We're Going to the Zoo!

On Sunday, we took Keltie to the Marshfield Zoo. It was a beautiful day to go. As we were walking around with her it was hard to tell who was more excited about it. I think in the end we were more excited to show her the animals then she was to actually see them. It seemed it was that way for the majority of the people there as well.Daddy and Keltie looking for the mountain lion. He was out, but you can't really see him.

Waving to the sandhill cranes. Anytime she saw an animal she had to wave at it. The most excitement was when we saw all the prairie dogs. She was waving and giggling at them.

What's a trip to the zoo without a stop at the playground?

I'm not sure how much Keltie actually got out of this trip, but it was still fun. We have a wedding in June by Milwaukee so we are going to take her to the zoo then. Hopefully, she will be able to see more and get a bigger kick out of it then. If not, at least Mama and Daddy will have fun!

Ready for Camping!

I think we are like everyone else when we say that we are ready for summer and camping. I know that it's going to be much different this year with Keltie than it was last year, but we are ready for it. Do you think she's ready?

Long Overdue

We were finally able to celebrate Keltie's first birthday on Friday. We were going to have it a long time ago, but everyone had such busy schedules. It was well worth the wait though. We decided just to have cupcakes and ice cream this time, since I didn't want to make all the food again. She was such a good girl for her party. I was a little bit concerned because we couldn't have everyone over until 7:00 and she's usually in bed by 8:00. I thought that we might have a little grouch on her hands, but she was such a perfect little girl. She did go to bed later than usual, but fell asleep all on her own even with all the noise. She enjoyed every minute of her party as did we. She is just growing up way to fast. Here's some of the pictures from her party.

Boompa and Grammy brought her a whole shoe box full of change. This money is eventually going to be used to build her swing set. She had so much fun putting the money into her piggy bank. She will have hours of fun with this. (Notice the dress, it was her Easter dress that my mom made.) Since she was sick for Easter she didn't get to wear it. We had it to double duty for her party. Look at that smile!

"Here's my new cell phone. I can't wait to use it. Who should I call first?"

Here Keltie is in her birthday bib. Unfortunately, she was too excited about the cows outside the window and so she wouldn't look directly at me. The cows are her new fascination. She is constantly looking out the windows to see if they are there. It's so cute to watch because she'll sit and wave at them.

Here she is with her cake and ice cream. This wasn't the typical first experience with these things because she had already had them since we didn't have her birthday party on her actual date. She was still very excited to have all the attention focused on her. When we sang to her she had to make sure that all eyes were on her.

Happy Belated Birthday Sweetie! We hope that you enjoyed your day. Thank you to everyone who came. We had a lot of fun.

Turkey Hunting 2009

These should have been posted awhile ago, but I forgot that it was on my camera. Kevin was busy getting ready for turkey hunting one night, and Keltie and I decided that we should help. She loves to look at Kevin's turkey fans on the walls and is constantly pointing to them. She even tries to make the sound of a turkey. Kevin will do it and she will try to repeat it. All she can really do is shake her head like he does, but can't actually make the sound. He does have a box turkey call (I think that's what it's called) and she does a really good job of moving it to make it sound like a real turkey. One night I was talking to her Papa on the phone and was telling him that she was doing the background noise and he couldn't believe it. He thought that it was actually Kevin doing it.

Here she is helping Daddy get ready for the big hunt.Keltie are you in there?Mama and Daddy, this isn't funny anymore. Please help me!

Belated Birthday Party!

We are finally having Keltie's first birthday party tonight as long as everything goes according to plan. Unfortunately, she did have to get her shots last night and her babysitter just called and said that she's running a little bit of a fever. I'm sure that it is all connected to the shots so I'm not too worried. That's why I am so skeptical of her getting shots, but that's another story. I will hopefully have pictures to post next week of her with her cake and presents.

Big Girl!

Thankfully both Keltie and Kevin are on the mend. Keltie did go to the doctor last week for her one year check up and she has to go back in a month to get her weight checked because she was down from where she should be. Understandably since she didn't eat much for a week. She is definitely making up for it. Last week, Kevin also found that she is working on getting her top two teeth. It's no wonder that she was crabby and uncomfortable for awhile. She is so much happier this week.

While we were at the doctor he mentioned that she shouldn't have her nuk after fifteen months. We have never really used her nuk all that much, except for nap time and bed time. Well, Kevin took this to heart. Her appointment was on Wednesday and by Thursday we were trying it without it. She made it through the whole weekend without ever having it. I was concerned about Monday when she went back to the babysitter's because I understand that sometimes you just need to give it to them to make them happy. She made it the whole day though!! We've also been putting her to bed at nap time and bed time without her being sound asleep. She has done a remarkable job on both of these things. I'm not trying to count my chickens before they hatch, but she is doing such a great job. We've killed two birds with one stone on these things.

I have a lot of friends/relatives who are pregnant right now. I am so excited for them. I truly believe that there is no greater feeling than being a mama. I love every single minute of it. Keltie is so precious and I am so thankful for her. I'm also very thankful that Kevin is such a great Daddy. You couldn't ask for a better one than he is.

Here's our big girl dreaming about nice weather.

Keltie's First Birthday and First Easter

Unfortunately, I have nothing to post about these two big events in her life. Needless to say, our family was hit with the flu bug. She ended up throwing up starting last Wednesday and is finally starting to feel better today. She is actually at daycare today. We were in the clinic on Monday to make sure she wasn't dehydrated. She just couldn't kick the bug. We had everything organized and ready to go for her party, but she wasn't feeling up to a party. We were unable to celebrate Easter as well since she was still sick and the bug also bit Kevin. Thankfully, this is a birthday and Easter that she won't remember anyway. We'll have a big party once she is fully recovered and she'll never know the difference. I'm sure that it was harder on me anyway.

Here's a picture of her on a happier day. You have to love those eyes.

Look for pictures of when we finally do have her birthday party.