20 Months!

Katelyn is 20 months old and I can't believe it! That means in four months she will be TWO. Wow. And then a short week (i'm hoping just a week) after that the new baby will be here.

Katelyn is such a FUN little girl. I absolutely love her! We have so much fun together. She is so active and keeps me busy and entertained. She learns new tricks and silly things every day.

 She loves to climb

 Sometimes she gets all tangled up in her blankets

 One day she hopped in one of our pillow cases and was hopping around our living room and she thought it was hilarious. Then she tried making Nick and I get in.. that was very hilarious

 She loves putting things on her head. She wears her towel around the house this time it was one of her bed sheets she pulled out of the laundry

 Putting more stuff on her head. It was funny because she actually got her milk to balance on her head at one point.

 Her hair is getting pretty long. I thought it was so cute that I could actually put it in a full ponytail behind her head!

 Notice what she's done in this picture? Again putting something else on her head. She wears my headbands and puts them on backward sometimes. It's so cute

 And last, a couple of pictures I took of her at 19 almost 20 months. :)

4 Years

Today is our four year anniversary! 

I can't believe it has been four years since the day we were married. So much has happened in those four years and I wouldn't trade my experiences and blessings for anything. We have such a wonderful family, a beautiful little girl, and a sweet little boy on the way. Nicholas is such a great husband and father. I'm so lucky to have him in my life. He makes our home a better place. Choosing to marry him was the best decision I've made in my life. There have been so many wonderful things that have come from that decision.

I'm so glad we could be married in the temple and sealed for eternity. 

I love you Nick with all my heart! Happy 4 years to us :)

And a big thank you to all of our family and every one who supported us on our special day!

Summer Vacation: Utah

Utah was so fun, even with just the little time we had to spend there. We had about 3 days to spend time in Utah before we had to head back home.

Katelyn really enjoyed playing outside. I think both Nick and I realized how much we miss places like Colorado and Utah where it's actually not TOO hot to just go outside and run around.

 

Playing with Bumpa (Grandpa) outside

 Grandma pulling Katelyn in the wagon.

Hugs (she gave a lot of hugs this whole trip!)

 Helping uncle Ike water the bushes

 Showing off her bruised lip. She was being a big girl and tried riding a scooter and flipped over it and hit the cement. I'll take the blame since I was supervising her... :(

 Fun day at the park! Having a picnic with the whole family. (Nate Me and Stephanie-Nate's girlfriend :D- are in this picture)

 

 Swimming! Katelyn loves to swim. This was her first time in floaties and she actually did really good!

 Going after the ball

 Cheese

 Cheese again 

 She loved playing with my parents bath tub after she figured out how to turn the water on. Definitely had to watch her in that room!

 On a double date with Nate and Stephanie! We love having babysitters.. I mean grandparents around to help with Katelyn :)

 My 22nd birthday celebration. My mom is so sweet and always remembers everything and makes the most out of things. It wasn't my birthday until 5 or so days later but she made me my own cake and we celebrated. Love my mom!

 

I fell asleep putting Katelyn down.. :)

That's about all for Utah. It was short and sweet. And of course, I can't wait to go back!

Summer Vacation: Washington

Washington was such a fun part of the trip. One because I love visiting new places and seeing new things, and two because our whole Morris side of the family was able to be together again, including the brand new edition, baby Ellie. It was fun to have a little Morris family reunion!

We started out with Ellie's baby blessing, the air show, and a nice dinner at the park. It was a nice relaxing day!

 Baby Ellie in her beautiful blessing dress, isn't she just adorable!?

 Hanging out at the air show

 So happy to be with my sister again!

Airplanes

The next day we visited downtown Seattle, Pikes Market, and went to the Pacific Science Center. It was a fun day!

 Downtown Seattle

 Pacific Science Center... very  neat!

 Another day we went to Snoqualmie Falls and then had a wonderful lunch and played at a park after. Then Nick, Katelyn, and I went to visit his Aunt Amy and her family. His brother Daniel, wife Julie, and little niece Leila. As well as Nick's Grandad!

 Snoqualmie Falls!

 Lot's of playing at the park :)

 And a lot of swinging!

 Daddy's home when he was little

 Cousin Leila, Grandad in the back

 Visiting Nick's family

Another day we drove up Mt. Rainier and took a hike part way up the Mountain. It was great!

 Driving up Mt. Rainier

 Getting ready to hike

 Peeking at baby Ellie

 SNOW! Yes, snow in August. This is what we hiked through on Mt. Rainier. Felt very good after coming from Oklahoma

 One of the last days we went to the park again and played some games as a family. My dad came up with some pretty fun Minute to win it games! If you have seen the show you'll know what I'm talking about.

 More swinging! Katelyn loves the swings more than anything at the park

 Playing some minute to win it games

Well, that's about all the pictures I have for Washington. I hope I didn't miss anything. It was a very fun trip and I'm glad my parents provided a fun and relaxing time for us. I can't wait to visit family again!