Happy Birthday Julia Kate!!!!

Today we celebrate Julia Kate's first birthday! I can't believe she is one, it seems like yesterday we were anxiously awaiting her arrival. Here are a few pictures from the past year, she is growing too fast. They aren't in any particular order - they were random pictures I had on my computer here at the office. We are having family over tonight for a special birthday celebration. Jason is going to grill hamburgers and we are having special birthday cupcakes.

My trusty old camera died last week and I just got the new one in Wednesday, thus the reason for no posts. I will try and post some maybe this weekend. JK dressed up Wednesday night for trunk-or-treat at church, she was a flower, the cutest flower you have ever seen!

Happy Halloween to everyone -- Happy Julia Kate's Birthday to everyone!! She is the absolute joy of mine and Jason's hearts. Thank you all for your support and love to our family over this first year of many exciting things, here's to many more!! Nora

The Pumpkin Patch!

Friday afternoon - MK, Julia Kate and I made a trip to West Monroe to the pumpkin patch. I have around 150 pictures from our 30 minute visit, but I have chosen a few to share. Julia Kate is a people watcher - it was hard for her to focus on smiling for the camera because there was so much to see! I hope you enjoy these pictures. She loved the pumpkins, the two we came home with are outside our backdoor and she stands and points at them. We are loving fall!


In the picture below she is focused on I-20, all of the traffic was mesmerizing!

Candy Corns......

Here are a few pictures from last Sunday, Julia Kate was wearing her new MK original: Candy Corns. For some reason she didn't want to look at me, there was something more interested in the back yard. I love sharing pictures!

She is also learning to point. I think this one was just, "No pictures Mom, just fix my lunch!"

11 1/2 months!

Julia Kate is 11 1/2 months today! It was one year ago tomorrow that I went to the doctor and we scheduled the induction. It seems like last week. I was looking through some old pictures and I can't believe how fast she is growing. We are trying to learn the spoon, she does really good for a minute. But then, we all know it's so much fun to just use your fingers! We are weaning from the bottle, she has done great. She loves her sippy cup and thank goodness she never took a paci - one less thing to worry about.

She is paying more attention now to her "babies", but everyone once in a while you will catche her just trying to eat their nose! Yesterday she started saying, "Uh-oh", it's hilarious. (of course she does it on her Daddy's cue)

I am planning her birthday party: hamburger cook-out with family. We have been swingset shopping, she loves to swing and bless her little heart, she deserves her own!

Happy Wednesday to everyone!
Nora

Is it already October?

First of all let me apologize for the month of NO posts! I can't believe September is over and October is here. Fall is shaping up to be a busy time for us. Julia Kate is pulling up on everything and last week I bought her a little walk behind baby stroller that she pushes. I know it won't be long and she will be everywhere. I have posted some pictures from the last month, she has discovered the "baby" in the mirror and loves to talk. She also enjoys watching the wind blow out the window. You will grin at the dum-dum pic, she came home from the babysitter's with pigtails and her first dum-dum! Her personality is so funny, I can't believe it has been 11 months since I became her Mom!
Giving kisses - she is learning to blow kisses. Pretty sweet.

This is her new ladybug dress from MK - she is growing up so fast. Happy October everyone! nora