1st Meal in my Highchair

From the Bumbo...

to the highchair. 

Our little girl is growing up. Today Katelyn and I went to Target to buy a highchair. She's starting to try and get out of her Bumbo and Kyle and I were worried she'd figure it out, fall out of it and hurt herself. This one was on clearance, so we got a great deal. Of course I had to get a few pictures of Katelyn sitting in it.

Mommy's helper

Yesterday Jessica came over to go walking and after our walk our kids played on the living room floor together for a little while. Jessica had to change Brooke's diaper and Katelyn decided she would help her out. We got a good laugh out of it. Jess, thanks for keeping me company for a few hours to keep my mind off Kyle being gone.

A Hawaiian tradition...

In my family it's a tradition,  since my Dad's family is from Hawaii, for a Grandma or Great Aunt to give a Hawaiian name to new babies born into the family. When I was born, I was given the Hawaiian name Kama Kana WeWehi O'Kalani, which means "precious gift of heaven." I was given this name because my mom had Endometriosis and couldn't get pregnant. When she accepted Christ into her life, He healed her and she became pregnant. They were also blessed with my brother. Because of this it was extremely important to Kyle and I that Katelyn have a Hawaiian name and so we asked my Grandma if she'd give Katelyn one. We wanted to include it on her dedication certificate. Last night my grandma emailed us to say that she wanted to give Katelyn a prophetic name meaning "seeker of heaven:" Kaimilani. It's so beautiful and suits her so well! I couldn't have picked a better name. Thanks so much Grandma Bachran!!

We can't wait to dedicate Katelyn Renee Kaimilani Circle to Jesus at the end of the month.

A Walk and the Park

When Jess and I go walking on the trail by her house there's a great park at the 1/2 way point we love to stop at. The first couple times we were there Jess and I would watch Jake (2 yrs.) run around and go down the slide, but today I put Katelyn in the swing. She loved it!! She even kicks her feet back and forth and holds on so well. Of course, she wasn't so happy when it was time to get back in the stroller and continue on our walk. Guess I'm going to have to make it a point to take her to the park just to swing on the swings. I love that she's getting bigger and stronger and is able to do fun activities, like swinging in the swings. 




Brooke had so much fun watching Katelyn on the swings she decided she wanted to give it a try as well.

Crawl in Progress

Say Cheese!!