Rainy days, go away

Well, I haven't posted in a few days so I am making up for it with a super-long post - lots of new pictures.  First I want to announce the birth of our friends' Mollie and Steve's first child - Granger Henry Grote.  He was born yesterday and all are doing well.  We are so excited for them! We've had a fun weekend with lots going on.  Here are some of the things we've been up to:

We started the week off with beautiful weather.  At the request of my parents and others who've had to endure watching Kate eat rocks in the backyard, I finally got her some better backyard toys.  I found this little toy on Craigslist.  She seems to like it.  

We were stuck inside for a few days due to rain.  Here's how Kate copes with not being able to go outside.  Read VeggieTales' Peas and Thank You upside down...

Sigh and look bored...

and stare out the window and wonder why we're not outside.

On Saturday, we took Kate to her first crawfish boil.  I don't have too many pictures of the actual crawfish because it's amazingly hard to wrangle a toddler at a crawfish boil.  No extra hands for taking pictures :)  This is our Young Married Bible Study crawfish boil - third annual.  Always a lot of fun.

Kate with Caleb in the Barbie jeep :)

Ready for church on Sunday morning.  White pants - we were so brave!

Waiting for our friends, the Coles, to come over for a cookout on Sunday night.  

Kate doesn't like to sit in the wagon for long unless it's moving.  

Kate, Titan, and Mallie in the wagon, getting ready for a ride.  

What a crew! Corbin (Mallie's twin), "pulling" the gang along.  Fred's just there for moral support.  Take note - Kate is drinking Titan's sippy cup and sitting in his lap.  This was hilarious to watch.  

Friday Update

I have some fun pics to post this weekend, but for some reason I can't upload them from Fred's computer and I left mine at work today. I'll post them soon. Just wanted to say the Lundy's are all well. We have a lot going on this weekend - a baby shower, a crawfish boil and a cookout with some friends on Sunday. We've had some terrible weather here in the past 24 hours and some cooler temps are coming this weekend. Happy Friday!

Family Fun

We went to my cousin's house tonight and Kate got to play with some of her cousins.  She loved riding in the wagon and playing outside.  

She loves watching the older kids play.

Blaise and Kate.  Blaise is 15 months.  They had so much fun being pulled around the yard.

Spring is in the Air

As you can see, we are spending most of our time outside these days.  We are working on getting some backyard toys so Kate won't be so interested in eating rocks.  Any tips from moms with young children on backyard toys are appreciated!  

One hand for the sippy cup, one to play in the dirt.  

Hugs for Alli.  

Did I mention how much I like to play in the dirt?  

This is what we usually see of Kate these days - her running away from us :)

New dress and shoes for church.  Thanks Dottie!

Friday Fun Facts

I exhausted all my new pics earlier in the week, so I thought I'd do Friday Fun Facts instead of Friday Fun Pics. Here are a few new facts about Kate:

• She now has 5 teeth and one more on the way. I bought her a toothbrush this week and we now brush her teeth twice a day. She doesn't really love this activity.
• I am calling it...Kate's official first word is "Alli." It usually sounds more like "Abba," but she is very clearly calling and looking for Alli when she says it. She's starting to say "Mama" and "Dada" and look at Fred and I.
• Kate's favorite foods are bananas, yogurt, macaroni and cheese, graham crackers and lima beans. I know that sounds weird, but she can eat 1/2 a can of lima beans in a sitting.
• Kate LOVES to be outside. She loves playing in the dirt, chasing Alli around, eating rocks, etc.
• She's now completely off formula and drinking whole milk. Much cheaper!! She still gets milk in a bottle first thing in the morning and before bed, but she mostly drinks out of sippy cups now.

I guess that's it for today. I am going to try to brave Target on Saturday by myself to have some one-year portraits taken of Kate. Hopefully I'll have some to share soon. Have a great weekend!!

One-year Stats

We had our one-year checkup with Dr. Franz this morning and Kate did great.  Unfortunately, she has another ear infection.  One more and we've got to start thinking about tubes.  We are praying that won't happen.  Otherwise, Kate is doing great and is developmentally advanced for one year.  She's in the 75th percentile for weight (24 lbs) and 90th percentile for height (31 inches).  This is about par for the course for her.  

Happy St. Patty's Day!

Kate's St. Patty's shirt - "Green is good, except for broccoli."