"I've got this sittin' up thing whipped!"

"These are a few of my favorite things!"

I wanted to document some of Kate's favorite things at her 6 month milestone. She is beginning to be so curious about so many things. But, the following are the things that we could not do with out each and every day...

Lamb is the #1 security item. Kate cannot fall asleep without Lamb.

(We now have 3 lambs, in case of misplacement!)

"Banks" runs a close second to Lamb.


"Pass" has been a big help during daycare and for teething pain.

"Pink Cow" is another buddie that resides in the crib.

"Busy Bee" entertains me in the carseat.

We love to be outside watching the trees blow in the wind. It is very soothing when mad.

Kate loves her some Sprouts baby food. Butternut Squash is her favorite!

"Monkey" is another carseat buddie.

Kate loves to watch"Ming-Ming" circle about and sing to her.

Ready...Set...

All we are lacking is the Go...

You want me to eat What?? How??

"Eating Butternut Squash from a spoon is not as great as everyone claims it is!"

Big Sky and Yellowstone, Montana 2009

We took our first family summer vacation in July to Big Sky, Montana and Yellowstone National Park. It was Kate's first everything. First plane ride, first ski lift ride, first Edward Jones trip, etc. We had a wonderful time. And Kate did better than I expected with the traveling and airport layovers. The weather was awesome. It did not get above 60 degrees for the first couple of days we were there. It was actually COLD! It did warm up into the 70's and maybe close to 80 by the end of the week, but it was definately a nice break from the Texas heat. Yellowstone was georgeous, but alot of driving. There was also construction going on in the park while we were there. That slowed us down on several occasions. We saw Old Faithful, wildlife, the hot springs, and lots of pretty land. The Big Sky Resort was about 45 minutes away from Yellowstone, and being a ski resort, was nestled way up in the mountains. It was very very cool to see the mountains without all the snow on them.

R.I.P. Sweet Dixie Dog

My sweet 13 year old Blue Heeler, Dixie, was layed to rest Tuesday evening. She has been with me since she was 9 weeks old and I was a junior in college at Texas A&M. She was my first pet, and I know that I will never have another as special as her. She pretty much went everywhere with me. She protected me for years when I lived by myself after college. She was so smart, and I swear she understood everything that I would say to her. She was also very special to my Mom, who she had a close bond with her as well. She loved frisbee, chasing squirrels, playing tug-of-war, sleeping at the foot of my bed (until Jamey came along!), eating any people food that I would give her (especially spaghetti sauce, bacon, broccoli, and popcorn), and guarding her special place (her bed in my walk-in closet). I know that there will forever be a void in my heart that no other pet will ever fill. She was truly that once-in-a-lifetime companion. I will miss her dearly.