Happy Father's Day

Oh yeah, and in addition to Father's Day.. my Birthday was this weekend! We went to a local Italian restaurant on Friday and then went to The Melting Pot on Saturday with my parents. We go every year for my birthday. A two-and-a-half hour dinner probably wasn't the best idea with Katelin, but she didn't do that bad. We still managed to have a nice dinner.

Wordless Wednesday

Saturday - Lindsey's Party:




Saturday Night - Out on the Lake







Sunday - DFW Mommies BBQ/Potluck/Pool Party

Same Thing, Different Day...

I find myself always talking about how busy I am as an excuse for not updating this blog regularly. While I am busy, and I do forget about keeping this up-to-date, a lot of the time I just don't know what to say. Do I talk about the mundane things that go on in our lives???? Do I try to be funny??? What if no one gets my sense of humor???? It is so much easier to just post cute pictures of Katelin :)

Last weekend, the three of us traveled to Las Vegas and Chris and I bowled in the USBC Open Championships. Katelin has not be the best traveler lately. She likes to sleep in her own crib. You can't fool her with a hotel crib or a pack 'n play(heaven forbid.. she HATES those!). The first two nights, the three of us crowded into a double bed (were they out of Kings??? Why did we end up with two double beds??). I think Chris had 1/2 the bed, Katelin had 1/4, and I had the other 1/4. Not a comfortable nights sleep. The third night, I decided there was enough room on the floor for the second mattress so Katelin and I slept in that. I cornered Katelin in so there was no fear of her rolling out of the bed and onto the floor. I slept a little better, but still not great.
Considering the crappy sleep I got, I guess I bowled okay. I averaged 172 for the tournament which is 17 pins below my current book average but I always bowl HORRIBLE there. Chris did well too. He finished higher than he has in any previous year. This was my 8th consecutive year and Chris' 7th. We'll both end up getting some cash back :)

This weekend is going to be just as busy... Katelin and I are going to a birthday party tomorrow for our friend's daughter and then we're going to the lake. Sunday we're going to a BBQ hosted by one of the mom's from a "mom's group" I've been a part of. I think right now, there are about 20 adults and 15 kids (mostly babies) that will be there! It should be a good (and eventful!) time.

I don't really see an end to our "busy-ness" until mid-July and I'm sure by then, I'll have 100 more things to add to my schedule.
Upcoming Events:
Lindsey's B-Day Party - 6/13
DFW Mommies BBQ - 6/14
Getting my hair done... something totally different.. not just a trim! - 6/17
My B-day - 6/19
My Parents get into town - 6/20
Reno, USBC Women's Tournament - 6/26-6/29
Forth of July
MNO with DFW Mommies - 7/10
Katelin's Swim Lessons Start - 7/11
Nutty 500 Bowling Tournament - 7/11


Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit; Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
-Peter Kay

Wordless Wednesday - Pigtails!

(Almost) Wordless Wednesday

Our nephews Declan & Caleb (7ys old tomorrow) and our niece Avelinn (3 next week) horsing around on Chris.

Professional 12 Month Pictures

Pictures were taken at Sears Portrait, Denton. 5/1/09

A YEAR, Already????

A year has gone by already!?!?
My sweet little baby is an entire year old! We had her birthday party on the 26th. My mom, dad, sister, and brother-in-law were able to fly down for it. :) I tried to keep it small and not go overboard but I went crazy trying to get everything perfect. I made not only her individual cake but 2 sheet cakes for everyone else. It wouldn't have been that big of a deal but my oven evidently wasn't reading the correct temperature and I have zero decorating skills so it was a challenge. My mom helped me smooth out the frosting but the crazy pink piping and sprinkles were all me. Katelin got so many great gifts! We have the best family and friends! Thanks to everyone that made the day so great.

Katelin had her 12 month checkup...
Height - 29.25" (55%)
Weight - 20 lbs, 9oz (48%)
Head - 45.5cm (65%)

We took her for her one year portraits... it seemed like half of the pictures, she was scrunching her face all up and the other half, she was trying to work out her escape plan and wouldn't sit still! Link to pictures is coming soon!

Katelin isn't waking yet but she's crawling all over, pulling herself up on everything, and "walking" around (cruising). She'll also "walk" all around the house while holding onto our fingers. One of these days, she's just going to take off running. She's saying mama, dada, rara (for our dog Roscoe), uh-oh, mmmmm (when she's hungry), hi (and possibly hey), bye-bye, and I think she's saying "I got" but I'm not 100% on that one. She also says ah-ma. I'm not sure if this is supposed to be mama and she gets confused or if she's trying to say grandma. We're so proud of our little (um, I mean big) girl!

Here are a couple pictures from her party. I'll upload more in the next week or so!


The pretty birthday girl in her new rocking chair and her new clogs.


Her cake.


Happy Birthday To You!


YUMMY!