Being a Hovde ain't easy...

Although her given name does not include a Hovde, she is 50% Hovde and that is A LOT!!!  I thought I would share a "sweet" video I took of her the other day...

A Few of My Favorite Things

Raindrops on windows...  Whiskers on kittens...  Polka dotted jammies....  Chicken pictures...  AND THE BEST OF ALL?

Sloane Victoria's 4 month picture wearing her pink with orange polka dots jammies next to Chicken...

Co-sleeping

Many pediatricians argue against co-sleeping and I wonder, do they not have babies at home?  I certainly put the kiddo to bed in her crib, but when she is cold or extremely fussy, I bring into our bed.  To make sure Daddy doesn't roll over her, I lay down in between the two of them.  I have noticed that our kiddo is not a sharing individual, when it comes to room on the mattress.  Please enjoy the following collage of the dominating (sleeping) baby...

Daddy and his female twin

Sooo cute 

Do I dare mention they were snoring at the same speed?

Daddy is all tucked in, very cautious of the baby intruder

Baby is completely sprawled out

Did you notice how Daddy is literally hanging onto the side of the bed?

Polka Pink and Dot Orange

Never thought I was a huge fan of pink with orange polka dots...  until now...  I have a pair of pajama bottoms that are pink with orange that are hard to look at, without adjusting your eyes a bit.  My dad's cousin, Denise & her family, sent a monkey outfit to Sloane.  Would you believe we match?

My little monkey, lounging on my lap

Ever have one of those days you feel you have a monkey on your butt, I mean back?

This is how adorable Sloane looked, first thing this morning.  Too bad for you, Mommy took a shower last night and went to sleep with semi-wet hair.  She was a frightful site (hence no picture of her face)...

Our first family Halloween

Crashed an amazing Halloween party - the hostess is a friend of my brother-in-law's and she is addicted to Halloween.  It's a kick to see how "Martha Stewart" she decorates...  There is not a single room not rocking the holiday; even her bedspread has jack o'lanterns on it.

Our scary man

Part of the decor, our little bambina

Self portraits suck even worse, now there are three of us

Kiddo was the life of the party in Aunt Lala's arms

Who would've thunk

Can you imagine swimming the last weekend of October?  It was a frightful 90-something degrees, so we thought the pool would be refreshing.  Apparently the only thing "winter" like is the swimming pool.  I was able to capture a semi-happy baby before she freaked out.

I love LoVe LOVE ruffles on her bum

Do you hear that?  It's the calm before the storm...

Amazing...

Hallo-Eve

Our little munchkin was covered in sparkly glitter, so I thought a shower would be the quick & easy way to remove it.  Sloane was completely calm, cool and collected (although her eyes betrayed her inner angst).

She thought it was time to eat

Not sure if I like this...

Am I almost done?