Fall is here!

The other day, the weather turned down right chilly. I was debating whether we needed to turn on the heat, but knowing that we'd need to turn on the air during the day, didn't make for a good enough reason. I just cranked up the oven and the electric heat we have in our room just to get the house up to 70 again. Granted, it was only 65 in the morning, it still felt cold. Katelyn's hands were cold in her bed, but it would help if she kept her hands under the blanket instead of over her head.

We really haven't been up to much the last couple of weeks. Jason's truck has been in the shop for the last couple of weeks, so he's been using my car, therefore leaving me stranded at home for the last week. I've kept busy by making applesauce the other day and working on some sewing projects for friends that are having their first babies this fall. Some have popped already and I'm late getting their gifts to them. The trend we are finding, with all of our friends that are having babies this year, is that they are all boys. Must have been something in the water.

Katelyn is growing like a weed and is into 6 month clothes already. Didn't get too many of that size, so we might have to do some shopping pretty soon. I wasn't quite on the ball with getting 4 month pictures, but I got 4 1/2 month pictures. Hard to believe that the 5 month marker is only 5 days away!














I caught her yesterday, playing with the stationary "mobile" above the pac-n-play. I've never noticed her doing this before, but it was just so cute to see that little hand reaching above the covers to touch her hippos.
She is so much fun, and so inquisitive. I love watching her find out new things. She has also started to respond to her name which is awesome to see. Her tongue, it seems, is her favorite appendige. She loves to stick it out when she smiles. So young but oh so smart.

Giggles and Garages

Our Labor day weekend was somewhat eventful. Jason had been busy all Friday and Saturday working on the renovation of our car port/garage.

Demolitions of the opening and of the cabinet/storage that was under the opening.
Almost completed on the backside. Jason was very smart to keep some windows people were going to throw away from their renovation, so he could put them in. I wasn't too happy to have to store them for as long as we have but it was nice to put them in and not have to pay for them. We also saved on sheeting on the back side by taking it down from the ceiling. We just puttied the the holes and we'll paint it. You'll still see where the holes were but not as noticable. And it's on the back so no one will really be back there.

Sunday after church we went to the Rib and Chop for steak to celebrate our 6 yr anniversary milestone. Then we came back to finish up work on the garage. Yeah, we celebrate big around here. Jason just couldn't leave it until it was done, and rain looked like it was coming and he wanted to have it all caulked.
We have to paint it yet, but Jason trimmed the windows and put cedar on the gable end because the siding didn't match the existing pieces, so he covered it. We have to put in the side door and one more piece of sheeting and then it will be totally enclosed.

Monday was spent at home. I had wanted to go to Meeteetse for the annual Meeteetse Labor Rodeo, but we didn't know how long it was going to be our what the weather was going to be like. We were also just tired and needed a day at home together. So we vegged on the couch and watched "A River Runs Through It". So that made me want to go fishing on the North Fork, on the way to Yellowstone. We didn't get any lines in the water, but we went for a drive and dinner at one of the "hotels" along the way. By the time dinner was done, it was too dark to see, so we made our trek home.

Thursday we went down to the CWAM base to see our friend Gordy McDonald and had steak with him and Kurt and Heidi. After we ate supper, I was holding Katelyn and JD and Joshua came running up to her and she burst out laughing. They kept doing it and she kept on laughing. Heidi was able to get it on video. I'll post it when I steal it from her facebook. Then yesterday, before I went to Billings with a friend, Jason was holding her on her knee and Tucker came around and again, she burst out laughing. We couldn't stop laughing. Totally precious.

No, Tucker didn't lick her face, if that's what you're thinking. I won't allow it. I can't get enough of her. She's becoming so much fun. And we've made it over the sleepless hump. She may have gone through a growing spurt. She would wake up every 3 hours at night, nurse and go back to sleep with us. I would fall asleep nursing her. I would try and get her in her bed again and she'd wake up. Thursday night, after a very large helping of cereal and 2 great naps during the day, which she fell asleep on her own, instead of me rocking her, she was ready to sleep at 8:30 pm. Woke up when we put her in her car seat and left at 11pm. She stayed asleep till 5am! That was some great sleep.

