Fun Activities

On a rainy day I took Cate to paint pottery. It went pretty well but Cate just wanted to keep dipping her paint brush in all the paint. It was a fun thing to do but I think that I will wait until she is a little older to do it again.

Here is Cate's finished product.

Eric gave Cate a horse back ride and Cate kept laughing and laughing. She thought it was the best thing ever.

After that we decided to play with play dough. Cate likes to cut out circles and make bracelets.


On a side note, Cate can count to 10 on her own. She likes to walk around the kitchen and count the handles on the drawers and cabinets. The funny thing about her counting is that she never says the number one. I think it is because we always prompted her to start counting by saying "one" and then she would start in with "two".

Ultrasound-18 weeks

On Wednesday I went in for an ultrasound of the baby. The baby looked great and they said that developmentally it is right on track. Eric and I made it through the ultrasound without finding out the baby's gender. It was very tough though. My belly is continuing to grow and I am feeling the baby moving more and more. It really is amazing how fast this pregnancy is going compared to the last one. I think it is because we are so busy with work and Cate that we don't have too much time to think about it. This pregnancy has been going very well though and I am really enjoying being pregnant again. Below I posted a picture of the ultrasound that we got. The quality of the picture isn't too good but I thought I would post it anyway. The head is on the right side and the back is on the bottom of the picture.

Great summer weekend

This weekend we have had some beautiful weather. We spent as much time outside as possible. It was great to have some beautiful summer weather.


We got Cate some new Elmo pj's and she loves them so much that when we took them off of her she threw a tantrum.

This weekend there was a seafood and art festival at a nearby park. We walked down there and enjoyed some great food and wonderful music. This is a picture of Cate dancing to the music.

Here is a picture of Eric and Cate at the festival. Down in all of the tents are food and art. The weather was beautiful and we had a great time.

Today we went to the beach. Cate of course loved to play in the sand. She was a little unsure about the ocean but by the end of the day she didn't want to get out of the water. She helped Eric throw rocks and seashells into the ocean.


Here is a picture of the growing baby bump. I am 17 weeks pregnant now and have been able to feel the baby move. This pregnancy is going by so fast. Next week Eric and I are going for an ultrasound. We are really looking forward to seeing the baby. We are still planning on not finding out the baby's sex.

Colorado Trip

Eric, Cate and I just got back from a wonderful trip to Colorado. We stayed with Eric's parents for a few days and then we went up to the mountains to stay with my parents. Here are a bunch of pictures from our visit.


Eric, Grandma Schmidt, Elyse, and Cate

Reading to the girls

Eric and the two cutie pies

Grandpa Schmidt getting Cate started early on golf

Toby, Elyse, Eric and Cate at the park

Cate and Elyse on the teeter totter

The girls at the Children's Museum

Out to lunch with Jenn and Toby. We went to a Mexican restaurant because we have all been craving it since moving away from Colorado.

Up in the mountains throwing rocks with Uncle Q

Helping Grandpa Lowe feed the dogs

Clay and Mike came up to the mountains for the 4th of July

The Lowe family

At the 4th of July parade

Grandpa Lowe took Cate for a tractor ride. Cate thought it was the best.

Cate and Grandpa with their Cowboy hats on

We took Cate up to the top of the Gondola. It was a beautiful day and a great view.

Here is Cate riding up the Gondola with Grammy

Cate and Grammy coloring.

Cute Pictures

Here are a few pictures of Cate playing at the house:


Eric and I got her a popper and she loves it so much. She pushes it everywhere.

If you look closely you can see Buddy in his kennel. Cate loves to put a towel on his feet and say "night, night". It is very sweet.

Here she is with her towel ready to tuck Buddy in

Trip to the Zoo

Today Cate and I went to a small zoo in the area. Lately I have been feeling that between work and doing dishes, laundry, and cleaning the house I haven't spent a great quality day with Cate. So I saw that the weather report for today was sunny and warm, so I decided to take Cate to the zoo. We had a great time. She loves to see animals. Each cage that we went to Cate had to say "hi" and "bye" to all of the animals. Today the kangaroos were all hopping and playing, which Cate thought was very funny.

This is a picture of Cate laughing at the Kangaroos.

Here is a picture of a Sloth Bear. She was sitting by the water just hanging out. Cate really liked the bears.

I remembered to bring quarters today so that Cate could ride some of the little rides.


Last time we were at the zoo we saw that they were building a small water park. So today I brought her swimsuit and a towel. I got her all dressed up and ready to go and she had no interest in playing in the water. There was a lot of squirting water and I have to admit it looked a little intimidating. So Cate didn't go in but we will have to try again sometime soon.