7 months old!!

We can't believe that our little peanut is 7 months old today! I know it is cliche, but the time has gone by so quickly. To slow this down, we are not allowing Katherine to drive, date, or cross the street without holding our hands....forever.

San Diego

Early this week, we returned from a trip to San Diego. John gave a presentation on his dissertation at an accounting meeting (craaaaazy time!), and Katherine and I enjoyed San Diego and La Jolla. Once John's meeting was over, we all went to the aquarium at Scripps and enjoyed the sun.

Seal pups!

John and Katherine taking in the kelp forest exhibit.

Chomp!

We had some rain in San Diego, so Katherine and I played in the hotel room for a while. I was able to sneak a rare video of her "talking". Whenever she sees the camera, she stops talking and guns for the camera for a nibble, which you'll see here too.

6 months!

Hey everyone!
Last week, Katherine celebrated her 1/2 birthday. I can't believe that she is already 6 months old!! Katherine is now able to sit up on her own for extended periods of time. We think she'll start crawling soon, too...she can get up on her knees, but ends up pushing herself backwards. We can see the frustration on Katherine's face...instead of moving towards the toy she wants (or Winston), she ends up going the wrong way. This past weekend, we reached a big milestone for Katherine...solids! (Up until now she's only worn stripes...I crack myself up!) Here are a few pictures of the fun and mess....

Winston already knows that treats will eventually fall from the highchair...I bet his buddy Charlie told him.

Merry Christmas!!

Merry Christmas! We have had the best Christmas ever so far, and it will continue for many days as we see our families and friends. I hope that everyone has a great holiday season!

Katherine opened one of her gifts last night.

John wondering why the characters in Katherine's new book all look like Cartman.

Winston "opening" his gift from Santa.

Katherine loved the swing that Santa brought her!

She's a big girl now!

Katherine is over 5 months old now, and she can (almost) sit up by herself. We can see her soaking up all of the world around her every single day, and her total enjoyment of it all is totally contagious! The Campbell household is a very happy household!

Santa!!

This past week, John and I took Katherine to see Santa. Santa looks fantastic...it's been so many years since either John or I sat in his lap, so it was good to see that he doesn't age much. Katherine wasn't too impressed...after three seconds in his lap, her "early warning system" (big pouty-shrimp-lip) appeared. In a few years, she'll be begging for his approval and forgiveness for any mischief.

Close-up of the pout from my camera:

So much to be thankful for!

Katherine's first Thanksgiving was great, and we were so lucky to able to share it with Brian, Heather, and the now-huge Togi.

Here's a time-lapse of me cooking (please excuse the PJs...it was still early!), and Brian helping.