Carving a Pumpkin

Katie got to help carve her first pumpkin yesterday!  Well, she didn't so much carve the pumpkin as she did take out all the insides and scoop out the middle of the pumpkin with a spoon.  We rolled the pumpkin into the backyard and opened it up then, we let Katie explore it and scoop out the inside.  She loved looking into the pumpkin and squishing the seeds and pulp between her fingers.  She also loved stirring the inside of the pumpkin with the spoon.  She's really into stirring things right now lol!

 She crawled around in the grass and picked the teeny tiny flowers in our backyard until Daddy brought the pumpkin out.

 She liked eating the pumpkin pulp.  We didn't let her eat too much but she really seemed to enjoy it. 

                                                         Daddy carving the pumpkin.

Katie meets her great aunt and uncle

My Grandmother's brother who a lot of us call Uncie and his wife Laverne came to Oklahoma for a visit.  I believe the last time I saw them I was about 12 but, I have some wonderful memories of how kind they were and I couldn't wait to see them again and for Rich and Katie to meet them!  We went to my Grandmother and Grandfather's house for an evening to catch up and to eat dinner.  They were exactly how I remembered them and I enjoyed getting to see them so much!  Hopefully it won't be another 15 years before we see them again.

Our Anniversary

We had a wonderful anniversary and these photos are long overdue.  Rich was off for the whole week so we got to spend some great family time together.  On our anniversary (October 4) we went to Taco Bueno which is an anniversary tradition.  Katie got to have her first Bueno experience and she loved it!  Then we went to Ray Harrel Park in Broken Arrow where Rich proposed.  Last year when we went to take pictures Katie was just a few weeks away from being born so needless to say I was quite large lol!  It was really fun to take pictures on the bench where Rich proposed with our baby girl.  Here's a few pictures from last year and some of the pictures from this year.

 October 4 of last year.  We had just got out of a doctor's appointment and she told us it could be anytime before Katie got here.

 Rich likes this picture so he got me and Katie to stand behind these two trees this year for another picture.

 Katie enjoying her first Taco Bueno taco.  I think we've created a Buenohead!

                                                        Recognize these two trees?

                                 This is probably my favorite picture of my two favorite people!

                                                          This one is awfully cute, too!

Our Week: Katie gets a swing

 This sweet man is such a wonderful Daddy.  He had such a fun time putting up a swing for Katie on our tree.  He couldn't wait to put her in it and give her a push.

 Katie loved playing in the grass and with the rope while her Daddy put up the swing.

 Katie likes to go to the french doors and call for Zak.  She says "og" which we think is her word for dog and bangs on the door.  When Zak comes to the door she cracks up laughing. 

                                          Knox and Katie got a good playdate in this week. 

                                                      Katie helped Knox pull himself up.

We've had a very relaxing week.  Katie is starting to dance.  She likes to listen to music and bounce up and down to the music.  She's getting those top teeth in so she's had a lot of drool this week.  Next week is Rich's vacation and we're looking forward to our anniversary and taking Katie to the fair!