The Best Eight Years Of My Life!!!!

Gosh how time flys! September was a pretty busy month for us being that our first child was born on the 15Th, so unfortunately another major event in our lives got shuffled aside. Last month Matt and i celebrated 8 blissful years of marriage. It seems these days with all of the crazy things that go on in the world, being married for 8 years is an accomplishment to be proud of .

I could not be happier with all that i have in my life. Matt is a wonderful husband who loves me more than i could ever imagine, and is now a darling father to our sweet baby Sophie. I cant wait to see what the future holds for the three of us. we've made a lot of really great memories together. and I'm excited to create millions more.

I LOVE YOU MATT!

It sure is fun to see how we have all changed :)

Welcome To The World Sophie :)

I know I'm a little late getting this post up. But better late than never....right? So here it is. We would like to introduce the newest addition to our family...Sophie! She is absolutely a sweet heart and we love her to pieces. Being a Mom is one of the greatest things i have ever done and we have been super blessed to be given such a happy and healthy baby.

Sophie was born Monday September 15th 2008 at 8:32 am. She weighed 6lbs 9oz and was 19 inches long.

Supermodel Sophie's first "photo Shoot"

We love you Sophie!

Happy Birthday Connie!

I fully intended for this blog to be up in time for Connie to see it on her actual birthday, but life happens, so this B-day message is just a smidge late.
That being said....I have been blessed with many great women in my life and my big sister Connie is certainly one of them. And what better time to recognize that fact than on her 30th birthday! Here are a few things I love about her:

*I can call her about any silly questions I might have about motherhood. she is a phenomenal mom and certainly sets the bar high when it comes to having it together.

You can see she was born to be a Mom


*She makes me laugh. Sisters just like to giggle together, what more can I say.



*She is smart and creative. She's got the best of both worlds that way and I'm totally jealous of her creative brains.

*She is a great example in my life and I'll always look up to her...even though I'm taller :)

Connie, Carolyn, and Me

*She is always thinking of others and puts them first. We all appreciate her thought full ways.

*She always has been and always will be my sister and my friend.

Connie and I chillin at the sand dunes.

*And last but not least......she turns 30 years old before I do. Ha!

So enjoy the pics Connie and I hope you had a great Birthday :)

Being pregnant was the easy part.

So here we are with a new baby and at times I feel like I have no idea what I'm doing. Looking back I realized being pregnant was the easiest part of motherhood. Many of you have been with me through this pregnancy since day one, so as you know I really had quite a pleasant 9 months. I never got morning sickness, I didn't get the swollen feet, and as far as I know I didn't become a crazy demanding emotional beast of a woman. If there was any extra emotion going on I seemed to get the giggles over almost anything. Just ask my sister. Everything was funny to me...don't know why, it just was.

So here I was this morning up at 3AM wondering why I was so eager to go into labor. Maybe this is payback for the easy time I had during pregnancy. Labor and delivery wasn't too bad either. It was actually a very positive experience for me. From the time my water broke at home, to the delivery took only 5 1/2 hours. And it wasn't near as hard as I thought it would be (once I got the epidural of course). So I thought I would post a few pictures of my pregnant self being what seems to be a distant past of a well rested Katie and Matt.