Thanksgiving - Nov 23, 2006

Kathryn 17 months - November 23, 2006

Kathryn 17 months. She's very tired in this picture.

Kathryn and mommy

Kathryn with her new art desk. We color almost daily, not always on paper though. We have a couple of works of art around the house already.

Kathryn has been doing well this month. She is now saying "Here you go" and gives things to people constantly. It's so cute ! She also says "Yummy ! Yummy ! Yummy ! when she's eating or when she's about to eat. She will even get into her highchair by herself now.

I think she's getting into the terrible twos early. She refuses to sit in a cart or stroller and would rather walk. Changing her diaper is a chore and even naps and bedtime is a hassle. So right now she's a handful as I am sure alot of children are.

On a better note she loves being read to and just looking at books is one of her favorite things to do. She copies alot of things mommy and daddy does. She loves the vacuum and helping pick things up.

Even more teeth! Kathryn is getting her canine teeth now so she has been in even more pain with her molars still groing in and all from last month.

Boston Baby - November 2006

This is a Boston Red Sox Shirt we picked up in Massachusetts on vacation. Kathryn looks right at home in it.

Halloween 2006 - Kathryn

Well, Halloween went well for all of us. We had many trick-or-treaters. Kathryn would run to the door everytime the doorbell rang to see the kids all dressed up and to here them say "trick-or-treat". Finally, we decided to take her out to a few neighboring houses. She really liked it. She tried to go into one persons' house. We let her have one piece of chocolate and saved the lollipops for later.

Halloween 2006 - Cousin Katelyn

Age : 9 months

I can fly !

Halloween 2006 - Cousin Patrick

age : 8 months

Cousin Patrick - What a big Pumpkin !

Superbaby Patrick - How cute !

Kathryn 16 months - October 23, 2006

Well our little angel is definately gowing. lately she's been climbing into and onto everything. She's so funny ! kathryn got four molers this month. Poor thing was up in pain alot of nights. Of course, either mommy or daddy were right there with her trying to comfort her. We are using utensils alot and we are trying to make the use of a cup more frequent. Kathryn has begun to play with dolls and tries to feed them and pats their backs. She loves doll strollers, with or without a doll in there. Ha ha ! She is doing well with talking. She points alot but were trying to get her to use words. She will repeat every now and again. Lately it's been GO ! GO ! GO !. From the moment she wakes up. She is definately an active one. We love you Kathryn !

Trip to Boston Sept.16 -Sept. 24

Didn't take any pictures while we were there but we'll try to ask family for some. We were so busy going to visit family that pictures were kind of forgotten about.

Kathryn 15 months - 9/23/06

Kathryn emptying all of the diaper packages

Kathryn - 14 months 8/23/06

The 4th of July

I can't believe I almost forgot this one.

We went to a neighboring city to go see a parade. kathryn got to ride in her wagon. She wore a festive outfit.We had fun up until the fire engines made Kathryn cry. Very Loud. On the bright side we got popsicles and candy. Yummy !

Into the Jungle

Here's our little one with daddy's boonie hat on. She was so funny just hiding behind the hat. She was more interested in playing with pens than paying attention to mommy. It seems to be the way things are lately.

Kathryn- 13 months

Hello all. Time for an update on our little angel. Well lately she has been testing boundaries and I would hardly call her an angel However, she is a cutie in other ways. She loves the Dr. Seuss board books for babies. She can say Go Dogs Go ! which is a titel of one of the books and is repeated in the book as well. She says baby alot and points to the baby in her ABC book. She has a love of animals that is just oh so sweet. She says MMMMM ! for a cow sound and growls whenever she sees other animals. We take her to the zoo regularly and it's time to take another trip.

Kathryn is doing well as far as her bottles. We have her on one bottle for bedtime and she gets sippy cups throughout the day. She has her own bowl and utensils for dinner now. She does try and use the fork and spoon. It's so cute to watch. She's growing up before our eyes.

All Smiles

Nephew/Cousin Patrick 4 months

Patrick 4 Months

How Cute ! What long eyelashes !

Kathryn's 1st Birthday Party - June 24, 2006

Well babe, the party was a blast. You had so much fun watching all fo the other kids play with the balloons. Of course, we gave you one too. You just love balloons. Cake again ! What a mess AGAIN. This time we had Bright pink trimming on the cake and boy you were pink by the time you were done. Presents were a blast for you to open. You wouldn't let one go to open the next. everyone sang happy birthday to you again and you just cheered them on clapping and shouting Yaaaahhh! I'm glad you enjoyed yourself.

Kathryn 1 year - June 23, 2006

Hi !!!!!

What a piece of cake !

Mmmmmm ! Heavenly !

My Wagon ! A gift from Grandma and Grandpa.

Kathryn's birthday cake just for family.

Happy 1st Birthday Kathryn !!!! Mommy and Daddy came into your bedroom this morning to wish you a happy birthday as soon as you got up. It was so cute how you just flashed us a smile like you new it was your birthday.

We decided to have a cake tonight just for the family. Mommy got a great picture of you with the whole piece of cake in your hand and your smooshing it into your mouth. What a mess to clean up but it was worth it. You love the happy birthday song but unfortunately your birthday only comes once a year and I don't want to confuse you by singing it all of the time. Also, I don't know if you'll expect presents or cake afterwards. Ha ha !

Oh Iforgot to mention how your developing. You're 21lbs 1314ozs and 29.5 inches. Also, you are now on all milk, no formula anymore. Your on mostly table food but there are some baby foods that you still eat to get enough nutrition and they make for great snacks. You can now stand by yourself for 10-20 seconds. I caught you standing in the kitchen waving at the trash one day. How cute ! Your also trying to bear crawl still. It's adorable to see with your heinie in the air. Keep it up babe! We've definatley been cheering you on. Your sayig a couple morewords now like Uh Oh and Yum. We're trying to make you say the name of things before we'll give them to you. You've been pointing so much and making sounds that we are naming things or you so you can learn what to call them. You love conversations. You'll say just about anythingto give responses to questions.

Father's Day - June 18, 2006

Daddy woke up to a wonderful present from you. A picture of you on a Harley. Daddy was very excited and we put it on the mantel for everyone to view. Daddy also wished he could have been there for the photo shoot. There was a picture of you with the Harley Bear as well and then we had some regular pictures of you taken for records. They were all so adorable but what do you expect from such an adorable baby.

We went to the Como Zoo again and this time you were very interested in the animals. The Giraffes and Zebras were out this time for you to view. I think that you really enjoyed the Polar Bears most of all. We also saw a Sea Lion Show and you were so happy that you got to clap and say Yaaaaahhh !. It was so cute to watch you participate.

Cousin/Niece Katelyn - update

Here's Katelyn ! 4 1/2 months

11months - May 23, 2006

My little Lady ! You are taking steps by yourself now and can stand for seconds by yourself too. We're very excited to see you walk even though we know we'll be chasing you soon. You are almost on all table food now. You are great with sippy cups, handles or no handles. Your little tummy still can't take milk but we're trying. You love your walks to the park and spending time in the grass with mommy. everything is still dada even though you can say many more words.

kathryn's first pigtails

Isn't she cute !!!!! I'm glad she didn't take them out.

Home on the range

My dear sweet girl, oh how you love to play. You fight with me over the camera even though you have lots of toys to play with. You will roam around the blanket but the grass is a foreign land to you. Hopefully you'll start to venture more and understand the world is your playground.