Another month has flown by

Sweetie pie

Well another month has flown by and despite my lack of posting-we are still here! Kate is so much fun these days! She had her 4 month appointment Monday and weighed 12 lbs 9.7 oz and had grown an inch and a half to be 24 inches long. She is smiling all the time and has found her feet recently and is enthralled by those. She also likes her hands, watching Cash and watching people talk.

Kate on her 4 month birthday

One of my good friends is having a baby in January and her shower was this weekend. The hostesses had so much fun planning and decorating for Andrea's shower. We've been planning this shower for many years! God has blessed Andrea and Chad with a little girl they are naming Alayna. I know her and Kate will be the best of friends.

Hostesses-Jen, Brooke, Denay, me, Andrea, Betsy, Malinda, Tracy & Katie

As you can see in the pictures Kate was a lady bug, a.k.a.-"love bug." We were away from home on Halloween but still managed to have a great time. I ran the Tulsa Run (one of the best races in the state) and Kyle and Kate came to a few stops to cheer me on. She also got to see her auntie K and uncle Evan run. It was so much fun to run in a race again. My friend Jennifer who moved to Houston ran with me so we had a great time catching up while running. We ran the 9.3 miles in 1:13:48.

Our little love bug
Kelsey and I pre-race

Kyle and I also went to the OSU vs. Texas game. Although we thought it would be a better game than it was we still had fun. We both got to see some good friends and have a night just the two of us. Thanks Memaw and Becky for watching Kate.

love him

I have been attending a MOPS group and last week they had a professional photographer take pictures of the kiddos. I haven't seen Kate's yet but I did take a few at our house before we left. This is one of my favorite outfits! Her memaw bought it for her before she was born because she knew her mama would like it. What's not to love-pink, black and polka dots, some of my favorite things!

We've been staying busy with showers and birthday parties lately. Kate and I attended my aunt Beverly's wedding shower also. Beverly is marrying Kelly Friedl on December 5.

Last but not least here are a few random pics I took of Kate on our front porch. I was hoping to take her to the pumpkin patch (even though she's probably a little young) but we never made it. So here are some Fall pictures!

What We've Been Up To

Almost a month has passed since I last posted. Lots has happened! I went back to work September 15. I only work part time which is nice. It was a hard adjustment the first week but it's getting easier. I am always so excited to pick her up those days! I have 2 wonderful babysitters which made the transition much easier. They are so good w/ Kate and both have 2 daughters of their own that love on Kate and play with her during the day.

Kyle and I went to Mamma Mia one night in Tulsa and then the next we headed to St. Louis for Kate's longest road trip so far. She did great! She would stay awake a little while after she ate but after that she'd sleep. She slept almost the whole 6 hours! I know not all trips will be this easy but I have to say this one went really well. We had a good time in St. Louis. Kyle's grandparents, aunt, uncles and cousins all live there. His parents and sister and brother and their spouses/kids also came. We took Kate to the zoo. She was a little young but still liked being pushed around in the stroller. Her cousin Mason is 14 months older and he loved it! I can't wait until Kate enjoys it as much as he did. We also went to eat on The Hill, the old Italian neighborhood and to a Cardinals game. We saw Matt Holliday, an Oklahoma native, hit a walk-off home run! We enjoyed seeing everyone and a big thank you to Mike and Susan, Kyle's aunt and uncle, who watched Kate for us during the Cardinals game.

Not much else is going on. We are headed off to OKC/Seminole this weekend for a golf tournament that benefits a scholarship fund in my late cousin Jason's name. He died a few years ago in a head-on collision when he was in his early 20s. Kyle always gets a team together and plays. It will be a fun weekend seeing both sets of parents and our siblings and their families.

P.S. A belated birthday wish goes out to Kate's papa Kent, Kyle's dad. We are celebrating his birthday tonight!

And thank you to my mom and dad for coming to okc to watch Kate while we eat at Deep Fork!

Enjoy the pics. I attempted to take a few pics on our front porch with the fall decorations. She doesn't seem to smile when I have the camera out, but of course she smiles all the time otherwise!

Big black bow-thanks Alisha! Showing how she can hold her head up. She also started rolling over to her back last week.

Happy Fall Ya'll!

Like Daddy, Kate loves watching TV, esp football. This was them and Cash enjoying a lazy Sunday afternoon. Every afternoon is a lazy one if your name is Cash:)

One of the few times she was awake on the trip back from St. Louis

Aunt Rachel loving on Kate. Kate LOVED her scarf. She couldn't quit putting her hands in all the little holes.

