josh + kati + marion

Sick Day at the Zoo

February 6, 2010 in Marion | by katilh | 1 comment

Luckily, Mar didn’t pick up on my ick too much, so she was ready to go full force way before I was. What’s a mama to do? Take her to the zoo and let her run wild, of course!

The meerkats had a post-holiday treat of a Christmas tree

That’s the life!

And this is the trip where she learned to climb fences!

I wish we’d taken one of these photos on our first trip to the zoo!

We’ve had our zoo membership now for almost a year and I know she’s grown a ton! (By the way, the zoo membership is the best baby related purchase ever!)

She’s more interested in her snacks than the elephant

Ooooh lion!

She was totally freaked out by the rooster in the petting zoo!

The best part of the zoo on this trip?

Wide open spaces to run!

Pear Pancakes

February 5, 2010 in Marion, cooking | by katilh | Leave a comment

Nothing makes a sick girl feel better than pancakes for breakfast! (Even if I did have to make them myself!)

At least I had this super cute supervisor! She colored and ate pears while I cooked; I say we’re a pretty good team!

Yum, yum, and yummier. Recipe here. One small note, I’d pour the pancake batter in first, let it set up just a bit, then put the pear ring in the middle. Otherwise, the pear burns pretty quickly.

They were a pretty big hit

While I was out …

February 3, 2010 in Gracie, Marion, Nanuq | by katilh | 1 comment

Well, not out, but not at my finest mothering moments, Nanuq was such a good boy and kept Marion company.

He really does love her, I promise!

Wish we could say the same for Gracie!

(there are videos embedded in this post)

Catching Up

February 2, 2010 in about us | by katilh | 4 comments

Sorry for the lack of posting lately, but I caught a nasty cold for a few weeks and just wasn’t up to much blogging.

Luckily, I have such a good helper she made being sick easier on me

(video embedded in this post)

I’m all better now so regular blog updates will resume!

Off The Gride – Day 3 (Recap)

January 19, 2010 in Josh, Marion, travel | by katilh | Leave a comment

This is what you call a beautiful morning

And this is a wonderful place to spend such a beautiful morning

This is what you call a beautiful evening

And this is a great way to spend the time between such a beautiful morning and evening

Off The Grid, Day 2, Part 2 (Recap)

January 18, 2010 in Josh, Marion, travel | by katilh | 1 comment

And this

This is why we miss living in Georgia so much

Amicalola Falls has a very special place in our hearts

Please see year 2003

We did a little bit of hiking

Like no other backpack I’ve ever hiked with before

Because you’re never too young to drink from a Camelbak!

Off The Grid – Day 2, Part 1 (Recap)

January 13, 2010 in Josh, Marion, christmas, travel | by katilh | 1 comment

Day Two was what we had been looking forward to for so long!

Christmas morning with just the three of us and taking our baby girl on one of our favorite hiking trails!

First up, “Christmas” morning

Josh’s “completed just in time” stocking!

Lots of pictures because I’m proud of this thing!

Helping daddy open the present from her

Yay! More books!

Including everyone’s favorite “The Foot Book!”

My present from Marion, Josh said she picked it out all by herself!

We didn’t forget about the pups!

Not for Marion!

I’m pretty sure she didn’t get a lick in …

Trying on her new mittens from Mama

It’s the mitten monster!

New hair bows too

The best things are always at the very bottom

An Elmo book!

Oh yes, the Elmo obsession has begun

We call this look cabin casual!

Off The Grid – Day One (Recap)

January 12, 2010 in travel | by katilh | 1 comment

Sorry for more boring posts, but lets face it, January is a pretty boring month. So a recap this week of our post-Christmas family vacation (the only one we’ve taken that didn’t involve visiting family or running a race since we moved to Texas!)

We rented a cabin for five days through Blue Sky Cabin Rentals and got the Mountain Solace Cabin. To say it was fantastic would be an understatement!