My cousin Stewart, from Spokane Washington, is attending Linfield College in McMinnville and playing baseball. His birthday was on the day of Karis' party, March 22nd. We couldn't help but celebrate his birthday too. We were so happy he and his girlfriend Hannah could join us for burgers, cake, and ice cream. Stew holds his Scotch-a-roo cake. Scotch-a-roos are a family tradition. They are basically rice crispy treats but they have peanut butter and Karo syrup in them (no marshmallows) and are topped with a mixture of butterscotch and milk chocolate chips. My mom decide to make them into a two layer cake, just for fun. Though he got his own cake, looks like he had to share the birthday hat with Karis. We love you Stew.
Thursday, March 27, 2008
Happy Birthday Stew and Go Wildcats!
Happy 1st Birthday Karis
March 24th, 2007 Karis Faith was born. There are so many amazing changes that happen in one year.
Thursday, March 13, 2008
A New Look and New Posts
I know, I know, I know, where have I been? And FINALLY, a new look. I was beginning to hate even going onto my own blog, just so I could link to all of my friend's and family blogs to see what they are up to these days; always hoping they have posted, yet I can't seem to keep it up myself. I couldn't bare to look at that brown Fall background any longer.
Computer time at home is few and far between these days. Ever since Vance got me the Creative Memories Storybook software for my birthday, I tend to play around with that instead of blogging. So, this is what I have been working on. This is the invite I did for Karis' first birthday. We are just doing a family party this year. I really wanted to do one big party with family and friends, but my home would be busting at the seams.
Enjoy the new posts as well.
Playing at the Park
This is Karis' first time playing on a playground at a park. Well, I don't know if it really counts. She won't remember any of it, and we had to help her with everything. It was fun though.
Nap time, like mother like daughter
Apparently, my dad used to find me sleeping like this when I was a kid too.
(Meghan, do you recognize the pants? I took the jacket off for her nap, but I think that outfit is so cute. She gets lots of complements on it when she wears it, saying she looks good in gray.)
Walking...well, sort of
Karis is walking all over the place, just not without assistance. She is a very cautious little girl. She will carefully lower herself down to the ground to crawl from point A to point B before she will try taking a step. I'm not trying to push her though, I bet Vance that she wouldn't walk until after April 15th. He said he would take any date before that. So, stay tuned to see who wins the bet.
First Piggies
Karis' first pig tails. Well, she doesn't go around wearing this hairdo, since naps are still a part of her day, it's just too high maintenance to redo the piggies after a nap. However, her hair is getting quite long in the back. I am looking forward to real pig tails some day.
Two Front Teeth
This picture was taken at M&M's condo at the coast over Presidents Day weekend. I just noticed I got a picture of her showing her two front bottom teeth. She has had them for a while but thought I'd post a picture of them anyway. She now has three teeth on the top.
The Pitzer People
Some friends from church, the Pitzer's, host a small group on Monday nights, so we get to go to their house and Karis gets to play with their kids. They do have 5 kids, so she has many playmates. Four of the kids are girls and the youngest three really enjoy having Karis to play with. Every week, we come to their house and the living room is clean. When we leave, the girls have almost completely emptied their rooms into the living room, in order to bring all their toys and stuffed animals out for Karis to play with. Dress up is also a very common trend at the Pitzer house.
FOOD!!
There is no secret, Karis likes her food. I'm really trying to play catch up here, so these pictures were from mid January, but I will do my best to get the blog caught up. Currently, Karis' favorite food is peas. She eats them with her hands mostly, but has really enjoyed being feed peas by the spoonful. Instant gratification I think.
You may be asking yourself, regarding the last few photos, "why even bother with a bib, that stuff is everywhere." Well it didn't start out that way, a kid has got to learn somehow?
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