I have said it before....

And I am sure I will say it again but...I have returned to the Blog and promise to be better at updating and writing (I swear my fingers were not even crossed that time!). Camryn is now 18 months old and learning new words and "tricks" everyday, here are just a few highlights of all of the skills that I am sure future Ivy league schools will be looking for:

- Identification of various body parts including but not limited to head, mouth, ears, toes, bellybutton, eyes, and nose
- Mocking talking on a phone, changing the channel, putting on shoes, brushing her hair, reading
- Opening and closing doors and cabinets (over and over and over again)
- "Helping" by putting away her dishes, socks, shoes and toys (whether they are clean or not)
- Favorite words: Dada, baby, doggie, cook- meaning cookie, thank you, bye, more, uh oh, wow, Nana, Maggie, Molly, Mama and her all time favorite stinky
- Successfully climbing up and down from Mom and Dad's bed, the couch and her special chair in the living room
- Driving her Kozy Koupe backwards across the living room
- Mastering the art of playing at the neighborhood slash pad
- Going to her room when asked if she needs to be changed
- Pointing to her diaper or her feet when asked "are you stinky?"
- Patting Mommy on the back when Mommy was sick and throwing up
- Playing fetch with Truman

As her resume grows I will be sure to update this so prospective schools can have an updated copy.

There have been so many great pictures taken since I last posted so take a look at my Facebook for the whole tribute to Camryn but here are a few just for fun!

The House...and so much more!

Well...now that I have time to breathe I thought I would update everyone on the current status of the Kahl's (I know its exciting!). We decided that planning as much as possible for the first weekend of November was a great plan so Colby kicked off his first major event (that he planned!) with the Scottsdale Air Fair, I went to our lovely friends Brandee and Tim's Wedding and we moved into the new house.

The Scottsdale Air Fair: With Camryn in tow the Scottsdale Air Fair was a family event with Colby planning and running, me volunteering and Camryn following along merrily in her stroller. The Kahl's took on Scottsdale and got to spend a lovely week at the luxurious Thunderbird Suites (I use the term luxurious loosely)! The Air Fair was great despite the cold and wind on Saturday- Colby was in charge of securing all the food vendors and although I am biased the food was the highlight of the event, ask Camryn she did a lot of snacking.

On the night before the Air Fair I attended Brandee and Tim's Wedding at the Tempe Performing Arts Center. The wedding was beautiful, the company was great and she sat me at the "cool kids" table next to the Sangria. I loved catching up with old friends and serenading Brandee with the ever classic "Sweet Caroline". The only thing that could have made it better was if Colby could have attended but alas the Air Fair took him away that night.

After way too long on an air mattress the Kahl's (including Camryn) are all in their proper beds and their new house. The house is great and Truman is loving the increased amount of carpeting!

Come back soon for pictures and video...I forgot my camera at home :)

The New Kahl Casa!

As many of you know Colby and I have been in the processing of building a new home, or I should really say Fulton Homes is building the house and we are signing papers and sharing more information than I ever thought necessary about my finances to a complete stranger. We are building in the Ironwood Crossing development in Queen Creek and I even got to use an ASU discount to add on some incentive money since the Fulton's are so connected with ASU. If anyone is keeping track- I graduated from a Fulton College, work for a Fulton College, and will soon be living in a Fulton home. If you are interested in seeing the floor plan you can check it out on the Fulton Homes website: http://www.fultonhomes.com/our-communities/ironwood-crossing/paradise/rorotonga

Here is our dear Lot#83

In the beginning there was no one else on our street except for one or two houses at the far ends, now the street is full and we have neighbors all around. Although you cannot tell from the picture we are the lot directly next to the corner lot with a park right on the other side.

Here is some of the progress: As of today October 13, 2011 they were pouring the driveway and walkway into the house, leaving only carpet, touch-up, appliances and some other minor things left to do!

 This is the view from the laundry room window (that is until the house next door is built!) but you can see the park and the corner lot.

 Kitchen island!

 We have paint and cabinets!

We have sinks and counter tops!

Camryn's First Birthday!

Once again I have been horrible at updating the Blog like I promised the online world I would be but alas I have returned to charm you with my winning typing skills and poor attempt at grammar.

We decided to celebrate Camryn's 1st Birthday at Chuck E. Cheese's and have a true Birthday experience- over stimulation and all! The party was a success and Camryn enjoyed all of her presents and cake...even though she preferred the "adult" cake which was chocolate with raspberry filling as opposed to her vanilla cake with vanilla frosting.

Camryn got lots of great gifts (I think her toy selection increased two fold in a matter of minutes!). Colby had a extra surprise for Camryn and got her her first Vera Bradley purse (if you are unfamiliar with the brand I highly recommend taking a look- they are my favorite!).  I even got one too as a gift for, as Colby put it, "not killing the baby in her first year of life".

This is a post Birthday picture of Camryn with her Vera Bradley purse...she stayed home sick the Monday after her party with a fever...must have been too much cake!


As you can see Camryn was a little overwhelmed by the increasing volume of Chuck E. Cheese and the ten other Birthday parties going on but she enjoyed opening all of her great gifts.

At the Beach!

Uh Oh!

Deep in the humidity (I mean heart) of Texas...

Don't get me wrong... I love Texas but that level of humidity is ridiculous! Camryn took her first plane ride to visit some of her family in Houston at the end of July and even got to venture to her Mommy's favorite childhood vacation spot to get some beach time!

The flight there was amazing! We took a later flight so Camryn could sleep and we lucked out with it only being 50% full allowing us to have our own row and allowing Camryn to bring her car seat onto the plane.

After a great trip to the beach where Camryn grew quite fond of Shaved Ice and eating sand we got to spend some time experiencing the Texas food I had missed, visited with family, and Miss Camryn discovered she can open cabinets and spread the contents all over the floor!

Check out Facebook for tons more pictures about our adventures.