Spotlight on Katie

 My Little UTE! Sarah wore this for her first Halloween and I couldn't let this football season go by without having Katie wear it!  She just started sitting up all by herself. Taken 9-15-12

 She plays so well with her toys.  I can put her in her room with her basket and she will do great for 30 minutes or so.  When she is done she lets us know or usually her brother or sister end up playing with her too.

So I realized she was already 7 months old and I hadn't done another photo shoot with her. So I tried to do it myself.  Not the best but not too bad either.  We had fun playing with the rocking chair and she loved sitting in the basket.  She has such a twinkle in her eyes when she smiles.  She is so happy and easy going.  We definitely got lucky with this sweet girl!

Birthday Girl

 I turned 33 this year and saw this cake from Costco that I wanted to try and I am so glad I did - it was delicious!!! And yes I ate most of it all by myself.  My sweet friend, Janel, sent me some gorgeous flowers.  I treated myself to a pedicure while Isaac and Sarah was at school.  Katie and mommy had some play time.  I had a nice day with my family.

 Katie plays so well by herself.  She has enjoyed the exersaucer just like Isaac and Sarah did.  Here she is just having fun.

School Time

 Well after waiting one full year to start Kindergarten - it finally happened.  Isaac was so excited for school.  Here he is with his teacher Mrs. Adams.  He loves it and runs in to school everyday.  I know that won't last forever so I enjoy it while I can.  I take him each morning and get a hug, kiss and I love you mom and I get to watch him run to stand in line.  He is such a sweet boy.  He is Mrs. Adams comedian in class.  She stops me every couple of weeks to tell me something funny he said or did.  They feed the kids breakfast every morning and Isaac was the table helper and when he brought the food tray over he said, Hey hungry hungry hippos - let's eat!  Mrs. Adams said she laughed so hard she had to write it on the board.  I miss my special helper at home while he is gone!  In the first month he has already started reading - so exciting!

 Baby Katie is just following in on the tradition with sleeping with her hands behind her head.  She is so much fun.

Hooray for PRESCHOOL!  Sarah goes to Rock Creek Preschool twice a week and has Mrs. Tami for her teacher.  She LOVES it.  I got to walk her down to her preschool the first day and after that she gives me a hug and a kiss (like Isaac) and she wants to go by herself the rest of the way.  She wants to be a big girl.  She is so spunky and keeps us on our toes.  I love this big girl!

Happy 6th Birthday Isaac

 I still can't believe he is already 6 years old.  He is so special to me.  He is such a happy fun loving boy and wants to do everything perfectly.  He asked me for an Indiana Jones cake this year.  So this was my creation.  I ordered a figurine off the internet and it arrived 2 days AFTER his birthday. So we improvised with an army guy.  He was so excited for his birthday this year.  Once we moved into our new home he invited EVERYONE to his birthday party - which we weren't going to have this year.  Well I caved and had a couple of friends over.  We always have to have the number of balloons you are turning. So here are his 6 balloons.

I decided to do a slip-n-slide and water gun party since the weather had been beautiful. Of course we had a cold front come in so the water wasn't the biggest hit.  The boys still had a great time with the water guns.  Zach, Kohler, Nicholas, Harrison and Isaac.

 Of course you have to have a pinata at the party.  They all had fun taking turns and it was nice because it slowly broke open so each kid was able to knock some candy out.

 Hurry - get the loot!

 Time for cake. 

 In the evening we had family come join us to celebrate. 

 Isaac got a brand new bike from mom and dad.  It was a little big but he caught on in no time.

 Happy birthday Isaac!  We love you so much.  You are such a wonderful big brother to your sisters and a great helper for mom and dad.  I hope you had a wonderful day.

Our "Stay-cation"

So here is a shot of Katie's room before and part way after.  It is still a work in progress but enough to show it off.  I really want to paint the walls but I am not ready to make the commitment.  Maybe this winter we can do some painting.

 We were super lucky to have my Grandfather come and visit us for a week from Cleveland.  It had been 3 years since I had last seen him.  Here he is with my 3 kiddos. I think he had fun with all the grandkids and great grandkids.

 So Gary took 3 days off of work and we were thinking of going somewhere, but we ended up just using all our season passes to different places and finishing some things around the house.  This is Red Butte Gardens.  I LOVE the tree in the background.  The color of the flowers were absolutely amazing.  Isaac and Sarah enjoyed playing in the fountain.

 Another day we decided to drive up Provo Canyon and stop at Bridal Veil Falls.  I love waterfalls and it was such a pretty day.  The water was a little on the chilly side though!

 So we stopped at Trafalga in Lehi and played for a little bit.  Sarah wanted to try out the rock climbing wall.  She made it a couple rocks up and decided that was not for her!  But she LOVED the frog jump ride.  Since there were no lines she rode it about 10 times in a row - till I forced her to do something else.

It was my turn to take the kids on the splash boats.  It was fun to spray other people.  Isaac was a fan of the ride, but Sarah - not so much.

 And of course we had to go to the zoo one day too!  Dad even got to ride the train one last time before they closed it for renovation.  It is always so much fun having dad at home.

All smiles

At 4 months old Katie weighed in at 18.11 lbs

 

At 6 months old Katie weighed in at 20 lbs and 26.5 inches long.

The pediatrician told me to finally start feeding her food.  The first couple of days more came out than I put in, but she is finally getting the hang of it.  She loves squash. The first few times of feeding her the fruits she wasn't so sure and made some funny faces.  I gave her a piece of watermelon and she went to town.  That occupied her for 30 min. sucking on the melon. 

 

Here she is at 6 months.  She can roll from back to tummy. Sits up with help, Smiles all the time and occasionally sleeps through the night.  She loves being outside.  She has been so much fun!

 So Katie finally has all the baby toys she could dream of.  We are now settled into the house and I was able to get all the baby stuff out of storage.  She loves sitting in the high chair and playing with toys while I get dinner ready.  The play mat is also a huge hit. 

 Sarah loves to "help" with Katie.  She always wants to hold her and loves to squeeze her hands and feet.  Poor Sarah just hears me tell her SOFT all day long. 

 Finally a couple pics of me with my cute kids.

 Just chillin with Dad!