detail sunday

It was a great morning for a detail. Got both cars nice and clean. I think it's the first time both our vehicles have been clean at the same time in a very, very long time. If you didn't know, this is momma's hot new ride. The old cherokee was showing it's age and just wasn't going to work for us for much longer, so this is what we stepped up mom's ride too. It's a bit tough on gas, but we got the deal of a lifetime on it and luckily, she only drives about 5K a year, so it should last us a long, long time.

saturday swim

Kate enjoyed a swim on the deck in her new pool yesterday. She loves bathtime, so this was a treat to be able to play around in the heat and stay cool!

more pics of Katee

Day 3 - yeah...she's doing just fine

Kate seems to be really enjoying herself in Baby 2.  She's even doing great with taking naps on a mat after lunch.  It took a couple days to get the routine worked out so things at home were also normal, but I think we've got it figured out now.  Enjoy the pics (more after the break)!

2nd day in Baby 2

Kate's clearly having some fun on her second day in Baby 2.  More pictures after the break...

are you still...LOST?

If you don't want any spoilers...don't read after the break!

project complete

about that project, this was it...long, long, long day. painting spindles is the worst job ever...ok, maybe not the worst, but it's really close.

the best rodent deterent

I've got a new best friend in the back yard. This is the second time he's paid me a visit. Unfortunately, he got a little to close to the deck while I was working on a project and I had to chase him off again. Snakes can stay and play as long as the keep the mices at bay!

5:30am on the Papio/Halleck Trail

That's about 20ft of visibility in some super dense fog.  Not only could it have been easy to get lost, but it was some heavy air and accumulated dew...was completely soaked after an hour in it.

On my way back home, I did catch a nice sunrise though.

breakfast of princesses

mmmm, waffles, syrup, pinnapple, and formula. It doesn't get better than that, does it?

new places, new faces

Kate spent a little time in what will be her new room in a couple weeks.  One of her current teachers, Lauren, took Kate to meet Diann and spent some time playing with one her new friends Teja, who happens to be the son of one of my co-workers, Neeraja. (that's a lot of name dropping!).  Anyways, here some pics exploring her future digs.

More after the break!

movin' on up

Wow, has it really been that long since we've posted?  That's probably because we're so busy chasing Kate around the house now.  She's pretty much crawling for real now instead of swimming across the floor which makes her much quicker.  But she's also pulling up on everything and nearly standing on her own without leaning or holding on to something.  This weekend she's been climbing the stairs and made it all the way up last night to her bedroom for the first time.  Kate's also eating nearly anything now that she has upper and lower teeth fully established. 

This is a picture of Kate in the chow line at the CDC.  Her friend Ella (the one on the far right) is moving away in June.  We're sad to see her go as they play together really well and look forward to seeing each other every day.  At the same time, Kate is moving up to a new room a the CDC in a couple weeks where she'll reunite with a couple friends that moved previously.  There's no more high chairs there, they sit at a table, and it's a single nap per day room (we'll see how that goes, she gets pretty cranky without two naps per day)

Kara's planning Kate's birthday party for July 17th, it's going to be a Luau, should be lots of fun!