Go Cards! Kate's shirt says-My First Cardinals Tee. She doesn't look too happy but since the Cards are in the playoffs she will be wearing the shirt all the time, according to her daddy. Maybe we can get a pic of her a little happier cheering on the cards.

Zoo time-Kate looks excited, huh??

Isn't he adorable? We got to babysit our newphew, Mason, while his parents went to a wedding a few weeks ago.

My little OSU fan and Kate's first shopping trip

I love this little girl!


Over Labor Day weekend Kate and I went to Seminole to visit my parents. Kyle was out of town playing in the National Nazarene Softball Tournament. It is his 10th year or so to go. His team finished 4th out of 70+ teams. Way to go honey!


Kate and I hung out and played with her Memaw and Grandpa and Auntie K and Uncle Evan. We also watched the OSU Cowboys beat Georgia! Go Pokes! Kate's grandparents got her her first OSU shirt to wear to watch the game. Her dad received the pic on his phone and said, "I like everything but her shirt." That shouldn't surpise anyone who knows my husband as he is a big OU fan!


We also went shopping at the Allen Outlet Mall in Texas. Kate really raked in the new clothes! Her memaw bought her lots of new things and some pretty church dresses. Mom got a lot of new clothes to start back to work in next week.

I'm not looking forward right now to going back to work but I know once I get back in the hang of things I will enjoy it. It's only 2 1/2 days a week and I've got two awesome ladies watching Kate. She'll be surrounded by some older girls each day which I'm sure she'll love as she gets older.

Enjoy the pics!

love the smirk

Ready to go shopping, well at least Kel and I were

All dressed up in our orange!

Starting her out early:)

Kate all dressed up for church

Couldn't forget to post a pic of the semi-neglected member of our family

Wedding

Last weekend Kyle's brother got married to Rachel Kircher. It was a beatiful wedding and I am excited to have another great sister-in-law. Kate didn't attend the wedding but got all dressed up for the reception.
Congrats Clay and Rachel! We love you guys and are excited for you. Marriage is a lot of fun!


Kate and her Papaw
Daddy and Kate

Rachel and the groomsmen-this is the only pic I got of Rachel! She looked beautiful! I don't think I got any of Clay! woops!

Kyle and I

My darling nephew Mason and I-he had a little suit on w/ converse tennis shoes! How cute!

Our family at the reception. Kate got a new white/gold dress for the wedding and even had a gold bow to match! She had some gold shoes also but they are still too big-bummer!

A Call to Pray

The past 3 weeks one of my best friends from High School has gone through something no one should have to go through. She has stood over her little boy as he battles a rare blood disease. Her little boy, Ridge, who was born in April is in children's hospital in OKC because of a rare blood disease drs discovered he has after many tests and lots of research. Only about 30-35 people in the world have this disease. It is not curable but manageable. They discovered it because Ridge had been spitting up blood and having blood in his diapers. The disease is called MLT (the true name is so long I'm not even going to begin to spell it) and the thing about the disease is that its victims have lesions in their stomach, thus causing the blood in spit up and stools. Ridge has had over 13 blood transfusions and has a rare type of blood, O-. There is talk this week about the possibility of removing some of his stomach so that the number of lesions is reduced to help stop the bleeding.

I say all this to urge everyone to pray for Ridge and his parents, Brandon and Alisha. They are an amazing family of faith and truly believe God can heal Ridge. Pray that God does a miracle as we know he is capable of.

Alisha was interviewed on an OKC news station-you can view it at http://www.ksbitv.com/news/53072457.html

Also, she updates her blog very regularly. Click on the link on the left that says "Alisha."

Me, Alisha, Hayley and Kari-Sr. Prom

Last week all our h.s. friends went to visit Alisha at the hospital

Kate is 6 weeks old and not happy!

Every Tuesday I have been taking Kate's picture to celebrate her "birthday." This week I couldn't get a picture of Kate calm and collected so I had to take a pic of her screaming.

Here is Kate not wanting me to take her picture:

Family of 3

We have taken tons of pics of Kate in the last 6 weeks but rarely have we got a pic of our new family of 3.

This was us before Kyle and I went to see Wicked with my parents and Evan and Kelsey.

Thanks to my grandparents for babysitting and all the other family that came over to see Kate while we got to enjoy a great play!

P.S. I have the most wonderful husband-he surprised me with season tickets to the productions in Tulsa at the Performing Arts Center. We will get to see Mamma Mia, Wizard of Oz, Little House on the Prairie, one about the Beatles and all their music, Legally Blonde and a Cirque production!! I am so excited to go to all the shows and get to enjoy time with my hubby! Thanks babe!