9 (and a half) months old.....

    I know I have said it before and have said it often, but I just can't believe how fast time is going by. Our little baby is just growing up so fast and is almost a year old, summer is over and Hayden will be a first grader, and Kayla is almost 4!!! And the month of July went by so fast, I'm not sure it ever happened - must have been because we were so busy getting ready for the Celebration, having fun at the Celebration, then fun at the Stampede, then a trip over to Colorado Springs and Castle Rock a couple of weekends ago.  I guess time really does fly when you are having fun!!

    Katie is now 9 (close to 10) months old and continues to brighten our days with her cute little personality.  She is so spoiled though, we don't know what to do with her!! She finally learned how to really crawl instead of doing an "army crawl" - although when she wants to get somewhere really fast, she does the army crawl.  But she has been spending most of her time the last few days cruising along the furniture. Also, she gets better every day at standing alone for a few seconds without anyone holding onto her.  It's exciting to see her reach all of these milestones, but I'm still not sure I want my baby to grow up!!

She still loves to eat, BUT loves to feed herself, and  REALLY loves Oreos

and she liked the hamburgers during the Celebration!!

Just keeping cool in the pool!!

Catching some ZZZZ's....

She was able to have her first piggy the other day and it was so cute.....

But it didn't last all day, so she ended up with a Mohawk!!!

That's pretty much it for our update on little miss Katie Sue.

Time to Celebrate

Another year of the Celebration has come and gone, just like that! It was another year filled with lots of fun, family, and food too!!

*****************FUN*****************

The kids ready for the parade to begin

MR. COOL

MS. SERIOUS

************************MORE FUN*************************

ENJOYING SOME CARNIVAL RIDES

Ronan, Lexie, and Hayden

Hayden, Seth, and Hailee

Lexie and Kayla - hidden behind the Gator's head

AND A PONY RIDE TOO!!

Katie's idea of fun ---TAKING IT EASY!!!!

**************************FAMILY**************************

(Hope you don't mind Melody - but I "borrowed" these next two from your pictures on facebook)

Hoover Grandkids (except the 3 oldest - Paige, Gavin, and Ethan)

A lot of the family members had fun running the 5K

*************************FOOD************************

 Waylen enjoying a hamburger

So, that's just a glimpse at what the Celebration was like this year - pretty much like any other year - but always filled with lots of laughs and good times.

Family Fun - Part 2

****FOUR-WHEELING FUN****

***CAMPING FUN****

Exploring a cave

Enjoying some watermelon

Taking it easy

Getting Dirty

Fun with Papa Mike, Nana, and cousins - Part One

We enjoyed our visit from our family in GA. The kids were so ready for their Papa Mike and Nana to get here. We hadn't told them that their cousins, Nicolette and Corbin, were coming too!! They were really excited when they got here. Hayden even, surprisingly, gave them both a great big hug!!  We had a lot of fun while they were here. 

******FUN AT THE PARK*******

******FUN AT THE POOL*****

****FUN AT THE DUNES****

8 months...

Our sweet little girl (Katie that is) is 8 months old today. She is growing so fast and we just don't know what to do!!  She is for the most part a happy baby, except she is a Mama's girl, and she can be fine until mama walks into the room.  She usually always has a great big smile for anyone who will pay attention to her.  She loves grinning from ear to ear!! She has just cut her first two teeth, which I think explains the few restless nights a few weeks ago.  But we had to take her to the doctor while my family was here because she started running a really high fever one night. Turns out she had strep and an ear infection.  She got a shot :(  but was feeling much better the next day!!  She is a good eater and loves to eat just about anything, especially her snacks.  And she also sleeps really good at night, and in her own bed too!!  She has a hard time sleeping good when we go camping, and I think a lot of it might be because she is sleeping with us and can't roll all over the place like she does in her crib.  --She has the cutest little giggle, and really gets to giggling when you tickle her.  She loves the kids -especially Hayden- she always has to grab his hair and pull him close to give him a big slobberly kiss!! --She is such a sweetheart and is just the cutest baby!!  --Well, here are a few pictures from the past month - most of them are from our visit with Papa Mike and Nana.

Playing with Hayden:

With cousins - Corbin and Nicolette

At the Sand Dunes - can you guess what she had fun doing?

 Enjoying the shade with Papa Mike:

Enjoying the pool with Papa Mike:

Enjoying a hot dog bun:

Enjoying some watermelon:

Had her pictures taken at the end of May -