Growing up so fast

Katelynn now can sit up all on her own. It is crazy how fast things happen. It was almost as if it happened over night. When I was in California she sat up ok when she was propped up. Then after we'd be home a week she was sitting up so well all on her own. It is so much fun. Nathan really loves it. It is almost like she is a dog and doing tricks. He tells people 'look what she can do.' It is cute. We are very excited and amazed everyday at all the new things she is doing. For example, as I have been making this blog she has rolled over on her own from her tummy to her back for the first time!! She was trying to do it yesterday and she finally got it today! YAY!

Here are the first pictures we got of her sitting up all on her own. She was so intrigued by her wipes we took full advantage of the photo shoot.

My little random trip home

Katelynn and I flew home for a week at the end of October. We had a very FUN and BUSY week. It was a nice change from our slow paced life back at home. In the one week we were home we celebrated Halloween and Nichole and Ethan's Birthdays!

My mom, Nichole, Ethan and Annalise came to pick us up at the airport. The kids were so happy to see each other. Katelynn started screaming with excitement at her cousins and they joined in excitedly running around the airport.

One day I came down stairs to see my mom and Nichole taking these cute pictures of the kids.

Katelynn sure enjoyed grabbing for the kids, luckily it didn't seem to bother them too much. Unfortunately, Katelynn was not always as happy to be held by Annalise. It is cute how Annalise so naturally plays with dolls and wants to hold Katelynn. Total girl. She would always say "hold it. hold it."- referring to Katelynn.

Ethan was so sweet to Katelynn and would talk with her with a cute little baby voice. He would always tell her "I'm your favorite, aren't I?"

In California Katelynn experienced her first time in a highchair. She loved it.

Now we begin with the adorable Halloween pictures. Katelynn was a cute ballerina, Annalise was an angel, and Ethan was a handsome knight. First we went over to my Grandma and Grandpa Goldthorpe's house to show off the cute costumes.

Katelynn wasn't really sure what to think about her tutu.

She tried to suck her fingers and tutu at the same time.....Yum.

Here she is grabbing for Annalise...again...

Here are some more Halloween pictures back at my parent's house. Katelynn did very well when we went Trick-or-Treating. She was happy and enjoyed walking around with the kids.

The day after Halloween, November 1st, was Nichole's birthday. We went to BJ's for dinner is was delicious! As you can see, by the time we got back from the restaurant, Katelynn had just about had it!! We went to put Katelynn into Annalise's crib while Nichole opened her presents and Annalise was so worried that Katelynn was going to take her 'kiki" (blanket). Luckily, we got it all straightened out and Katelynn got to get some much needed sleep.

These are some VERY cute pictures that I got of Eth and Katelynn.

When I was home my parent's got new windows in the whole house. This was so exciting for all of us!!! We all will enjoy these new windows. The house is so nice and quiet now!!

Nichole is a wonderfully ambitious mother and threw a fun pirate party for Ethan. She asked him what kind of cake he wanted and we finally found this cute pirate cake pan. We decorated this cake in about a two hour rush so Ethan and Nichole could go have fun with their FREE Disneyland tickets!!!

Here is Katelynn with her Grandma and Grandpa Wilbur.

Annalise is very little so it was always funny to see Katelynn sitting on her lap. I was a bit worried Katelynn would crush her.

I love this picture!!

Here is Katelynn with her Great-Grandpa Goldthorpe. She always loves it in his arms!

Here is Katelynn with Grandma and Grandpa Barnes

My mom made this delicious ice cream cake for Nichole's birthday cake.

My First Run

OK, my Birthday was the other day and I will post it later. Real quick though, since I don't have a ton of time. One of the presents that I got from my mom was a Nike+ (aka Nike+iPod). It basically is a pedometer that talks to an iPod and can talk to you as you run and make running a whole lot cooler. When you sync the iPod, it uploads all your run info to Nike.com and you have graphs and goals and challenges and things to make you more incentived to run. Here is my first run as a graph. pretty sweet huh?