PJ's Castle

Thursday, December 25, 2008

For Aunt Shelli

Sorry these are so dark, we are still working on fixing the light fixture.

After spending Christmas morning with my parents in Clearwater, we traveled to Trenton, FL to David's Aunt Mae's house. After dinner they decided they wanted to go outside and shoot cans. Some of you know that I absolutely despise guns and I'm pretty afraid of them to. Right before my mission, the little brother of a close friend of mine shot and killed himself while playing russian roulette with his 9 year old cousin. I was afraid of guns before that, but it just sealed the deal for me and I vowed I would never own one or have one in my house. But, to try to lessen my fears, I figured I would try it out. Here are some pics and even a video. The video is of when I first walked outside. The first pic is Aaron explaining the gun to me and how to fire it. You can tell I look a bit timid. Then David tries to show me how to lock my right arm. Then the photographer (Steve) captured a great picture of my expression as the gun fired.

Monday, December 15, 2008

12 month checkup!

Katelyn had her 12 month checkup today (yes, I know she will be 13 months old on Wednesday, but we decided at the last minute to go away for the weekend for her birthday, so we had to cancel that appointment, and this is the earliest they could get her in). Explanation included because a couple of people have enjoyed teasing me today about being a bit behind. Anyway, Dr. said she is doing just perfect. She is 22.5 pounds and 30.8” long. He warned me that she will be getting her molars in soon and that I don’t need to call him to tell him that she’s crying all night, I just need to relax and know she’s teething. :) Good thing we are all stocked up on teething tablets. I took the 2nd picture (from my last post) and made it my desktop background at work. I know I’m biased, but she just looks so cute and meek in this picture. :) It’s my new favorite picture. I feel like I should put it on a blue background with little stars and teddy bears as the border. Did I tell you how much more fun/festive/in the spirit I am this Christmas season now that I have this beautiful little girl that responds and smiles and laughs? She will always be my favorite Christmas present! Well... until our next 8 children come along.