ONE YEAR OLD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Oh my Sweet Katie Jane!

How can you possibly be 1 year old already?!

You are absolutely the love of our lives. You are so smart and funny and loving. You charm everyone with your smile. This past year has been so fulfilling, challenging, exhausting and rewarding. It's true - you can't really know true love until you experience the love of your child. As far as babies go - we hit the jackpot with you.

We celebrated your big day with friends and family. We spent most of the party outside on the deck, enjoying the lovely fall day. We decorated with bright colors and Grammy Mary even made you a rainbow layered cake. I think you had a pretty good time digging into it - and we had a blast watching you!

CAKE FACE!

Mommy and Daddy and Katie Jane

Your sweet camping high chair.

Birthday crown at Vicky's!

You are really strong.

You like to draw on your new board.

Cooking with Dad.

Punkin's

More Punkins

My punkin.

Too darn cute. 

At Daddy's football game.

Sometimes you're not so sweet - but I'll ALWAYS LOVE YOU!!

I love you so much, 
Mommy

10 Months

Hi Love Muffin ~

Well exciting and scary news today ~ YOU ARE WALKING!!!!! Today - on your 10 month birthday - you took your first steps without Daddy or I holding your hands. Now granted, you were pretty wobbly and only went about three steps before plopping on your bum....and you are still a super speed crawler when you need to cross a room (you prefer to use walls and furniture to shimmy around the room) - BUT - you walked baby girl. You walked. What an amazing and wonderful thing to be able to see you moving into this next phase of......disaster zone - I mean exploration! haha! Your Daddy and I are so proud of you. And I am so happy we were both here with you at home to witness it.

Once August starts.....A slight twinge of depression sets into our world......summer is basically over. People start calling and emailing about school stuff, football starts up, preparations begin to made for the upcoming year. Don't get me wrong baby, I love starting a new school year. It is always exciting and scary and joyful to begin a new year fresh with new students and new people and new challenges - but of course having NO schedule (other than taking care of you of course) for the last 2 1/2 months is pretty dang sweet, so August is always just a little bittersweet.

Over the rest of July and into August we have several more AWESOME adventures.........

9 months

Hey Baby girl!

We have had quite the adventurous summer so far!

We zipped up to McCall right after school got out for a little R & R......

Then you and I went to Michigan!

We visited friends and had lots of fun just chilling at home!

Then we went back up to McCall and spent 4th of July week with all the Tyree's......

You are an absolute JOY Katie Jane!

We love you so much!

Mommy