Well...it's been a while...and a lot has happened!

July 4th was great for Kate. She loved doing sparklers with Briley...and YES she was trying to touch the flame on the sparkler. Little daredevil!

Had a birthday...

Hunted Easter eggs...(not very fond of that this year)!

Went to church on Easter Sunday...

Earlier that morning, the Easter Bunny visited!!

All tuckered out on July 4th...

Papaw cut hay and Kate had to check it all out...

We celebrated Father's Day...

Sorry that the pictures are not in the right order...I can't ever get that right! This was just some of the highlights over the last couple of months. I'm going to have to do this more often!

...and by the way, KATE IS WALKING EVERYWHERE! More to come on that!

Fun @ Mamaw's and Papaw's

Kate loves swinging in her swing at Mamaw's and Papaw's. She never stops laughing while she's in it. It takes her breath away.

She didn't really want to get in it by herself, so guess what??? I had to get in with her. That pool is not for adults. Maybe next time she will want to get in it by herself...we will see....

I just loved her expression on her face in this picture. The water was hitting her in the face. Soooo cute! I have a feeling that summer is going to be so much fun!

Kate is ONE!!

Kate's big party was on May 30th. I just can't believe she is one year old! Where has the time gone? She's learning so much and getting so big. Her birthday party was a big success. I had a great time getting ready for the party from making party hats to baking the cake (didn't decorate it though, I have to give credit to my Aunt Doris for that. She did a wonderful job!). Friends and family joined us to celebrate. Kate and I would like to thank everyone who came. You all are the BEST!

"Where's the Baby"

Here is Kate on the beach playing her new favorite game, "Where's the Baby."

Ahhh...life's a beach!

Here are a few pictures from the beach. The weather was wonderful on Monday in Panama City. I couldn't get over how much Kate loved it! She crawled around in the sand all day. She also ate lots of sand. I tried to get her to stop, but it was a losing battle. Preston and Faith had a great time playing in the sand with Kate too. I'll post more pictures later.

Kate...the Ham

Don't you just love getting the best pictures when you aren't meaning to? We were getting ready to go to my mom's house and I had my camera out. She was being a ham for the camera. I LOVE these pictures!

Kate's many faces

Kate is full of expressions! This is just a sampling of what I see every day, and let me tell you, it never gets old! I just love Kate's many faces!

A girl needs her bling!

Kate just loved her play jewlery! I was surprised that she didn't even bother those earrings. I can tell that having a girl is just going to get better and better!

Kate's Wonderful Christmas

PICTURE OVERLOAD!

I know I haven't been updating the blog like I would like, so I thought I'd upload some Christmas pictures. This is just a few of the many that were taken. As you can tell, Kate had a wonderful Christmas!

Decorating for Christmas

I don't know who had more fun decorating this year...Kate or my parents. I just love watching Kate experience all the sights of the season. She absolutley loves looking at the lights on the tree and the little village that lights up. If she could only crawl...you know she would be into everything!

Kate's window seat

I found Kate the perfect little seat at her Mamaw and Papaws. I put her in the front window behind the couch. She sat there for the longest time just as quiet as a little mouse, watching the cars go by. I had to get some pictures of it. PRICELESS!

Thankful

I'm a little late getting the Thanksgiving post up, but here it is anyway. I love this picture of Kate. I didn't get many pictures, I was busy visiting with everyone. I think my mom got this shot. Just wanted to say THANKS to having such a great family!

First slice of pizza

I know I have documented alot of Kate's firsts, but this one tops them all...

I think pizza will be Kate's favorite food! I let her try a bite of my piece and the rest is history. I knew she would make a mess so I stripped her down to her diaper and put her in her high chair. She had a blast tearing in to that piece of pepperoni pizza!

Photo shoot

My sister-in-law and my brother had me to take some pictures of their family today. I think we picked the coldest day we've had yet. The pictures turned out great, but of course, they are related to me, what do you expect! HAHA!