Birthday Fun!

Here are some pics from K's birthday of her opening presents.

She got lots of cute clothes!

With her ribbons and her BeeBop Band, which she loves!

With Grammy

And her favorite present was probably the cell phone that she got from Grampie. It was his old one that he doesn't use anymore. She loves to carry it around in her purse and "talk" on it. :)

One Cute Birthday Girl!

Birthday at the Zoo

For Kaelyn's first birthday we headed up to Michigan to visit Em's family. On Saturday we went to the John Ball Zoo in Grand Rapids. It was a beautiful day, but little did we know that it was the Zoo Boo that day, so it was a little crowded and crazy, but still a lot of fun. As you already know, Kaelyn loves animals, so we thought the zoo was a great place to go to celebrate her birthday.

The Fam

Kaelyn had this hat that daddy got her that said "I'm One!" Since she didn't have a costume like all the other kids, we thought she could wear her hat instead. She didn't really like it though. :)

There was a guy playing the guitar and singing and Kaelyn was dancing along with Grammie.

Then this kid (I'm really not sure if it was a boy a girl, kind of dressed like a girl, but running around like an out of control boy) :) came up and started dancing with her - it was really cute, but Kaelyn was a little overwhelmed. Kaelyn and Auntie Lo. I'm not sure what animal we were looking at here, but Kaelyn obviously wanted to pet it!

Walkin' with Aunt Lo and Aunt Rachie. She was still a little unsure on her feet, and with all the people, it was best we kept her close.

Walkin' with mama and Aunt Rachie, with Grammie taking a picture.

The whole gang, too bad Kaelyn wasn't so interested in the picture. :)

More birthday pics to come soon!

Pumpkin Patch

We took our walking Kaelyn to the Pumpkin Patch this fall and it was so much fun! We are excited to see how much more fun it will be as she gets older. It is so crazy that just a short year ago we took our newborn, sleeping baby to the pumpkin patch, and now she is so grown up and walking around. It is also crazy to me that this is her second time doing something - second time at the pumpkin patch, second Halloween, second Thanksgiving, etc! I don't know which is more fun - her first time doing something - or her second, now that she can actually enjoy it!

Walking with Daddy. She could actually walk around herself, but there were lots of roots and thing to trip over, so Daddy was helping her.

Hanging with Mama.

"I want this one!"

Giving the pumpkin a "pat pat".
Sweet Little Pumpkin

Bye Bye!

Catching Up

Okay, I know I have been greatly lacking on posting lately. I am sorry, but I do have a good reason, I just can't tell you what it is quite yet. :)

So, I plan on catching up over the next few days. Be on the look out for pics of Kaelyn's birthday, the pumpkin patch, Halloween and more.

Here's a few random pics:

Kaelyn loves to pet the dogs and always goes up to Skiba while she is in her bed and gives her a "pat pat".

Kaelyn reading to us while cheering on the Fighting Irish. I don't think she is their good luck charm. :)

Here's a few pics of Kaelyn with her friends from playgroup. These girls are all October babies and Kaelyn and Claire (on the left) have the same birthday. Magnolia's (center) bithday is 3 days later.

Kaelyn showing off her walking skills and not staying in one place for the picture.

Ok, more to come soon - I promise!!!