Katelyn's 8 Months Old

This afternoon Katelyn and I headed to Picture People to have Katelyn's 8 month old pictures taken. She battling a little bit of a cold, but that didn't stop her from flashing her beautiful smile for the camera. I went with a Valentine's Day theme this month.

Happy Valentine's Day

Well it's been a great morning so far, Katelyn said "dada" for the first time. Since we clap for her every time she does it, of course, she's repeating it over and over! What a wonderful Valentine's Day gift.

In other news, Katelyn is still trying to crawl up on everything. It wouldn't surprise me if she walked early, although when she does start walking I know Kyle and I are going to be constantly running after her. She's starting to look like a big girl and I think somedays she considers herself one too. Her top two teeth are about to poke through any day and she'll have 4 teeth!! Yikes! I have a feeling that the season of nursing might be coming to a close depending on how she does with 4 teeth.

Today Kyle and I are going to check out a craftsman style home in Orange we found. It's so ironic that we wanted to move to Tennessee and buy a craftsman style home and yet we found one here. It's amazing how God works. No promises that this house is for us, but it's always fun to look. Plus is always fun to get out of the house and spend time as a family.

Much love to all our friends and family today! You all mean the world to us!!

Love, Kyle, Alissa & Katelyn

Happy 1st Valentine's Day

On Tuesday at MOPS they did a Valentine's Day theme so of course I had to dress up Katelyn for the occasion. She looked so adorable in red... 

Click, Click, Click

Katelyn loves to type on my computer and as she gets bigger I've been worried that she will break the keys or crack the casing so I've been trying to keep it away from her. When my mom was here she found a little, pink Vtech laptop at Walmart and she bought it for Katelyn. She loves to bang on the keys and then she shuts the laptop and looks up at us and smiles. So adorable! I always say, "Katelyn, what does daddy do?" and she types on the computer keys while smiling and talking to herself. She's been playing with it a lot lately so I had to get some pictures so her grandma can see her enjoying her new gadget. Thanks Mom, it's been so much fun watching her play with the computer.

Mirror, Mirror on the wall

Katelyn is obsessed with mirrors lately. She loves to talk, look, smile, laugh and kiss herself in the mirror. The other night I had to get a few pictures of Katelyn hanging out in front of her bedroom mirror.

Mommy, look what I can do...

and so the mobility begins....

Katelyn's Baby Dedication

Last night we had Katelyn's Baby Dedication at Mariner's Church. Kyle and I felt blessed to have been joined by our family and many of our closest in pray as we dedicated Katelyn to her Papa God. It is so important to Kyle and I that we raise Katelyn knowing that her God loves her with all His heart and will love her and protect her always. We want her to seek God always and make wise choices with her life. Kyle and I picked a Bible verse for her that we hope she will always keep close to her heart:

"Always be joyful. Never stop praying. Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you who belong to Christ Jesus." 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

After the service all our family and friends headed down to Kyle's parents house in Corona del Mar for a "Sundae Celebration." We thought that Sundaes were a great idea because it would be passed dinner time after the service. It was so great to catch up with everyone and hear what God is doing in their lives. Plus everyone got a kick out of watching "Katelyn's crawl." That's what we call the worm-like movement she does. It's too funny. As always Katelyn loves to be the life of the party and it was only after the last of our guests left at 12:45 a.m., that she passed out in the car on the way home. Needless to say we all took long naps today. Thank you to everyone who was able to make it to the dedication, it meant so much to us!!

My Mom was able to get a great deal on a Jet Blue and flew out for the weekend to be here for Katelyn's dedication. She came in on Thursday night and left this morning. We had so much fun having a mommy, daughter and grand-daughter shopping day on Friday and even found some cute new outfits. Katelyn had so much fun cuddling with her grandma.