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September 30, 2009

Cutest Alabama Cheerleader!

September 24, 2009

I Love to Swing with Daddy

September 06, 2009

Lake Tansi 2009

In July we took a family trip to my parent's timeshare in Lake Tansi. Katelyn was only 6 months old last year and now a year later there are so many differences. I remember last year we bathed her in the sink and we carried her around in her infant carrier. This year as soon as we got to the place she immediately started exploring and going into the bedroom and shutting the door. It was challenging to unload our stuff with her underfoot, but so fun to see her explore. Big differences!

We all traveled to Lake Tansi on Sunday after my cousin's wedding and then we went to brunch at at restaurant literally across the parking lot from the timeshare. That afternoon we walked down to the lake and I got some great pictures of the beautiful lily pads in bloom.

Lake Tansi is one of my favorite places because of all the great birding opportunities. American Black Ducks on the lake, Canadian Geese and Red-Headed Woodpeckers are everywhere.

We went to Cumberland State Park on Monday. It is great place for picnics and hiking. We fed the geese and ducks and I got to see my Belted Kingfishers again and a Green Heron. I know no one else cares about this, but this is big passion of mine, especially photographing them. There is a beautiful bridge at the state park that we got pictures of. We found a good picnic spot next to the water and the geese and ducks from earlier found us and came waddling up. Katelyn really enjoyed playing on the playground at the park. Monday night we ate at my favorite rib place, the Beef & Barrel. Yum Yum!

On Tuesday we went to the "beach." It is really the lake with some kind of material that resembles sand. It was fun to lay out and watch Katelyn wade in the water with her Pop & Gammy. She was so excited that she could walk in the water. She has figured out that she can leave her tent now so next year should be interesting.

Lake Tansi has a lot to offer for recreation. Ricky and I hit the tennis balls around and you can paddle boat and play miniature golf. Every time we passed the swings Katelyn wanted to go on them.

We had a great trip with my parents and are looking forward to doing it again next year.

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August 25, 2009

Splishin' and a Splashin'

August 04, 2009

18 Months!

July 10, 2009

New Assistant

They finally hired me an assistant at work, and boy is she cute!

July 07, 2009

Katelyn at the Beach

We had a fantastic beach trip with the fam. We arrived on Saturday, ate lunch at Buster's and then hit the outlet malls. Katelyn did pretty good in the car until it got really hot and she needed a nap. She was pretty fussy for the 15-20 minute drive to the beach house. After her nap we went to take our first look at the beach for 2009. We didn't bother to put swimsuits on because it was late in the afternoon. We just spread the neat sheet out and let Katelyn play in the sand. She absolutely loved it and she and Mommy and Daddy were covered in sand by the time we left. She got rather used to being hosed down everyday.

Katelyn really enjoyed going out to the beach each morning and then playing in the pool everyday. She would say "beach" or "pool" depending on which we were going to. She was content to sit under the canopy and play in the sand with her cousins or to go out in the water with her Daddy or Mommy or one of her fun uncles. She had a great time jumping the waves and letting the water rush over her feet. This is a big change from last year when she cried every time the water came near her. She also liked to hold our hands and walk on the sand. There was one morning that apparently she wanted to go the pool and not the beach, and she was very unhappy to be out there.

She ate pretty well during the week. She even tried some grilled grouper and really liked it. We are trying to teach her about using her inside voice because she can get really loud at mealtimes especially while waiting for our food at restaurants. Katelyn's Aunt Laura and I took Judson and Katelyn down to Seaside one day to try out the story time. They got to ride in a little attached car behind the bike. They really enjoyed the bike ride.

Katelyn said just about everyone's name during the week. She even said Gandmama a couple of times. She loved to say her uncles' names over and over. It was pretty funny! She was highly entertained all week by her family, especially all of her cousins. We left on Saturday to drive home and it took us 8 hours to get home because of at least 3 detours. To say the least Katelyn had a hard time. She clapped her hands when we stopped for lunch probably because she was so happy to be out of the car and she was hungry : ) It was a long ride home. We had a wonderful trip and can't wait till next year!

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Posted at 08:54 PM by Tammy

June 18, 2009

So Much Fun!

May 27, 2009

Memorial Day Fun

We had a wonderful, relaxing Memorial Day. Katelyn's Grandmama came over and ate yummy hamburgers with us and then Katelyn entertained us while she enjoyed her swing and we blew bubbles with her new bubble gun. A really great day!

May 20, 2009

Weekend At Pop & Grammy's

Tub Fun

May 10, 2009

Pink Smocked Dress

April 26, 2009

Playday At The Birmingham Zoo

This is just the beginning of zoo pictures on Katelyn's website. We have a zoo membership so we plan to go a lot. On Friday we went with some of our playgroup friends to the zoo. It was insanely crowded. Katelyn is really starting to look and point at the animals. We even splashed around in the fountains in the children's area. I will bring a swimsuit for her next time. We both got pretty wet. I am excited for the time she can actually run through the fountains. I know it is coming soon!

April 18, 2009

A-Day Game Fun

April 13, 2009

Happy Easter!

Love Dad's expression in this one.

Family Pic

Uncle Stew, Mommy & Katelyn

Grammy, Poppy & Katelyn

April 07, 2009

My Pretty Dress

Easter Egg Hunt

We started Saturday morning off early with Breakfast with the Birds and a birdwalk at the zoo. Katelyn had fun strolling around and talking to everyone. She was not very interested in the birds, but then neither was her Daddy : ) We also went to the Dawson Easter Egg hunt. Katelyn is not quite ready to hunt eggs, but we got some cute pictures of her with her two eggs. She would not crawl on the grass at all. Not a big fan. I think next year she will have a lot of fun. It was a great Saturday!

This egg tastes like plastic.

Clap, Clap, Clap your eggs....

This egg needs to go with all of those over there, but I am prissy and I am not crawling on this grass so I will just point.

March 24, 2009

Just A Swinging

March 16, 2009

Special Pancakes

Singing

Directing The Choir

How Big Is Katelyn, So Big!

