Kate's reaction

This is the only way we could share this video with our family. Please don't spread the word just yet! Thanks!

Kate's 1st haircut

Beauty Queen!

Here are some pics of Kate's first haircut. She did great and sat in the chair all by herself! Unfortunately, Mommy's camera battery was dead so it's only on video. But here she is right after the actual cut! Enjoy.

Happy Birthday Mimi!!

As you can see, it's very hard to keep Kate still for a picture these days! We just wanted to say Happy Birthday to Mimi! Hope you have a wonderful day! Gotta go!

Kate's first birthday!

Here's the birthday girl!

Why is everybody staring at me?

YUMMY!!!

Kate had a wonderful first birthday today. Thanks to all that participated and sent well wishes. We are truly lucky to have such great friends, family and a happy little princess! More pics to come. Love, Allison

June in Minnesota

Agggghhhh!!!! It's cold again!!

Hello! Once again I've been slow to update this blog. Well, here are some recent pics. Kate had a friend over this weekend. Luke is a month younger than Kate but a LOT bigger! Luke's Mommy and Daddy were moving out of their house on Saturday, so he came over to play. Luke and Kate had a great time. Unfortunately, the weather changed drastically (typical Minnesota) and it was cold and rainy. Today we only had a high in the 50's. So we've put on the fleece again, as you'll see! Everything is going well. Kate got her cast off and the arm is healing nicely. I got my job approved and will be guaranteed through June 2010. Chris is trying to recover from a recent bout of pneumonia! It's the side effect of having a one year old and a pediatrician at home! Anyway, speaking of one year olds...Kate turns one on June 21st! We're getting ready for a cook-out birthday party. We can't wait to see Mimi, Poppa, Aunt Sarah, Nannie and Pappy. They're all coming in town for the big day! We'll be sure to post pics of the party. Talk to you soon.

Love,

Allison

Kate and Luke

Luke brought some new toys. Kate didn't want him to take them home!

Channeling her inner Elton John

See you later!!

Oh no! Look what happened...

Yep, Kate broke her arm :( We don't really know how it happened. We're guessing she just landed on it funny when she fell trying to walk. She never took any major falls here or at daycare. And she never acted like anything happened! She never even cried! The only clue was that she wouldn't put weight on her left arm when she crawled. We went to the ED last night but just got the cast put on this afternoon. Unfortunately both bones were broken and one went into the growth plate. So we're going to have to keep a close watch on it while it heals to make sure she doesn't have problems in the future. She's doing great with it right now. She's trying to get her balance back with cruising! We'll keep you posted on her progress.

Our trip to Chicago

We just got back from a whirlwind trip to Tennessee and Chicago. Chris had some research accepted for presentation at the American Urology Association meeting in Chicago. So Kate and I went to Nashville for a few days and then met up with Chris in Chicago. The weather didn't cooperate very well, but we still had a good time. Kate enjoyed the stroller rides when we were able to get out of the hotel. But most of all, she LOVED the pool. We suspected this with all the fun she has at bathtime. It will be so much fun to take her to the beach in a couple of weeks! Enjoy the pics. We'll talk again soon.

Windy City Baby!

Across the street and lake from the hotel

All dressed up for dinner...

Maybe I'll take a nap first!

Ready for my first dip in the pool!

This is great!

Kate is soooo big!

Having fun with Kendra!

Bye from Chicago!