Absolutely beautiful

My parents had family pictures taken this past week.  This is one of the pictures our photographer took.  It turned out perfect! It was first thing in the morning and a bit cold out...but Kaia was such a good baby the whole time and becuase of that we got this beautiful shot!

Kaia's Blessing

This past Sunday was Kaia's baby blessing. We were so lucky to have all of my family here, including my Grandma who flew in from Hawaii, as well as all of Chris' married brothers and parents. It was so great to have everyone all together. In this first picture you will see my mom showing off the blessing dress SHE made for Kaia. It is so perfect, and looked beautiful on Kaia. Thanks so much mom!!!! The next picture is of all the men who were in the circle, we were so blessed to have so many family members here. Under that is a picture Kaia's grandpa, my dad who came in from California a few days before. You know the people in the rest of the pictures. Kaia is growing so well and is such a pleasure to be around. She is smiling so much and loves to make noise trying to talk. She is the sweetest baby, and we feel so so lucky she is our daughter. She's just perfect and wonderful in every way.

Idaho

We took Kaia on her first road trip this past weekend! We went to Idaho to visit Chris' Aunt, Uncle and cousins. (It's our home away from home - we love it there) We had a blast! It was the first time any of them met Kaia so it was extra exciting for us to show her off. As you can see by the pictures she was held and loved alot! She even sat down with dad and her great uncle to watch the BYU game...she didn't last long before she needed some food, and some sleep.  She was such a good baby while we were there- the first night she even slept 8 hours!! It was awesome! 

We love going to Idaho to visit family - we always have such a good time!! 

Halloween

Thanks to Aunty Jess, Kaia had a cute outfit to wear during the day on the 31st. She was very festive for her first Halloween! This picture turned out perfect as she 'waved' to the camera.
At night she turned into the cutest black kitten you have ever seen! Though she slept through most of the evening, she was able to stay awake and greet the first few 'trick or treaters' with daddy, who loved and gawked over her in her little costume.

A daddy's love

I just had to post this picture. I love it so much. I love the way Chris looks at Kaia, if he realizes he's doing it or not - he always has this same look in his eyes when he's holding her, and the same cute look on his face. He is such a good dad. He's always ready and willing to get up at night, burp her, change her or anything. He loves to hold and be with her. I always try to make sure she's a wake when her Daddy gets home from work because they both miss each other. I'm so grateful to have a husband that want's to be so involved in his daughter's life - even if it's just the little thing. I can always count on him to help. I love watching him hold her and love her, she and I are both very lucky!