Sunday, July 29, 2012

New Orleans

A day trip to New Orleans!

Katie traveled well, sleeping most of the morning.  Even though the 3.5 hour trip took us 8 hours because of meals and traffic she kept a smile on her face.  


Mom forgot her sunglasses at home.


The Audubon Aquarium.  

Shark tank!

Ooh, the sharks!  These are dad's favorite.  

Thinking of Grandma Tibben we checked out the Dory fish and the clown fish!  

Katie loved the pretty colors.  


The jelly fish.  


This is the river walk next to the mouth of the Mississippi.  From here to the Acme Oyster House for delicious chargrilled oysters on the half shell.  Dessert was cafe au lait and beignets from Cafe du Monde.  It was a late drive back home but it felt wonderful to climb into our own beds.    


Good morning!

Breakfast time.  

I love cereal!

Tuesday, July 24, 2012

In the Navy....

My cute little sailor.  

Katie and I went to the VT6 Change of Command on July 20th.  The squadron now has a new boss.  Katie received many compliments on her dress and her calm behavior throughout the entire ceremony.  The only part she didn't like was the loud bang of the bass drum during the Star Spangled Banner. 

What a smile!

She didn't touch the hair bow all morning.  

We are starting to like books!

Some fun pants that remind me of the 70s.  

I have fun making Katie laugh.

This always works....I just try to remember not to do it right after lunch.  

Sunday, July 15, 2012

Tap Dancing

Dancing in her new shoes!

Katie update

Napping in mommy and daddy's bed....so spoiled.  

Do I look like a movie star?  Notice they match my dress.  :)

Brown rice cereal time.  She didn't like it much a few weeks ago but we are going to try it again. 

There were a few funny faces but a wide open mouth for most of it.  While the last few bites ran out of her mouth overall, it was a success.  

Playtime after breakfast.  

I can scoot myself around in a circle and I really want to try crawling.  


Leg lifts...this girl has good abs.  

Watching Alice in Wonderland.  

She gets her love of movies from her daddy.

This is actually a video I will try to load.  Check out the new shoes!!

Monday, July 9, 2012

The Baptism



A child of God.  

Too much excitement for the morning.  

Thanks to my parents for sharing such a beautiful baptismal dress.  

The group picture.  

Peyton loves the camera.  :)

The Tibben clan.  

The Family BBQ

We had a backyard BBQ the night before Katie's baptism.  Here's Katie and her cousins Deck, Jackson, Peyton, and Nolan.  Chris enjoyed trying to coral all 5 kids into one picture.  

The cousins again.

Laura and Jackson having fun.  

Nolan giving us a smile.  

Family picture with the beautiful sunset.  

Katie is happy to party with everyone!

Chris and Peyton going to the dock to check out the crabs.  

The proud grandparents.

Aunt Joni and Peyton are looking good.  

Ewing cousins....

have bonded.  

There was lots of swinging, chasing, and laughter.  

What a fun night!  A big thanks to everyone who joined us.