Playing Catch-up...

So those of you who actually check my blog every few months will be surprised to see a true update. I've let months pass without a photo so now there will be many. Starting with Texas (May-June)...Addy decided to take a dip in the bucket while I washed the cars.


She also loves to fly her kites. Actually, this may be the only time SHE has held the kite. Normally when she wants to go "fly the kite", we are the ones who run around holding it.




She loves playing outside...even if she isn't that great at what she's doing. I wish I had video of her "roller skating". She definitely saw the humor in it too. She is with her friend and neighbor, Hannah (we miss her and all of our friends we have left there.)

Yes it's true...I'm updating!

So it's been a while, and I've heard it from everyone, so I hope you'll all be pleased. Let me just tell you what we've been up to recently...maybe you'll excuse the lack of blogging.

After Kaitlin was born I was recovering from a not so fun birth experience for a good month or more. Then I was trying to figure out how to be a mother of two. It's been great for Addy to not have so much attention and it's given me and Kate some time to bond. Then we sold our house, moved out in early June to live in a friend's home for three weeks until Todd's graduation (woo-hoo Todd...Congratulations!!!), then drove to Utah to visit family and friends, flew to California to visit my family, flew to Washington to start a new adventure...and have been unpacking ever since.

I am glad so many of you want to see and hear what's going on in our family. I am happy to say that we are great!!!

More to come...

Sisters

Addyson loves to hold her sister. She also loves to have her picture taken when she does. These are just a few of them.

Addyson's Third Birthday

We celebrated her birthday at Chuck E Cheese this year. I love doing the party at home but since I brought home a newborn just a week prior, that wasn't going to happen. She and all of her friends had a great time running around with buckets full of tokens. Chuck even made an appearance...and terrified the birthday girl. She scrambled under the table over to her daddy when she saw him coming.


And here is...The Party Pooper!

Kaitlin Judith McArthur

Born on March 26, 2008 weighing 8 pounds 7.5 ounces and 20 1/4 inches long.




Addyson is so proud of her baby sister. She loves giving her kisses and holding her whenever she gets a chance.

Happy Halloween!

Addy got to be a bumble bee this year and loved to tell people she was going to sting them. She'd turn her booty toward her victum and say, "STING!" She had a blast this year trick-or-treating. She was pretty brave going up to each door or person and saying "trick-or-treat" all by herself.

This is our group of friends that we went out with in our neighborhood. The Penguin is another doctor in the ER...wouldn't you trust him? Addyson was afraid of him at first, but then warmed up to him and eventually needed "Mr. Penguin" to help her up the driveways.

It got late, the buckets got heavy, and the girls got tired. Luckily we had the good ol' Radio Flyer out with us.

Pumpkin Patch

We went to the pumpkin patch with friends of ours and the kids really had a great time. They picked out and painted their own pumpkins...

Fed the goats...

Posed for pictures...

Went on a hay ride...

Got lost in a corn maze...

And relaxed in the middle of the stalks.