No more rain = we get to play outside!

Let me tell you, Katelyn loves her cousin. While we were outside playing she would come check on him every few minutes. Very cute :) You can't really tell from the picture, but we were playing peek-a-boo in the entry way.

She is exploring all the great outdoors has to offer, including gently touching the tree in the front yard.

I got one 1/2 smile at least...

Yes, Joshua is still here Katelyn, you can keep playing! This time she decided to give him a Katelyn hug.

Easter 2009

We had a great time celebrating Easter, that is Jesus' resurrection- He overcame death and rose to heaven. Glory be to God, who is our hope of having eternal life in heaven. What a blessing!

This year for Easter we went to Brownwood to spend the weekend with my parents. We had a great time hanging out, my dad put Jared to work, and Katelyn had her first real Easter egg hunt. In the beginning she would leave her basket, go pick up an egg or two, then take them to the basket.

Then she figured out there is something in this egg...

Now it is time to eat it, wrapper and all!

What a fun weekend with family! Here is a picture of Katelyn with her cousin, Joshua with Bubba and JoJo. This is not the best picture of them, but I love that you can tell how much Katelyn and "WaWa" (as Katelyn calls him) love each other!

Here are all the girls (minus Megan- we missed you) and babies.

Squirt Park Fun!

Today we went to the squirt park with our friends Jennie and Heidi. We had a picnic lunch and then the fun began! This was our first trip to the squirt park and we were very impressed with this fun (and free) place to go enjoy the weather and play in the water. Plus we were the only ones there most of the time so we didn't have to worry about the big kids running the babies over. Katelyn didn't know what to think of the water at the beginning, but after a few minutes she really started to enjoy splashing and running through the puddles. She was a little afraid of the water hitting her, but it was still fun!

Here's Katelyn trying to steer clear of the water:
Katelyn and Heidi are just splashing around while Jennie keeps a close eye on em'.

It's so cute when they notice one another. They get very interested in each other and want to touch, grab, poke- whatever they can do! Here is Katelyn in her first ride in her big girl car seat. She is now facing the front, so all I have to do is look over my shoulder and see her bright and shiny face! What a big girl!

Katelyn's 1st Birthday Party

Since Nanny and PawPaw were in town for a visit we had Katelyn's first birthday party! Bubba, JoJo, Aunt Gera Beth, Uncle Jason, Uncle Byron, and Aunt Megan also came to Austin for the festivities. Katelyn loved spending time with everyone and so did her parents! We just can't believe she is almost one!

Here she is opening a present- she really liked ripping the paper (but then she wanted to eat it)!

Time for some birthday cake and ice cream!
And then the clean-up, which she did not enjoy!