Hi everyone! I am having a lot of fun with my grandma and grandma great in town and staying at my house. Yesterday we ran a few errands and hung out and played at the house. When Dad got home we went out to dinner and then went on a walk. It was such a pretty day!

I am very nervous about tonight's American Idol final as Simon was not very nice to David Cook yesterday. We still called in and voted. Grandma got in about 20 times but mom and I did not have such good luck....we only got in about 5 times!! I hope he wins...I love him Afterall, he was my first concert!! Here is a pic of us watching AI!!

Everyone says I am getting really big. I can pretty much sit up all on my own (Daddy had to help a bit as I start to slide to my side after awhile)!

Today I get to meet my Aunt Carolyn and big cousin Tom for the first time. I can't wait to see them!! Mom told me not to be embarrassed if I am bigger than Tom. She said that although he is 2 weeks older than me he was born early so it is okay if I am chubbier! I don't care who is chubbier...I just want to play with him!

Here is a video of grandma and me playing yesterday. Enjoy!

Love,

Kate

xoxo

Another Video

I am getting a bit cocky with my expertise in posting videos!! Here is another from yesterday...I have the funniest Daddy!!

love,
Kate
xoxo

My First Video Posting

Hi everyone! Many of you have requested a video of me...it is short, but here you go!

I have been trying to upload video to the blog for a couple of days now without any success. I have learned that mom and dad have to take very short video clips of me in order for it to work. This is a clip of Dad and me playing. He is a really funny guy and makes me laugh all the time! He was singing Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Polka Dot Bikini song to me....I love the song so much I think I may ask mom to buy me a little bikini (hope Dad does not get mad!!!).

Hope you like the video!

I would love for everyone to leave comments on my site so that I can read them and print them off for my memory album. Let me know if you don't know how to leave a comment!!

Love,

Kate

xoxo

My First Trip!!

Sorry it has been so long since my last entry! I have been super busy experiencing many firsts. My first trip, first time in Iowa, first time in Minnesota, first baby shower (well, first one where I could see what was going on), first graduation party and first trip to the biggest mall in America!! It was so much fun!

Mom, Grandma and I left Thursday morning and drove the 7 hours to Minnesota. They said I was such a good girl. I slept most of the trip and knew just when to wake up and be hungry! We stopped in Des Moines for lunch (we all ate!) and mom and grandma had Sonic Happy Hour - they are regulars at Sonic for 1/2 priced drinks! Then we drove the rest of the way to our hotel. They were so impressed with me that we only had to make one stop! I think wearing a diaper helped with that!

Thursday night we went over to Aunt Jeanne's house. Aunt Jeanne and Sarah had a wonderful dinner waiting for us all and I got to meet Cooper (the yellow lab). Cooper was so interested in me...he is a baby too. Only 10 months old, so a little bigger than me!!) Everyone played with me and held me. I was really tired from the big trip so I fussed a bit. When we got back to the hotel I passed out in the pack and play mom and grandma set up for me!

Friday we went to a mall in Eden Prairie that had this great store called Von Mauer. Mom and grandma found some fun clothes and bows for me there and they even got to shop for themselves and found some clothes that they look really cute in! After that we went to the Mall of America!!!! It was so big and fun! I was really tired of sitting in my carrier so I made mom and grandma carry me through the mall for a bit....they seemed to just love the exercise! They found me some pretty clothes that I really like!

After the mall we headed over to moms cousin and godson Chris' graduation party. Here I got to meet all the rest of the Fimmens. Grandma Great held me for a long time and sang to me....I love that lady! I got really sleepy at the party and passed right out on the couch...right when mom laid me down on the blanket I was out!! There was lots of partying happening...I can't wait until I am 21 and can party with them! I am sure they will teach me beer pong and all the other drinking games...mom and dad said not until I am 21 though! That night I slept the best I have ever slept....7 hours! Partying wears me out! I know my mom was worried though...she kept waking up and checking on me to make sure I was still breathing....silly lady!

Saturday was mom's cousin Kate's (we have the same name!) baby shower. She is having a girl and will name her Anna Katherine (isn't that cool? My name is Katherine Anne)!! Everything was decorated in my favorite color pink and she got lots of fun gifts!! I wanted to have some of it!!! After the shower we went to a store called Ikea - it was HUGE, then went back to the Mall of America for dinner!

Here's a picture of me relaxing in the hotel room!!!

