Ellie is crawling!!!

I don't have a picture because it is on little video, but here are some other pics from tonight and last night.

Bibelhauser Fest

We had winter/early spring Bibelhauser fest at our house this weekend. Mom, Sherry, Joyce and Allison came down to visit us. We had a very nice time. Katelyn loves all the attention she receives, and I love the extra hands they bring. Katelyn had her first experiences with geo-caching and loved opening the "treasures".

Katelyn's Princess Party

Katelyn was invited to a Princess Party for Iris' 3rd Birthday. All the little girls came in their princess attire. They colored princess pictures, made necklaces, painted their nails and made picture frames with gems on them. Overall, it was a very fun, cute time.

Snow Day

We had snow last Friday and Katelyn had a ball. She mainly just wanted to lay her face in it and eat it.

Ellie loves her veggies

Grandma Karen came for a visit last weekend with Aunt Sherry. Ellie is showing her pleasure with eating her veggies.

Sisters!!!!

Katelyn loves to play with Ellie. This evening she was particular sweet with her Baby Sister.

Princesses

I will come back in soon and backdate some photos, but I found this one and loved it. This is Katelyn and her friend, Abby, playing Princess. They were getting ready for the ball.

I"m a blog slacker

Sorry guys that I have not posted more often lately. Things have just been crazy. We have been traveling ALOT. We went to Boston for Christmas, then Louisville last weekend and are in DC this weekend. So needless to say, there has not been a lot of time for me to sort through pictures and post. I am currently in DC, but promise to post some pictures when I get back. Feel free to email me with reminders (Allison :D).

Christmas

I know I have been terribly negligent in posting here. We had a nice Christmas in Boston with Alan's brother. Unfortunately, we were all plagued by terrible colds from which we are still recovering. Katelyn loved the idea of Christmas and opening presents. She doesn't quiet get the connection between Santa and presents, but was quite eager to open any present she could put her hands on.

There was a nice children's mass that Susanna and Rebecca were a part of as they re-enacted the Nativity scene. A tired Katelyn slept through it all.

Self portrait

Katelyn has been fascinated with taking pictures lately. So here is one we took of ourselves.

Visiting Amelia Island

Ellie had her first visit to the beach this weekend. We all went to visit Marilyn and Kit at their place in Amelia Island. It was a bit cold, but we bundled up and went to the beach anyway. We tried to dodge the high tide, but we still managed to get a bit wet which Katelyn thought was very funny.

Mi gordita

Ellie started on cereal this week. She LOVES it. She sees a spoon and her mouth opens. She also had her 6 month appointment yesterday (a few days early). She weighed in at 18 lbs 13 oz which puts her at 90-95th percentile. She is still my little chunk. Everything looked healthy.

Mi gordita means "My Little Chunk"

Putting up Grandma's tree.

While in Louisville for Thanksgiving, Katelyn helped Grandma put up her tree. We are looking forward to Christmas this year as she will understand better what is going on.

Post-bath

Sorry I am so slow in getting pictures on here. Here is Ellie from bathtime a few nights ago. I will try to get some of Katelyn on here soon.

Growing so fast!

Ellie is one of the most easy-going, happy babies I have seen. Of course, I am biased. She seems to know that I need a peaceful child to go along with my independent, spirited one.

Ellie at 5 months

I can't believe Ellie is five months old. She is getting so big, so fast.

Halloween

We took the girls trick or treating and they had a wonderful time. We went with some of our neighbors. It was a great opportunity to hang out with neighbors we knew and to meet new neighbors. Katelyn quickly got the hang of trick or treating, and by the end, was asking for more as she walked down the driveways. She now wakes up in the mornings asking for treats. Katelyn was a Grace Princess and Ellie was a bunny.

Ellie's baptism

Ellie was baptized on Saturday. When Father Terry poured the water over her head, she closed her eyes as though she were at peace.

Ellie is 4 months.

I can't believe my baby is 4 months old. She is growing so fast.

At the CPA football game

The whole family went to the CPA football game Friday night. Katelyn especially loves to run around and have us chase her. She enjoyed watching the cheerleaders and the band. The second picture is of her and Abby. It makes me wonder what they are going to be into when they are teeneagers.