Katie's Baby Dedication

Sunday November 9th we dedicated Katie at Vanguard Church. This means that we, as parents, have commited to raising Katie in a home that loves and follows God. Our hope is that one day she will choose to have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. It was a great time and when we were up she was very curious about what was going on! Also included is a picture of Katie in her adorable new hat!

Halloween and my new favorite thing!

Katie was a duck for Halloween and loved her costume. We went over to Taylor's parents house for dinner and then went trick-or-treating at Grandma and Grandpa Walker's. Grandma had a great treat of Organic baby food for Katie! We then took a very tired Katie out with her cousins Halle and Charlee. it was probably more for Mommy and Daddy's sake than Katie's!



So, I have a new love of my life . . .CHEERIOS! I think Katie is close to loving them as much as I do . . . and Oakly is rather appreciative too, come to think of it. Katie shovels them in as fast as she can and Mommy runs around the house while she is distracted. I can get a good 15-20 "free" minutes as long as I keep the Cheerios well-stocked.

Katie playing with Daddy

This is Katie a couple of months ago but she is pretty funny. Taylor literally made her laugh until she cried!

My first try uploading video!

Katie loves to play this and we happily oblige her:)

Is it really October?

Time has really flow by. Katie is now rolling over, sitting up, has two front teeth and can finally say her consonant sounds . . . Mommy was getting worrried:) Teething has not been a great experience. We have been up 2-3 times a night, which we think is horrific compared to the 12 hour stretches we are used to! We started feeding Katie solid food which is another hilarious experience. Taylor started his new job at T Rowe Price and is loving it. Yeah for group health insurance! I am still figuring out this stay at home mom thing but am enjoying spending time with Katie. I have joined the MOPS group at our church and it is such a great time hanging out with other moms. I will try to update this againg with Halloween pics! Katie is going to be a duck.

July Pics

August 2008

Katie is already 4 1/2 months old, and even though everyone tells you how quickly time goes by, it doesn't hit you until it is your baby growing up so fast. We still are amazed by the precious little girl God has blessed us with.

I (Becky) am getting more of a routine established. I am missing teaching, especially now that all my friends are heading back to school. I might do some tutoring or subbing this year to get back in the system:) I found a new website,(flylady.net) that has really helped me to get our home organized and me dressed in the morning. No easy feat some days.

Katie loves babbling and giggling, especially to her Daddy who seems to bring out her talkative side. She is drooling like crazy and chewing on everything. We are keeping an eye out for her first tooth, but no sign of one yet. She loves playing in her exersaucer and sitting in her high chair. She is becoming more and more interested in her surroundings, but Mommy and Daddy are still her favorites, Yeah!

Sadly, we sent Marley our yellow-lab on to a new home this month. We were not able to exercise her as much as she needed and her new home with 3 little boys is proving to be wonderful for her! We miss her, but our house is so much calmer!

We took our first camping trip with Katie and luckily we have wonderful friends who haven't abandoned us after the experience. Between a whining Marley, crying baby and Katie drool in the eggs, it was quite a memorable experience. We now know what to do differently on our next trip . . .which may be put off until next summer:)

All in all we are loving life right now and are very content with our normal day to day lives!