Sunny Smile

March 03, 2009

Silly Katelyn, That's Your Baby's Bottle!

March 01, 2009

Snow Day Compairson

Snow 2009

I Can't Move My Arms!

February 22, 2009

Stylin' And Profilin'

Sweet Girl

Piggy Playsuit

February 09, 2009

What Is Katelyn Doing Now?

Katelyn is developing such a little personality. She is so friendly and has a great sense of humor. Sometimes she will just look at something and crack up and we're like 'Katelyn share the joke.' We have no idea what she finds so funny, but it makes us laugh anyway. Whenever we laugh at something she imitates us and laughs too. So hysterical!

She is talking up a storm. We don't really understand most of what she says, but it is fun to try and figure it out. She is saying a good handful of words off and on. Here is a list of some of the ones I have recorded so far.

Ma Ma(still not very often)
Da Da
Ba Ba(she uses this one for a lot of things)
Shu - Shoe (she pronounces it with a very hard Shhh sound)
Baby (referring to her baby doll)
Up - Cup
Cat
App - apple
Doh - dog

A lot of these words she actually said when we asked her to repeat them. It is so amazing to us when we ask her to say something like 'pear' and she tries to repeat it. She will be talking very soon! She understands a lot more words then she can actually say. We will say Katelyn 'where is your baby' and she goes straight to her baby doll or 'Katelyn give the baby her bottle' and she really tries to put the bottle in her mouth. So smart!

Let's see what else is Katelyn doing? She is cruising up and down the furniture and letting go some so walking is not too far behind. We were completely done with bottles and using only sippy cups now with whole milk, water, and a little juice for snack. She is eating all kinds of things. Some of her favorites are Puffs, Cheerios, any kind of bread or tortillas, pears, mac & cheese, shredded cheese, graham crackers, ritz, and many more.

Katelyn and I are also involved in a music class at church called Baby Songbirds. We have only been a couple of times, but already I can tell she loves it. She gets to click rhythm sticks together and play jingle bells and maracas. She has so much fun!

Katelyn now has 6 teeth. 4 coming in on the top and two very visible ones on the bottom. She likes to cut them two at a time it seems. I always know when she is cutting a tooth because she gets really fussy and she never acts like that normally.

Okay, I think that pretty much catches you up on what going in Katelyn's life right now. Hope you enjoyed the recap. God Bless!

Katelyn is laying on the floor like a big kid watching one of her favorite shows. How funny! You can really see her dimple in this picture.

Katelyn Acting Like A Doggy

I don't think she is intentionally pretending to be a dog, but she has seen Angel running around with toys in her mouth so who knows she might be imitating her. I have no idea what goes on in that mind of hers. Wish I could read her mind sometimes : )

 

Katelyn Helps Daddy Open Presents

Fun At Mikato

We went to Mikato to celebrate Ricky's birthday and Katelyn really enjoyed the atmosphere. She got a little tired of sitting in her highchair while we were waiting so we took turns carrying her around the restaurant. She really enjoyed watched the chefs and the fire that literally kept springing up all around us. She scarfed down some fried rice and a little chicken, steak and some zucchini. Yum Yum!

This picture would make more sense if Ricky was the one holding Katelyn since we were celebrating his birthday : )

Katelyn And Great Grandmommy Play Creepy Mouse

Muffin Cup Anyone?

Katelyn rediscovered her muffin cups at Grammy and Poppy's house a couple of weeks ago and she still loves them. What a cheap, durable toy! I just bought them because she could chew on them and eventually stack them, but they have coaxed her to creep, crawl and cruise so far. If they work for potty training, I am writing a book about the wonder of these things : )

Pointing To Birthday Balloons

Katleyn just loves the two birthday balloons we still have floating in the kitchen. She points to them all the time. She even tried to say the word balloon a few times, but anytime we say "Katelyn where are the balloons?" she points right to them. It is so funny. She also looks for them when we are at other people's houses. I think we will have to have a Mylar balloon for every holiday/occasion now : )

How Many Cheerios Can I Fit In My Mouth At Once?

My Laptop

January 28, 2009

Little Lady

I had to post this picture bigger size because it is so darn cute : ) Katelyn looks like a little priss taking her dolly for a stroll. We are not walking yet, but she does like to push her dolly in the stroller when she is in the right mood. It is great walking practice for her too.

Fun With New Toys

January 27, 2009

Sleeping Angel

So we've been playing with the infrared mode of our camera...

January 12, 2009

Katelyn's First Birthday

We had such a wonderful day for Katelyn's First Birthday party. Everything was so girlie and sweet and all my family was able to come so we had lots of family and friends to help us celebrate this special day. We prayed my grandmother here and God answered our prayers. It was a great day.

Katelyn did really well during the whole party and only got a little tired of the birthday hoopla at the very end. I will post some more great pictures that my dear friends Rachel and Andrea took at her party soon. Here are a few to start with.

Oh and while Andrea kept me occupied outside the house Ricky and crew transformed the 1st birthday decorations into 30th birthday decorations with me none the wiser. I got back to the house and friends and family were all there to surprise me with a 30th birthday party. It was quite a birthday day. We were completely exhausted that night, but it was a good kind of exhaustion : )

We are so blessed!

Look at those top teeth!

January 07, 2009

Our Sweet Katelyn Is One!

Happy First Birthday Katelyn

December 28, 2008

Pulling Up

December 27, 2008

Little Doll

December 25, 2008

Katelyn's First Christmas

Christmas was extra special this year. It was Katelyn's very first Christmas and we enjoyed watching her experience this wonderful day. She seemed to like her gifts, but really enjoyed playing with the boxes and wrapping paper. I am sure it was all a bit overwhelming to her. She even decided to pull up for the first time on Christmas day and she pulled up on her Mommy. It was so exciting! Although she was sick with a nasty cold she still smiled and smiled. She is such a good baby and rarely lets things get her down. We were amazed at what a trooper she was. She had to feel bad with such a runny nose and cough. I received a DSLR camera for Christmas and had a blast taking pictures of the entire day. I no longer have lens envy : )There are more pictures to come! We had a wonderful day celebrating Jesus' birth and it was very special to share it with our precious little girl. What a blessed Christmas!

