1st Halloween

I was lucky enough to have visitors this weekend – Grandparents (Mom’s side) and Mantie & Duncle! What fun! Oh and guess what -- this is the weekend I learned how to DANCE :)

Everybody else dressed up as a gardener, and I was their lil ladybug :)

My friend, Brinlie, across the street was also a ladybug.

Dad's trying to hike at Garden of the Gods and trick me into falling asleep in this carrier.

Papa’s got this “football hold” thing down!

Yay! I was dedicated to LORD this weekend too!

Buena Vista “Get-Away” Trip

Last weekend, we went on a family trip to Buena Vista. The weather has been gorgeous this fall ... as you'll see below!

Kate: I thought the best part of this trip was the Harvest Festival -- hayride, the pumpkin patch (where mom and dad let me pick out a pumpkin), the John Deer tractor, the hay maze and… THE HORSEES!!

1st Hot Spring – Mt. Princeton Hot Springs

Water is SO MUCH FUN! I totally passed out afterwards!

I'm 9 months old!

Here are my stats from today's doctor visit:
14lbs 14oz (10-20th percentile)
26.5 inches (50th percentile)

2nd Hockey Game – CC Tigers

This time I went with Mom and Tiana (Carolyn’s “little sister”, who's about to be a TEENAGER!). Tiana is a favorite buddy of mine - she's super fun to play with! I like when she babysits me! :)

Shadow makes the blog!

Kate insisted we post more pictures of her and her FAVORITE doggie!

8 MONTHS OLD!

We can't believe it! Kate's 8 months old, and she just keeps growing and learning new things every day. She's not crawling yet, but she's thinking real hard about it. She's very strong! She gets on her hands and knees and rocks a bit. We're excited (and scared!) :-) Mom's been taking Kate to a kiddie gym/play class one morning a week - so that Kate can get used to socializing a little more ... she's been a little on the the clingy side with Mom & Dad and feeling the whole stranger-danger thing. Makes it difficult to leave her with a babysitter. Sooooo, we're working through this phase.

Showing off her pilates maneuver. Kate learned this at her gym class; it strengthens her abs!

Halvorsons come to Visit

Our friends, Erik and Jen Halvorson, came to the Springs to visit us over the weekend (Erik, aka Hal, stood up for us at our wedding). They brought their daughters Marin (4 1/2) and Avery 18 mos), two of the cutest girls this side of the Mississippi. We took all the girls early one morning to the Fountain Creek Nature Center to learn about seeds. They got to try eating different seeds like strawberries and grapes. Avery ate so much she filled her cheeks and looked like a little chipmunk. We then went on a walk around the nature center trails and picked seeds to put on the girls' new adhesive bracelets. We also took a trip to America the Beautiful Park and had a big tailgate at the Air Force vs. Utah game. [Don't miss the hilarious YOUtube link below!]

Halvorson family & Gene @ the Nature Center.

Kate & Marin

America the Beautiful Park - a FANTASTIC park for the kiddos!!

Gene-n-Kate ... and Avery-n-Hal

Kate got her first press-on tattoo! Go Air Force - Beat Utah!

Utah fan, Brinlie, then AF fans - Marin, Carolyn, and sleepy Kate

Avery has to help Gene run the ball since the beer is slowing him down!

Marin (the lil girl standing by her dad, behind Gene and her sister, Avery) made a new best friend at the tailgate. Her name happened to also be Avery, and they invented a new game. They took turns tossing the ball. They did a GREAT job entertaining the adults for quite a while.... http://www.youtube.com/user/halnjen04