We drove home Sunday and brought Grandma Great with us for a fun week. She and Grandma are going to stay at our house this week! How fun!

Here is a picture on the day we went home...waiting in the hotel lobby!!

During this trip I got really attached to my duckie that Aunt Jenny got for me. I love to hold it and suck on its nose!!

It was a fun trip...but I missed Daddy! I got to give him lots of hugs and kisses when I got home though!

Love,
Kate
xoxo

My best friend

My mom has told my best friend is a cute little girl named Sydney Cross. She has come over a few times to play and I have played at her house too. She is 2 weeks and 1 day older than me and is the daughter of my mom's best friend Lori. Lori and mom have been best friends since they were freshman in high school and they want us to be best friends too. So far it is going well. She is not stealing my toys and is being really nice to me. I love her!

Sydney came over today and we talked a bit and held hands. Sydney loves me so much she would not let go!! I think we are going to be best friends forever!!

Tomorrow I go to Minnesota so I will not be updating my blog for a few days. But just think how much fun stuff I will have to post when I get back!

Love,

Kate

xoxo

Pictures

I missed posting a message yesterday! We were really busy and when we got home I was so tired I slept most of the late afternoon and night! Mom, Grandma and I ran a few errands and then grandma babysat me while mom had a doctors appointment.

I thought that today I would just post some pictures I am not sure you all have seen. Have a good day!

Love,
Kate
xoxo

My great grandma and great grandpa came over last friday to see me!

Here I am with the little duckie my Aunt Jenny gave me.

Mom took this picture since my last name is Horton!!!

My dog Murphy is smelling my bow!!!

My Routine

Mom and Dad are trying to get me in a routine. Although they have succeeded with some of it, they are going to have to work a bit harder at others. During the week I usually wake up around when Dad leave from work (about 7:30 am) to see him off and give him big kisses. I also am really hungry so have to have some breakfast! Mom usually brings me to her bedroom for awhile and we hang out and watch TV or nap a bit and mom and I play. She really seems to like it when I smile and giggle at her so I try to do that as much as possible!

When mom wants to get ready for the day she puts me in my bouncer which I really like. I usually can stand it in there for about 45 minutes (or about 4 rounds of the songs it sings). ONce mom is ready for the day she gets me ready. I get a bath every 2 or 3 days but in the days she or dad does not bathe me they clean me all up with a cold wash clothe (I know she tries to get it warm, but it turns cold really fast and makes me mad). Sometimes I cry when she puts lotion all over my body because it makes me really slippery. When it is bath time I hope they are just going to give me a bath near the sink and not in the bath tub...I cry everytime they try to wash me in the tub so I think I have trained them to wash me on the sponge! If they are fast enough with the bath I will not cry, but if there is any hesitation I will scream with anger!

Here I am after one of my baths...looks like they made me mad this time!

After we are all ready for the day we go downstairs and read, play in my activity gym, do tummy time, and take a little ride in my swing. Sometimes we run errands or go shopping. I love to be on the go. I love fast car rides and being in my stroller as long as we are always moving.

Here I am working on tummy time...

Here I am playing in my activity gym...

I take little naps here and there, but I can tell mom and dad are trying to get me to take a long nap around 2pm. If they had it there way I would nap from 2-4 or 5. Seems like a really long time to me....I just want to hang out with them...I can tell they are bored when I am asleep! I must add the excitement to their lives!!

I try to be really good for them around dinner time - when they always put me in my swing. At night if the weather is nice and it is not too windy we all go for a walk! I watch tv with them...ESPN, The Bachelor and Royals baseball with Dad and Grey's Anatomy and American Idol with mom! We have so much fun!

I should have mentioned I pretty much eat whenever I want. It is pretty cool to have such service!

Bedtime is usually around 10:30 or 11:00. Once I am asleep they put my in my crib. I will stay there usually until I get hungry or want some company (usually until 2am)...then I holler for some help. After I eat I usually fall back asleep in mom's arms...the tricky part is for her to put me back in my crib. Everytime she does I wake up screaming!!! I want either her or dad to hold me all night! I can tell they get tired, but I am tired too. I think this is the part in the routine they are trying to get fixed right away...I am making it really hard for them though!!!! I just want to cuddle!

That is basically it.....and then we wake up the next day and do it all over again....and again....and again!!!

Here are some pictures of my bedroom...

Love,
Kate
xoxo