Hi Mindy

This post is written for my dear cousin Mindy because she probably is the only one still looking.  Thanks.  So...Christmas was great.  Kate actually opened presents this year.  It was very cute.  She got lots of books and a Little People barn that was probably her favorite.  She squealed with joy as we pulled it out of the box.  It comes with a farmer and little barn animals and the first thing she did was put the cow in the grain silo and say "night-night" which actually sounded more like "ny-ny".  We can't get enough of her, except for the times when we can, which are far and few between.

I'm working full time as of the first of this year.  The savings was taking a hit, but there is lots of light at the end of the tunnel. Brian is getting good grades and will soon join the job hunt.  I can't believe how hard he works sometimes with the reffing and school and now he's in the Bishopric as well.  Needless to say, Kate and I are used to Daddy being gone, but enjoy it all the more when he is home.  Kate wore her first ponytail on Sunday, so I've included a pic from my phone.

Halloween 2010

Kate is a ladybug for Halloween.  She's been walking since June 27th and she loves to sing (her own words) and dance and read books.  Her favorite song is 'Old McDonald'.

Easter

We are so excited for Kate's first Easter.  She is getting so big and becoming a handful.  She crawls so fast!  I can't turn around for a second.  She loves patty cake and being tickled. 
Brian is reffing lacrosse now and I am trying to get myself into triathlon shape again. 

Here is Kate's Easter Pic.

Christmas

We had a wonderful Christmas.  Kate didn't really get it, of course, but we had a lot of fun giving her her gifts anyway.  She was our gift.

First Time Swimming

We took Kate to the Sports Mall on Wednesday and splashed around for a little while. She didn't seem to be to sure about it, but at least she didn't cry. Here are some pics!

A Second Blog

I started a second blog to showcase my pictures and birth announcements: brandnewpics.blogspot.com/

As I was creating the new blog and posting all of my pictures to it I realized that I must have been really high on pain killers when I did Kate's newborn pictures.  Hardly any of them turned out.  Well I guess its okay because I have made her into my little daily subject for photo taking. I can't help it.  We had a little "shoot" today.

This is Sadie and Kate. If you can believe it there are only 4 months between these cousins.