"Mom, you're going to do WHAAAATTTT??"


"I'm worried about this idea..."


"Why are you touching me?"


"Owwww that hurt!!! What in the world was that?!?"


"NOOOOOO not again!"


"Yeah, you're right Mom, I do look beautiful with MY EARS PIERCED!"

Erica and I decided to get our babies' ears pierced yesterday. They were such big girls. They just cried for a minute then they were okay! And they look adorable!

Best friends

Kate was sooo excited to see her BFF Brooklyn. Justin, Erica and Brooklyn came to PA for Thanksgiving to visit family. We were so excited to see them. Kate hasn't seen her friend since they were about 3 weeks old! Here they are both happy to see each other.


But then things changed...They got a little too excited about each other. Brooklyn got Kate in the face...


So Kate retaliates.



All in all it was a good day! They had a great time playing together! We can't wait to go to Michigan to visit them sometime.

Just a few new pics

Daddy, Kate & Bud (the dog)

Kate hanging out in the bathtub

Kate has this new pose she does all the time! She gets up on her toes in her push-up position then lifts her left leg off the floor.

Here are some new pics of Kate. I finally got my camera back so new pictures galore! Plus, Kate and Dustin are both napping so I have lots of time! I love living with my brother because I always have someone around to hang out with! But this also means I don't have as much time to blog :( We are loving living here. Dustin starts a new job for the holidays on Monday. I might sub for a month, too for some extra money on the days Dustin doesn't work. It's so nice having family around. Dustin and I have taken advantage of this several times now and have gone out without Kate. We are going on a date tonight as a matter of fact...well probably a double date with Justin and Melissa which is also lots of fun. I need to take some pictures of all of us and of the pretty scenery.(I just love taking pictures of Kate all the time!) The leaves are very pretty around here! I'll post more pics soon!

Kate enjoying a cracker



Kate with her cousin Leslee


Kate with her cousin Sara


Kate with her Aunt Sharon


I love Kate's profile


Kate's new cheesy smile.


Kate is trying on a Steeler's future cheerleader hat at the store. I thought she looked really cute!

My neice's baby Isabella

Look at those beautiful eyelashes!

This is my neice Sara's little girl, Isabella. She is about 2 1/2 months old. Isn't she cute!?

7 Random things about myself

I've been tagged by my friend Bea. So here are 7 random, probably not so interesting things about myself.

1. I hate to be interrupted. If you interrupt me while I'm talking, I probably won't repeat myself. Although...I do have a tendency to interrupt people myself so perhaps it's unfair of me. I should work on that...

2. I love to shop. I don't necessarily have to buy anything but I just love to shop. It's actually euphoric for me. I get a bit of a high from it.

3. I've always liked going to church. As soon as I could drive, I would drive to different churches by myself each week to find one I liked! Some kids like to party, others like to go to church!!

4. I don't have any talents. I'm okay at everything I do...great at nothing I do.

5. I've injured myself a number of times over the years. I've had a broken collar bone, broken arm, broken ankle, sprained ankle twice, and staples in my head.

6. I used to eat butter by the stick. My brother and I used to sneak downstairs after my mom went to bed and eat butter out of the fridge! Yummy?!?

7. Dustin and I are high school sweethearts. We met when he was in 9th grade and I was in 10th in biology class. We started dating when he was in 11th grade and I was a senior... that all started with our high school prom. We dated all through my college, I waited for him while he was on a mission for our church, and then we got married when he got home. We've been together for 7 1/2 years with many more to come!

Well...we are officially living in Pennsylvania! I have had a million things to do and haven't even had time to blog! But now we are pretty much settled in to my brother's house (Thanks Justin!) The plane ride went good and Dustin's drive went good. Kate and I were both pretty sick (If you saw me the day before I left you know what I mean!) I feel terrible that I didn't get to say goodbye to everyone. Luckily there was an extra seat on the plane so I didn't have to hold Kate the whole time. Now we are both feeling better. Pennsylvania is beautiful this time of the year. The trees are so pretty and colorful. Our families are so excited that we're home. And of course, they think Kate is just adorable. If you thought Kate was spoiled before...just wait! I left my camera at Dustin's parents house so I don't have it to post pics but my brother has taken a few...more to come! Keep posted!

Steeler's game; Kate is really excited! Here she is in her cheerleading uniform (Thanks Andrea!) with her favorite Uncle Justin




Kate loves her new high chair



Kate's push-ups


Kate doing Pittsburgh right with her mullet