First big game!

Chris, Kate and I went to our first Nationals game. I have never been to a professional baseball game before. We had a blast going. It was so much more fun than I thought it would be.




This is just a random pic we took, on our way to the game, when Kate found a squirrel running around. She named him (or her) Bunny. It was probably because here the squirrels look like full grown bunnies. When I we first move here they freaked me out because they are everywhere.

The stadium is right in D.C. I didn't think they could fit a stadium in D.C. but lo and behold here it is. I thought this was an awesome pic with the Washington Monument in the back ground.

Kate was wonderful despite the crazy humidity. If you look at us you can tell we were soaking wet.


We were surround by Philly fans-who the Nats -Nationals-were playing-it was pretty intense. The Nats almost won but couldn't quite do it. It was fun to be there anyway.

Elder Miller

I just wanted to give a shout out to my little brother Cameron. He was just called to the Richmond, Virginia Mission. We are so excited and happy with his choices and his decision to serve. I am still a little in shock because he is only going to be 2 hours away from me. It is so random out of all the missions across the world he is going to be right by me. It sounds like a pretty hard mission-Good Luck Buddy!

Here's Elder Miller with Jay's little boy.

I stole these pics form my sisters blog because obviously I wasn't there. Good thing he has lots of sisters to take care of him.

The family minus me!

I'm so excited for Cam. Here I have had a greater opportunity to work with the missionaries and get to know them. The majority of my ward here are converts. It has been wonderful to see what missionary work does for people and their families.

Baby, baby, baby....

It's a Boy!

For sure. This baby boy was not shy about showing us his stuff. We are still a little surprised and shocked. We are so stoked. Kate is excited about her baby brother.


They also did some 3D images for us. I thought Grandma might like these. The top one is of his face. The bottom one is the side of his head with his hands over his face. His big sister did the exact same thing and we never were able to see her face. Luckily we did with him. We had a hard time getting pictures of his face because his arms were always there. He has learned well from Kate.

Daddy of the Year!

I'm not sure what is on the list for The Best Dad award, but I am sure these have to be on it:

I gave Kate some stickers with our old address on them to play with. Paper, however, wasn't good enough and thought her dad was the best substitute.

She thought it was pretty great. He was so nice about it too. Even when it came to pulling them off his legs. Which look pretty painful!

Then I had this great idea one hot and humid day to build a fort for Kate in our bed room. I started with just a simple sheet, a couple of hair clips, and a chair. Once Chris rested his head in my mock fort his mind suddenly began to flood with images of childhood and building real forts.

We then ended up with a few blankets, an air mattress, and fancy front door that was the only entrance. It was so wonderful we picnicked in there.

Kate thought it was so great. It was really fun to lay in there and reminisce about the old times when I used to build forts with my brother and sister. As soon as you lay down and look up you can't help but have all those fun feelings come flooding back. Thanks Hun for being such a great dad. I know we girls can be difficult sometimes but we appreciate you patience and the subtle eye rolls you give us.


Wish us luck! Tomorrow we go in to have our ultrasound. We are so excited and hope the baby will cooperate. I am just hoping everything is looking good. I am thinking it is a boy simply because this pregnancy is so different from Kate. I am less hormonal in every way. I think Chris is enjoying this one much more because of that. Chris says he doesn't have any idea. With Kate he was the only one who said she was a girl and even when they weren't sure during the ultrasound with her, he still knew it was a girl. It is too bad he isn't getting that clear channeling this time. We'll keep you posted.

Camping

Chris and I were brave enough to set out on camping trip with our two year old a couple weeks ago. It was so much fun that we are already planning on going back. We got there later than planned and packed way too much food but all in all it was a good time.

Dinner time.....we bagged the idea of tinfoil dinners the first night because we were all too hungry to wait and instead had Frito's and chili.....in the bag. I had never had them this way. My sister Melynda swears it taste better in the bag but it was all the same to me.

My little pyros. The one thing I love about camping is the fire. The one thing I hate about camping with a toddler is the fire. She was far too fascinated for my comfort. I spent a lot of time worrying that she was going to trip and fall in it. She made it back in one piece though.

Chris and Kate were both miffed because I kept taking there pictures while we were eating smores. It was so dark that the flash all but blinded them. Oops.



Lounging at the lake. Kate has somehow managed to end up with a sucker and my ice cream cone. She is pretty good!

Playing in the gravel.

Trying to be like dad.

This was our craft. We painted rock bugs. We met lots of bugs up there and Kate was fascinated with them all.



Heading home. We all look pretty ragged but were so glad we had the chance to take Kate on her first camping trip. There will be many more to come.

Thank You Elmo!

My little Kate hate has hated bananas since we started feeding her people food.....We went to the library the other day and picked out a couple of Elmo movies because as of right now he is her favorite thing of all. We picked one out about Flowers and Bananas. Last night we put it on to watch while I made dinner. Chris sat down with her to watch and Elmo starts talking about bananas and how great they are. Then a giant banana comes out starts talking to Elmo. Well I guess this did it because Chris come in the kitchen and tells me she keeps asking for a banana. I tell him he can try, I have before, but she doesn't like them. He gets one and takes it to her and she is so excited. Then she proceeds to take a huge bite and ends up eating the whole thing as she watches Elmo. I love that little, red monster. I am still reeling from the shock. Moms I guess know nothing about what is good but leave it to Elmo to tell you what the finer things in life are. Now I just need to find one for peaches, pears, and celery.

One of My Favorites!

Squeakers....that's the noise they make and that what they are called. We have received so many comments and questions about where to get these shoes I thought I would blog about them. Grandma Holly got them for Kate and they are hands down her favorite shoes. They have squeakers in the heals so they make noise when she walks. The company is based in Utah so some of you have probably heard of them. Back here everyone ask where they can get them and I found the link: squeakers.com.



These flower ones Kate has and the poke-a-dot I have on my wish list. Her other pair aren't on the web site yet so I'll post a pic later of her modeling them. If you have a baby learning to walking this is a great way to get them to because they love the sound. The best part is when we got out we never lose her. We always know if she is running away or has stopped to look at something. They best part is you can take the squeaker out when you say...go to church or just need quiet. They have super cute boy shoes too.

If any of you really are interested let me know because I can get a little discount from the owner. These definitely are my favorite baby thing.