SWEET SUMMER TIME

The Summer brought with it lots of fun in the sun with friends and family. Kallie learned how to swim (with a floatation devise) all by herself. As you can see from the photos lil' miss isn't so little anymore. She talks up a storm, is strong-willed and is determined to do everything as she says "I do myself Mama". It is hard to believe that we are getting ready to celebrate her 2nd birthday...WOW has the time flown by, but I am truly loving this stage that she is in now. Everything is so new to her and she soaks everything up like a little sponge. She has seemed to pick up on everything quite quickly. We have even been working on potty training, I am thinking within the next month or so she will be fully potty trained...she loves to use the potty! Well hopefully this finds everyone well and we hope that you enjoy the slide show, it is just a little glimpse into all of the fun times that were had during the summer. We had so much fun this summer, but are definitely looking forward to what the fall brings...cooler weather, FOOTBALL season, Kallie's 2nd birthday, jeans with flip-flops, a beach with out tourists!!, and cooler evenings.

SUMMER '09

This summer, as usual, has been a busy one for our family. Between work and everything else I haven't had much time to fill everyone in on what's new, so I am going to try and fill you in now as best as I can. I am also adding a new slide show for your viewing pleasure.

As of today (Sept. 4th, 2009) Kallie is 11 months old. She is walking, talking and even has two lil' bottom teeth. Her favorite thing to say now, besides MAMA is "OH-OH", which for Kallie is "Oh no"...this is so cute to see. She is becoming more and more like a little independent person and less like a needy baby...tears are being shed now because our little baby is no longer a little baby. I ask myself on a daily basis where the time has gone b/c it does not seem that it has been almost ONE YEAR since her birth.

As I stated before, we have been extremely busy. Kallie has gotten to spend a lot of time at the beach, floating around in the pool, going for boat rides and meeting family members. In July my Aunt Chris and Cousin Michelle, along with her husband Jim and his family, finally made it down to the Outer Banks for a week long vacation. It had been about 7 years since we all last saw each other and it was great to finally be able to get together and hang out. I only hope that it isn't another 7 years before we see each other again! We where also able to meet up with our friends a few times this summer. In July we went to Kallie's friend, Ben's, 1st birthday where Kallie was able to have birthday cake for the first time...she loved it of course!

Well that basically sums up the past three months of activities for our family. We hope that this finds everyone well and we hope to see ya'll soon.

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