The Day is Finally Here...

We have reached the day when I have to officially child-proof my house. I found her up on the stereo, under my bed, and at the top of the stairs (no picture...I was too freaked out trying to grab her....I need a gate.) When she was under my bed, it was funny; the stairs, not so much! We are up to two solids a day now and she is doing great with it. Next week we are trying some veggies for dinner, so we will see how that goes.

We had a fun craft day at Amy's house with all the girls and kids today. It was really fun. Of course, I forgot my camera and didn't get any pictures, but I am sure Amy will post some, so check out her blog. I am sure I look hefty, like always, but my mom and sisters will look cute, to be sure.

I also got her costume for Halloween this year. I will save the surprise for when I get a picture, but suffice it to say, she looked stinking cute in it! (Thanks, Jo!)

I had a bit of a traumatic moment this evening. I was looking at pictures on my camera, and I only had about 10 on there. This morning, there had been over 200! I FREAKED!! I was sobbing hysterically and yelling at Brady (???like it was his fault???) and basically having a meltdown. In my defense, I had pictures of the first time Katie rolled over, eating cereal, etc, etc. Needless to say, it was really bad....but cooler heads finally prevailed and I found them on my card. Apparently my camera automatically creates a new folder after there are so many pictures on there and you can only see them on the computer. I hastily put them all on my computer AND on a disc, so we are doubly covered. WHEW!!

Here is a cute picture of Katie with her cousin Isaac in their matching pj's. Neither one of them were overly thrilled with the photo shoot. Isn't Isaac adorable??!!

Baby Girl...

Our baby girl is getting so big. I wanted to share these cute pictures of her. She LOVES her dad and always smiles at him. She is just such a sweet baby...and she has gone from sleeping 8 hours a night (like she did since she was 4 wks) to sleeping 10 hours a night! LOVE IT!!

We have had fun the last couple of weeks. We had a girls night out for dinner for Amanda's birthday and it was really fun. We also went to Utah and I got to spend time with Aunt Julie and Ali. That was really fun also. And, finally, I had lunch yesterday with Amanda, Amy, mom, Bonny, and all the babies. It was really fun. I am glad we are all close enough that we can do stuff like this. I love having my family and Brady's family all close by.

Autumn

I love the fall! It is my absolute favorite time of the year. I love everything about it. I love the changing leaves and the bite in the air. There is nothing I love more than a sunny fall day and it is chilly outside. It just lifts my spirits. I loved going back to school as a kid. I love Haloween. I love the leaves changing. I love Thanksgiving. I love the anticipation of the first snow and Christmas! I love, love, love it. Since these are some of the many firsts for Kate, I am excited to dress her up for Haloween and to feed her turkey at Thanksgiving and to let her rip the paper on her Christmas presents. I feel more excited about things (if that is possible) this holiday season now that we have her. I thought I would share a picture of my favority holiday decoration - Pumpkins!!! My kitchen is decorated all in pumpkins now. I am actually going to be changing it soon, but the pumpkins will still come out every fall!

Labor Day!

This weekend we stayed with Brady's parents. We had a nice time with them. Dixie and I made bread and donuts and they were yummy! It is always fun to spend time with them. They are wonderful in-laws to have. I can honestly say that I wouldn't change a thing about them. I have been very lucky in my in-laws! A couple of times I looked over at Wayne (my fil) and was just overwhelmed with sadness at the way he looks and feels. He has lost so much weight and looks so sick. He doesn't have much energy and doesn't eat much anymore. He can barely swallow one pill without getting it caught in the opening to his stomach where the tumor is growing. I don't think he has a lot more time left. It just breaks my heart to think of Dixie and Brady and all of them losing him. I am also sad that Katie won't get to know him. Please keep him and Dixie in your prayers. It is especially hard on her. I just hope and pray that he won't suffer.