Pulling up on Mommy

My brother, Ryan, and my cousin, Shanna, and I have taken a picture together for the last several years. This year the picture included the grandchildren and the great-grandchild.

I am sure Katelyn is thinking "What are you crazy people trying to do to me?"

December 24, 2008

Christmas Eve 2008

December 19, 2008

Little Curl

Katelyn's First Thanksgiving

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving day celebrating with both our families. Katelyn really enjoyed the turkey/dressing, corn casserole, and other new things she sampled. It was quite a feast. We have so many blessings to be thankful for this year, especially our precious little girl! She came along in our lives at just the right time and she has brought joy and comfort to my family as we are missing my granddaddy very much, especially this time of year. I am so thankful he got to know her for even just a short while. God is so good!

December 12, 2008

More Teeth

Katelyn now has 4 teeth. As you can see it is not easy to get a picture of the top ones.

Merry Christmas!

December 07, 2008

Eleven Months Old

Our eleven month old is a little social butterfly. We go out and she just talks, squeals, laughs, and waves to everyone. It is so cute! She is at turbo speed for her crawling now and has pulled up to standing a few times. She should have that down soon. We love when she says mama and dada. She is also pretty close to saying dog for Angel and she says baa baa for sheep/lamb. There are other words mixed in like 'ba' for ball, but we are not sure what she is saying for most of them. It is fun to try and figure out though. Oh another of her favorites is no no no when she doesn't want something. She is so smart, but of course we are a bit biased : ) She loves her bath and splashes so much water that we are both very wet at the end. Katelyn has also been imitating sounds and facial expressions we make. Now we can say 'blow kisses' or 'wave bye bye' and she does both!

We can't wait to see what she does next!

It has become very challenging to take pictures of Katelyn these days. She will not sit still so we have to be quick. She also does not like shoes, so as you can see in the pictures she did not leave them on for long.

Katelyn's Grammy showed her the Jinglebuddies on the tree and now Katelyn loves them. So much in fact that she will take them off the tree. Hopefully we can keep her from doing that : )

Yes, we do let her play with her shoes in order to get her to sit still.

December 06, 2008

Big Smiles

Just in case there were any questions about why Katelyn does the big open-mouth-smile thing that everyone seems to think is a yawn:

December 03, 2008

Santa

Two things you should know about this picture:
1. Katelyn did the whole crying-so-hard-she-forgot-to-breathe thing as soon as we put her in Santa's lap. Once we realized it wasn't going to happen, they suggested doing it this way. Her mouth-open-smile is due to a light-up spinning toy they had.
2. I had no intention of being in a picture when we left the house to to go the mall.

November 25, 2008

Sweet Little Pumpkin

I actually started this scrapbook page awhile back, but I could never get it quite like I wanted it. Now that I have learned a few tricks it has really come together. I just have to remember to make my digital scrapbook pages the same size. I am still learning. : )

November 24, 2008

Too Much Fun!

November 22, 2008

Love This Picture!

November 17, 2008

Friends!

Here is it is, my first digital scrapbook page! It was really pretty easy and fun to put together. I have Jenny to thank for getting me up and running. Thanks Jenny! I will still post individual pictures of Katelyn, but this is a creative and fun way to put together a collection of pictures.

On this trip to Huntsville we met up with Jenny and her son, Hatcher, and Amanda. This is the first time that Katelyn and Hatcher have been together that they actually acknowledged each other. So fun to watch!

It was the Three Musketeers together again!

November 07, 2008

Happy Ten Month Birthday Sweet Girl!

Katelyn is learning new things everyday. She is crawling everywhere, eating all kinds of food (even Zoe's), talking up a storm, drinking from sippy cups with only a couple of bottles, and so many more things. She has really latched on to ma ma and has been saying it all day. I love it! It seems she really wants her ma ma when she is fussy. She does not like to try on clothes and we kind of exhausted that one today. She also says no no when she doesn't want something and baba for ball. I can't wait to see what she learns next!

 

October 31, 2008

It's The Great Pumpkin, Katelyn Eanes

Katelyn's First Halloween

As you can tell from the pictures Katelyn has had a great Halloween. We started the day by joining our friends from playgroup and reverse trick or treating the church staff at Dawson. The kids gave out candy instead of receiving candy. We all had a lot of fun and we managed to actually get all of the kiddies to group together for some pictures. Katelyn is pretty tired of her ladybug costume so I guess these are the last pictures we will see of her in it. But really who can get enough of those sweet cheeks in her adorable ladybug costume.

Happy Halloween!

Katelyn And The Pumpkins

October 30, 2008

Lunch With Daddy

Katelyn and I met her Daddy for lunch today at Johnny Ray's. All the workers thought our little pumpkin was so cute! Katelyn even tried a little BBQ chicken and some bread which she loved.

October 25, 2008

Family Fall Festival

Last night we dressed Katelyn up in her ladybug costume and headed over to the Family Fall Festival at Dawson. It is such a fun event. We pretty much just strolled around and chatted with friends and ate a lot of junk food. Who can resist those yummy doughnuts? : ) Katelyn did pretty well for about an hour and then I guess she had enough of the crowds and it was past her bedtime. She did ride her first carousel. It was so cute, she even held on to the bar on the horse while I held on to her. It was hard to take pictures while we were on the carousel so hopefully you can see her a little bit. Everyone thought she was the cutest with those cheeks. She even had her picture made with Lola the ladybug from our VBS week at church. We had a wonderful time and it will be even more fun when Katelyn can play the games and enjoy the treats.

