1 Year Pics

Kara had her 1 year pics taken a couple weeks ago.  Just got the proof link!  They are ADORABLE!  She is a busy/daring little girl and I think Steff did a great job capturing our spunky girl!  HERE is the link (click on word here).  Enter your email address and the password is KM2012.  Enjoy!  Let me know your favorites please!  I don't know how I will ever decided!!

1 Year Stats!

Kara had her 1 year check up on Friday.  Everything went well!  I love these kinds of check ups!  She was so cute, smiled initially at Dr. Swanson, as long as I was holding her!  But when it was time for him to examine her on the table, she was not happy!  Big crocodile tears and he didn't even have to do anything painful!  The poor thing did get 4 shots and a blood draw (to check hemoglobin and lead levels - routine at 1 yr).  It sure is rough to turn 1!  Not to mention the teeth she is getting!  Anyway, here are her stats: 
21 lbs even - 50th percentile
30 inches long - 75th percentile...
She continues to be taller/thinner!  But she still has so much baby chubbyness, I LOVE IT!

Here is a pic of her in her big girl carseat, she got Allie's seat now and Allie got a booster.

And on Friday after her appt. we went to the pool.  Both girls loved it!  But boy, is it a workout taking both of these girls there by myself! 

Allie, being silly!

Having fun playing in the water!  Momma trying to keep that bald little head from getting too much sun!

Allie trying to "help" Kara.  Not sure if she needed it... :)

Water in the face, but she loved it!

Friday was a busy day, Friday evening we went to Kara's first parade and our first of the year!  The Inventor's Parade in Redwood Falls.  Jesse's aunt, Carrie, had mentioned it was a fun one and we decided what the heck!  The girls had so much fun!

Allie and cousins Maddox and Laura!

Kara and daddy!

One addendum...for inquiring minds...Allie weighed 21 lbs and was ALMOST 30 inches at her 1 year check up, so they are right on with each other!  My dad did not think Allie was that big at a year, turns out she was!

1st Birthday!!!

Miss Kara-Beara is 1!!!  Yowza!  As I look back on that first year, I truly know why first birthdays are such a celebration.  I think it started hundreds of years ago when it was almost a miracle when a baby made it through their first year with all the diseases, etc.  Anyway, while our first year was easy as far as that goes...there were definitely times I couldn't imagine how we were going to make it a year!!  My sweet, spunky, and colicky baby!!  It truly is a celebration!!  I love her sooo much, and even though there were trying times, I find myself missing my little baby!  She is not much of a cuddler usually and we are almost done with bottles, probably by Monday!!  And I think it is harder on me than her!  I want to hold and cuddle her and that was one time she would.  I have tried to replace that bottle with stories, but she doesn't usually sit still for them yet.  Allie was much better at that!  My sweet girls, both sweet and loving in their own seperate ways!  Anyway, here are a FEW of the over 100 pics I have from her day!!  Thanks so much to Ashley and Alyssa for helping me take pics!  And anyone else that helped with that and EVERYTHING ELSE!  It was so fun!!

Supper before cake!!  Eating big people food...yum yum!!

Opening B-day presents...I think she is teething, she is chewing on EVERYTHING!  I think her favorite present might have been her toothbrush!  LOL

Yup, she is walking...all.over.the.place!

Hmmm, what's in here?

Getting lots of help.  Big sister, Allie, was helping, but I think she took a break!

MMM, cake time!  Looking like she is not sure where to start!

Getting started!

Mmm, it IS good!

Sharing some with Grandpa!

She did a pretty good number on her cake!

Bath time after the cake mess!

My sweet baby!  1 years old!! 

Cute pics

So, it was over a month ago that we had our nieces first communion and confirmation...BUT since I FINALLY downloaded pics I just have to post these because they are so cute!

Jesse and his god-daughter, Madison, at her First Communion

Ashley and her girls!  Emma and Allie with Ashley at her Confirmation!

GNO!

Yeah for Girl's Night Out!  A couple of weekends ago...actually it was Mother's Day weekend and the fishing opener, I got to go out with my girlfriends!  We celebrated another one of us (umm...I guess it was me) entering the 3-0!  We hung out, went to a Twin's Game and then had peanuts and beer at a Peanut Bar...I guess that's what you do there!  ;) Ha!  It was so fun, as always, getting together and reminiscing! 

Like I said it was Mother's Day weekend AND the fishing opener and my outdoors loving, fishing loving guy stayed home with the kids so I could go out with my friends!  I KNOW I am loved!  AND he had the house cleaned up when I got home! 

Tomorrow is my baby girl's birthday, hopefully I will get some cute pics...post to come...sometime in the future...you guys know me!

Outdoors Gal!

Both girls have been thoroughly enjoying the nice weather we have had lately!  Yesterday we went out before naps for a little bit and as soon as we came in Kara crawled over to the sliding doors and tried to get out again!  Hopefully the video works!!!

There are about 1000 things I could blog about.  Never did Easter yet, then there was my birthday - the big 3-0!  Yesterday was Jesse's, last weekend we had a first communion and a confirmation, this week Allie had pre-school open house and just all the millions of cute things the girls are doing!  Oh, well.  Enjoy what I do actually get posted! ;)

My Baby...Again!

Well, apparently my last post didn't work out so well!!  It was supposed to be some link from shutterfly to post the card announcement invites I did for Kara's b-day...guess it didn't work!  I do remember that I was very tired when I did it and had little patience!  Anyway, here are some pics I snapped of Miss Kara...11 months!!  Where has time gone?!  In just 3 weeks she will be 1!

Yes, she is very busy!!  She stands by herself very well (holding onto nothing) and even bends over and picks something up without falling.  But no steps yet.  Allie walked 1 day after her 1st birthday so Kara will probably do close to the same!  She absolutely loves eating...the more "real" food the better!  And I opened our last can of formula today!  Very happy to be done buying formula!  I will be sad to not give her bottles anymore (but happy to not have to wash them anymore!).  I don't know if I mentioned this last month, but she waves and says bye now.  Says mom ALL.THE.TIME. Points at things, which I think is sooo cute!  I just love her to pieces!!