So I received a text message from Laura moments ago with the subject “What happens when they give her stickers”. This is one of the pitfalls to having adorable kids. Everyone wants to give…
Category: Family
Being as this is a family website, might as well have some stories about the family.
Katie is walking
For the past few weeks Katie has been in the gray area between cruising and walking, and now I would have to say she is officially walking. She’s had the coordination down for a…
Fourth of July
Paul, Laura and the girls came over for the Fourth of July weekend. We had a great time! We cooked steaks on the grill, went swimming, lit a few fireworks and enjoyed the…
Katie’s 1 year old check-up!
Katie finally got to visit the doctor, and she’s a healthy little girl! She’s weighing in at 21 lbs and 8 oz. She’s almost 31 inches tall! She passed her vision test with no…
Katie’s second first birthday?
Katie may have turned one in Florida and had a birthday party on the beach, but she had another birthday party at the house yesterday. We invited a few of Katie and Lilly’s friends…
The Beach
So the whole family including the grandparents, aunts, cousins, and uncles were at the beach together! Nana let Lilly know months ahead of time that we were going to the beach, and this is all…
Happy Birthday Katie!
Katie turns one! It’s sort of amazing to see how time has just flown by. I know everyone tells you that when you have one kid you get to view their life at a…
Lilly’s three year old checkup
So we’re a little late in posting, but what the heck! Things around here get done when they get done!!! Lilly is a little weed as most of you can tell. She’s taken more…
Katie is 11 months old
Katie is on the verge of walking. Everywhere she goes she pulls up and stands. She’s even started pushing and walking behind her push-a-long toys. She’s starting to get frustrated crawling everywhere and wants…
Backyard theatre
It’s been an idea of ours for a while now to put a projector in the backyard and watch movies on a big screen much like a drive-in theater minus the overpriced refreshments. As…
Easter
We’ve had our first fun Easter this year. Lilly got to look for eggs at school and at the Clark’s house. Both girls had fun little baskets to dig in, and Lilly found hers…
Lilly is three
Lilly turned three this past Saturday. Both Mommy and Nana have been telling her for weeks now that her birthday was coming up and she was going to get a castle cake and presents…
Katie is 10 months!
So I keep waiting for the rest of her teeth to show up. Right now we have 2 in, and she’s chewing on everything in site leading us to believe others will arrive any…
Katie is 9 months!
Our little lady is growing so fast it’s hard to keep up! She weighs a little over 17 pounds and is 27-1/2 inches long. She’s been pulling up on almost anything she gets brave…
Katie is 8 months!
Katie is a wonderful 8 months! She’s up on those knees now, and there’s very little she can’t get over! It’s so much fun to watch her and Lilly play together. Lilly has attempted…
Lilly’s in Preschool!
Lilly started preschool this January at a church in our area. She goes 2 days a week on Tuesdays and Thursdays. She’s done so well with it, and her vocabulary is really taking off!…
Florida!!!!!!!!!
We had an amazing time in Orlando, Florida this past week! Paul was sent there for a training seminar, and the girls got to enjoy the area while he was in class. The trip…
Katie is 7 months!
Katie is officially 7 months! She’s crawling and sitting up! She’s not quite up on her hands and knees, and it more like the wiggles her lower half while she pulls herself across the…
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
I’m trying to play catch-up on all the posts that we missed. We had a wonderful Christmas this year. Lilly really got into the presents this year, and Katie enjoyed that paper. Santa brought…
Katie is 6 months!
Sorry all this is a little late in posting. We’ve had a busy month! Katie is 6 months now, and she’s doing great! She’s almost 17 pounds now which dropped her down to the…
Happy Thanksgiving!
Thanksgiving was nice this year. Tammy made all the usual yummies that we look forward to, and we had 2 turkeys this year!!! Their neighbors fried us a turkey, and it was pretty good!…
We caught a MONSTER!
We have been battling possums now for a while, and we were victorious tonight in our attempt to catch the darn thing! They like to eat the cat food that we have out on…
Katie is 5 months!
I swear time is on fast forward with us these days! Katie has officially turned 5 months, and it seems just like yesterday I found out I was pregnant with her! She has been…
Lilly is…… Potty Trained!
Lilly has finally figured out that big girl panties are tons more fun than diapers! I would say that she is a complete 95% potty trained because we have little accidents here and there….
Happy Halloween!
Well Halloween is quickly approaching, and we had the wonderful opportunity to go to Burt’s Farm to visit those fabulous mutant pumkins! The drive there was incredible with the leaves changing colors along with…
Lilly update!
I figured Lilly deserved a post all to herself. She’s just an amazing little girl. She’s really taken well to the roll of big sister. She helps Paul out at night with Katie when…
Katie turns 4 months!
Katie turned 4 months! We went to the doctor for her well-visit check up, and everything went well. She’s 26 inches long making her in the 95th percentile for her age. She’s weighing in…
Katie’s 3 Months Old!!!!!
Time has flown by with Katie! I swear everything seems to be in fast forward with her. She’s rolling over with ease, and it’s funny how frustrated she gets once she realizes she can’t…