 
Adorable Ladybug

Katelyn the Ladybug and Lola the Ladybug

Face Off

October 17, 2008

Playday At The Great Pumpkin Patch

Today we traveled to The Great Pumpkin Patch in Hayden, AL for playgroup. It rained pretty much the whole way there, but fortunately the rain stopped for us when we arrived. It is a neat place with lots of activities for young and old alike. We took pictures of the kids in their tie-dye pumpkin t-shirts and then went on a hayride to pick pumpkins from the pumpkin patch. I must have looked pretty silly holding Katelyn in one arm and a rather large pumpkin in the other. We purposely picked one with a handle.

After the pumpkin patch we went to McDonald's for lunch. It was a great outing and I think all the kids had a lot of fun. Katelyn will probably appreciate these activities more next year, but we like to expose her to different experiences even at this young age and she really enjoys watching the older kids run around.

October 12, 2008

Did She Just Say Duck?

So Precious

 

Hey, Where Did My Puff Go?

Visit To Grammy And Poppy's

Katelyn stayed with Grammy and Poppy while Ricky and I took a late anniversary trip to Mobile for a few days last week. It was our first trip without Katelyn. It was especially hard for me because I had never been away from her overnight before. Ricky had already experienced being away from Katelyn. I called a lot and we also did webcam a few times.

We had a wonderful time and it helped us to relax knowing that Katelyn was in good hands. She had a great time and Grammy and Poppy loved every minute. Katelyn played and played and learned how to go from her tummy to sitting up. She went to UAH park and saw the ducks and Grammy said it sounded like she said the word 'duck.' So funny! This visit has started some wonderful grandparent/grandchild memories.

Katelyn just laughed and smiled when we went to pick her up in Cullman on Sunday. We loved it. She just looked at her Daddy and smiled and smiled and then looked at her Mommy and belly laughed over and over again. She is such a joy!

 

Family And Friends

     

October 09, 2008

Happy Halloween A Little Early

October 07, 2008

Flying With Daddy

Happy Nine Month Birthday Sweet Girl!

I have no idea how she ended up in that laundry basket. Silly Katelyn! : )

October 06, 2008

Relaxing with a Good Bottle

Tammy never lets me post any pictures anymore (since she has nothing else to do all day [JUST KIDDING!]), so I figured I'd better take advantage of this chance to post a cute one before she does.

October 03, 2008

Katelyn's First Trip To The Zoo

Our playgroup visited the zoo today. This was Katelyn's first time and she just kind of took everything in. We saw lots of animals, including a new kangaroo exhibit. I think she especially like the monkeys. She did great just sitting in her stroller looking around. I took her out so she could see the zebras and giraffes. She just talked and smiled while we ate lunch over in the children's zoo area. She even said ma ma ma several times. Yipee!

Can you find the brightly colored macaws in this picture?

Baby giraffe

Mommy, Katelyn, and a Giraffe

Am I Cute Or What!?

    

The Wet Look

  

Little Sweetheart

  

Working On My Crawling

September 29, 2008

Katelyn's Little Teeth

I finally got a picture of Katelyn showing off her two little teeth. I was actually mistaken when I first updated about Katelyn's teeth. She cut her first tooth at 7 months and then a second tooth at 8 months. They were really small and hard to see so I was not really sure how many teeth she had at first. Now we can definitely tell that she has just two. I can really feel them when I put my finger in her mouth and she bites down. Ouch!

   

September 24, 2008

Big Blue Eyes

Hey, Who Put That Silly Muffin Cup On My Head?

It's Froggy Towel Time

Bouncy, Bouncy

Hilarious Expression

Purple Polka Dots

Katelyn And Mommy

September 13, 2008

Happy, Happy Baby

This expression captures Katelyn perfectly. She just loves to laugh and squeal. She is so fun!

September 07, 2008

Happy Eight Months Katelyn!

Katelyn is now eight months old and she is doing so many new things. She can hold her own bottle when we feed her, she is trying to help us feed her with the spoon and she is really working on her creeping and crawling. She is also finally trying to say ma ma. Yipee! She evened waved bye bye when we had some friends over for the game. Who knows what new things she will do next.

September 06, 2008

Little Alabama Cheerleader

September 03, 2008

Happy Birthday Grammy!

Katelyn wanted to give a shout out to her Grammy on her birthday. We hope you have wonderful birth-day! We Love You!

Grammy's Birthday Family Get-Together

Feeding Myself Is Messy Fun

Roll Tide!

We had a football party for the first Alabama game of the season. Katelyn was very entertained by her cousins and little friends. At one point when I looked over the couch at her she had every toy she owns piled in front of her. What more could a baby want?! It was a lot of fun and of course the game was awesome. Roll Tide!!

Katelyn looked so cute in her first Alabama t-shirt. We are starting her off right : )

August 29, 2008

Tiny Bow

Katelyn almost has enough hair for her little bows. I am so excited since she has one in every color. I was able to clip this one to a few tiny strands of hair. Love it!

Crib Mirror Time

August 24, 2008

Cute Outfits

Its Katelyn the Sailor Baby!

Lunch With Aunt Cammie And My Cuz Molly

Katelyn really enjoyed having lunch with her Aunt Cammie and cousin Molly. Molly kept Katelyn very entertained while Cammie and I chatted. They were so cute together.

August 18, 2008

Miss Priss

What Does This Baby Think She Is Doing?

Katelyn is starting to reach out and try to pet Angel. It is pretty funny to watch, although Angel is not sure what to make of it yet. She has already been kicked by Katelyn's little feet so she is trying to stay out of the line of fire. I am sure they will be the best of friends soon.

Daddy, Katelyn, & Angel

Bathtime Silliness

Check out the tiny twig of hair that is standing up on Katelyn's head.

August 15, 2008

Granny Stewart's Birthday

My parents came in town on Thursday and we took Granny Stewart out to Olive Garden for her birthday. We had a great time. My cousin Tim met Katelyn for the first time. Katelyn did pretty well in the restaurant, but did not want to sit in the highchair. She protested very loudly to anyone who would listen.

