Happy 18 Months!!

Wow! Time is just flying by, and Katie is growing up so fast. She is now 18 months old and learning something new everyday.

She is such a happy child. She loves to laugh and thinks most everything her brother does is hilarious!

Some 18 month stats:

Height--31.5 (50th percentile)

Weight--23.5 (25th percentile)

Favorite foods--cheese, apples, bananas, peaches, carrots, tomatoes, cake

Dislikes--pasta, bread, meat, riding in the car, being told no!

Frequent Words--Mommy, Daddy, Bubby/Michael, Nana, PaPa, Granny, MacMac, milk, night-night, pooh-bear, book, mine, go, cat, doggy, duck, baby, truck, shoe, sock, hat, ball, thank you, no, please, love you, Amen

Katie with a mouth full of apples

Thanks again to everyone who has followed Katie over this last year and a half, praying for her and our family. It amazes me how far she has come and how awesome she is now!! We love her sooo much!!

Farmer's Day

Coats has an annual festival each October, called Farmer's Day. We are truly a rural agricultural community and this is a time that has always honored the foundations of our town. Our family loves to participate in this time, in fact, I don't know if I have ever missed a Farmer's Day in my life!

Michael and Katie with Andy's dispays at the museum

Katie chillin in shade after lunch

Waving to Nana from the train

Papa took Michael and Katie to ride the Ferris wheel

During the parade, Curt stopped his tractor in front of us so that Michael could get on and ride with him the rest of the way. He had so much fun!!

September 18, 2010

Last Beach Trip of the Summer

I think Michael would live at the beach if we would let him. He loves it! I told him we were going for the weekend and he said, "that is not too much, mommy, we need to stay 37 days." He is so sad now, knowing that we will not get to go back again until spring.



Katie has always had texture issues so she has never liked the beach, especially the sand. She never even wanted to stand up on the sand, much less sit down and play. But she surely got over that this time. Everyday she would be covered head to toe with sand, and she loved having to run into the waves to wash off.

September 12, 2010

Happy Grandparents' Day!!!

We are so blessed to have such an awesome family, and we celebrated them on this day. Andy and I cooked a great lunch and we enjoyed the company of Nana and Papa Bennie, Granny and Papa John, and MaMac and PaMac. We missed having Bennie's mom, grandma Harmon there with us, and certainly felt the absence of my dear Grandmother Madeline, who passed away last December.

I hope that Michael and Katie always know and appreciate how much their grandparents love them!!!

August 4, 2010

Katie Starts School!!

We were so blessed that Nana Joan was able to keep Katie at home all last year. But this school year we decided that Katie was now strong enough to go to school with Michael. She weathered cold and flu season pretty well last year and we were approved to receive the Synagis shots again this winter, so we feel pretty good about her ability to fight off the germs.

Michael was really excited to take Katie to his school

We came in and Katie met her teacher and her new classmates. She was saying "Hi!" to everyone and giving hugs. Then Mrs. Donna brought out the doughnuts....

Let's just say this was the last picture we took as we were about to leave. There were no tears, no hugs, no "Bye Mommy." Just a wave, with a mouth full of doughnut!

She has really adjusted well. She loves all her new friends and she plays so hard everyday that she is absolutely worn out when she gets home. Occasionally, Michael will tell us that he went up to her room and checked on her during the day. He is a great big brother!!!