Summer is at an end

Summer is over. We were so busy we didn't keep up with the blog as we should have. How to compress all of summer in one post? We can try!

Kaitlyn's Aunt Heather came for a visit. That meant going sight seeing around town, which included the Aquarium and the Zoo!

 Posing with the shark head!

 Papa, Kaitlyn, Grandma, and Heather at the Zoo!

We went to the zoo on Kaitlyn's actual birthday, so she got to wear her birthday shirt again!

There is so much for a baby-turned-toddler to do! Kaitlyn took her first steps in mid-July, after her 13month mark. She's been unstoppable since then! She keeps Mommy and Daddy very busy.

Some of the following pictures are just a fraction of what fun we had!

 Playing in the pool

 Playing in the dirt!

 Playing in the water at the Botanical Gardens

 We did this many times over the summer!

Playing in the rocks....what kid doesn't love that?

 And of course cupcakes....

 ...and more cupcakes!

 And picnics at the park...

...or just in the backyard!

 The unstoppable Kaitlyn! Once she learned to walk she was ready to go, go, go!

 She loves exploring playgrounds now. She doesn't pay much attention to the signs that say 5-12 yr old areas!

One of our local parks has a large sandpit; she adores it!

 Her cute little Fourth of July outfit!

Kaitlyn acquired a car from Mommy's cousin's little boy. It was very nice of them to let Kaitlyn have it! She loves to be pushed around the yard and the neighborhood in her new ride!

 Kaitlyn can be so silly sometimes...here she is wearing a ball cap and holding Mommy's belt while admiring herself in the mirror. What a goof!

As the Summer ended, we did have one hurricane to contend with. Lucky it didn't do much more than blow leaves all over the place, but we had to keep Kaitlyn entertained inside. (She's an outdoorsy girl!) So we tried to teach her about coloring. She'll get it someday, but for now she was happy to bang the crayons around and peel the paper off of them.

 Kaitlyn is a little clone of her Daddy. They love to pose together!

 And of course they love their silly time together too!

Fall is here, though the temperature doesn't reflect that yet. Looking forward to cooler days, hayrides, pumpkin patches, Halloween, and lots of fun!