3 Years

Happy 3rd Anniversary

Amazing how quickly life flies by.

Thank you for a wonderful 3 years, here's to many more!

Happy Father's Day

Happy 1st Father's Day Lanny!

Cate is so lucky to have you as her dad.

Cate loves her story time with Dad, and especially loves her afternoon naps with Dad!

Thank you for always putting us first in your life, we love you!

Baby Shower for Cousin Robert

We traveled to Dallas the first weekend of June to spend the weekend with Aunt Callie and Uncle Rob who were in town for Cousin Robert's baby shower. Nana Julie, Aunt Hannah and Aunt Suzie were in town as well, and we had so much fun with everyone! We did some swimming at the hotel, ate great food, and Callie and Rob introduced us to some of their favorite things from when they lived in Dallas!

Mom and Dad to be at dinner Friday night

The adorable diaper cake Hannah made....Cate played with all the cars on it!

Aunt Callie opening gifts from all her amazing friends

The onesie Uncle Lanny picked out for baby Robert...Hello, I'm Mr. Adorable.

Hannah, Callie, Nana Julie and Suzie

Hannah, Callie, Suzie, Cate and Carolyn

Summertime

Summer has officially started for the Hall family.....we've been enjoying popsicles, the pool and just playing all day long! We started summer in Arkansas in early June as we took a few weeks off before Lanny started his residency. Cate enjoyed swimming every day and playing with all the dogs (my parents 3 dogs and Maggie of course!)

Yummy sugar free popsicles....now her dad has to worry about Maggie and Cate begging!

Cate and her "fish" floaty

Cate has really taken to the water....she immediately was kicking, splashing, and putting her face in the water (sometimes trying to drink the water.....she does the same thing in the tub).

Just content to be floating.

Cate also started hanging out in Maggie's kennel when it gets left open.....she's not quite figured out how to open it herself....but she has spent some serious time trying to figure it out!

Goodbye North Carolina

In early June the Menacho Family was so sweet to host a going away party for us before we left North Carolina. We had a great time hanging out with friends and reminiscing about days before med school, kiddos and life in general. It was so nice to have a chance to see everyone one more time before we left Durham.

Sweet Merrill

Cate enjoying Veggie Straws

The guys with their children

The girls and kiddos

Thank you Menacho Family and to everyone who came, we had a great time and miss you all!

Ten Months

This little on is TEN months old, seriously where does the time go?!

As you can see, she is quite mobile now, she follows us (her dad) around the house everywhere.

She has also started cruising on the furniture and our legs, so we got her this shopping cart.

She is Miss Personality these days, but very clingy to Mom and Dad

I like how she looks like she's reading the sign like a newspaper.

She obviously can't be left alone for anything, she loves getting into Maggie's water bowl when we leave the room, or tasting anything she can find on the floor....thank goodness Maggie is back from grandma's house to help us keep the floors clean!

Cate is still a great eater, loves her "O"s and puffs, and she eats all her oatmeal and fruit each morning, yogurt or fruit/veggie at lunch, and rice with a meat and veggie for dinner. Even with all this eating, Cate had lost a pound when we took her to the doctor while we were in Texas, and not because she was sick, but because she's become so active in the last month. She has also regressed on her sleep habits, she used to go down no problem and sleep through the night. Now we're lucky if she sleeps two hours straight before she starts wailing. Good times.

We're packing up the house and getting ready for the big move. We're going to spend some time in Arkansas before we head to Dallas, so we're leaving next week! I have two more days of work this week, and we'll be spending time with friends saying good-byes. Seems like just yesterday we found out we were officially moving to Dallas, and now it's a week away!

Mother's Day

We had a great mother's day this year! Last year, I was very pregnant and walking around for graduation all day....this year, Cate and Lanny made me a beautiful photo book of the first nine months with Cate and Lan got me my beautiful flowers!

Cate loving some attention

Trying to steal my flowers from me!


Happy girl with her mom!

Cate and Mom 2010

We also went to a Durham Bulls game (probably for the last time!) with my parents and Callie and Rob who were all still in town from Lanny's graduation. We lucked out with a beautiful afternoon and Cate loved all the people watching

We spent the last week in Dallas house hunting and interviewing, so we are exhausted from our travels, PLUS Cate and I were sick the entire time we were there, so poor Lan barely got to sleep from all the terrible noises Cate and I were making. We had a great week though, got to see family and friends, makes us even more excited about the big move in June.

Cate also decided to start pulling up on everything, so life is a little more dangerous as she tumbles every now and then. Don't worry Aunt Callie, Lanny lowered the crib last night before bed, so she won't be crawling over the edge!