"Embrace the Camera" 9/9/10

A timer shot with my sweeties! Matthew (our dog) even made it into the pic!

The typical lunch scene - Today's menu was mac & cheese & green beans. K & M were THRILLED - they love mac & cheese!

Mommy & Miss K

Yes, you are seeing correctly! Kate is officially pulling up! She is taking her own sweet time learning how to walk, but in the last 2 days she has made some serious progress! Yay Kate! I don't think that she's gotten Mommy's memo that Mommy is READY for her to walk!! Crawling just gets tiring - I can't put her down in public places, her hands always touch the floor (yuck!), but I really shouldn't complain. She has only been crawling 3 months, so not thaaaaat long :)

First Day of "School!"

For the past month I have been telling Mommy, "We really need to go to school & Bible study." Mommy said both would start soon and I have been SO excited! On Monday night Mommy said, "Guess where you get to go tomorrow?" And I said, "SCHOOL! I like school!!" Yesterday when I woke up I couldn't wait to get there! I hardly noticed when Mommy left - I was playing on the floor, looked up at her & said, "Bye Mommy!" I love my teachers and friends in my class. My friend Molly is in my class which is awesome! And I get to share a cubby with her! How cool is that?! When Mommy came to pick me up in the afternoon, I was so disappointed! I wasn't ready to leave at all! But the good news is that I get to go every week! Yay!

I went to school today too! I also didn't notice when Mommy left. I am quite the social butterfly, so I was in heaven! I immediately started playing with all the other friends in my room! Most of them can walk & even run, so I have a lot to learn to keep up! But I enjoyed watching everyone - so much so, that I didn't nap! Wow! I was just too entertained by all that was going on! My teachers were very thankful that I stayed happy without a nap. Mommy told me I will have to learn how to nap at school with all my friends. I just smiled :)

Kate's Quilt

Mommom has been making a quilt for me using my bedroom fabrics! She recently finished it and entered it in a quilt show. It won First Place! Yay! I think the quilt is so pretty and I can't wait to have it in my room! Thank you Mommom for making it for me!

New Mexico Trip - White Sands

On Monday Mommy & Daddy took me to White Sands. We had SO much fun!! I loved sliding down the sand dunes. The first time I was a little nervous, but when I got to the bottom, I looked at Daddy & said, "I want to do it again!!" At one point I landed face first in the sand, looked at Mommy & said, "Sand isn't good for eating!"

Mommy made a bridge for me to run under on the boardwalk!

The gorgeous view on the drive from Cloudcroft to Alamogordo.

New Mexico Trip, Part 4

We drove to Mayhill, a small town between Cloudcroft & Artesia, to take a picture on the steps of this church. Mom has a photo of her as a young girl on the steps of this church.

Sweet Kate - SO happy!

The historic train trestle in Cloudcroft that Andy & I saw while hiking.

Hiking with my honey

New Mexico, Part 3

On Saturday evening we went to dinner to celebrate my mom's & my birthday a few weeks early. We went to The Lodge - delicious food & a beautiful view!

I had the almond-crusted salmon & it was amazing! Kate looks very troubled in this picture - I have no idea why.

Andy enjoyed a steak!

New Mexico Trip, Part 2

On Friday, Andy & I enjoyed going to Ruidoso for the day while the kids played with Mommom & Papa George at the cabin. We ate delicious New Mexican food at "Casa Blanca" & enjoyed walking through downtown & doing some shopping. The scenery, as you can see above, was amazing.

The weather was perfect for morning walks.

Love this pic of our sweet boy.