family photos

posting 2 days in a row...amazing! we actually ended up taking family pictures last night spur of the moment- mom was here to take them anyway, and we figured, who knows, maybe margaret will go into labor soon, so we'd better jump on it.


it was a great idea in theory, but abigail was already crabby, adam needed to quickly get a hair cut, and i (kate) had to wash my hair still. so it was a little chaotic, but abigail somehow (by an act of God most likely) stopped crying after the first two pictures. thank goodness. we didn't push her for a smile; that would have been way too much to hope for. we already made her wear a headband, which was cause for mutiny by itself. adam thinks it makes her look like a thug. i think she just looks pouty. you be the judge.

sunny days

it's been way too long since we've posted something on here. this is really the last thing i should be doing, because it's 70 degrees and sunny outside, and i've been anxiously waiting for weather like this. we'll get out there in a bit.

abigail is finally on somewhat of a schedule, going to bed and waking up at roughly the same time every day. now that i've said that, of course it will change, but we'll take it while we can...she is also enjoying putting her hands, her rattles, her clothes, and anything else she can get in her mouth. it gets slightly confusing when i'm trying to feed her and she also wants her hands and her toys in there at the same time. being my child, i'm sure she'll have a big mouth, but not that big. she also enjoys books (hooray!); her current favorite is that's not my dinosaur - thanks to lauren from habitat for that one!

adam worked on the habitat house our church is sponsoring on saturday, helping rough in the electrical. it's nice for him to get out a little more and move around, even though he is still enjoying his office position most of the time. we bought a bike for adam this weekend so he can ride it to work and get more exercise- about 13 miles total. i've started running again recently after a whole year off - this is the longest i've gone without running since 7th grade. i feel like my lungs are going to explode every time, but it's also very exhilirating to be back at it. once a runner, always a runner i guess.

other than that, we are eagerly awaiting the arrival of abigail's newest cousin, baby "A," due in a week. i think dan and margaret are more than ready. my mom is staying with them right now, so we've gotten to see a lot of her since abigail's birth. she will be here for 2 and 1/2 weeks again.

we promise more pictures are on the way soon! since it's so nice, we're going to get outside and take some this week.