6 Months Old!!

Okay, so taking a picture with a sign is getting harder. These first two pictures are the best I got. She's fast!!

Annnnndddd....some of the failed attempts:

I can't imagine that you would put this paper next to me for any other reason other than for me to eat it...

Thanks for the new toy, Mommy! Quit spending all that money on stuff from the store; this is fun!

Well, I can see here that I am 6 months old...but why did you have to make a sign?

Clearly it's time to get rid of this sign. Nice try, Mama!

And a funny story from today:

3rd grade girl: "Mrs. Collins, do you go to church?"

Me: "Well, not regularly, why?"

Girl: "Because I just prayed to God to help me finish that math test, and He did!"

Just Some Pictures

Grandma Bonnie and Kaitlyn on Easter:

Great Grandma LaVonne:

Great Grandpa Allan:

Do you think it might be time to retire the papasan chair? Buckling her in does no good...

This next picture is a HUGE breakthrough. In fact, I think Jeff and I were more excited about this event than we were about getting our tax return this weekend. This is Kaitlyn's first bath in about four months that she hasn't screamed through. It was SO fun and such a relief to watch her sit and play with her toys in the water. Yay!!

Blue Sky :)

Happy Easter!

We had a nice, relaxing weekend. On Saturday, Michaela and her mom came by to meet Kaitlyn. I met Michaela when she was four months old in the infant room at the day care I worked at. She's now eight years old! We have spent quite a bit of time together over the past eight years.

Today, Kaitlyn got to hang out in the sunshine for the first time. Jeff and I are realizing that we are going to have to start thinking about sun hats and sunscreen; we are so used to fleece hats and warm blankets! I had to force myself to bring her in after a little while so she wouldn't get sunburned. It was such a nice day!

First time touching grass :)

Just a random, happy picture:)

Now, back to work with me! Only two and a half months until summer break! Jeff just found out that his new graduation date is May 25th. He'll be doubling up on classes for two weeks pretty soon here, so things will be crazy, but we'll get through it. The end is in sight!

Spring Break

I can't get the text to go on top of this picture - good 'ole Blogspot. Above is Kaitlyn in her new toy. Well, not exactly her new toy, but Payton's on loan. She's enjoying having something new and exciting to play with! Jeff was SO excited to see yet another huge addition to our living room! :) Hey, at least this one we can give back when we are done...(much to Jayson's excitement, I'm sure).

We started giving Kaitlyn rice cereal last weekend. She's not getting much yet, but she seems to enjoy it! She's sitting in her high chair (thank you Auntie Megs and Carolyn!) like a big girl, too. She's doing well so far with the cereal, and we are excited to start other foods when she is six months old.


One of her best friends :)
She's just starting to pull her legs up when she's on her tummy. Uh oh...
We can't leave these two along together. Yuck!! :) (They both love it, as you can see.)
Big girl starting to sit up on her own!!
That's it for now. I am off work for spring break. Good thing, because Kaitlyn decided to get up a few extra times last night...hopefully that's just a fluke and not a new pattern. She does do that every once in a while to keep us on our toes. I'll just be hanging out and enjoying my daughter all week. Grandma Bonnie is doing me a huge favor and coming over to play with Kaitlyn while I go to work tomorrow to catch up (nothin' like unpaid hours when I already work too much!). Kaitlyn has started to recognize her grandparents, and gets excited when they walk in; too cute! She loves them. :)

Five Months!!

Yesterday, of course. :)