Kate - 9 months

Oh my! We're only 3 months away from our baby girl turning 1. How did that happen!?!?! Kate is developing quite the personality lately. Here are a few things that she's up to nowadays.
-crawls everywhere
-pulls up on everything
-eats like a horse and definitely knows what she likes and doesn't
-talks all day (very loudly at times)
-protests when she doesn't get what she wants
-has started to really irritate her big brothers by interrupting their games and car rolling
-started sleeping through the night! (well you need help finding your pacifier on occasion)
These are just a few of the wonderful things that this lively and sweet baby are up to . We love you, Kate!

Notice the pony tail! Ahh, what a big girl!

S'mores

We got a fire pit this summer! Too bad its been so stinkin' hot - we've only been able to enjoy it once. Ugh, oh well. It'll cool off soon enough. Of course, if you have a fire, you MUST have s'mores. Good stuff. Here are some pics from our first backyard fire and s'mores.

I got HUGE campfire marshmallows. Awesome if you're just having marshmallows - VERY messy and a tad too big for s'mores. Ahh well they tasted great.

Baseball

Luke recently went to his first baseball game. Grandpa Doug took him, it was just the two of them. It was super hot that day so they were only there through the 4th inning. Luke was able to indulge in fries (apparently he told grandpa "mom doesn't let me have fries", lol), lemonade and candy. At one point Luke told Doug it was "smoking hot", that boy is a riot! After leaving the game they headed to Bass Pro to check out the animals and fish. Luke had a great time and has been talking about his day with Grandpa ever since!

4th of July, 2011

Happy 4th!!! (A day late). The 4th was so much fun this year! Our neighbor was super nice and bought the kids a "tub o' fun", which is awesome kid friendly "fire crackers". They absolutely loved it, as did our niece and nephew! We celebrated with Justin's sister and her family and his mom and dad. As always, it was a great time. This year, Annie and Chris were able to borrow a boat from some friends, so we were able to watch the fireworks display from the water . . . a MUST from now on! Ha, I wish! I'm sure next year is going to be even more fun with Kate running around with the other kids - er, I mean interesting!

Pre-celebration pic on the deck.

How cool are those!?! Yes, a mess, but no fire involved!

Little miss couldn't have been better (shocker). She just hung out an watched the action from her car seat. What am I going to do when she's out of this thing???

My adorable in-laws



Fun on the boat

Seriously patriotic folks!!!

Ev was so proud to be driving the boat with Uncle Chris

8 months

What a sweet baby girl our little Kate is. At 8 months she is the the most laid back little gal ever. She is always happy and is eager to get into everything. She's army crawling now and she is determined to go places. The boys are not too sure about her new-found mobility. She takes their cars, books, blocks, you name it - she wants it. It's pretty funny, actually. In addition to moving, she's a talker and an awesome eater (she loves eating like a big girl at the table with us)! We love you sweet pea, you are awesome.

Vacation!!!

We took the kids to Rosemary Beach, FL this year for vacation. We were also lucky enough to have Justin's mom join us! She was such fun and a tremendous help to us. Honestly, I don't know how we would have done it without her! Rosemary Beach is the coolest place. It's one of those places that you can park your car and never get in it again until it's time to go home. We took full advantage of the restaurants, pools, beach, green spaces, and fountains that it had to offer. It really was a one of a kind vacation. I hope to visit there again someday! There are TONS of pictures from our week. I had a hard time deciding which ones to post - we took A LOT, to say the least!

our first day in Rosemary. Resting on the green.

Walking to our place

Grandma Lin with the boys (it was HOT)!

First day on the beach!

How cute is that - all 3 eating lunch together!

First time for baby Kate at the beach.

And pool!

J and his mama

Family pic on the beach!

My guys!

More fun with Gram

10 amazing years!

Justin and I celebrated our 10 year wedding anniversary on June 16th! Wow, how has it been 10 years already? It truly has been the best ten years of my life. We've had a ton of fun together. We have 3 amazing children and I thank God for each of them every day. It really is a blessing to be married to your best friend. This list (saw online somewhere and tweaked to fit us) is something I put together to sum up very briefly our 10 wonderful years we've shared. . .

Ten Years!

5,256,000 minutes

1 mortgage

5 apartment leases

7 addresses

9 cars

2 cities (twice)

2 churches

1 super duper camera

11 awesome vacations

13 cities visited during residency interviews

a hundred coats of paint

2 cats

3 births

7 employers

1 doctorate

some tears

a million laughs

one love of my life.

June 16, 2001

June 16, 2011

7 months and bath fun

We have been soooo busy lately. I have completely neglected my blog posts, so there are going to be several posted in the next few days! Below are Kate's 7 month pictures and pics of her taking a bath with her brothers for the first time! Riot, no joke. Enjoy.