Kailah's first steps

Kailah is now starting to take her first steps by herself. I'm so proud of her!

(excuse the bad filming, i was trying to film and catch her, not an easy thing to do)

We went to Party City to pick out some things for her birthday this week and the nice cashier gave Kai a free balloon and she LOVED it! she just stared at it and smiled!

She's been doing a couple silly things. first she purses her lips and scrunches her nose while sniffing really fast. I don't know where she got this from but it is so funny and I wish she would do it for the camera, but everytime I try she totally stops doing it.  I did get her to do it a tiny bit. this isn't even what its really like though.

She also has been whistling a lot! Jason whistles and there is this baby einstein movie she has that whistles, so she might have picked it up from there, but she will just crawl around the house whistling. Jason and I just smile and laugh cause it's so cute.

 I haven't posted video of Kailah crawling really fast yet so here is a good one.

Discovering a New Town

Jason and I went on our first date that I used for the Dating Divas Blog.

(check this blog for the full adventure.)

We went to Ojai california. we had never been there before so we thought it would be a fun adventure.

here are some pictures from our trip.

Kailah's 1st Modeling Gig

Yep, Kailah got her first gig last week. It was modeling for a company named Bella-Bling.  We are NOT a fan of the clothing a little TOOO princessy for us, but a girls gotta start somewhere.... :)

Here is a couple pics that I got back from the shoot.  The company will decide if they want to use any of Kailah's pictures and if they do then they will be using them for their website bella-bling.com

The photographer for these photos is Gretchen Easton , She is amazing! you can click on her name to see her website or her blog is gretche.blogspot.com

Valentines Weekend 2010

Valentines is special for Jason and I, 6 years ago this weekend was our first date. :) And 2 years ago this weekend we made a decision to stop preventing...(i know, i know, TMI!!!) So I always look forward to this weekend and enjoy celebrating our Love. It's fun to reminice about every Valentines Day we've had together.

This weekend we went to Santa Barbara. Neither of us have ever been there before and it was fun to get away(about an hour north from where we live).  Santa Barbara is beautiful! There is this park called Chase Palm Park which is lined with TONS of Palm trees and it's right next to the beach.  We spent the afternoon walking along the park path and browsing through the street fair vendors. There was also a skate park there Jason wanted to stop and watch the skaters to see if they were any good. haha!

We ended the afternoon by walking down the pier where homeless (maybe?) people put out blankets on the sand and wrote signs that asked for money. which was funny cause the homeless people were no where to be found and who knows if those people were even homeless?  The sign closest to us in this pic says, "I'll be honest, I NEED Beer!"  He probably had the most coins on his blanket 

We had dinner on the Pier at a restaurant named Longboards instead of chips and dip they had barrels full of peanuts. Everyone would grab a handful and take the peanuts back to the table where after you eat the peanut, you throw the shell on the ground, so the restaurants floor was COVERED in peanut shells!

 

This is Jason's face after tasting a NASTY peanut! We think they might have been sitting in that barrel for a while cause they were pretty nasty.

Valentines morning Jason and Kailah woke up to their candy/Toy grams. :) Thanks to Tara at the dating divas for the idea. Jason was pleasantly surprised! :)

This one was kind of hard, but since Kailah doesnt eat candy yet i used books etc... it reads...

Munchkin, you are a CUP full of SUNshine we can't get enough of your eyes, nose, fingers, and toes. your facial Expressions make us smile. we love you Dadda and Momma

And thanks Jason for my valentines gift. I Love the bright roses, and the coupons are great(even though some of them are more for you than they are for me. haha!) I'll definitely take the Massage!

My attempt at making heart pancakes.  and smoothies in wine glasses tops off our valentines weekend. we drink from the same glasses EVERY valentines day.

 

Happy Valentines Day.

ooops...

I realized i have never blogged about Jason's trip Asia so i'm finally doing it.  check out his experience in asia here.

The Dating Divas!

And just in time for valentines day i am excited to introduce the new blog i am apart of; 

If you need help planning some fun dates, or just need a little something to cheer ya then come check us out,  and make sure to send us some love. :)  thedahlingdatingdivas.blogspot.com

V-Day

I know it's a little early but.... 

I had some friends come over last week and we had a mini photoshoot for valentines. It was fun and I know Kailah really enjoyed having other little babies around.  check out my photoblog  to see more from the shoot.

Getting started, Talent Agencies

We made the decision last week that we are going to submit Kailah's info to talent agencies.  I have been toying around with the idea for awhile and last week i just decided to do it! If not now then probally never!  We live here where there are a gazillion talent agencies and the market is great for it. Kailah is at the perfect age where she's not raising hell and can sit and just play on the floor and look cute. she's my only baby so I can focus on her and it will be easy to get up and go if she gets a call for the next day.  PLUS she's the most Adorable baby Ever! of coarse! ;)
 So for all of you other mommy's who have the most adorable babies ever! I am posting this for you to help you know where to get started, if interested!
I had NO idea where to start and I know very little about the industry we are applying for so i did a lot of research and talked to a lot of people who have already had experiences in this industry (the good, and the bad!) and this is what I know for now;
In California in able for your child to work in the entertainment industry you must have 2 things; 1- a work permit, and 2- a Coogan Account  This is where I started first since this kind of needed to be done. So I sent in for a work permit for Kailah, this week. It does NOT cost anything to apply for a work permit. Then I looked into a Coogan account, which is a blocked trust account in the childs name that 15% of their paycheck goes to this account and can only be touched when the child is 18 and she/he can do whatever they want with the money since it's in their name.  I am going to use Aftra-sag credit union if Kailah gets any work, I have all my papers filled out so if/when she gets work I can set it up right away since that is required within so many days after your child starts working. it's $50 to open the account and a $5 one time fee.  I know California requires you to have this account but it might not be a must in other states.
Once I got that out of the way I looked into Agents on the the SAG website. you can also look in the phone book under talent agencies. the SAG website is great since they are pretty reliable agencies. I called each agency and asked if they represent infants and if so how to submit a photo? most agencies will let you email them, otherwise you can submit online or mail in a hard copy.  (it's pretty much like finding a job, calling and asking if they are hiring and how to submit and application or resume.)  A lot of agencies do not take children under 5 years so it was good to call and find out so i didn't waste my time or money on sending them stuff.  It's important to know when choosing an agency that, Agencies only get Paid when you do! So If an agency is telling you, your child has to take classes or use their photographer or pay ANY money up front, then they are NOT a legit Talent agency. Agencies get a percentage of what your child makes and that is their ONLY way they make money.
This is where the money part comes in.... For babies you dont NEED a professional picture since they change so often but since I am taking pictures I decided to do some "semi-pro" pictures and compile them on a comp card.  This is what I came up with;

 

I chose my top 4 talent agencies and sent them a comp card and a cover letter or bio.  I also emailed the companies. (make sure to write "new talent" on the addressed envelope or in the subject line of an email.)

I'm excited to say that after submitting Kailah's info we were contacted by the company I was most interested in Zuri Model and Talent and 1 other company we have an interview with, but we decided to go with Zuri and I am really happy we did. I think this is going to be a fun experience.  Kailah already had her first audition the otherday for Preskool.  I will try to blog about any jobs she might get.  Wish her LUCK! :)

crawling and swinging and teething

Kailah tried out the bucket swings for the first time and loves them!


Also I haven't posted an official crawling video yet so here you go


we had some friends over this weekend and they brought their little boy Jack who is 14 months. Kailah LOVES when other kids are around!

Look at those top teeth can you believe it!  i think the top side ones are going to come in pretty soon here too! I can almost see them!  Kailah now has 4 teeth!