Funny Stuff

Here's a video of Kaelyn walking today that is pretty funny. Watch out for the dog's tail!! :)

Kaelyn is almost 1!!!!

Wow! I can't believe in a little less than a month Kaelyn will be turning one! In honor of her birthday, and just to celebrate her, I want to post a picture from each month of her first year of life, besides the pictures that I already post for her "birthday" each month, and hopefully a picture that I haven't already posted. Also, my plan is to post everyday in October to remember, and chronicle the first year of her life! So stay tuned!

October - bringing our little peanut home!!

November - sleeping with mama

December - with Grampie and Abbi. Baby's First Christmas!

January - with Daddy, showing off those big baby blues

February - Valentine's Baby in babylegs made by her mama

March - trying her first food, bananas!

April - showing off her cute strawberry diaper

May - enjoying the beauty of natureJune - just being her silly self
July - yummy sand at Crystal Lake beach
August - trying on a Ladybug costume, so cute!
September - checking out the great outdoors

Thanks for sharing this year with us as we have watched Kaelyn develop into such a cute and fun little girl!

Kaelyn is WALKING!!!

So, Miss Kaelyn took her first steps at Daddy's birthday party on Friday, Sept. 12th! We kind of thought it was an accident, but then as the weekend went on, she was walking more and more. She will walk between Jer and I, from the couch or chair to me, and walk towards me as I move backwards away from her. Yesterday I was facing away from her and turned around to see her walking from a bar stool in the kitchen to the coffee table in the living room! She has probably taken a total of 8-10 steps in a row before sitting herself down, or falling. :) She is starting to walk on her own initiative, and not just when we stand her up and say, "Come here." It won't be long before she is running all over the place!!
Here's a quick video of her walking towards me. It's hard to get her set up, and get her to walk towards me, all while taking a video, but hopefully it gives you a good idea of her walking skills! :)

Jer is 30!!

So, Jer turned the big 3-0 on Friday, Sept. 12th, and we threw a surprise party for him. I wish I had a picture of him, because he was so surprised. He turned bright red and wouldn't go back into the room where everyone was because he was embarrassed. I guess I did my job, because he had no idea!! He thought that we were going out to dinner and were just dropping Kaelyn off at his parents house so they could baby-sit and when we walked in everyone was there and yelled "Surprise!" It was a really fun time with friends and family. Unfortunately, I was busy mingling, eating, and watching my almost walking baby, so I didn't really take any pictures. Bummer! But, here is one of the fam after Jer blew out all of the candles on his cake (there were more than 30!)

Happy Birthday Jer!!

And actually, Kaelyn took some of her first steps at the party!! More to come on Kaelyn's new adventures in walking!

Wheaton Weekend

We went to Wheaton over Labor Day weekend to watch Kaelyn's Aunt Laura play soccer for Wheaton's women's team. They won both of their games, so Laura got to play on both Friday and Saturday nights, although we were only there for the Saturday game. We had fun cheering Wheaton to victory and hanging out with family and friends.

The whole fam in Laura's dorm room. Ah, the memories!

After the soccer game - Kaelyn was so excited they won that she fell fast asleep on Aunt Rachel!

Goofing around with Miss Kaelyn

Kaelyn and our friend's, Dan and Meghan, little boy, Isaac. They had fun playing together. Check out his awesome hair!

With Aunt Rachie

Almost everyone, but Jer was taking the picture and we were missing Laura
With Grammie and Grampie

Cousins 2

Here are more pics from when Hannah and her girls were visiting.

Playing at the play place at the mall.

In the cute matching dresses that Grammie Susan knitted/sewed for them. It is so hard to get them all looking at the camera at the same time!

And actually smiling - this one is a true miracle! :)

Miss Abbi

We miss them and wish that we could see them more often!!