August 14, 2008

New Photo Shoot

Time for another photo shoot. I took Katelyn by myself for this round of pictures. We went during the week so it was much less crowded. Katelyn did fantastic. She just smiled and smiled. I was practically on top of the photographer's lense shaking her rattle and getting her to smile, but as her mom I know just want to do to get those wonderful smiles. Here are some of the pictures from the shoot.

August 07, 2008

Happy Seventh Month Birthday To Our Tiny Dancer!

Mommy And Baby Being Silly

I promise this is not what we do all day : ) Well, not the whole day! She is just so much fun to play with.

August 04, 2008

Cutting My First Tooth

Here we are trying unsuccessfully to get a picture of Katelyn's first tooth. We will try again when it comes in bigger. Katelyn just wanted to grab our hands and pull them in her mouth.

Splashin In The Froggie Pool

August 03, 2008

Making New Friends And Sitting Up

Our friends Bobby and Helen brought their little boy Ben over Wed. night. He is older than Katelyn so he was running all over place. We definitely got a crash course in babyproofing that night : ) Katelyn will probably be more excited about her friend Ben the next time we get together. They seemed pretty indifferent to each other, except for the time Katelyn was sitting innocently in her Bumbo Seat and Ben decided he wanted to sit in it too and proceeded to try and sit on top of her. Katelyn was not too happy about that : ) Of course the adults couldn't help but laugh as this all transpired.

Thursday we visited with one of my best friends from high school, Jenny, and her little boy Hatcher. This was actually the second time that Hatcher and Katelyn had seen each other. The first time was when they were around 3 1/2 to 4 months old. Lots of changes since then. Of course you can never get two babies to smile at the same time, but they look super cute anyway.

Katelyn must have been so inspired to see Hatcher having fun sitting up by himself, that she decided to sit by herself too. I couldn't believe it. She had been on the verge and then all of sudden she made up her mind and now she can sit by herself. She is still a bit wobbly, but is gaining strength everyday.

July 29, 2008

Sweet In Pink

July 23, 2008

Lake Tansi Trip

This past weekend we joined my parents at their timeshare in Lake Tansi. We had a great time and they really enjoyed spending time with Katelyn and us too. I know it's all about the grandchild now : ) It was like a mini vacation. It is a really beautiful area and while Mom and Dad watched Katelyn, Ricky and I explored the area. I even got to do some serious birdwatching; one of my favorite hobbies.

There was one especially funny moment where we all got tickled at Katelyn. She was totally enamored with the tablecloth at lunch one day. It was at her level and she just laughed and cooed and squealed all the while playing with it and trying to put it in her mouth. The simplest things make her laugh. We love it!

Since we did not have room for Katelyn's bathtub, we had to improvise. I think Katelyn enjoyed her sink bath. In fact she actually had two baths that day. Silly Mommy wanted to wash all the lake water and sunscreen off of her before bed.

Katelyn was pretty happy as she was floating in the lake by the beach, until the waves from the passing boats got a little too rough. She did not like have the water splashed all over her and in her face. Not too happy when that happened. This picture was obviously taken before the waves came.

It had already been a long day when we decided to try Katelyn in the swing. She was not too enthusiastic about it. I think the swing was a bit too big for her.

Katelyn reminds us a lot of a little bird when she is eating. As soon as she sees the spoon she opens her mouth wide, just like a baby bird does.

It was fun to see Mom & Dad (Grammy & Poppy) playing with Katelyn. It had been a few weeks since they had seen her and Mom was just so excited about all the new things she is doing. I love watching my parents with Katelyn, but it is especially fun to watch Dad and Katelyn. I can see all the things he must have done with me when I was a baby. It is a neat glimpse into the past. He really loved her razzing sound that she makes all the time. It is pretty funny. They thoroughly enjoyed all the time they had to spend with Katelyn.

Here they are sporting their Grammy and Poppy attire.

We had a great time and plan to do it again next year. Thanks Mom and Dad (Grammy and Poppy)!

July 19, 2008

Silly Bathtime

Classic Katelyn Pose

Sippy Cup Fun

I gave Katelyn the sippy cup on the bumbo tray and she picked it right up with both hands and put it to her mouth. She is so smart. : )

July 17, 2008

Happy Birthday Shanna!

Today is my cousin's birthday so I am posting a Shout Out to wish her a Happy Birthday! Love you Shanna!

July 12, 2008

More Cute Pictures And First Sounds

I just want to give a shout out to Katelyn's wonderful Daddy and my fantastic husband. He is so wonderful with Katelyn. He does it all. Diaper changes, bottles, snuggles, playtime, silly songs, stories...

We Love You!!!!!!!!

For a few weeks now I have been trying to get Katelyn to say Ma Ma and Ricky of course has been trying to get her to say Da Da well Daddy won out this time. Katelyn said Da Da today pretty clearly and repeated it over and over again. Ricky was beaming : ) Of course he said Katelyn said Hi Da Da, but I'm not sure about that : ) I guess these are really just sounds she is making, but they sound just like she is saying da da da da. She started with day day day and then it evolved into da da. It is so exciting to hear her babbling.

Smiley

Katelyn in her umbrella stroller

Veggie Fun

Katelyn is really enjoying the journey into vegetables. She has liked all of them so far. I think she may have a bit of sensitivity to squash so we will try that one again later on. She even loved the peas. I couldn't believe it. She is such a good eater. Next we try fruits.

Mmmmmmmmmm Peas!

Sweet potato mustache and beard

Look How Much Katelyn Has Changed!

July 07, 2008

Happy Six Month Birthday Katelyn!

Beautiful, precious Katelyn, our love for you began when we found out that you were growing in my tummy and ever since we first laid eyes on you on January 7, you have completely stolen our hearts. You are such a blessing baby girl, and we love watching you grow and learn everyday. Your sweet smiles light up the room and our hearts. Happy 1/2 Birthday sweet girl!

Check out those cheeks!

