Kate's Silky Blanket

My mom made Kate a silky blanket. Kate was so excited when we first gave it to her that she squealed and grabbed for it. She now sleeps with it every night and loves to pull it up over her head.

Like Mother like Daughter

This is a Martha Miniature dress I wore when I was little.

How many ...

...fingers can you fit in your mouth? I was trying to do a photo shoot with Kate, but this is what I ended up with.

I know it's been a while since I've updated (don't I always say that?). Anyway, Kate has her hands in her mouth about 80% of the time now. This creates a lot of drool, so I guess we've progressed from spit up to drool? I'm guessing she'll be teething soon.

Kate also started rice cereal, and likes it most of the time, unless you ask Aunt Roo. Apparently she wants nothing to do with the rice cereal with Aunt Roo, and lets it sit on her tongue until it falls out of her mouth, making Aunt Roo want to gag. :)

Christmas Pics

Jed gave me my Christmas present early, a new digital camera! I never knew how difficult it was to take pictures of babies. They won't stay still.

Thanksgiving

We had a great Thanksgiving this year. Kate slept through the whole thing. Since I haven't posted in a while, here's the rundown of what Kate does now. She laughed for the first time a week and a half ago. It's an elusive laugh, we've only heard it a few times so far. She figured out what toys are and is really getting into them (thank you Holly for the carrier toy, it is a lifesaver). And she is very talkative now!

Kate's Blessing

Kate was blessed a few weeks ago, and I thought I'd post a few pictures of her in her blessing gown. The last photo is one of my very favorites. Jed gave a beautiful blessing, and we want to thank all of our family and friends for their support!

The Dunes

We thought we'd squeeze in one more trip to the dunes this year (although we're thinking of hitting the St. George dunes sometime in December if anyone's interested). It was a beautiful day, just perfect for riding, and we had a great time camping out. We did have one accident, and Marshall ended up with a broken collar bone, so he's out for a few weeks.