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9 Month Stats

I took kathryn in for her 9 month checkup this week...hard to believe she's already 9 months. It's funny, I loved having her tiny, but I wouldn't wish it back for anything. She's so much fun now! Let's see, what is she up to these days? Pulling up a lot now, babbling all the time, giving "kisses," and recently more snuggly at bedtime (which I love!). At her checkup, she weighed 19 lbs (50-75%), and measured 28 1/2 inches (75-90%).

More Fun at the Park

One of the great things about neighbors is being able to make unplanned events happen, like the other day we when we went to the park with the Lechners after dinner.

Buddies- Alathea and Kathryn

Good thing Kathryn is tough- she pretty much rolls with all of Alathea's "loving." :)

Love those sweet little eyes, especially when she smiles!

Going down the slide for the first time...she loved it!

Hodge's Dairy Farm

Nick's parents were gracious to come and watch Kathryn while we were on our retreat, and we've been enjoying time with them now for the rest of the weekend. Today Marilyn and I went to Hodge's Dairy Farm to get a pumpkin. We even got to go on a free hay ride, which was great. Here are some shots from the day...

Kathryn and "Mamaw"

Picking out a pumpkin

Pastors and Wives Retreat

Yesterday we took off with the rest of the pastors and wives from Crossway and headed to Bryson City, NC to take a ride on the Great Smoky Mountain Railroad. Nick's parents came for the weekend and were gracious to watch Kathryn on our two-day excursion (first time leaving her overnight!) She did great! Nick and I really enjoyed the time with the other couples, and we were refreshed by having some extended time as a couple ourselves. Here are some shots from the trip...

Some of the scenery from our open-air train car...

This is a lake- can you believe how low the water is? We heard that the drought in NC is the worst we've had in 80 years! Ironically, it rained during most of the train ride. :)

Reedy Creek Park

On Monday we headed out to a nearby pumpkin patch, although it was closed, so we ended up taking a hike and picnic in Reedy Creek Park. What a beautiful day for walking there!

My "Artsy " Shots

Here's me with Nick...I mean Kathryn

She Loves her Daddy!

Various Pictures

Ole!

Alathea and Kathryn...getting ready for a bath. It's so fun to watch them together. Since, as Jeanie said on her blog recently, these two girlies see each other almost every day, they probably think they're sisters. :) Kathryn just squeels with delight every time she sees Alathea!

She looked so grown up chomping away on this apple...most of it I bit off, but she was going to town on the part she could taste!

Famous for a Night

I was hoping to find a YouTube video of this concert with a close up of the background musicians. I am one of the string players in the background, right in the middle. Unfortunately, I didn't know how to save pictures on our camera phone or else I would have some good closeups of Josh Groban. Oh well. It was fun being VIP for a night. :)

8 Months

Our healthy girly is 8 months old now (actually, more than that now). No well visit this month, but I did take her to the mall the other day and weighed her on the little kids scale at the play place...18 lbs. exactly. At 8 months, she's pulling up on things onto her knees, crawling, saying "mama" (although Nick says it's wishful thinking on my part, that she's really just saying her m's.) , feeding herself finger food, smiley, and getting more emotionally attached to Nick and me. I love this age! (I guess I've said that about every age, so it just keeps getting more and more fun.) Children are a blessing from the Lord...Amen!

Who's who?

I guess I did pass some genes on to this girl who's nickname is "Little Nick". :)

Fun with the Laundry (Again!)

Some of these pictures look so much like my baby pictures...now I see why my mom says she's looking very familiar (especially the 3rd one down) . Kathryn gets such a thrill out of laundry baskets!

New Camera Pictures

Well, Kathryn did an official sitting for my photo shoot today....I had so much fun experimenting with the new camera. Sorry if the next few posts are picture overload. I promise I'll settle down in a few days. :)