Teddy Bear Thursday - 13 Months

Thirteen months.  Katie is becoming her own little person.  She is such a joy to be around and she absolutely loves life. 

Here she is with her GPa at the Heard Museum.

 Putting sand on her GMaMa's toes.

 Playing in the dancing water.

 Having a heart to heart with her DaDa.  

Enjoying her favorite fruit, watermelon.

 Enjoying her very first push-up ice cream treat.

 All smiles.

Loving on her baby doll, Butter.

Happy Birthday Katie!

Katie's first ride in her car seat facing the front.  She was so excited and we love being able to see her.

 Her partner in crime.  Ready for some playtime at the park.  No we did not style his hair that way.  That is what he looks like when he wakes up in the morning.

 All worn out after playing at the park.  Katie really loves to swing and slide right now.  She also enjoys climbing anywhere she can.

 Blowing bubbles with Pa.

 Daddy and Austin ready for a party.

 Nana and Nathaniel enjoying cake and ice cream.

 Katie enjoying her cake.  I don't know that she ever ate any of the cake.  She did love the icing.

 Family picture.  Katie 1 year old and Austin 3 years old.

Teddy Bear Thursday - 52 Weeks

Fifty-two weeks.  Somewhere I missed a week.  Sorry Katie.  

Katie is now walking with a little support and on her own when she wants to.  She is blowing bubbles, talking more and more, pointing at everything and climbing.  We love to see her smile and giggle.  She is such a sweet little girl.  

Katie is now 30 in and 21 lbs 1 oz.  She is almost the exact same size that Austin was when he was one.  She is only a few ounces smaller, but same height.

Happy Early Birthday Katie!

 We had multiple birthday celebrations for Katie.  We celebrated with both families and then had a small family celebration on the actual day.  Here are some pictures from the parties.

  Before and After.  

Katie did a great job tearing apart her cake.  She was not afraid to just go for it.

Celebration at Nana and Pa's house with cousins.  

Katie got a water table for her birthday.  Austin and Katie both love it.

Katie in action. 

Teddy Bear Thursday - 49 & 50 Weeks

Forty-nine weeks. Katie is showing more and more personality everyday. Our favorite right now is her laugh where she sticks our her tongue and kind of coughs and laughs at the same time. She is also imitating noises that we make. It is too funny.

Fifty weeks. We have an ongoing game of monkey see, monkey do at our house. Austin and Katie like to take turns being the leader. In this picture Austin is making a face at Katie and then laughing. I caught her in mid laugh. Wish you could see the whole interaction.

Teddy Bear Thursday - 48 Weeks

Forty-eight weeks. Katie is just chillin with the bear. She is so funny about these pictures. We bring the bear in, she just crawls right up to him and lays back. Ready for my photo shoot mom.

Crinkle nose. Wish you could hear the noise that goes along with this face.

Getting to be such a big girl. She is taking a few steps on her own. She will be walking soon.

Happy Birthday Austin!

Our sweet boy is three. What an amazing boy we have in Austin. We love watching him learn and grow everyday. We cannot wait to see what this year brings for him.

He requested a birthday dinner of grilled hotdogs, fruit and chips.

Rocking out to the Beatles with his Aunt SuSu.

He is wearing his brand new Yellow Submarine shirt.

Austin with his buddies, Cameron and Jake. All he wanted to do for his birthday was play with these two buddies. They had a great time.

Hanging out having a juice box and cookie.

Climbing the big rock wall with three dads spotting.

Sliding with Cameron.

Teddy Bear Thursday - 47 Weeks

Forty-seven weeks.

Go Horns!

Katie loves to laugh. She laughs at everything right now, especially herself.

Teddy Bear Thursday - 46 Weeks

Forty-six weeks. We don't have an official Teddy Bear Thursday picture, but these pictures are from Katie's forty-sixth week. She loves to help empty the silverware tray. She takes them out one at a time and holds them up, so proud to be a big helper.

Nothing like a good tupperware cabinet.

Hanging out with Dad.

Celebrating GMaMa's birthday at Babe's.

Happy birthday GMaMa!

Teddy Bear Thursday - 45 Weeks

Forty-five weeks.

Fun with DaDa.

Fun with brother.

Teddy Bear Thursday - 44 Weeks

Forty-four weeks. Here is our sweet baby asking for a high five. She loves giving high fives especially to Austin at the dinner table. She is starting to blow kisses now too. This week she has figured out light switches and wants to touch them any chance she can get.

She is eating more and more these days. Here she is with avocado, cheese and veggie sticks. She is doing a great job with finger foods and mashing them up. She now has six teeth.

Katie and Big Brother. They are quite the pair.