Sunday in Barron

Lots of people came to visit on Sunday.  Crystal and Bill, Ellen and Troy, Grandma Elaine, and Anita and Gary all came for lunch and a relaxing afternoon.

Grandma Elaine and Catherine Elaine together again.

This little piggy...

Snack break.

Buddies!

New vegetable of the day: corn on the cob.

Grandma bought Catherine a sprinkler ball.  It was cold!

Swimming was more fun than running through the sprinkler, though.

Hanging with Anita.

Photo session with the phone car.

What is this?

Hanging with a favorite :)

Memorial Day

Catherine and I spent Memorial Day morning on a baby errand with Grandma Hawley.  We got to meet Baby Phebe, who is just about two weeks old.  In the afternoon we went to the annual Memorial Day gathering at the Paris farm.  Catherine had lots of fun with aunts, uncles, and cousins.

 

Grandmother Heid was there!

Relaxing with Leah and Mark.

Ella loves posing with Catherine.

Quality time with Grandpa Hawley.

Getting ready to crawl but not quite there yet.

Easter Sunday in Wisconsin

Back home after church.  Enjoying the morning.

Catherine tasted Jell-O for the first time today and loved it.

Crystal and Catherine love to read.

While this photo makes it look scary, Catherine really loved the exersaucer. 

The adults enjoyed multiple games of Wits and Wagers.

The “Auntie Dress” photo.

Catherine is figuring out how to get her pacifier to her mouth on her own.

Buddies.

Buddies.

Easter Saturday in Minnesota

Catherine and I went to Wisconsin for spring break. 
We joined lots of family members at Anita and Gary’s house for lunch on Saturday.

On the way to La Crescent, Catherine fell asleep while reading her new favorite book.

Catherine Elaine and Grandma Elaine together.

Having an afternoon snack.

All the granddaughters with Grandma.

Thanksgiving

Our first holiday with Catherine was Thanksgiving.  We are so thankful to have her with us.  We are also thankful that Grandma Colby has been able to be here for 3 weeks and that the rest of the Colby family was able to come here to celebrate the holiday this year.  We can’t forget to mention Grandma Hawley, who was our midwife and spent almost all of those 42 long hours with us, and the Hawley sisters (and Bec) who were here for support—what a great cheering crowd during some tough hours.

We spent Thursday in Louisville with the Eckels/Neumann and Colby families and part of Friday in Salem with the Hawley family.  How great that everyone was able to be together (we missed Mary and Nate, though, who both had to work on Friday).   

We didn’t take any photos in Salem because I forgot my camera.  Here are a few shots of our time in Louisville.

  One of Catherine’s favorite activities is being jiggled by her daddy.  This is very calming for her.  Some people say it is because I was so active while I was pregnant—she likes the continuous motion.

 

 

 

 

 

We had a photo shoot in hopes of getting some great pictures for a few Christmas presents.  It turns out that Catherine hates getting her picture taken.  The pacifier helped her calm down, but did not help the photo cuteness any.

We also wanted a family photo in front of our house.  I think it will be a yearly activity.  Notice the pumpkins on the step—a daddy, a mommy, and a baby-sized one, along with two mini pumpkins—Casey and Joey!

PS – This post is back-dated because although I wrote it in November, I forgot to publish it.  In and effort to keep updates chronological, I am setting the post date to November 28.