The best baby names!

Yes, Kandee is my name and I love it....(I even proudly wore my Happy Birthday pin at Disneyland...not only do you get in for free on your birthday...but they give you a pin to wear with your name it on, so everyone says, "Happy Birthday Kandee!", all day long...it's so fun!

When I was about 5, I didn't love my name so much...ha ha ha...as a kid, I didn't know how many more times I could hear, "kandee can I have some candy?!?"....followed by, what they thought was their clever and hilarious laughter!

So when it comes to naming babies...my perfectionism comes out, and I want to pick the perfect name...to fit them perfectly. Somehow I couldn't imagine myself having any other name than Kandee.
(thanks mom and dad for naming me Kandee, and for spelling it very un-traditional!)
I don't care that I can never find a personalized pen or mug with my name spelled correctly...

oh how I wanted a little license plate with my name on it for my bike when I was little though!


Alani and Blake have come up with some of the BEST baby names, here they are:


Alani's names she came up with today:
SAMERICKA (suh-mare-ih-cuh)
LOTSIE (lot-see)
KITSIE (kit-see)
SAMAREDA (suh-mare-ee-duh)
SALLY (that's one of her all-time favorites)


Blake's best baby names for girls:
Princess & The White Stick
Princess Beauty (i must say I do have an affinity towards this name! ha ha ha


here's to names...and pretty soon I will share with you all what we decided for little Cupcake....she will always be little cupcake, no matter what her "official" name is! ha ha ha

your sugary named friend, Kandee

my new no make-up and hair look!

today i had more "beautiful" things to do than put on my make-up or even brush my hair! ha ha ha
A truly beautiful person can be seen in the dark...
if you close your eyes...you can feel someone's beauty...you don't need eyes too see if someone's truly beautiful...beautiful in the way they make your feel...that's what's really beautiful...
Today I felt beauty and love swirling around my heart...not one ounce of make-up, hairstyling, or even fun clothes or accessories...
just so much love....me and my new little princess (you can read more on my personal bloggy: www.kandeeland.com)...we danced to Jack Johnson...cuddled, snuzzled...and even though I felt exhausted beyond belief....I just wanted to stay away and look at her.

Of all the jobs I've ever had...being a mom is my most wonderful, rewarding, and heart swelling job....I'll work 25 hour days happily...i'll gladly wake up in the middle of the night to hold any of my babies, comfort them, and fill up their hearts with mama's love...
off to pour some love on my little people...
huge love and no make-up...you kandee

She's Here! She's here! The Cupcake is here!

i'll blog more tomorrow..but i am super exhausted...and it's not so easy for me to type right now...just so excited to show her to the world!!!

(SORRY, I know I posted the same post on both blogs....but labor was tiring and I don't think I have the energy to type 2 blogs...ha ha ha... i had a bit of a rough patch after baby was born....I'll talk about it later...but I'm ok now! hooray!)

i posted about...
thinking i should call my midwife on facebook and twitter at about 3:40 in the morning
and little Cupcake (who we still haven't picked out a name for...we have up to 30 days! ha ha ha) at 7:04am!
I'll give you all more details later...just sooo tired....

she weighed 8 lbs and 2 oz, was 21.5 inches long...and is perfect...

 after she got "dressed"...thanks to "Nana Shannon"...she is still laying on the little sling that they weigh her with....

 with proud Daddy, Bobby...who got an early birthday present...his birthday is tomorrow!

 tears of joy fell from Bobby's eyes as he got to hold his little "early present"...everyone needs a cupcake for their birthday! hee hee hee

she is snuzzled up next to me right now...and my heart grew even bigger today with love for her!

all the kids woke up a couple hours after she was born and were so excited to see her...even big brother Jordan....

I promise I will type more filling you  in on all the fun details about everything from labor and everything else....I'm just a wee bit exhausted.....it's alot of work getting a cupcake out of the oven! ha ha ha..but worth every single moment!

Our Cupcake is here!!!! Just had to show her to you all......"our cupcake is here!"
huge love and a semi-deflated belly....your kandee and her cupcake