Sweet six month old baby

Katelyn can sit up very well supported and she is now starting to 'tripod' or catch herself on her hands for a few seconds at a time unsupported

She loves to play with her rings and can pass them from one hand to the other

July 06, 2008

Bumbo Time

July 04, 2008

Fourth of July

Katelyn sporting her "Red, White, and Cute" shirt

June 23, 2008

Beach Trip

This past week we went to the beach with Ricky's family. We make this trip every year and this was Katelyn's very first one. I was nervous about keeping her out of the sun, but we had several tents and a canopy so we were good. Katelyn did fantastic all week. She even took at least one of her naps per day out on the beach. The surf just lulled her right to sleep which was great for us because we got in some good beach time. We just put the neat sheet under the canopy in the shade and she would play for awhile and then snooze away. She liked to flirt with the tent bag that was blowing in the breeze. It was a bit more challenging on the uneven sand, but she figured out how to roll to her stomach out on the beach. There were always plenty of people to keep an eye on her so we were able to play in the water, etc. We were glad that we had a least one beach trip with Katelyn being non-mobile. Next year will be a whole different story.

Katelyn has so many people to pay attention to her that I don't know what she is going to do when she has just her Mommy and Daddy to look at. She loved being entertained by her aunts, uncles, cousins and of course Grandmama.

We had a wonderful trip to the beach!

Katelyn riding in her seahorse float. She really seemed to like floating around in the pool at the beach house.

Katelyn's Seahorsey that was mistaken for a dragon

The Fam

Flirty

Relaxed beach baby

Katelyn really likes to be on her tummy

Isn't this bikini just too much?!

Katelyn and her cousin Judson who is 10 months old

Beach Baby

Cousins

Happy Five Month Birthday Katelyn!

Katelyn turned five months old at the beginning of June so I am a little bit behind, but my life has been crazy for the last several weeks. Katelyn is now turning from her back to her stomach and she does it all the time. She hasn't really started rolling yet, but I know it is coming. She is so cute when she is on her tummy. She just grins so big and you can see it in her eyes that she wants to figure out how to move her self forward to get to her toys. She has been swimming her legs and arms on her tummy for awhile now. She will move all around her playmat and can creep forward just a tiny bit. It is exciting that she is moving into this next phase of development. Soon I will be chasing her around all day and our world will change yet again. She can take her time on this one : )

Here are some beautiful pictures of Katelyn that my dad's coworker, Sophia, took of her at their company picnic. She really captured her expressions and poses. Thanks Sophia!

May 27, 2008

Dinosaurs!

Who knew they had dinosaurs at the Huntsville Botanical Gardens? Katelyn and I were just innocently posing for a picture when this giant dinosaur came up behind us. Luckily the dinosaur did not eat us : )

May 22, 2008

Princess Katelyn In Her Throne

Katelyn seemed to really like her highchair. She looks so small in the giant chair, but it made feeding her the rice cereal so much easier. She can now sit at the table with us while we eat. It gives her a new perspective on the world, and she can see her beloved ceiling fan all at the same time.

May 18, 2008

Big Girl

Not only did Katelyn start rice cereal this week, but she also rode in the stroller big girl style and is sitting up well in her bumbo seat and propped against the couch. She has dropped her nighttime bottle so we do not wake her up anymore once she goes to bed and she is sleeping without being swaddled. She has accomplished so much in the last couple of weeks. It is amazing!

Blowing bubbles while riding in the stroller. Making razzing sounds with her mouth and blowing bubbles are her new favorite things to do. She does it all the time.

Sitting in the bumbo seat

Sweet dress that Katelyn's Aunt Laura made for her. So adorable.

Katelyn and her Daddy went on a little excursion so that Mommy could have a little "me" time. I watched a movie and relaxed while they went strolling around Lowe's and the grocery store. Apparently Katelyn really liked the frozen food sign at the grocery store. She smiled and flirted with it just like she does with the ceiling fan. She giggled and cooed and told me all about their adventure when she got home. She had a great time!

May 12, 2008

First Rice Cereal

We fed Katelyn her first rice cereal today. She ended up getting more on her mouth and chin than actually in her mouth, but she seemed to like it. It was pretty funny to see her smiling while she was trying to eat the cereal.

First Mother's Day

Yesterday was a wonderful day. It was my very first Mother's Day. I feel so blessed to be Katelyn's Mommy. She is so precious and I thank God for her everyday. My heart just bursts with love every time I see her or think about her. She is a wonderful gift and as I thank God for her, I am reminded of Hannah's prayer in 1 Samuel. She is giving thanks to God for the wonderful blessing of the child he gave her. It is a beautiful image of how wonderful our God is.

Mommy and her sweet baby girl

Mommy, Grammy, and Katelyn

Cute Pictues Of Katelyn

Three Month Photo Shoot

I realize that Katelyn is now 4 months old so these picture are a little late coming to the website. She was actually 3 1/2 months old when we had pictures taken. We ended up having to wait quite awhile at the photography studio before we were called back and Katelyn was a little trooper. She stayed in a good mood the whole time and we got some great pictures of her.

May 07, 2008

Happy Four Month Birthday Katelyn!

Look at those beautiful blue eyes.

Her Daddy thinks she has the cutest yawns. I finally got a good picture of one.

May 05, 2008

Katelyn's Dedication

Week sixteen was a big week for Katelyn. She started laughing out loud and it is so much fun to tickle her and try anything and everything we can think of to make her laugh because it makes us laugh too.

May 4th was Katelyn's dedication. She had a beautiful white dress to wear that a good friend of the family made and added special touches like embroidering her initial inside the heart. She looked so sweet in her dress.

This was such a special time for our family. God gave us such a wonderful blessing in our beautiful little girl and we wanted to give thanks and rejoice in
that blessing by dedicating Katelyn to the Lord. One of the most important jobs we have as her parents is to show her God's love and to bring her up with godly values. As I watched Dr. Fenton dedicate our daughter to the Lord yesterday, I thought to myself, one day I pray she will accept Christ as her personal savior and this is just the beginning of that journey for our sweet Katelyn. God is so good!

