15 Months

This is one happy girl at 15 months! Kate had her checkup today and she did great. She is developing normally and the doctor was very pleased.

Stats:

Weight- 23lbs. (50%)

Height- 31 1/2 in. (75%)

Head- 18in. (50%)

What Kate is up to lately:

- She LOVES to eat! We pack snacks everywhere we go. She eats most anything (except cornbread and bananas).

- Eats with a spoon and fork (using her left hand all the time)

- Stopped drinking out of bottles at the beginning of Summer

- Can say the words....dada, mama, baby, bye bye, ball, and dog (anytime you start the car she waves and says bye bye)

- Kate LOVES to "read"...She is constantly bringing us books to read to her. She makes a point of sitting in my lap before I start to read. We take books in the car with us and she will talk and talk as she looks at the pictures.

- Also in the car she likes to play peek a boo with her blanket.

- Her favorite toys change often, however right now she loves this pink bear that NuNu got when we found out she was a girl. She carries it around with her saying "baby baby".

- When she sees something she likes, she will say "woah".

- She continues to play very well with Rookie. She has started backing up and sitting on Rookie when she is laying down. Poor Rook.

- Kate is one busy busy little girl. She plays hard and if she could stay outside all day long that would be perfectly fine with her.

- With playing hard, she also sleeps very well. She sleeps from about 8pm to 8:30am (with a 2 hour nap during the day).

We have been blessed with an amazing little girl, who is changing, growing, and learning new things every day. We love her more than words.

Playroom Preview

After Kate's Birthday this year...we decided that our "dining room" was needed for a playroom. We have spent this summer looking at ideas and buying things here and there. This week it all started coming together. I thought I would post a few pics for the Grandparents that are anxious to see it. We are still in need of some things for the walls and a cubby for toys. Here is what we have so far...

These are pictures on one wall of Kate and Rookie.

Keith and Papa Boone hung these rain gutter book shelves today. (Thanks Taren for the awesome idea!)

Thank you Mom and Great Granny for making the pillows and window seat cushion!
NuNu bought this rug that goes perfectly with all of our colors...

A huge...HUGE...thank you to the Grandparents and Great Granny for all they did to help out with the playroom. Kate LOVES it!

Piggies!

Yay! Kate's hair is long enough for pig tails! So...I had to let her sit in the sink and play in the water while I did it...but it worked! The pictures aren't too great, but hopefully you can tell. It won't be long before we can have a pony tail!

The Hudsons

It is a long time overdue for the Hudsons (my Dad's side of the family) to get together. My cousins drove in from Florida and South Texas for a few days. We had such a great time visiting with everyone. Kate was in heaven as she played and played. She slept until 10:00 the next morning! I can not wait until we all are together again!

The 2nd cousins (Raychel, Kate, John Duke, and Word)

My cousin Keith holding Kate in the rain. She wanted to run out in it sooo bad. The little stinker would stand on the porch and stick her toes over the edge.

Kate loved playing with Raychel. She was playing peek a boo with my Uncle Johnny's hat. You can see how wet she is!...we were already on our 2nd outfit :)

John Duke was holding Kate over his head and she was cracking up!

All the Hudsons love Dr. Pepper!

Keith and I are blessed to have such a wonderful family. We cherish the time spent with them. We are so grateful that God has surrounded Kate with such wonderful loving people.

4th of July Fun and Happy Birthday NuNu!

4th of July is especially fun around the McKethan house because not only do we celebrate our freedom and give thanks to the soldiers who help provide it, but it is NuNu's birthday!! This past weekend we headed to McKethanville (Mineola) to celebrate. The whole gang was there...Papa Boone, NuNu, Uncle Brian, Caree, Payton, and Papaw Hollis. The weekend was full of playing in the pool, digging in the sandbox, picking tomatoes, watching fireworks, church, eating at Olive Garden, and lots of visiting. Of course, with all that was going on I didn't do a great job of taking pictures (shame on me for not getting a picture of the birthday girl). But here are a few of the fun times we had. I hope NuNu had a great weekend and a very happy birthday.

Kate was so sleepy during the fireworks. She pointed and said Ah!

Kate and Payton playing in the water

She LOVED getting her hands in the sand.

Love this face!