Pumpkim Patch

Saturday was the day we were planning on heading to the pumpkin patch near our house. Well in true Seattle fashion we woke up to pouring down rain. When the weather broke in the afternoon we went for it. Of course the moment we arrived it started raining but we were already there so we stayed any way. Kallie loved looking at all of the pumpkins and loved pushing the wheel-barrel. We stayed just long enough to pick the perfect pumpkins and of course get some great photos. I am so excited to make this a Bates family tradition.

Our weekend in San Francisco

This weekend we took a quick trip to the S.F. area to visit our friends the Knudsen's. We had a great time going to the farmers market in downtown S.F., playing in the sand at the beach, going to Oktoberfest and relaxing on the patio while the kiddos played and the adults had a cocktail. Kallie was such a trooper the entire trip. She was all smiles, constantly exploring new things (literally never stopped moving) and she loved following the boys all around the house chit-chatting the entire way (just like her mom).

Sometimes a weekend get-away is the perfect way to get recharged. This weekend was exactly that; and we enjoyed every minute!

Happy 14 Months Baby Girl

Wow, the last month flew by! My baby girl is already 14 months old and I have no idea where the time went.

Kallie the last month has been so much fun watching you grow and learn. You have become your own little person before our eyes. You know what you like and what you don't like and let us know immediately.

You can't walk on your own yet but you love using your walkers to cruise around the house and just recently you started cruising around using the furniture as your guide. It is too cute . . .you walk back and forth from the couch to the ottoman with a huge smile on your face. You also just recently started to LOVE reading books. You pick a book, hand it to your daddy or I and then crawl over and snuggle in and then repeat. I am pretty sure we did that for over an hour on Saturday morning but I was loving every minute of it.

The last 14 months has been such an adventure, We love you Kallie B!

A Day at the Zoo with Coop

Kallie had her first trip to the zoo with her buddy Cooper at the beginning of September, on his birthday in fact! We were not sure how the kiddos would react to the zoo since they are still pretty little but they had a great day. Coop loved running in the grass and the petting zoo while Kallie loved the otters, fish and of course the monkeys.

Just having fun

Kallie has been quite the busy bee lately. I swear she never sits still (I think she got that from her mom). Here some pictures from the last few weeks!

Kallie's new ride!

This morning we decided to take a family trip to Costco to get our usual items yet somehow a pink Barbie car ended up in our cart . . . yes we are suckers. I have been wanting to get Kallie a push/ride toy so I guess today was the day. Kallie was so excited she kept turning around in the cart to make sure her Barbie car was still there. Well she has been riding her car like a pro for the last two hours. The only bad part is once she gets to the end of the room we have to turn her around so she can go the other way . . . yes we have also been doing that for two hours now! Here she is enjoying her new toy.

A Day at the Park

Kallie has really started enjoying the park. She loves climbing up the stairs and sliding down the slide all by herself (well of course I catch her at the end at follower behind her just in case). I had a little playdate with Kallie at the park this weekend and thought these photos were too cute to pass up.