Happy 1st Birthday Sadie!!!

Wow!! What a week it has been! We picked up my mom (Grandma Janet) from the airport on Tuesday. We are so excited to have her here so she can spend some special time with Sadie. It's been so much fun watching the two of them together. They clearly adore eachother! Sadie warmed up to her grandma right away and by the night was giving her "love pats" and her special "open-mouthed" kisses. (She doesn't give these away to just anyone!)

Sadie's Birthday was just perfect! We began the day with her last swimming lesson of the session. It was extra fun because the only people that showed up for it was Sadie & Molly!! (Brielle's girly) They were so very cute together and since it was just the four of us we got some great pics and footage. Taddy Daddy even took Sadie down the huge water slide. She loved it!!

Later that night we had a little bash for the Birthday girl and it was so much fun to have all the cousins & relatives together. It was extra special to have my own mom there to share it all with us. Sadie totally knew she was the "main" attraction. She thrives on attention and people around her. She loved opening the presents with the cousins, but just wanted to play with the toy she got. She didn't realize we had to keep things moving so that all the kiddos could go swim. We took the cake/ice cream over to the pool so that everyone could enjoy swimming as long as possible.

What a wonderfully perfect day. I just can't believe our little girl is one!! What a great year it's been. She has added so much to our lives. We love and adore her every move. We are so thankful for her and for all of our family! We love you!!

~Grandma Janet, Kara & Sadie~

It Happened!!!!

On Tuesday, July 15th Sadie's first tooth finally popped through!! Monday was kind of a sad day for her. When she was eating I noticed a hole in her gums! It was so weird. The next day that hole was filled up by the point of her first tooth. Two days later her second tooth poked through. We're so glad that we can now begin giving her some different food! She's still having fevers and sometimes feeling a little sad, so we're not sure if she's got more on the way or what.

Swimming at Gunlock

We had the best time ever swimming at Gunlock. This was Sadie's first experience at the lake and she soaked up every minute!! She loved all of the different textures and climbing opportunities. She was a little unsure of the feel of her feet sinking in the mud, and the taste of the sand, but loved making mud pies and splashing in the water.

Ody sure had a great time too. We played fetch and he swam and swam like a champ. We were the only ones at the lake so he had free reign to run wherever he wanted. He was in his glory as we all were. What a great day together with our little family and we still have the sand in our teeth to prove it!

4th of July Fun

We had such a fun 4th of July! We went up to Maggie's for a BBQ then headed up to Brian Head for the fireworks. It was so perfect. While it was 100 degrees in St. George we were needing sweatshirts and blankets to enjoy our fireworks! It was such a fun atmospere with live music, bon-fires, sparklers, pine trees, treats and family.

We weren't quite sure how Sadie was going to react to it all, but she was so tuckered out that she slept through it all!! Admittedly I had blankets on both sides of her ears to help block out the loud noises.

We were so thankful that the dogs didn't freak out this year too. Last year they were so terrified it was so sad. So, a great 4th---can't wait to do it again next year!

The Claflin's Are Back!

We are so thankful to have Amy back in Utah with her cute little family. We went to Pleasant Grove to see their beautiful new home, and what a blessing it is!! It's right up against the mountains and Amy said it's her dream home. Way to go Amy!

After swimming at the pool we all went to Chucky Cheese for some lunch and had a great time together. Sadie was just loving the "eye candy" everywhere she looked!

Baby Konrad Gunther

Last weekend we went up to Provo to see our new family addition. Austin and Sarah had their little baby Konrad and it was so much fun to meet him! We all met over at Kurt and Celene's for some taco's and family fun. It was crazy to see Sarah's parents there because we grew up with them in Michigan and my mom is actually pretty good friends with her dad. So it was fun to share old memories.

Daddy's Girl

There just isn't anything better than watching Tadd with Sadie. Her eyes just light up when he walks into the room or she sees him. He is such a wonderful Daddy. He's so much fun and such a "hands on" Dad. He's been helping out so much with the housework since I've been in school and going crazy. He's the best and I just couldn't do anything without his help. He brings light into my days, my eyes and my heart. We love you Taddy Daddy!!

Grandpa

We had a fun visit with Grandpa Kimbler. He was in Vegas and took a quick trip to say Hi! It was so fun for him to see Sadie and she had a great time with him. (so did we) She snuggled with him to drink her "ba-ba" and then he read some bedtime stories with her.

Father's Day

Yesterday was Taddy Daddy's first Father's Day and it was great! It's been so fun watching him be such a wonderful daddy and to honor him on this day was really special. Sadie gave him a little book about daddy's and daughters that they can read together and a few other little things.

Later, we went to Kevyn's to have some yummy casseroles with the fam. We had a fun time, but the best entertainment ended up being Sadie and Luke! They played for so long with these wooden balls and were soooo excited!! Neither one could keep their mouth closed and Luke even added the all too famous tongue!! Way to go Luke!! We laughed so hard at the two of them and these memories are certainly priceless!!

Mama

Yippee!! It finally happened! 10 1/2 months later Sadie has begun to say ma ma!! She has been saying da da, daddy, dad since she was born it seems. G and D were her first sounds, soooo it's been a while!!

But---with Father's Day here I'm so glad she can look at him and say Daddy!! What a great dad tadd is!! Sadie just adores him, and I do too!

We've been hangin' at the pool the last few days and Sadie has been in heaven!! She just loves every minute of it! Becky and the girls came over to swim today and she couldn't stop watching them, she soaks everything in!

As for me----2 classes down, 2 A's and 2 to go!! ug ug ug---