Catie on the Move

Well, our little Catelyn still loves the army crawl. She thinks she can get there faster doing it this way because this is the first way she learned. She does get up on hands and knees, but will only go so far before dropping to her belly. I decided that I had better get some video of it before she doesn't do it anymore! I wasn't expecting Stewart to walk by right then, but it gives you all a glimpse of her love for her dad. She will choose him over me almost every time, which is really kind of nice for a change!



Also, she popped her first tooth on Monday! Emma thought that it was cool that it happened on her birthday, and I was glad it happened then because now I will always know when her first tooth came in! Otherwise it might just be a forgotten moment in time. Isn't that sad? The second one was right behind it and came through the next day. Her temperament has been pretty good, although she has been a little more ornery than normal. But nothing that has prevented me from doing what needs to be done. She has been such a good baby!

Happy Birthday Emma!

Our cute Emma turned 9 today! I can't believe how the time has flown by. I was talking to Amelia today and remembered that I was pregnant with Emma when she and Sam got married. Crazy! Anyway, today Emma was the queen. She woke up to her favorite breakfast in bed (crepes!) on a breakfast tray. Does it get any better than that? She also got to create the dinner menu, which was tortellini soup and peasant bread. Yum! The only problem was that I used hot italian sausage instead of sweet and it was a little too spicy. But we still gobbled it up! Her cake was an oatmeal chocolate chip cake. I had never made it before, but she wanted to try it so we did. It turned out pretty good! And her friend Reilly got to be here to share her evening with her, which made it all the more special. I think she had a pretty great day.

What we love about Emma is her cute smile and willingness to help out. She tries so hard to help people feel better when they are sad or down; she has a very tender heart. And she loves to laugh! She knows how to have fun and gets us all to play a little more than we normally would. Thanks Emma for being in our family. We love you!

Snow Play

James & Elle were playing outside one day with Taylor and she took these videos of them. Stewart and I just laughed so hard at James kicking the car. Girls don't do this! As you can see, Elle is getting pretty upset that the car is turned over and tried so hard to put it back up. It is a classic look at the difference between boys and girls. The other one is just a fun look at kids eating snow. It made me remember one of the simple pleasures in life that children so easily find. When was the last time you ate snow, just for the fun of it?

Honored?

Friday night we received the "ultimate compliment" in the form of toilet paper streaming from our trees! Thanks Shawn and the gang! They defied the presence of Stewart working away at his computer, oblivious to what was happening outside, and must have had a great time. Stewart heard something outside and went to investigate, but all he saw was the decorated trees and Shawn's car heading down the street. The girls were watching a movie so he called them out and they danced under the toilet paper awning! And all I got to see of it were the pictures you are seeing now because they cleaned it up right then. No Fair! (I think?)

Pics

Here are some of my favorite pictures taken in the last couple of months. I can't believe how much Taylor and Alyssa are maturing! Of course they are all growing like weeds. I'm glad I have a camera and actually use it once in a while!