Woo Pig Sooie

Okay, here's a great example of marital compromise:

March 2007:

December 2007:

January 2008:

May 2008:

Buddies

I looked out the screen door earlier (JD was grilling and Halle was "swimming") and I saw Halle sitting at the edge of her pool and talking with Indy who was sitting as still as a picture beside her. It looked like they were deep in conversation- I ran to grab the camera and when I got back this was all I could catch:

Sticky Tape and Sleepy Baby

Yesterday I let Halle play with a little piece of tape- it kept her entertained for about 10 minutes while I was cleaning. This morning while I was fixing her breakfast she kept trying to tell me something, and like I sometimes do I just nodded and said, "uh-huh" and pretended I knew what she was talking about. It kind of made her mad, so I had to explain that I didn't know what she was saying. After breakfast she was still talking about it so I told her to show me. She went straight to the office and grabbed the tape- that's when I figured out she was say, "I want some STICKY-TAPE!" :)

Here she is, having a grand old time with her sticky-tape:

Cate fighting sleep at about 10:30 last night:

Rock Chalk Jayhawk

September 2006:

First Jayhawk Outfit

December 2006:

First game at Allen Field House

February 2007:

First Big 12 Tournament (not actually THERE- this is Elwood...)

January 2008:

First Jayhawk Dress (We did NOT call it a cheerleader-outfit!)

First Rock Chalk Chant (on tape)

May 2008:

National Champions!! (Handmade by M. Martin, aka-Papa)

Papes, Hiccups & Baby Cate

Anyone remember Newsies??

This is "Dad's Gym" workout 101:

Can't leave Cate out, even if all of her videos and pictures look the same!

Name That Baby

Videos

This one is Halle at nap time yesterday. She didn't go to sleep at all, and every time I checked on her she was doing something "creative"- let's call it that, shall we? Here she has taken all of the cushions off of the rocking chair and piled them on her bed:

I have tried and tried to film Halle singing "Zaccheus"- she sings the entire song ALL THE TIME- that is, until the camera comes out. This is the most I've been able to catch:

I thought this one was cute- Halle pointing out Baby Cate:

And last, but not least- this one is for all of you out there that don't believe Halle is two now:

2 months

Cate is two months old today! She stays awake for longer stretches now- although she still sleeps A LOT. She responds to people talking to her- she smiles, laughs and coos. She is just starting to bat at things with her hands, too. (I know, I know- not very exciting for those who don't have kids yet...).

Here are some new pictures:

Spaghetti!!

Here is Halle enjoying some Italian cuisine in Batesville. Note the artistic splatter on the forehead.

Go Dog Go!

This video is Halle acting out "Go Dog Go!" In the book (by PD Eastman) two dogs keep showing up and saying "Hello again! Do you like my hat?" Or something like that. I thought it was funny that she randomly chose to act it out. She has such a crazy memory!

Baby Cate

I realized, looking at our blog just now, that I have WAY more pictures posted of Halle than Cate! It is NOT out of favoritism! It's just that most of Cate's pictures look pretty much the same right now- she's laying on her back, looking up! :) So here is a post dedicated strictly to the littlest member of our family!

We all love this easy-going baby, and we say all the time,"Cate just FITS." I don't know what we ever did without her.

"Bates-Vegas"

We spent the past few days in Batesville, or "Bates-Vegas" or "B-Town" as JD affectionately refers to it. We got to spend some time with his parents and grandparents, and celebrate his Grandpa Parker's 83rd birthday!

Halle and Papa Coffman

Mema, Cate & Halle

Great-Grandma Parker, Cate & Halle

Grandpa Parker and JD at the birthday party

Daddy and Halle heading out back to play on the golf course