october's gone

october is already almost over.... and the weather has been glorious. the whirlwind that was september spilled into this month...

kaetlyn and i took a trip to baylor and spent the weekend with my mom and megan. we had a good time at baylor. we went to the football game and keatlyn enjoyed herself tremendously. she clapped and clapped. she also loved the band. it was nice to have a girl's weekend.

last weekend we went to enchanted rock with chuck and the clements' family. the weather was great and jennifer, myself, and the kiddos enjoyed a picnic at the top of the rock while the guys spent some time in the cave. it was so nice to be hiking and outside... as the heat of the summer dies down, we're looking forward to getting back outside and hiking as much as possible.

with the holiday season quickly approaching, we should have a lot of stories and pictures to share!! stay tuned....

kaetlyn's one!

as typical, work and life have prevented me from updating this thing with the frequency that i hoped... i will continue to try to do better at staying current. today i did successfully get the slideshow from july working!

on september 29th we celebrated kaetlyn's 1st birthday! friends and family joined us at our house for the festivities. a good time was had by all. i cannot believe it's been a whole year!! and we all survived.... i also can't believe that my baby is becoming a little person! she walks and speaks and has 12 teeth and definitely has a mind of her own... and it has happened so fast!

kaetlyn's a very good natured kiddo... until she's not... but typically she's just a sweetheart. she loves to cuddle and share her food (especially with the dogs). she LOVES animals and also becomes quite infatuated if balloons are spotted. she's enjoying her mobility and loves to walk around. one morning at 7 am she walked across the street and was going straight up to the neighbor's house to say hello, and would've gone straight to the door if i hadn't stopped her!

i could just go on and on... but it's getting really late! here are some pics from the birthday party: