Horses, horses, horses

Ah, a girl after my own heart. Catherine likes this horse that was passed down from Aunt Kim and Unlce Ken. She's working on being able to "ride" the one from Aunt Jen and Uncle Tom, but it's bigger, so right now she just presses the ears for the sounds. -- And happy Sweet 16 to Becca! It looks like you had fun.

Just some cute pictures

Two teeth!

Giving the dog a hug.

It's a little early...

Cheers!

This is probably a better alternative.



It was beautiful to watch fall, but tiring to remove.

9-Month Appointment

Catherine went for her 9-month appointment yesterday. She's 29 1/2 inches long and 22.3 pounds; that puts her in the 95th and 90th percentiles for length and weight. This last month has been just amazing and she understands so much more. While we try to limit the opportunities that we have to tell her 'no' she now completely understands what we're saying and has a little fit if it was something that she really wanted. We try not to laugh, but it really is funny. Two cute stories: (1)The other day when I asked her if she went poop she walked over to her diaper bag as if to get a diaper - we'll work on her proactively letting me know in the future; (2) she's been trying to climb onto/ into everything lately. So last night, she climbed into her wagon and tried to move it herself by rocking her body weight back and forth and when that didn't work, she "called" to Jim and me to push her around. Of course we did.



She also tries to carrying everything with her while she walks around.

She didn't have as much luck with this one.

Happy New Year!

Thanks to Tom and Jen! We had a great time.

Heidi should wear this hat all the time.
Go figure, during the wine tasting Mom and Ann liked the same wine again this year.

Cheers!

Well they didn't win, but Mom made sure all the kids were ready.

Elizabeth turned 11 too.

Just a cute shot.

Merry Christmas!

Isn't this the best Christmas picture?

Dad W practicing with their new camera. That should be a nice shot of Ken's ear.

Catherine got to practice walking too.

Dad doesn't have the heart to tell her that she's a bit out of tune.

All the 06 babies made it to Aunt Mickey's. What a difference a couple of months makes, eh?

Catherine really enjoyed her first Christmas. Thanks to everyone for making it so special.

What a Week

A lot of firsts this week: first teeth (the bottom two are coming in); first unassisted steps; first time climbing Christmas presents. :-) The pictures are below. Also, I hear that the top teeth are even more painful to come in; any tips about getting her (us) through it are appreciated.

Christmas Card Outtakes

Neither of these were selected for our Christmas card, but aren't they cute?

Latest Accomplishments

What a nice Thanksgiving. Catherine had a great time with her cousins, she learned to dance and to crawl the stairs. -- Isn't she too young for that? She'll be 8-months tomorrow; wow, I wish time could stop for a while.

Michigan Game

The nail-biting excitment of the MI game tired poor Catherine out. Thankfully, Uncle Mark was there to function as her lazy boy.

We thought the basement was baby proof. We've caught her a couple times now on the second stair. Ugh. I guess we'll get a gate? Rosie, she's getting ready for you to teach her to walk!

Catherines... and of course Scout

Also, Kim posted some cute picture of Catherine, Grace and Jack.

Visiting

Catherine had a nice time visiting (Great) Uncle Bill and Aunt Sally.


Scout decided it was nap time too. But, we won't be doing this again any time soon; Scout's snoring woke Catherine up after 1/2 hour.

Happy Halloween!

Isn't she the cutest flower you've ever seen?

Seven Months Old

We cannot believe she's seven months old today.

Little Tiger

Catherine and Jim getting ready for the Tiger's game. She seemed to like the game, but Jim and I both agree that she seems to like all the action of hockey a bit better.
We decided to make the downstairs as "Catherine proof" as possible, so the coffee table has been covered with an old comforter. So far, so good.
I'm not sure why these toys look better from the outside.
Just a cute shot.

Nap Time?

I guess my idea for nap time wasn't such a good one.

Ann, I bet you're sorry that you missed this shower! :-)

Nice trip

Catherine had a lot of "firsts" this weekend.
First time touching the ocean.
First time touching sand.
First time in the pool.
First time with noodles.
It all made her a little tired.