Happy 4th of July!

We had a great time with Daddy's family for the 4th of July! The family rented a lake house on Cedar Creek Lake (southeast of Dallas) & it was beautiful! HOT but lots of fun! I (Michael) had lots of firsts on this trip! I swam in the lake, I touched a fish & I learned how to pee outside (thanks to my cousin Colten :)!

I loved fishing with Aunt Margaret, my cousin Alden & others that would join us. Kate having lots of fun with Cousin Alden! Me & Papa - ready to watch fireworks!

Swimming with Daddy & Alden in the lake!

Kate with cousins - Berlin & Alden

Kate LOVES the water!

Me & Kate with Mommy!

I really don't like the water & have to be bribed to get in the pool - HA!

Me & Daddy - Mommy loves this pic! The sunset was so beautiful!

Mommy & Daddy - It took them about 10 pictures to get this one, because Daddy was being silly & wouldn't cooperate - Imagine that ;)

Mommy loves the Texas flag! We celebrated Grandma & Grandad's 60th wedding anniversary!

I helped decorate star cookies!
Doesn't Kate look like such a big girl in this pic?! We think it is the sippy cup...or maybe the shoes.

Kate is 1 Year Old! July 2, 2010

On Friday, July 2nd, our sweet Kate turned ONE! Can't believe it! I know time always moves at exactly the same speed, but it seems like just yesterday was this ---

Kate is such a joy to us. Her little personality is beginning to shine through more each day. A few things I want to remember about her at age 1 -

*Crawling everywhere

*Pulling up to knees & sometimes to one foot

*Says lots of baby talk & has a few words - Mama, Dada, Hi, Thank you (ta u)

*Beginning to sign a little bit - more, all done & milk

*LOVES milk - it is hilarious to watch her as she watches me pour it into her sippy cup.

*She has 5 teeth & 3 more that have just cut through.

*LOVES to eat! Almost everything we have offered her, she has devoured. Favorites - green beans, chicken sticks, banana

*Puts EVERYTHING in her mouth (Much more than Michael did!) Her favorite toys seem to be whatever Michael is playing with :)

*She mimics a lot - shakes her head no, blows kisses, tilts her head back & forth to music

*A GREAT sleeper - 2 good naps & 8 pm to 8:30 am; Going through a phase of crying when I lay her down though. Her favorite toy to sleep with is a pig lovey that was a baby gift.

Milk - Yummy!

I am officially a milk drinker...In a sippy cup! No more bottles or formula for me! Last week Mommy started weaning me from formula by mixing a small amount of milk in with it & increasing the amount of milk every few days. It didn't take long for Mommy to realize that I LOVED milk. So on Friday when I woke up, Mommy gave me a sippy cup full of milk & I emptied it quickly. Mommy was thrilled with how easy it was! Now when I see Mommy pouring milk into my cup I get so excited! I reach for it & smack my lips. Then when I have finished drinking it all I will do the sign for 'more.'

Precious

Matthew

We have a new family member - Matthew the German Shepherd! After our house got broken into, we were offered Matthew by some friends of friends. He is 4 years old, fully 'protection' trained & he is AWESOME! We love him so much already & have only had him a little over a week! I love petting him, brushing him & giving him treats. He has fit perfectly into our family!

Our Daddy!

Happy Father's Day to our wonderful Daddy! He is the Best!!

Michael -