Katie's "Gotcha Day" - Fifteenth Anniversary

Gotcha Day always comes around so fast each year, and it always brings me back to those first moments with Katie. It was a very lucky day for me!

A Hang Out

Katie always loves to hang out with her friends, and it's especially fun when she goes to Starbucks.

I would be happy to hang out with Maria all day long!

Ninth Grade Photo

I don't think I ever posted Katie's first high school photo.

Our Nemesis

Our nemesis is a woodpecker. The woodpecker loves our house and loves to peck at it over and over and over. When it gets done, it lands on our deck to show off. The only ones in our house who enjoy the woodpecker is our cats.

This bird is noisy!

Christmas, 2025

I didn't take a lot of pictures on Christmas this year, but I took one of Katie with a bigger gift. She was very excited to get a new desk chair that was more comfortable than her other one.

It's a win when your work chair comes with it's own foot stool!

The North Pole Village

Jennifer and Katie made sure to put up the North Pole Village at Jennifer's house. It takes a long time, but it sure is cute!

I loved the final result!

An Advent Calendar

Katie always has fun with an advent calendar. This year she received one that had lots of lotions, bath bombs, and other similar items in it.

This was my first gift from my calendar.

It was full of pretty silver boxes!