Candy!!!

The other day I let Katelyn pick what ever she wanted for dinner. And yes your eyes see clearly, that is a whole plate of candy.



Just kidding with ya. Man, but that would be the best. Probably not so much for those cute little picket fence teeth. That is the plate for all the candy that came with our gingerbread house kit.

Here's the final product. No I did not make the house. I was proud that I made dinner and also some cookies that night. Katelyn had a great time. She put the candy on the house and not in her mouth until the end when we said she could have some. Nate helped her with most of it while I played with Sadie. We tried to have Sadie at the table, but she is Miss grabby hands. If anything is barely out of reach, she can magically get it. I love doing gingerbread houses. It's a favorite from my childhood (and yes, my mom did make them from scratch).

Ho Ho Ho!

Tis the season for celebration and last Saturday we went up to Park City to do just that. It was a wonderful day. We decided to go up just after lunch so Katelyn could sleep in the car and we would still have plenty of time to have some fun. It was quite a drive since the weather finally decided it would be winter, but we made it without any problems.

After we arrived and were filled with a few quick snacks, Grandpa Steve, Anjanette, Katelyn and I put on some warm clothes and headed for the snow. We wanted to try out our new sled and found a great place to do it. Unfortunately we got kicked off the hill as soon as we got the snow good and packed. We didn't want to give up just yet so we headed down the road to a golf course Gail told us about. Katelyn seemed to have a really good time but little fingers get cold so we headed back after a few good runs. We didn't get any pictures of the sledding, but here's what some of the snow looked like.


Isn't snow beautiful?

We had a wonderful dinner and moved on to what the world believes Christmas is all about. It's always a little crazy when you get that many people together, but I think everyone had a good time. Of course we missed Hunter, Mandy and Andrew (and Austin too I guess). If you want to see pictures, Zarah has posted some on her blog. Unfortunately, if you don't want to click the extra buttons, you'll have to settle with these.


Katelyn got a little sidetracked with her new dollhouse at the party. Here she is as the fun continues at home.


Gail made these dresses for Sadie and Katelyn. I was really impressed and excited because Anjanette had been looking for matching clothes for a while.

Next time we'll have to remember the camera so we can get more pictures to share with all of you.

Half Birthday

Yes, Sadie is 6 months old. It was a week ago today. The first part of the day was happy, but the rest she wasn't feeling too good. It had to do with the 5 shots she got when we went to her well child visit. The doctor says she is doing great (I could have told you that) and she is very healthy. She has reached all the milestones she should have, except for rolling from her back to her front. Her stats were: Length 27.5 inches, 97%ile; Weight 20 lbs 15 oz, greater than 97%ile; Head Circumference 44.8 cm, greater than 97%ile. Her weight has stayed on the same curve, but her head size has now caught up with her body and her height is tapering just a bit. Katelyn also had to get her flu booster shot and did great with it. It always seems that Sadie is fine and then she takes a nap and wakes up miserable. Usually right now I can't get her to do anything but try to grab at things constantly and she is always trying to sit upright. The whole afternoon, after waking up for her nap, she just layed against me not even trying to move. I would show her a toy and she wouldn't try to grab it. The next day she was back to herself.

Meeting Santa

At our ward's Christmas party we had the cutest Santa come. I wish Nate was posting this because I wasn't there when Katelyn sat on Santa's lap. I was busy cutting red velvet cake and cheesecake in the kitchen. I guess Katelyn was scared the whole time in line, but when it became her turn she did it without hesitation. Nate said she told Santa she wanted a present for Christmas. I guess she'll be getting a big empty box wrapped up from Santa this year. She has always been easy to please. This Santa is actually the grandpa of some kids in our ward. It's his real hair and beard and everything. I think I've found my new favorite Santa.

Milk: It does a body good!

Here's my strong Sadie Bug. Last night she was trying to inch her knees. She was so close to moving. She gets frustrated because she can't get where she wants to go. She will definitely start scooting around soon. All of Katelyn's toys are great motivation.