Rice Cereal, Mmmm Mmmm Not so Good

Last night, we thought we would try to give Katelyn some rice cereal. She wasn't liking the new taste all that much. The gag reflex kind of got in the way a few times, but she over came it. She fussed after a few spoons but had a good sampling of it.

I guess we're going to have to invest in a high chair pretty soon.

Some goes in, and some comes out.

"What you lookin' at Willis?"

How it all went "down".

In Her Own Words

Exersaucer fun

While we waited for Jason to get home, I thought I'd entertain the babe in her exersaucer. This was a first to actually see her interact with her toys.




Enjoy Grandma

August Adventures

August has once again come and gone and the start of a new school year is here. At least for the kids and teachers, but not for me. Nope, I've taken on the title of homemaker and full time mom, which I don't mind one bit. I'm so happy to have a husband that wants me to stay home and take care of our girl. I would hate to ship her off to a babysitter and miss all of her big firsts. She is just too much fun, but I will miss the paycheck.

The first weekend of the month, we had our 3rd wedding of the year. That Sunday, Jason, Katelyn and I packed our friends, Jon, Sheila and Micah into our car for a drive into Crandall and Cooke City, Montana. The guys were hoping to fish but it was a wet day. They did catch some small trout. Katelyn had someone to look at as we drove. Sheila and Micah were behind her. Both babies were so good on their first trip up to Cooke City.

August 15th, we were invited down to CWAM for a get together with Rhonda & Andy Engle. They both were on staff when Jason and I were there. Rhonda was in Jason's school and was my room mate when I was on staff. They brought their two kids, Payton and Kaycee. Payton is just a hoot. He has a thing about different people taking him to the bathroom. He looked at Jason and puts his hands out matter of factly and says "You could take me to the bathroom." You can't help but laugh. He did it later to another friend and said, "Hey funny guy, you could take me to the bathroom." They wanted to visit the "ghost town" of Kirwin, so 3 vehicles of trucks packed to the gills with people and kids made the treck Saturday morning.

Joshua and his mom Heidi, went for the first time.
It was sooooooo cold. Probably in the single digits in Celsius and 45 F. We weren't up there very long before we headed back to the base.

That following week, Myself and a friend cleaned a new construction house, the house Jason has been working on since April. Since I couldn't get a babysitter, because Katelyn can't eat without her mommy, she had to come along. I didn't know how I was going to do it but I managed very well actually. She was a very good girl and would sit in her carrier all morning. Once she started fussing, into the baby bjorn front carrier she went and she would be lulled to sleep by the motions I was making cleaning. In the afternoons, I laid her on the new, soft carpet, once it was installed and she would coo and talk to whoever was around or just to herself. This was the first time she was starting to talk which was so exciting to see. She was so content. I didn't get a picture of her in the empty house like i should have. It was so cute to see her on her back looking up at the fireplace, just talking away. She also started to pick up her rattles and hold them and bring them to her mouth. What fun she is already.

This last Saturday, we were invited to join in on a garage sale. I didn't think we had much to get rid of since Jason is so good about going through and getting rid of stuff we don't use. Well, it turns out we had more than I thought. I also went around and found books I haven't read but were taking up space and such stuff. We ended up making just over $200! Katelyn at her first garage sale. The boys sitting on the merchandise between customers. Getting desprite to sell the futon! We use the "Baby selling tactic".

Anybody need a futon?

Micah helps mommy keep track of the money. You would be surprised at how many people asked if the kids were for sale. They definitly brought the crowds in off the street. They pulled their weight in making the garage sale a success. So that afternoon, we headed to Billings and stopped off at the hunting store Cabelas and spent some of our proceeds.

Uncovered Memories 2

6 yrs ago I made a little slide show for our wedding , of pictures from our youth. The comparisons were quite funny. But what I had wanted to find were baby pictures from Jason to compare to Katelyn. So now you can be the judge and see who she looks like more, mom or dad?
Daddy


Katelyn


Mommy

I think mommy wins, but that's just me.