Meet Charlotte Kate Kahl

Introducing my beautiful new niece and Colin's cousin, Charlotte! She was born on June 18th at 12:17 pm. Charlotte is a tiny 7 pounds, 19.75 inches long and has a full head of dark brown hair. I'm so excited to have earned "aunt" status.

No baby yet...


Here she is testing her lungs


Exhausted but happy new mom


The proudest dad


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Baptism

Colin was happily baptized on Saturday, June 12th at St. Johns Episcopal Church. He loved the ceremony and joyfully babbled the entire time. In fact, when the minister poured water over his head, he splashed in the bowl with his hands and feet. My little water baby almost submerged himself in holy water! It was too cute. He had everyone laughing hysterically. After the ceremony, we had a fantastic lunch at the Peden's house. Colin loved every minute of his very special day.







Anyone notice the missing petit four? I can't imagine who might have taken it?

False Alarm

This morning I got a call from my sister thinking her baby was on the way. Unfortunately, it was a false alarm but we were getting ready...FAST! Maybe another week or two before we get to meet Colin's cousin Charlotte. Let me tell you how hard it is to pack with a professional crawler - Colin can unpack a suitcase faster than I can pack it.

Welcome Trey

Emily and Brad Gates had their baby, Bradley Allan Gates, III (Trey) on Saturday, June 5th. He was 7 pounds, 2 ounces and 20 3/4 inches long. He is sure to be one of Colin's close friends.



Photography by Amy K King

Bike Riding Buddy

I participated in the Texas 4000 Atlas bike ride this weekend. It's kick off ride that the Texas 4000 team does in their journey from Austin to Alaska. The team, mostly students from The University of Texas, are passionate young people who train, fundraise, educate, and bring hope to those with cancer. My sweet friend, Jamille, is the Executive Director of the program, and I rode my bike to support their amazing efforts.

During the ride, I met this man (didn't catch his name) and his dog, Oleta. Oleta was SO excited to get on the bike. She’s safety harnessed to his chest but she pretty much stands the entire time. For the record, she did the 50 mile ride like that!!! Can you imagine? Talk about a dog who loves to have the wind in her hair. I had to ask if I could get their picture. The guy said he adopted her (age 6 or 7) from a retirement home. She is having the time of her life after living as a lap dog in her early years.

Kibble and Bits

I got a call from our babysitter today to inform me that Colin was eating Monster's dog food. She said Colin was coughing, and she was nervous that he was choking on the kibble. So I asked her if she could get it out of his mouth with her finger. She then swiped a chunk of kibble out from Colin's cheek and said, "Yep, definitely smells like dog food."

I could hear him crying in protest in the background. Evidently, he was enjoying the dog food. I'm SO puzzled, he doesn't like green beans but he'll eat DOG FOOD?!? Does that mean he's still a picky eater? Or not?

The Great Escape

I knew it wouldn't be long until Colin found the doggie door. It started innocently enough - just a silly game of peek-a-boo, but now I think he is already planning his great escape. Not only do I have to chase him around all day, my #1 goal is to keep him on our property. :)