! I figured we could take care of it later! Mom took care of it this weekend when she was up here. She brought Kip and Karis up for their spring break. We had a really good time. Enjoy the pictures!

Karis helping Kaya brush her teeth! Isn't that bum cute! Kaya follows Karis around like a little puppy! She so wants to keep up with her!

I promise Kip was around! I just can't get any other pictures to load! I'll try to post some more in the next couple of days!

First Forever Family Day!!!!

Today is one year since when Kaya came to the US. I cannot imagine my life without her and I don't even remember when she wasn't home. She's the light of my life! Our lives have been full of first's in our first year together!

First Meeting! Hotel in Guatemala

First Snow! Yes this was in March!

First Easter!
First play Date with Landon

First Civic Event Relay for Life!

First Swing!

First Birthday!


First Parade!

First time with ALL the girls!

First Wooley Worm!

First Halloween at the zoo!

First Stitches! :-(

First Christmas with Ninny and Bop Bop!

First Valentine's Day

First Game of Baby Ball!

First Time in Dora Undies!

Our first year has had many first and I hope we will be sharing many more with you! Thanks for all your love and support. May Kaya and I have many more good years to come!

Rose Colored

Not glasses like you were thinking! Eyeball that's right folks our first taste of the "Pink" eye! Although my np sister told me that was not the proper term! Oh well, no picts today b/c baby didn't feel good! I'll try to get one tomorrow night if it is still pink. Come on antibotics work!!! LOL.

Oh and the pink is also for Ms. Abbie!!! She's coming home! This girl's mom has fought like Tyson to get her home and whooo hoo she's got her USE appt!!! I'm so excited for her and her family. One day we may have to mosey (sp??) on down to Texas and meet them!!!
(Edit: the post was pink, but you couldn't read it so I had to change the color, but I'm thinking Pink)

Have a great Hump Day!

Catch up!

Valentine's and Birthday Party!

Bouncing at the party! It was Nick's birthday at Incredible Daves!
All partied out!!

I just called to say I LOVE YOU

Happy Valentine's Day!

Love

Jill and Kaya

Hallelujah

Just a quick note to let all my faithful readers know that Kaya is almost officially Karla Aleah Yojana Arnold! I received in the mail her petition to recognize the order of Foreign Adoption. Big step for us, next step an Indiana Birth Certificate then it's official. I think this means I get to keep her LOL J/K. No it's just to show it's legal in Indiana one of the steps that has to be followed! Her BC should arrive about 3 months from now! I'll let you know. For now almost officially

Karla Aleah Yojana Arnold

aka Kaya!

My Buddy!!

Kaya and Karis last week. Karis is at mom and dad's and sleeping in Kaya's baby bed "Jail" as she calls it. I couldn't believe she fit, so she showed me how she did it! Of course Kaya had to get in on the action!

Wordless Wednesday

It's Better Late than Never/Snow Pictures

Kaya's been sick and we ventured out just for a few minutes. Our outing in the snow lasted like five minutes. She slid down a hill once then wanted to do it again, but when we got to the top she said no!!!

The front of our house, notice the neighbors tree! He's convinced it is fine, we will see!

Shooooweeee! My gloves are wet!!! Right before the major meltdown!!!

"Snowball"

Ugh, One week almost between posts and I am supposed to be doing better. We haven't been doing a whole lot. No that's not right I just haven't been taking pictures. This weekend we were went to my parent's I forgot my camera. Today a Snow Day. Kaya and I didn't change out of our pj's, it was great!!!

We've played Kaya's ran through the house. Right now she's jumping off a folded blanket and just laughing. It's too cute! She's bending over and jumping with both feet hehe it's too cute! Just like her!

"What I'm stuck with my momma in the house all day long!!!"

The icicles from the eve of my house!

What we are out of cookies?? J/K we don't run out at our house!

If you've been an avid reader of my blog you may have noticed that all my titles of posts are songs. Some are random songs like this one by Devo (I thought they only did WhipIt). I started doing alll songs with the exception of FFF blogs. There may be one I missed, but it's just one of my things.

OH I'm now a FB junkie, I had resisted, but now resistance is futile, I had to join. I love it. I have reconnected with so many of my friends that I had in college "Shout Out to AGD" and people from high school. I even have found my friend Ryan L. after loosing touch. I'm so excited. If you are on FB let me know or find me, it's not hard!

Wordless Wednesday

Dr. Feelgood 19 months check up!

Well we are late with this check up, but we went today for really her 18 month check up at 19 months. We've always been a little behind on them! Kaya weighed 29 lbs. and was 33 1/2 inches long. She is meeting all her milestones and the Dr. was pleased! She grew almost an inch since she has been to the dr. (16 month check up). She didn't have to have a shot today! When the dr. said you don't have to come back until she's two I almost cried! Where's my little baby, she's turning into a big girl!

New word the week

*I tuck- or Mama I tuck! Means I'm stuck, she is climbing everywhere and goes into every hole her body can fit like around.

New face of the week ( See picture)

* Surprise face! When swiper jumps out this is the face she makes!

New Favorite game of the week

* Ring around the rosie

* Puzzles (You would not believe how good she is at putting these puzzles together. Thanks Vanessa, Kip and Karis for the puzzles!!! She loves them!)

Everybody Boing Boing!

Tonight we went to Kazooing with the Latin Family Connection! We had a blast! We saw alot of our friends and it has been way too long. The last event they had was the storm that left us out of school for a week.

Kaya's silly face, this was the outfit for the night!

Kaya and Cohen (my friend Lori's little boy), he was 2 at the end Oct. He and Kaya are the same size! They ran and jumped like crazy people! They were making their crowns for 3 King's Day! Oh notice the outfit change, juice all down the front on the way to Louisville, I was so mad at her b/c I had just said not to do that! And she looked so cute, luckily we had a spare wardrobe in the car with hair bows to boot!

The King and Queen for the day!

Mary Beth with Eliana and Sarah with Sophie Bug and Ana (I think). Sarah is the blogging guru from Kiss the frog for me! All the adults had just as much fun on the big slide as the kids! Well most, Lori, Cohen, Kaya, and I went down four or five times! Cohen wouldn't go with out Lori, but Kaya oh she just slid right down no fear from my little daredevil (It scares me!)

Here's my fearless girl! Look at the smile!

Lori and Cohen, isn't this a cute picture!

It's Finally Friday

Well this is being posted Sat., but Friday we went on a play date. We went to Tracey and Eric's house. Tricia was there along with their childhood friend Jill (Yes another one). Tracey and Tricia are sisters for those of you who don't know. We've known each other since we were sparkles in our daddy's eye! Me, being the stellar mom that I am, forgot my camera! I did have extra clothes which Casey needed. LOL that's in there for Tricia, b/c she's one of the most prepared mom's I have ever know. She always has whatever you need and more of it! I love being her friend. We had a great time, thanks for letting us tag along.

Playing with Levi's Dawg!!! Kaya's so into puppies she carried this one around all night!

Eating Tracey's "Homemade" Spaghetti! It was really good!

This is the whole gang! Jill, Casey, Tricia, and myself at the big table! Reesce, Bailey, Kaya, and Levi at the children's table! Photographer was Tracey

Reesce shooting everyone, but in reality the girl's were playing Ring around the Roses! Kaya's new favorite game!

Look at Kaya's face a testament of how good of a time she was having!

Thanks for having us again! All photography in this post was by Tricia and Tracey, giving credit to where it is due! LOL