Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Swim!
















Katie got to play in the baby pool at Kayla's today. I think her swimsuit is a little big. You will see what I mean. Of course Kayal took these beautiful pictures..not me.

Monday, April 27, 2009

Beach Trip 1 of 09


















































Our plans were to leave for the beach right after work on Thursday. I was worried about going because Katie was throwing up that morning. We finally figured out it was her antibiotic she was taking for her ear infection. UGGHH. Anyway, we made it to the beach around 9 that evening. Our plan was to leave late so Katie could sleep during the ride. Didn't happen...but I must say she was a good little traveler. We were lazy Friday. We just sat around the condo and played with cousins. Saturday we went to the beach. I was so excited. Last summer I had to hold Katie because she was barely even sitting up. I just knew that she would love it since she could run free. Boy was I wrong. She would not put even one toe in the sand. I would try and put her down and she would raise her legs up as far as she could. I sat her on a beach towel and she really didn't even like that. Luckily her Aunt Renee brought a "pack in play " out on the beach. She got in and was a happy girl. She played in that thing and never fussed. I think I am going to have to buy a sandbox so she can practice playing in the sand before we go back in June. We went to eat Sunday and I wanted to get her picture in the sand by the sea oats. I though no big deal since she would have shoes on. She remembered the sand. It took about 5 of us acting crazy to get a couple of decent pictures. Also the family picture would have been good had there not been a hurrican around my head! All in all it was a good trip. We enjoyed spending time with our family and are not looking forward to going back to work. The video is of Katie unpacking. It was funny because her cousins Cole and Cade stayed in our condo. They were wrestling while Katie was checking out the clothes I had packed for her and the shoes I brought. Definite difference in a boy and a girl.

Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Sickness!!!











Katie is sick again! It started out with runny nose, fever, cough. Finally I got my mom to take her to the doctor and she has another ear infection. I am glad we did because we will be going to the beach this weekend. Katie went to Kayals today. Kayla is awesome at taking pictures. She needs to go into buisiness but she wont. Enjoy!

Monday, April 13, 2009

Easter 09



















What a great Easter we had! The first part of the weekend was not so fun. Shannon had another death in the family and it was very sad. Katie is sick again! She had fever Thursday night but of course it was gone by Friday afternoon. Snotty nose and coughing again. Anyway. Saturday night she was up all night croup coughing so needless to say we did not make it to sunrise service. We did however make it to the 11:00 service. It was a wonderful service and you could just feel Jesus in the room. The Easter bunny did come and see Katie. She got a set of plastic golf clubs and a purse with "fake" make up in it. She was so excited. Later that day we went to Wes and Tonyas (brother of Shannon) house to have a big Easter lunch and then the big egg hunt. We hid 148 eggs and the kids actually found all of them. The babies got about a 2 minute head start. Katie did great. We had practiced earlier in the week so she new exactly what to do. She even got 2 money eggs. You will notice that she is in a dress but loves all of the "boy" toys. She also has a thing right now with sticking her tongue out. If anyone has any suggestions on that one please let me know. Sorry the video is blurry..we had a rookie doing the video shoot...DADDY! Hope you enjoy. I am off today and may not get out of my pj's all day. I am so blessed to have such a wonderful family and a wonderful God to make all of it possible! I hope everyone has a wonderful day!

Friday, April 3, 2009

Spring is in the Air!!
























































Wow I didn't realize it had been a month since my last post. We have been so busy. The week before Spring Break was awful. My sister in law passed away, my mom was put into the hospital, and Katie and I both got sick. That week and half into Spring Break is a blur. by Wednesday Katie started feeling better. We made a short trip to the zoo and had an afternoon at the park. I really needed one more week to enjoy, but now we are back into the swing of things.
Katie is changing so much everyday. She has learned so many new expressions, actions, and words. She keeps me running. As you can tell by the pictures it is hard to get a good one. She does not stop moving. She has a shoe fettish. She wants everyone to wear shoes and she wants to wear everyones shoes. When we went to the park she would get a kids shoe and take off running. It was so funny. She still only has 4 teeth in her mouth, but she will eat just about anything you give her. Peas will always come back out! One of her favorite things to eat is guacamole. She really does not like sweets. She might eat a bite and then spit it out. She is learning to say names. I am mommy, Shannon is momma (lol), my mom is Nani, Regan is Rae Rae, Adam is Ada, Dad is Daddy. It is amazing what she has learned just in the last couple of weeks. She loves to read books and be read to. Nani is the best at reading because she does all of the sound effects. Katie is a girlie girl inside the house and a tomboy outside the house. Inside she wants her purse, makeup, and even wants to wear panties. Outside she wants to run, play in the dirt, and splash in the mud puddles. She is an all american girl. What more can you ask for! :)