Proud Parents

Praying over our precious gift from God

Sweet baby

All Smiles

Katelyn loves her Uncle Stew

We took some pictures at the front entrance of our neighborhood. There is a small waterfall and some great trees. It made a nice backdrop for some pictures.

Katelyn loves her Grammy and Poppy

Family Pic

Mommy and Daddy

April 27, 2008

Katelyn At Fifteen Weeks

Katelyn is surprising us everyday with her new discoveries. She is so much fun. I love to peek into her crib in the morning and see her laying there smiling at me. Her smile just makes my day. When she smiles it just seems to light up her whole face and when she looks at her mommy and smiles so big, it just melts my heart.

Here is a picture taken when Grammy and her friend Jennifer visited us. She always has those grins for everyone. She is a very social baby.

We also visited Aunt Manda and Katelyn really liked her ceiling fan. Here is another cute smile.

Aunt Manda holding Katelyn while she looks up at the fan. Katelyn really loves ceiling fans.

April 22, 2008

Katelyn At Fourteen Weeks

Favorite Pose

Strolling Around

April 18, 2008

Flirting With The Fan

Katelyn is so funny when she looks up at the fan and smiles and laughs. She loves the ceiling fan.

Katelyn And Cuz Anna Leigh

April 16, 2008

Chillin In My Shades

April 15, 2008

Katelyn At Thirteen Weeks

Katelyn is doing new things everyday. It is so fun to watch her discover her world. Our big accomplishment this past week was that Katelyn finally skipped her 2:30/3:00 AM bottle and "slept through the night." We finally have figured out a good system to help Katelyn sleep better and it has worked great for the past week. Hopefully it will continue to work because the extra sleep is great! When I woke up after that first night at 6 something and realized she had slept straight through, I went and quickly checked on her of course, and then I just laid in bed and basked in my seven hours of sleep. I did wake up twice in the night to check on her, but she was sound asleep both times I peeked in. Around this same time we were also transitioning her from our room to the crib and she has done just fantastic. I feel like at 3 months we are finally figuring out her patterns of eating and sleeping. Enjoy the pictures!

Katelyn is doing better and better with tummy time. She will tolerate it for longer periods now, but sometimes she just wants to take a rest as you can see in the picture.

I think this is one of Katelyn's favorite poses, with her hands to her mouth.

Hamming for the camera.

April 07, 2008

Katelyn Is Three Months Old Today

It is so hard to believe that our baby girl is already three months old. She is doing new things everyday. It is so fun to be home with her and watch all of her new discoveries.

April 06, 2008

Katelyn At Twelve Weeks

Katelyn has started doing so many new things this week. She is reaching out for toys and playing with her hands a lot. She also makes the cutest sounds when she is talking to herself. I will be posting some video later this week to show you Katelyn's new discoveries.

Here she is in her pink bubble suit with the tiny birthstone/name bracelet that Grammy bought for her at the craft show. It is just so girly!

Katelyn and Poppy

This the expression that Katelyn makes when she is talking. She sucks in her bottom lip. It is so funny.

Katelyn's Great Grandmommy and Great Grandaddy took care of her while we ate at Mikato for my brother's birthday. She had a great time!

April 01, 2008

Cutie Patootie

Katelyn in her darling little capri jeans and pink ribbon belt. What a charmer!

March 30, 2008

Playday With Jenny and Hatcher

Katelyn At Eleven Weeks

Katelyn had a very eventful week this week. I took my first trip to Huntsville just Katelyn and me. She did really great in the car. Pretty much sleeping the whole way. We stopped once just so Mommy could make sure she was okay. I hate not being able to hear her over the noise of the car.
We met up with my good friend Jenny and her little boy, Hatcher, who is eleven days older then Katelyn. It was so cute to see the babies together and so much fun to hang out with Jenny and talk about our parenting experiences.
Poppy, my dad, and Uncle Stew, my brother, took care of Katelyn on Thursday night when Mom and I went to a Tea Party at the church. Everything went just fine, with the exception of an epic diaper that sent Uncle Stew running from the room : ) Katelyn seems to have a lot of those "epic" diapers, just ask her daddy.
Katelyn also experienced her first craft show, although she slept through the whole thing. A craft show is a bad place for Mommy and Grammy to visit. There were so many cute baby things to buy. How could we resist? It was quite a week!

Katelyn and Hatcher.
It was hard to get both babies happy at the same time for pictures, but I think we got a few decent shots.

Mommy and Katelyn ready for the craft show.

Katelyn on the playmat at Grammy and Poppy's house.

March 23, 2008

Katelyn With Her Easter Basket

Easter

Katelyn Stylin In Her Jeans

March 21, 2008

Star Lake Cutie

I Love Mommy

Not a big fan of the sun. We will have to find her some baby sunglasses to wear.

I Love Daddy

Ricky was off work today so we took Katelyn on her first picnic to Star Lake. It was a beautiful day for a picnic.

Katelyn At Ten Weeks

Katelyn the bunny.

Early in the morning when mommy and daddy are very tired is when Katelyn wants to play. She just lays on her changing table and smiles and smiles. Here she is smiling at her mobile. I try not to encourage her so she will go back to sleep, but she is just too darn cute.

Katelyn and her little froggy taking a nap.

March 16, 2008

Family Photo

Uncle Stew And His Niece

Katelyn And The Easter Bunny

Katelyn did just great with the Easter Bunny. Unfortunately the flash did not work on the picture where she was smiling, but this one turned out really good. She looks so small compared to the huge bunny.

Little Froggy

How can a baby look so impossibly cute in a hooded towel?!

Katelyn In A Grocery Cart

Katelyn went on her first trip to the grocery store the other day. I just put her seat down in the cart and put my groceries around it. It worked out pretty well. Ricky said it will probably keep us from buying too many groceries because there is not a whole lot of room in the cart with her in it.

