California!

I just got back from a week with my sister Bridget in California. I drove back with her after Thanksgiving and then flew home. Sadly Stellar had caught a cold and gave it to me. So this week has been recovery week. Thats ok. Its like -15 outside. Another thing was that Steve and I had some computer problems and they had to wipe our hard drive and so my picture editor program was gone and so these pictures are not going to be great. Sorry!
These pictures arent in order either. This is Eliza and Stellar in their strollers at the San Diego zoo. We had a great time. As we were walking up to the gates to buy tickets a lady handed me a free ticket. Score! Then no one was there and we got to see everything with out being bugged by lots of people.

I am a HUGE Conan O'Brien fan and well.... I just went to his show is all. It was a really weird experience. Very fun. Me and my sister Megan went and had a blast. William Shatner was the guest... (what a weirdo) and the Mary Poppins broadway show preformed. Not a great line up but we still had fun seeing how it all goes down.
Stellar usually bathes in a sink. This is his first bath time special in his cousin Martha's bath. THANKS MARTHA for letting us stay in your room for a week.
Stellar did soo good traveling 8 hours one day and about 8 the next. I was nervous but it turned out well.
Stellar and Eliza. She calls him "Baby Stellar". I had so much fun with Bridget. I miss her! Love you sis!

Update #2 For NOVEMBER- Here ya go Mom.

Here is the cute little man. 7 Months old November 8th. He has been crawling since he was 6 months old and now I swear he could walk any day. .. TO SOON!
This was Halloween this year. I had a bumblebee costume for him and I couldnt find it. Among my search for his costume I found a dress, So Stellar was a girl for Halloween. Probably the only Halloween I could get away with dressing him as such. .. .
So I learned a really cool basket weave method at my cake decorating class. I love it! This is the cutest baby shower cake Idea. Good thing my sister in-law Melissa is gonna have a baby boy! I wanna make a cake for her now. This weekend I am going to make a Dora the Explorer cake, Teenage mutant ninja turtle cake, a Dinosaur and a basketball. Then its my sister Amanda's birthday next week (Wednesday) and I think I know what I will do for her cake. Its to much fun. Thanks to my adorable Husband he is allowing me to be Cake Crazed!

My top two obsessions......

So there are two things I am in mad love with right now....... Stellar and CAKE! I dont eat the cake, I just decorate cakes. I look for every excuse to make a cake. Steve bought me a bunch of cake decorating supplies for my birthday and its been obsession ever since. I recently bought some Wilton brand character shaped pans off of craigslist for cheap and its sooooo FUN!!!! I made my nephew a hamburger cake yesterday for his birthday. Bridget my sister bought me some cake decorating classes for my birthday. My last class is tomorrow and I am soo sad. There are other continuing classes starting this spring. (I wont panic) Can ya see the fries in the back of the photo? They are sugar cookies cut into frie shapes and rolled in sugar. Rice krispies for the sesame seeds. Anyway.....Stellar is growing by leaps and bounds. He will be 7 months old on the 8th of this month~! Incredible. He starting scooting at about 5 1/2 months. Then started full on crawling about a month later. Well just in the past week or so he is pulling himself up on things and scurrying along the couch. The downside to that is that he has some new bruises on his 7head7bujuybhh8ihyhj. Ok he just got a hold o fthth mnmhn hkneh of the keyboard.. sheesh. He will be walking soon. To soon. :0 ) He is such a funny personality to have in our home. It is so fun and we just cant seem to kiss him or hug him enough. Now if he would just sleep all the way through the night.

Gap Casting Call - VOTE FOR STELLAR

http://family.go.com/gapcastingcall/entries/kater82/683025409/


Ok so far I have put two pictures of Stellar on the Gap Kids Casting call competition. Copy the link and paste and go vote. It is that easy. So support your fellow friend Katy and VOTE FOR STELLAR. I need a shirt that says that....

Here is a second link.

http://family.go.com/gapcastingcall/entries/kater82/783025571/

Thanks! Love you all!!

These are a few of my favorite things.... 5 months old

Happy Boy

I was mowing the lawn and he was happy as a tick in his little saucer (thanks to my neighbor) and protected from the sun with his hat (thanks Andrew and Jen) and some sunscreen. I just love this kid.

Catching up a bit....

Today is a big day for Stellar. He had his first solids. Rice cereal mixed with banana and he LOVED it! This picture is his messy face before his bath. He actually is a very neat eater.

Naked Bath time! I love his bath time he is so cute I want to bite his face....heheheh
Steve will sit and watch tv and prop Stellar up beside him and it is so funny cause Stellar will watch tv with his daddy. So cute. Love it so I had to of course take a picture!
This year we went on a week long trip up north to Ferragut State Park. It was Steve's step mothers family reuinon they have every year and they invited us. Stellar was great as always. It was a 8 hour trip up there... sheesh. It was beautiful.
This is Uncle Dan and Stellar. Everyone loved him and passed him around like the flu.

This is Steve's dad, Sam his cousin, and Brooklyn his niece. Obviously not ready for a picture :)
This is Steve's step mother Lynda, Savannah and his sister Ashley. We all spent a lot of time just hanging around and enjoying eachothers company.
This is Stellar at about 13 weeks old. Sitting in his high chair for the first time. Its nice to have when I am cooking. Slap a few toys on it and he can bat at them for hours.
So the Riley's have a tradition they do every year on the 4th of July. They go up to Oakley, Utah to their parade and give out free chilli verde breakfast burritos. They usually give out around 300 every year footing the cost them selves. It was fun to go this year and see the action. This is Steve and his cousin Trevor in the action.