The Big 3 - 0

Thanks for all of the calls, cards and birthday wishes!! I am now officially a thirty-something. Matt took me to Stoney River for dinner and then we went to see Avatar. We had a very fun evening. It's his turn next month!

Future Ornithologist

Kate has taken up bird watching. She even has her own bird feeder outside the window, beside her crib. Her favorites are Black-capped Chickadees, Downy Woodpeckers and Tufted Titmouses (uh ...Titmice?). She thinks the binoculars are a little too heavy though. Also, the field guide would be much more user friendly if she was able to read...

Progress

We drove by the new house on Friday. It's actually starting to look like a house. So far, the weather hasn't seemed to slow them down at all. They have been working on it about one month now, so hopefully only four more to go!

Happy New Year!!

Kate spent New Year's Eve partying with her buddies Graham, Mary Townes and McGuire. We didn't let her stay up to watch the ball drop though (actually, mom and dad didn't even stay up to watch the ball drop...).

Happy first New Year Kate!!

Playtime

Kate has had fun playing with all of her new Christmas toys. Thanks everyone!

Merry Christmas!!

We had a wonderful first Christmas with Kate! On Christmas Eve, we had lunch with Jesse, Kamatha and Foster and then spent a few hours at their house. Kate had fun playing with cousin Foster.

We spent Christmas Eve night with my parents, Marshall and the Elliott crew. We ate soup and cheesecake and watched Star Wars. Kate got to play with Linden, Aniyah and Katie all night.

We woke Kate up three hours earlier than usual on Christmas morning. Matt, Kate and I banged on pots and pans and sang "Joy to the World" to let the rest of the house know it was time to come out of their rooms (an old family tradition...). Kate still wasn't totally awake and I think she was a little bewildered by the pot banging. Kate had fun opening presents once she had a few minutes to wake up. And yes, I'm going to leave that preposition right where it is... We had a delicious Christmas breakfast and then headed over to MeeMee's house for lunch. Lunch was great and we all left stuffed!

Tonight we watched the Titans game (which didn't turn out like we hoped...) while I typed on my new computer. I am very excited about my computer! So, now that I have one again I will be much better about blogging. I hope you all had a very merry Christmas!!

Santa Clause is Coming to Town!!!

We took Kate to the mall to see Santa Clause for her first Christmas. I was really hoping to get a good one and she didn't disappoint. Maybe next year she'll actually smile. Love it! MF