Catie Bee

For her first Halloween, Catie went as a cute bumblebee or a "Catie Bee" as we called her.  She had no idea what was going on but once the first few kids came knocking on our door for candy, Catie Bee wanted part of the fun. So she went around to the neighbors saying "Trick or Treat" (or rather "bah bah").

She had had a lot of fun and got a couple good candy bars (which mommy and daddy ate).

After her first time trick or treating, the queen bee returned to her nest to have some fun learning to crawl.  She crawled around our front room (also know as the French room) as mommy and daddy took pictures.

Pumpkins, Pumpkins, Pumpkins!

Pumpkins and Fall go hand in hand.  Two weeks ago, Catie got to see this first hand as she visited three pumpkin farms in one week.  On Sunday, we took Catie to join in some Fall fun with her cousins at Butler's Farm.

She had a full day as she watched her cousins slide down the big slide...

Played on the train...

Took a hayride...

And picked out a pumpkin.

On Monday, our nanny took Catie to Weber's Farm.  We don't have pictures but I understand there was a lot of singing and dancing that Catie really enjoyed.

Then on Friday, we were in Illinois where Auntie Beanie and Uncle Rip took Catie to Kuiper's Farm.  There we posed for some funny pictures...

Took a hayride...

Enjoyed some life on the farm...

Went through a haunted trail...

And of course, she looked at a lot of pumpkins...

Needless to say, she had a busy week and a lot of fun.

Coming soon are Halloween pictures.

Go Ravens!

With the end of Summer came the beginning of the football season (at least games that count).  The Ravens kicked off their season with a resounding 35-7 victory over the rival Steelers.  Mary's family was in town for a wedding and also got to join Catie for her first Ravens game.

When she wasn't watching Ed Reed intercepting Ben Roethlisberger, she enjoyed the Touchdown Dog dance every time the Ravens scored.

And finally, with the start of the Ravens season, Catie was broke out a new outfit.  The outfit was made by my friend Katie from work who gave it to me when Catie was born.  She planned it out well because it fits Catie just in time for the football season.  I took the opportunity to pose Catie with a lot of Ravens memorabilia.

Thanks a lot Katie for the awesome outfit!