a trip to the park

Well since it was such a beautiful Saturday today we wanted to get outside and go do something active. We had a couple of options in mind but since our car is out of commission we ruled all of them out. We decided to walk to a park about a mile from our house. We went down the slide, swung on the swings and watched all of the cute dogs run around in the dog park. We enjoyed our fun, little adventure today.

 

Finally we have been able to get Katelyn to walk while filming it. Here she takes 8 steps in a row at the end of the video!

February

Wow this month has gone by in a flash! We have had lots of fun this past month. We are still continuing to explore Boise and find fun places to visit. Andy is getting back into the swing of school mode again and having to do homework on a regular basis. He also found a job that is on campus and he can work more hours at.

Katelyn is learning new things everyday. She is currently trying to walk. The most steps in a row she has taken is 6. She also has learned to say all done (out loud and signing), bye-bye, and Dad. She also loves giving kisses and hugs. We went to a park about a week ago and discovered that Katelyn loves to go down the slides. She loves to do it all by herself, going head first.

I am currently well on my way with my fitness and weight loss goals. This month I have loss a total of 2 inches. I am also trying to catch up on all of my sewing projects that I have started.

Here are some pictures from this month:

January!

Wow what a month this has been! We moved to Boise the beginning of the month and were able to move into our new townhome on the 3rd. We have two levels with our kitchen and living room downstairs, two bedrooms upstairs and then a bathroom on each level.

We have enjoyed our stay in Boise so far. We have explored and found some fun places, mainly Target, winco and the Library. We are excited to explore and discover more places as it gets warmer outside.

Andy has started his first semester at Boise State University. He is enjoying his classes and getting used to having to do homework again. His classes are mainly on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, which is nice to have tuesdays, thursdays and Saturdays to work.

I have been enjoying staying home with Katelyn. Currently I have been working on getting caught up on my sewing projects, organizing our favorite recipes together and finding new ones to try and also finding time to work out. Bob Harper is kicking my butt!! At the beginning of the year I made it a goal to eat healthier and workout to try and get back to my pre-pregnacy weight. Currently I am keeping my motivation by earning points each day for doing 5 specific things and when I earn specific numbers of points, 50...100...150, I get different rewards. Currently I am nearing 65 points which I am very excited about.

Katelyn is a joy as ever. She has been learning lots of new things since living here. She can climb up and down the stairs, she says momma, dada, and cat. She can climb on the couch (with the help of a box). Katelyn has 4 teeth and one more coming in. She loves squash, raspberries, bananas, mushrooms and pears. Here are recent pictures of her. 

 Christmas eve at LA Temple

 Loving spaghetti

 

Walking with a little help!

 Loving Tangled!

 Katelyn loves her Grandma Bohman and her new zebra from G-ma Marlene

Fun in California

We have been having lots of fun this Christmas break. Alot has happened. Here are some of the things that have happened lately.

December 15th - Andy's last day at subway
16th - Dana graduated from BYUI with a bachelors in Horticulture
19th - We secured a townhome in Boise. We are really excited about it.
20th - We got to California

Katelyn loves being at grandma and grandpa's house. So many new things and places to explore, stairs for example. She has been a little sick over the past couple of days but is getting better. Katelyn got to stay home yesterday with Grandma while we went to disneyland with Maddy and Mckay.

We are looking forward to a fun first christmas with Katelyn in sunny California. Here are some pictures from the past couple of days of being here.

We wish you all a very merry christmas and happy holidays!

Christmas Time is Coming!

So Christmas is just around the corner. And with it being Katelyn's first it is going to be extra fun. Yesterday we went to see Santa and go for a ride on a sleigh. Here is the result...

After staring at him for about 10 seconds she decided she did not like this creepy bearded man that mom gave her to. Resulting in our picture. After seeing Santa and getting some hot chocolate we headed outside for a ride on a sleigh. Since there was no snow on the ground (thank heavens!!!) it was more of a carriage ride than a sleigh, but none the less it was fun. Kateylen was a trooper as we stood in the cold waiting our turn. She enjoyed laughing at the kids behind and in front of us.

All in all it was a fun day and we were glad we went. Christmas here we come!