Thanksgiving

We had a very nice thanksgiving break in Storm Lake! Keatin did not sleep very well when we were there...which was a bummer because she had been doing SO good! SO...I am a bit sleep-deprived after the weekend...but hope she will get back into her routine this week. She also managed to get her snotty nose and cough back...and I believe she is starting the teething process! Tomorrow I take her back to get her hips x-rayed...I will keep you posted on the results!

Thanks to ALL of our family for their help with Keatin...and their kind words about what a nice baby she is. We certainly are proud of her! :)


Had to include this picture... It is from last weekend when dad, Josh, and I tailgated at the ISU/Missouri football game. As you can tell, it was a balmy day in Ames, IA! :) Not! I just think we look ridiculous!

Keatin greeted Aunt Jen on Thanksgiving morning by spitting up all over her hand! (Which COMPLETELY grossed Jen out...it was funny!)

We had Keatin in this cute little Thanksgiving outfit...until she pooped all over it. Josh took a quick picture of it before we had to take it off!

Keatin with her mommy and daddy... :)

Mom/Dad/Aunt Jen/Uncle Joey...and Keatin!

After we ate Thanksgiving dinner at the Petersen house, we headed over to the Barber residence for dessert. Here is a family pic! :)

On Friday morning, we headed over to LeMars for a few hours to see all the relatives in my dad's family. Everyone was in town for my grandma's 80th birthday. Below is my Uncle Ken and dad "caring after" Keatin...this was quite funny for me to watch! :)

Keatin hanging out with cousin Emily...

Keatin and Great-Grandma...

Keatin and Daddy had lots of fun hanging out and playing on Saturday morning... :)




On Saturday afternoon, we traveled again to LeMars for my grandma's 80th birthday open house at the country club. We got to see TONS of family, and it was SO nice to see everyone who had traveled from Arizona/California.

My 2nd cousin Makenzie, and her husband Micah, had a baby on August 18th...11 days after Keatin. Here are pics of Keatin and baby Ella meeting for the first time...it was fun to see her!


Aunt Jen, feeding Keatin at grandma's party... She did this for about 2 minutes, until she feared that Keatin had poo-pooed on her leg. :)

Keatin in her 2nd outfit at grandma's party... She has been pooping all over her clothes almost on a daily basis - AAHH! :)

Sunday morning, Grandpa Barber came over to my parent's house to see Keatin one more time before we headed back to Ames...

Keatin is "growing into" her Exersaucer... We tried it again last night, and she was more "in tune" with the toys/lights/gadgets! As you can see, we still have to prop her with a big blanket... :)