March 13, 2008

Two Month Birthday

Katelyn's two month photo shoot was actually done in the parking lot of Publix. I had just fed her and she just looked so cute and I just happened to have my camera with me. She gave me some great shots.

I can't believe she is already two months old. Time really does fly.

Coming Soon......

Monthly Photo Galleries of Katelyn

March 10, 2008

Katelyn And Grammy

March 08, 2008

8 Week Pics

Katelyn's Grammy, my mom, came and stayed with us for a couple days. She kept Katelyn in her room so we could get some much needed sleep. It was so nice.

Pretty in pink.

It was such a beautiful day on Thursday that we just had to get out for a walk. I told Katelyn all about the birds I heard and the things I saw, even though she was sound asleep.

Katelyn enjoyed her second round of snow. Hard to believe we had snow twice in one year.

Katelyn's newest nickname is Drooly.

March 03, 2008

First Trip To Church

Katelyn went to church for the first time today. Of course mommy had to dress her up in her pink dress with the bonnet. We took her into Sunday School with us and she did just great. We stopped by the choir room on the way out and caused a bit of a stir with everyone coming up and oohing and aahing over her. She had a quite a big day.

Smiley

Katelyn is giving us more and more smiles everyday.

Cutie Pie

Katelyn's cousin, Anna Leigh, came over to play with us the other day and we took some pictures of Katelyn's adorable gown with the bonnet. She is the cutest baby. Of course I am not biased at all.

February 28, 2008

Katelyn At Seven Weeks

Katelyn looked so cute in her too - big - for - her hat I bought her at Baby Gap.

Baby got back.

This is Katelyn's froggy outfit with the matching bib. Her feet are actually little frogs.

February 22, 2008

Katelyn At Six Weeks

This is the face that Katelyn usually makes when she is asleep in her infant seat. We were strolling around the neighborhood when I snapped this cute pic.

Katelyn is not quite ready for her bumbo seat, but she is doing a great job holding her head up. We just have to be close by to help her out.

February 20, 2008

New Nursery Pics

This weekend we finally had the chance to hang up Katelyn's name over the crib.

February 17, 2008

Katelyn's Sweet Neck

We just cannot resist kissing her sweet little neck and the back of her head. So precious.

Katelyn's Infant Carrier

This is actually Ricky's gift, but I wanted to use it during the day to get some things done. Here is Katelyn the first time we put her in the front pack.

Tiny Feet

February 10, 2008

Katelyn's First Restaurant

This is Katelyn's first restaurant outing to Nothing But Noodles in Huntsville. As you can tell she really enjoyed the noodles.

Four Generations

Daddy's Sweet Pea

Sweet Little Girl

Katelyn's Great Grandparents

First Trip to Huntsville

We took our first trip to Huntsville this weekend to see my family. I cannot believe how much stuff you have to pack to travel with a baby. I felt as if we took the whole nursery minus the furniture. My mom had some stuff at her house, but I wanted to make sure we were prepared just in case. We traveled there on Friday night and Katelyn did great. She slept the whole trip. Grammy and Poppy immediately claimed her when we arrived. They had not seen her in about 3 weeks. They took care of her on Friday night so we could get some sleep. It was so nice to get uninterrupted sleep for the first time in a month.

On Saturday I got my hair cut and then we went to my grandparents so they could see their great granddaughter for the first time. It was so wonderful to see grandmommy and granddaddy's faces light up when they saw her. Grandmommy was in her element taking care of Katelyn. I was so glad that they finally had a chance to be with her. My aunts and uncles also came by to see Katelyn for the first time. It was a great day.

On Sunday we took Katelyn to her first official restaurant. McAllister's doesn't really count since we got the food to go. We went to Nothing But Noodles and sat Katelyn's carrier on the table while we ate. It was very noisy in the restaurant, but it did not faze Katelyn one bit. She slept the whole time.

On the way back on Sunday we came to a standstill because of a bad wreck some ways up ahead of us. We had not even made it to 65 yet so we had a long way to go. We ended up turning around and back tracking to take the old highway back to Birmingham. We could not believe it, but Katelyn pretty much slept through it all. She is a great car sleeper, just like her mommy. : )

February 07, 2008

One Month Birthday!

We can't believe Katelyn's already a whole month old! She seemed to be enjoying her photo shoot until...

...she got bored with it.

Hey!

I can't believe you're taking my picture again!

Our Little Monkey

This is one of Tammy's favorite outfits...

February 04, 2008

Mommy's Little Cutie

I was trying to get a picture of Katelyn and me in her "Mommy's little cutie" outfit, but the lettering is so small you can hardly read it. I decided to post it anyway.

Strawberry Shortcake

Katelyn was channeling her daddy's love for strawberry cake on Sunday when she wore this outfit to help celebrate his birthday.

January 30, 2008

First Bath

Katelyn had her first non-sponge bath today. Amazingly enough, she didn't cry much at all...she seemed pretty content the whole time. Video coming soon, but here are two pictures!

Also, she is back up to her birth weight finally.

January 29, 2008

Katelyn in a basket

A tisket, a tasket, Katelyn in a basket. I bought some baskets with liners to store some of Katelyn's things in, and her mommy just had to see if she would actually fit in the basket and she does!

January 28, 2008

Katelyn and Mommy

Katelyn's blog was starting to look a little Daddy-centric so I thought I would put a picture of Katelyn and mommy on the website.

January 27, 2008

Courtesy of the Webcam...

I'm starting to get the hang of typing with one hand while I'm holding Katelyn...

I Love Daddy

This picture was actually taken on the 20th but I never posted it...it's just too cute to save for a big photo gallery.

January 22, 2008

Good Taste

For Katelyn's first photo shoot we put her in the first piece of clothing we ever bought for her: a Coca-Cola shirt. And in other news her umbilical cord fell off today.

January 19, 2008

First Snow

Katelyn didn't seem fazed by her first sight of snow today. The snow held off for the most part until we got back from the pediatrician this morning (for a weight check), and it came down enough to coat most everything but the roads and sidewalks.