One Day at a Time

September came in fast and it's already over! I feel like I am so busy and have so much to do all the time, but when I really sit down and look at everything it's not much.
This month was filled with Photoshoots and Dr. Appointments. Devin also got to do a quick trip to Idaho with his parents.

We got her an early birthday present so she could ride it before it got too cold.

Kamille is turning two in less than two weeks! We are having a small get together with food and cake to celebrate. She is talking so much and loves to see her grandparents. We are so blessed that both sets of grandparents live within two hours. She always wants to call or visit them. Her favorite thing ever is "outside". She wants to ride her four-wheeler, go on walks, or swing. It going to be sad when it's too cold to go outside. The down side of living in North Dakota is that is can get to -50 and you can't be outside longer than a minute without freezing. So this mom is going to have to come up with some good inside activities for my active girl.

Our little one sucking her thumb.

Our other little girl is growing too. I'm 22 weeks pregnant and so far everything is going good. Our last ultrasound she was breech and face up. That made it really difficult to get all the measurements. So I get to go in again and get another ultrasound. We are  hoping that she has moved but so far I don't think she has. I can feel her kicking me in the cervix. It feels like an electric shock, so I know she is still breech.

Devin bought Kamille and our new baby their first matching outfit! I love how excited he is.

I've been busy with photoshoots like crazy! Now is the time families want pictures. They get them taken for Christmas cards, it's not too hot, and the colors are great. This last month I have had 7 photoshoots and I have 3 more before the month is up. October is already all half booked up. Some days I have 3 shoots scheduled! It's been fun and I really think my photography is improving. My favorite part it getting to know new people.




Devin has been busy with work. He got to go to Idaho and helped his parents pick up a few things from their house. He picked up a lot of fun items to fix up this winter.

That's it for our update...
God be with you,
Kaylynn Jackson

Seriously this whole year seems to fly by. We have been through so much travelling, weddings, reunions, buying a house, getting pregnant, raising a two year old, and we just got back from our camping trip.
It was relaxing, fun, and we made some fun memories. Devin and I took our camper and we loved having it. First off we didn't have to get a hotel like we usually do when we travel to and from Idaho and second when the rain fell the last night we didn't have to worry about anything. I think the best part about camping was getting away from cell phones, getting to know everyone again and see where they are in their lives and just relaxing in nature.  We ate good food, swam in the ice cold creek, hiked halfway up a mountain until we got scared, played board games, and had some fun crafts.




Now for the rest of August: Most of my days have been filled with painting our kitchen, going to Dr. appointments, playing with my princess, and doing photoshoots.

Painting our kitchen:
BEFORE...

This is the first image we ever saw of this kitchen before we  bought. Seriously this guy posted to sell his house without cleaning it! haha... but I was so embarrassed of my kitchen. I still haven't invited my friends over. :) The Coca-Cola Wallpaper and Valance. The puke green counters, old greasy cabinets and carpeted floors. It was bad! But it was livable and the appliances worked.

We pulled up the carpet and luckily found beautiful floors!


Then we started painting the cabinets white and the hardware silver.


We took off the wallpaper and I sewed a new valance, we then started painting the walls a light blue!

It's a mess still and we are still working on it...but it's looking so much better. My dad is going to redo the counter-tops. We are going with a dark dark gray (pretty much black) and the back splash is a warm gray stone. Someday we will update the appliances.

Dr. Appointments:
We got the Panorama Blood test done and found out that we are having another girl. I was shocked at first, but I am so excited. Kamille is going to have so much fun with a little sister. Devin's happy because it's cheaper. We already have all the clothes and blankets and don't have to buy much.

Last Wednesday we had a Dr. appointment and it went well. At first the doctor couldn't find the heartbeat with the Doppler and that freaked me out. So he did another ultrasound and the baby was doing great. This is the second time that this has happened and the  Dr. thinks it's because my c-section scar gets in the way.

Kamille:
She's turning 2 in October! I don't really have anything planned yet, but I'll get there. She's talking up a storm! Some days we can't get her to stop talking. She says the funniest things. The other day at Panera Bread she looked through small opening where the staff  and other customers were and said really loud, "Hello, welcome to Wendy's". Devin and I laughed so hard because it's been forever since we've been to Wendy's. She is 100% ready to potty train and now that the camping trip is over we can get right on that.

Photoshoots:
Lastly my photoshoots seemed to have picked up like crazy! I guess everyone likes pictures done in the late summer and early fall. I'm all for it! It's been nice meeting new people and catching up with old friends.

Devin:
He's been busy working and helping me with the kitchen. He also has been handy and building me things like shelves in the garage and garbage can holders outside. Devin also was given a mini bike from a coworker and he's having fun taking that apart. I love him so much :)

Sorry for the long-ish post, but life is good!
God be with you until we meet again,
Kaylynn Jackson