Happy Thanksgiving 2008

This year for Thanksgiving, we were lucky enough to be able to travel to sunny CA and see the WHOLE Dulgarian bunch! Jason's little brother, Christopher, just got home from his mission, so it was the first time in almost 3 years that EVERYONE was together, it was, of course, a total party!

Kate givin' some love to Uncle Chris



The week started out with a trip to the ocean to check out the tide pools, we had a blast and Kate enjoyed poking everything, getting her feet wet and somehow managing to get sand in every crack, even with all her clothes and a diaper on!









We even had a few cool finds





Another highlight was going to the aquarium. Kate has a little obsession with fish, and she sure let us know about. She spent most of the time there making the sign fish and trying her hardest to say it, but the most she could get out was "shie, shie!" for fishie!



We also got to go into the aviary, where Ethan was the only cousin brave enough to feed the birds



Although we had a funny feeling Uncle Rob's hair tasted better than the nectar Ethan was feeding them!



This bird would not leave him alone!

Kate had a blast with her cousins, who were all so sweet and helpful to her!







We had our annual Backgammon tournament. Way to go Steph!!!



A fantastic Thanksgiving dinner, and to top off the week, the girls all went to see Celine Dion! It was so fun and she was SO amazing, even those who weren't such big Celine fans at first were converted by the end of the concert! What a fun week, one that I'm sure none of us will forget!

It's a......

tiny toe'd:


thumb sucking:


sweet little, 12 ounce baby.....

BOY!!!

We couldn't be more thrilled! After finding out the day after Kate turned one that we were going to be welcoming another little monkey to our family, we both hoped for but never expected a boy! What a sweet little surprise! We can't wait to meet him on April 15, 2009 (give or take a few weeks, preferably take)!

Halloween 2008!

This year for Halloween we went to our church's "Trunk or Treat". Kate was dressed as a peacock and Jason and I were peacock ranchers! Kate has LOVED her costume from the moment we got it, and anytime she sees it, she HAS to put it on, she especially loves the hat!


My proud peacock!




They had dinner followed by carnival games, prizes and cotton candy and then onto the trunk or treat part! Jason and I were in charge of one of the booth's for the first half hour, but Kate liked it so much, we spent almost the whole night there! Look out Tiger Woods, you've got some serious competition!



But I think Kate's favorite part of the night had to be either the cotton candy or helping me eat some MilkyWays! Ah....I've trained her so well!

Happy Halloween!

I'll post more pictures of our day later, but I just had to post this awesome pumpkin that Jason "sculpted" last night! We just watched a program on pumpkin carving/sculpting and I guess it inspired Jason! Happy Halloween everyone!

PAT PAT PAT!

Kate's new favorite show is Little Einsteins. And her favorite part is when they give their rocket power by patting their laps and then raising their arms for BLAST OFF! She's got the moves down!

She also answers the "phone"

Happy Birthday Baby!

It's hard to believe a whole year has gone by since Kate was born! I guess time really does fly when you're having fun! We feel so blessed to have that little bug in our family! She is so much fun to have around and gets more fun every day! She is truly the light of our lives!

We celebrated her birthday on Sunday, while we were up in Washington with family. Here's a few photos of the shindig:

Kate's cake experience

PRESENTS!!!!

Here is what our one year old Kate is up to these days:

*Giving "loves" (hugs with pats) to everything, including the watermelon in our grocery cart today!

*Putting any toy she can find up to her ear, she thinks everything is a telephone!

*Practicing to become the next Dancing Queen, she LOVES music and never lets a tune slip by without gettin' jiggy with it first! Favorite singer? I guess she takes after her Aunt Rebecca, she LOVES James Taylor!

*Loving anything Elmo! She spots that dude a mile away and points and grunts!

*Jibber-Jabbering all day long, nothing coherent yet, but she sure tries. She also is just starting to really love squealing super loud! Fun for us!!!

*Baby signing like a maniac, she surprises us with new signs every day!

*Becoming a professional destructo baby, she loves to help me "fold" clothes!

*Clapping at anything anyone else claps at, including people clapping on T.V.

*Copy cat coughing. If she hears a sneeze, sniff, cough, or someone clear their throat, she has to let everyone know she is sick too, by coughing!

Happy Birthday sweet baby Kate! We love you!!!

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