15 month appointment

Weight: 19lbs. 2 oz (3- 10%)
Height: 29 1/4 inches (10- 25 %)

She is one petite little girl!

Maylee has become quite the helper- helping me unload the dishwasher by putting dishes away or handing me the silverware, bringing the grocery bags in from the car

Favs:
- Wheat Thins, raisins, and pumpkin cookies
- making a "seat" out of anything, from a stack of tablecloths on the floor, to pillows, to sitting on cans in the pantry
- going to the park (well- she never outgrew the park stage, but we can finally go again now that it is cooling down!)
- walking to get the mail (and of course, she has to hold the keys!)

Take me out to the ballgame...

and put me on the big screen!

My family bought tickets to go to 5 D-Back games this season. It was always my goal to get my cute little girl on the jumboscreen. I finally figured out that during the 7th inning stretch, the camera man gets the guy playing the organ (which is right next to the kid play place!) So we just happen to meander over to the play place around the 6th inning and just happen to be standing there to get on camera! Pretty cool, huh? Too bad the couple with the little baby was hogging the camera. ;)

Anyways, we always had a good time going to the games. Maylee especially enjoyed the play place and the Kettle corn!

Panguitch Lake

Well, we went up to Panguitch Lake last Friday night! It wasn't the original plan- we were going to go on Thursday but Maylee got the flu on Tuesday. After some meds however, she was good to go. The high fever went away and she was back to normal. Jeff was a different story on the other hand. He started feeling sick on Wednesday and got pretty bad on Thursday. We were bummed we wouldn't be able to go up to the cabin. Then Friday came along and he was feeling "better". Sweet! We took our chances thinking he would continue to get better. So we took off for the 7 hour drive around 2:30 in the afternoon. By the time we got to the cabin, unloaded some things, turned on the electricity and water... it was pretty late. I think that took a toll on Jeff. For the rest of the trip he was pretty much in bed. Poor guy. He came outside a few times to enjoy the weather as you can see in the pics, but for the most part he rested inside. Although it was quite the bummer of a trip for Jeff, Maylee and I sure had fun time visiting, playing, and exploring with Grammie and Poppa!

Maylee loved picking up sticks and walking around in the dirt. She also had a great time getting a bath in the metal tub (taking pics of the kiddos in the tub is a tradition in the family). Hopefully next trip everyone will be able to enjoy the "great outdoors"!

Good thing we have tile! :)

This is what happened when I turned my head for one minute... (my make-up all over the floor. I didn't think she knew how to untwist lids, but apparently she does!)

The moment I've been waiting for...

Maylee has enough hair for a ponytail! Well, not really, but I did manage to do one for church on Sunday. Her hair is long in some places and short in others. It hasn't really "filled in" yet. Poor girl. Oh well- I still had fun making one tiny ponytail!

My little sister is married!

Kelsie got married on August 8th. Her and Kyle make a great couple. She was a beautiful bride and the wedding was amazing. Maylee was a fan of the dance floor at the reception. Her new thing is putting her hands up in the air while dancing. How cute is that! Pretty good dance move if you ask me!

no more ice cream...

For a few weeks Maylee was getting hives off and on. We took her into the doctor and decided to get her tested for allergies. After a week of waiting for her blood test results, we found out she is allergic to dairy and eggs. Thankfully, she is not severely allergic, but we want to stay away from these things for a bit in hopes that it will eventually go away with age(also- so she won't get hives). Poor thing! I was having a hard time knowing what to cook her until I found this website in the Family Fun magazine. I LOVE IT! This woman is amazing. I've realized that Maylee really can have a lot of things... I just have to make them myself. I've tried the blueberry muffins (which Maylee didn't really care for, but I like them!) and the pancakes! They have both been great! It is a wonderful resource if you have kids with allergies or will have to cook for someone who does. I feel like quite the little domestic mom doing all this cooking from scratch (well, making muffins and pancakes!). I am so accustomed to making things with a mix- sad, huh? It feels good to make it all on my own.