Visit to Santa

Our first trip to Santa was a success. No big smiles, but no tears. What a cute little girl!

Birthday Party!

Since we'll be in Montana for Katelynn's actual birthday, we had a party with friends and family here in Seattle this past Saturday. I can't believe she is almost one! It was a great few hours filled with pizza, presents, cake, and conversation. Here are some of my favorite pictures from the day.

Checking out a book from Aunt Stephanie, Aunt Jocelyn, and Cousin Abbie

Thanks Matia for helping to unwrap everything. 

Intently looking at something...

Bows, yum.

Yea for the legos and all the gifts.

Time for (cup)cake. Mommy and daddy had to blow it out before I caught myself on fire.

Hum, not to bad.

Not even any tears.

It was a really special day because a bunch of Katelynn's birthfamily got to join us! Here's Katelynn with her birthmom Tonia.

Cousin Abbie, Sister Makayla, Mommy Tonia, and Miss Kate

Playing with Grandma Pam (Nana)

And the three girls again :)

Thanks Tonia, Makayla, Pam, Stephanie, Jocelyn, Abbie, JT, Paul, Anne, Wendy, Josiah, Heather, Trapper, Sophia, Craig, Beth, Matia, Aaron, Jen, Stephanie, and Clinton for an awesome day!

Snow!

It snowed last night! And morning we had an appointment to see Santa. So because Katelynn was all dressed up already, we took a couple pictures on the freezing porch.

In exactly one week, Katelynn will be a year old. I can hardly believe it. We had a great time yesterday with friends and family having an early birthday party in Seattle. Pictures from that to come soon!

Christmas Memories

Jen, 10 months old, Christmas 1980

Katelynn, 11 1/2 months old, Christmas 2008

Thanksgiving Weekend

We had a really nice thanksgiving weekend with family and friends. Katelynn was in pretty good spirits throughout the day despite the fact that two more top teeth are making their way through.
Our house was filled with 13 adults and 3 kids for a great dinner. Grandma Sue and Grandpa Ben even got to come out to see us!
On Saturday, we went to a cultural festival at the Seattle Center, and Katelynn took her first Carousel ride. She liked it!
We also got our Christmas tree on Saturday and had to have a mini modeling show with some of Katelynn's Christmas outfits.
And of course the stockings were hung by the chimney with care. Katelynn, Anne, Jen, Hannah, Tucker, Paul, and JT. :)