Baby Kate Turns 1!

Our sweet Kate is now 13 months old BUT

better late than never!

We did it! We survived being parents for 1 whole year.

We have done A LOT  of different things

over 365 days...

 - Changed diapers for 365

- Been up in the night for 365

- Rocked Kate to sleep for 365 (don't judge)

- Cleaned up messes for 365

But most importantly we loved, snuggled, and gave too many

kisses to count over the last 365 days.
That year went by so fast but I am so grateful for
what this last year has taught me and who I have become.

Yes Kate still isn't a great sleeper but I have to say

she's practically perfect in every other way.

She is so happy and has the most articulate little jibber jabber.

She smiles and waves at strangers and gives the best hugs.

She is a great eater and will basically try anything we try to feed her.

We love her to pieces and couldn't imagine our family without her.

We had such a fun Minnie Mouse Birthday for her.

She is so spoiled with love from both of our families.



Here are some favorite pictures from the night!

Here's to another year of smiles, laughs, and learning new things!!
We love you, baby girl, kater's, kate the great, and our Princess!

Update on Kate the Great and Me and Mr. B!

It's been awhile since I posted. 
I have contemplated whether I should
continue to do this silly blog but for the sake
of forgetting details I guess I will continue.

I always told myself,

 "Once Kate is born I will post cute

Mom stuff all the time..."

Well.... there hasn't been very much 

cute mom stuff going on around here but life is

great as a stay at home mom even

with the sometimes mundane tasks.

Ty graduated at the beginning of May with 

his Bachelors in Finance. 

He recently got a new job at IHC and 
we couldn't be more grateful!

I am loving my calling with the 

Young Women in my church and enjoying

getting out of the house at least once a week for a 

fun activity.   

Kate is sitting, rolling and army crawling (for some reason she can't figure out the regular crawling concept...) 
anywhere and everywhere.
Learning to walk is just around the corner! 

She will eat anything we let her get her hands on.

Literally anything.... lemons, pickles, Dr. Pepper, no problem! ;)

She has 2 teeth and is 10 months old.

Our summer was very simple but went by sooo quickly!

Thank goodness for us, "summers" don't really 

exist for us any more

and dad doesn't go back to school this fall!!

LOVE

I've realized as I have gotten older

(and yes I understand that 24 is not "old"er)

that the word LOVE is so much deeper and fuller

than I dreamed it could be back before I ever truly felt it.

I have been so blessed to experience many different kinds of love.

I have a:

Head Over Heels

Best Friend,

Supportive Team Mate Forever

kind of love with my sweet Mr. B

I have a:

Cherished,

Ever Grateful,

Beautiful Memories,

kind of love with my parents and siblings.

And now that I am a mother I have

come to the realization that I will

never fully be able to express 

 my love for my sweet baby girl.

(along with any and all other children that I have)

No matter how many hugs, kisses, squeezes and 

"I love you so much" whispered in her ear,

No matter how many sleepless nights of 

endless rocking and sshhhusshing,

And when she is older,

No matter how much time, effort and support

I try to give to her.

I don't believe she will truly grasp the depth of

how much I love her.

I am okay with that reality

because one day when she becomes a mother herself.

Then.

She'll have a moment.

It will click.

She'll sit there with her baby in her arms and say...

"Ahhhh... now I get it."

My mother and I have had your average mother-daughter

ups and downs, but now that I am a mother myself

I better understand that 

-she loves me and I love her-

MORE than we will ever get the chance to share or show.

As I speak of this love I obviously 

can't go on without including 

our perfect example of love from

Our Heavenly Father and his Son Jesus Christ.

If I can't explain or express how much I love my sweet baby girl,

then I can't even try to comprehend how much love they have for each one of us.

So I won't.

I will just try my best each day to soak up that love, 

cherish it, accept it, and share it with those around me.

I hope there never comes a day that this 

spectacular love ever becomes ordinary.

Because to love someone more than you can express

is truly magic.

Princess Kate's Blessing Day

Our baby girl is three months old!!

Time is flying by but she is more fun everyday.

She is such a happy baby and loves to 

smile, talk, look at books, and roll over!

We are completely in love!

On January 3rd Mr B gave Kate a beautiful blessing

filled with promises I will never forget. 

It was such a wonderful day to be surrounded by family

and cherish such a sweet little girl. 

I love that she has had her first "white dress"

and it gets me excited for all that she has ahead in her future.

It's such a blessing to know that some of the best days in our little

families life are things that haven't happened yet 

and we get to look forward to!

Since becoming a mom I have thought a lot about

why we have been commanded to have children.

Besides bringing bodies to earth so that they

can have a body and be tested and return home

to our Father in heaven; I believe

that being a parent is one of the greatest ways

we can learn and develop attributes of Christ.

Patience, sacrifice, humility, and unconditional love

are all attributes that I am practicing and praying for everyday.