The smallest things, the biggest smiles

It started out a normal shopping day, get Katelyn into the car... drive to Giant... do some shopping. However, this one day was not normal... Katelyn fell asleep in the car on the way and since she hadnt taken her morning nap I decided instead of waking her up I would just do my shopping with a sleeping baby girl. I used to be able to hold her and push the cart at the same time but now that she is almost one year old and growing up fast I cant do that much anymore. So call it a moment of genius, I came up with a brilliant plan. I lined the childs seat with my insulated Giant reusable bags (which by the way are genius in themselves) and layed my sleeping Katelyn on top of them. Snuggled her favorite blanket around the sides, under her legs and around her head. (have I ever mentioned she is a snuggle monkey?) SOOO there I am walking through the aisles at Giant with a sleeping Katelyn in my cart. I got alot of looks from people, Moms passed by and smiled, old people had to take a double look, and some of the Giant workers laughed at the sight. But I got all of my grocery shopping done, taking my time of course, and I reached the register after about 25 or 30 minutes. Just in time for Katelyn to wake up and smile at the cashier. Only my child would do this. and I love her for it!! I braided Katelyn's hair one day and she looked so adorable.

Katelyn's first ice cream sandwich. She made a huge mess but thats the fun part right?

I never knew watching TV could be so much better upside down but apparently Katelyn prefers it this way. She got really mad when I picked her up and turned her the right way. The next day she did it again and I can only imagine she will continue to be upside down every day until she gets tired of it.

boo boos

Katelyn loves to play in her crib after she wakes up in the morning or after one of her naps. Unfortunately one day she was apparently walking around and fell over, hitting her head on the crib bars and giving her two nice little marks on her forehead. its Boo Boo time and boy did she cry from this one, i guess it was double the pain. :) of course after mommy consoled her, it was back to smiles and giggles. I also took the oppertunity to take some new photos of my little angel.

Here you can see her newest form of walking.... its called the drunken stumble because she stumbles over her feet until she falls down, then gets back up wobbles a bit from side to side then starts the stumble all over again. its great fun to watch in action.... i am just amazed to see how a person learns to walk and the different stages they go through.

after a few falls she wanted to relax for a minute before preforming for the camera with smiles and new tricks.Ta Da!! I am a big girl!

SO Adorable!!

Barnstormers Game with Nana & Grandpa

Amiley and Katelyn have such a great time playing together. It was really exciting to play in Katelyn's baby pool in her bedroom. They thought it was soo silly.
Later we went to the Lancaster Barnstormers Game with Nana & Grandpa Miller. Miley was soo tired she feel asleep during the 1st inning.

Katelyn loved the game, she barely wanted to sit on Mommy's lap but I snuck a quick photo in before it was back to Grandpa's lap.

After the game we stayed to watch the fireworks. I couldn't believe Katelyn was still awake. She loved the Fireworks too!! Grandpa took this picture, poor Nana looks like she is sleeping. :)

Thanks for a great night Nana!

The Big Finale

Meet Christopher!!!

This little boy is so handsome and his smile is very contagious. He was a total ham for the camera. I am totally in love with him!!

As long as he had his little bear and snuggle

blanket there was a smile from ear to ear across his face.

This boy is going to be a heartbreaker someday!

10 months old

My little ballerina is 10 months old! I cant believe it. She is growing way too fast. Just after turning 9 months Katelyn took her first steps, and now she loves to show off her walking skills. Still wobbly she looks like a penquin learning to walk.... Wobble Wobble shake Wobble. :)

I have to say it's the cutest thing I have ever seen.

Another thing I love to watch is Katelyn interacting with her Daddy. Ryan & her have the best time together, chasing each other around the house, playing hide and seek and just being silly together. If there is one thing I could watch all day long, it would be the way her face lights up when she sees her Daddy. Her eyes sparkle, she smiles from ear to ear and her whole little body shakes from excitement. I hope someday to capture it on video so I can always remember those moments.

On Sunday Ryan was outside doing somthing on the porch and as usual Katelyn is right at the door watching and cheering him on. She waits very impaitently for him to come inside and play with her, she bangs and bangs and bangs until he looks at her then she gets really bashful and sometimes falls on her butt from happiness. I love the look she is giving me here, its like she is saying, "come on Daddy just come in already, Mom can you help out please?"

Katelyn also loves to sit in my rocking chair. She will make the chair rock on her own and she giggles then makes it rock again. I love her in this little ballerina dress that Aunt Shannon got for her, she also gave Katelyn the cute little pink shoes that match just perfectly.

Love taking the "Mommy & Katelyn" picture holding her with one arm and trying to hold my massive camera with my other hand .

She is so sweet, I just love her soo much!

if you cant tell she is singing here.... she loves to sing with Mommy and she loves to dance too!

Friends

I am soo lucky to have wonderful friends in my life. I am also glad that my friends have children close in age to Katelyn so that she can have friends of her own. We had a great time visiting with Tina, Steve and little Tyler. He is such a handsome little man!

Children are so precious, I especially love watching them interact with their parents. Tyler is completely happy to spend his time in the arms of his Mommy.

Katelyn had a great time helping me take Photos and spending time with her little "boyfriend" We miss them already and wish we could set up play dates more often.

Summer Expressions

LAZY SUMMER DAYS

Relaxing on Adirondack chairs