Beautiful baby girl & smile!

These pictures of Kara were taken last night. The first one is a little blurry because Kathy didn't get the camera focused quickly enough, and just had to catch Kara smile! Isn't that smile beautiful enough to light up a whole room?! We think so! The second picture was taken when Kathy called Kara's name and said, "Look at mommy"! Kara actually turned and looked right at Kathy! Doesn't Kara look like she's up to something in the last picture?

More Halloween Pictures!

Happy Halloween!

Kara's Aunt Karen sent her the cute pumpkin hat, shirt, and socks to deck her out for Halloween! Kara says a big "thank you" to Aunt Karen for helping her to look so adorable for the holiday. Kara helped mommy and daddy pass out candy to all of the children that came trick or treating to our house--and we had a LOT of them! Thanks to our friend, Laura, Kara was the cutest Dumbo, the elephant, we've ever seen! :-) Samantha went trick or treating with some good friends from school and a couple of their dads. They came through our neighborhood and looked like they were having a great time! They all looked great in their costumes too!

Weekend with Grandma & Grandpa Lang

Tim's parents came to visit for the weekend and we had a great time. Kara sat in her "big girl" highchair for the very first time. Even though Kara is getting bigger, she looks so small in the big highchair! John (Grandpa) cooked for us on Saturday night and it was delicious as usual! We ate cajun, bourbon tenderloin, watercress salad w/ red potatoes and blue cheese, and fresh broccoli. Kara was a sweetheart this weekend, and is really developing her own personality. We just love watching her grow and learn new things!

Apple Harvest Parade

The dance studio, Rhythm 'n Motion, where Samantha takes lessons, was in the parade in downtown Martinsburg on Saturday. They did a great job, and it was very cool to be able to watch all of them dance (especially Samantha) in the parade! Kara enjoyed watching the parade, except for the really loud horns that honked right in front of us!

Sleeping through the night!

We just have to brag on our Kara...she has slept through the last four nights in a row without waking up until at least 6am! She actually slept until 7 am this morning! We're so proud of our little girl for this accomplishment! Tim and Kathy are actually enjoying the full nights of restful sleep. :-)

**Had to add this update...Kara slept till 7:30 am this morning! (10/19/07)**

Spending Time With Family

After church we visited with Kathy's family for the afternoon. It was the first time, Nana, Kathy's mom, had all five of her grandchildren in her home at the same time--since #5 was born less than a month ago! The first picture is of the whole family together--what a great picture! The second one is of Sean, Kara's cousin, holding her. Then one of Papa, Kathy's dad, holding Kara. The next photo is of all five grandchildren--Samantha (12), Aidan (5), Sean (2 1/2), Kara (3 months), and Hunter (3 1/2 weeks)! The last photo is a sweet one of Samantha holding Kara. We had a good time today!

Kara is 3 months old!!

The past three months has really flown by! Our little Kara has changed and grown so much over the past three months. She smiles in response to our smiles and coos and "talks" to us when we talk to her. She can hold her head up at 90 degrees very well, and is starting to grasp at things. Kara can also hold onto things that we place in her hands. We are really looking forward to watching her grow and learn more over the next few months!

Lang for Trustee

Kara's Uncle Mike is running for political office in his home State, and has recruited her to campaign for him in her own special way. Isn't she the cutest supporter?

Growing Girl!

Kathy took Kara to see Dr. Joe yesterday evening. It appeared that Kara was getting eczema on her arms, and she was spitting up curdled formula a lot over the last several days. Dr. Joe prescribed a cream for the eczema and suggested bathing Kara in a non-soap cleaner, like Cetaphil. Dr. Joe put Kara back on the Zantac because the curdled formula is another symptom of acid reflux. The most exciting thing about the visit to the doctor was when Kara got weighed...she now weighs 10 pounds 1 ounce!! We are so thrilled that Kara has passed the 10 lb mark! The funny thing is our nephew, Hunter, who is just 3 weeks old, weighs 9 pounds and 14 ounces. He is going to pass Kara in size in no time, and she's 10 weeks older than he is! It's just fine though, because we love our petite, little Kara!!

Chill 'n Grill

We had a good time today at War Memorial Park at the Chill 'n Grill. We were able to spend time with good friends and see other people we hadn't seen for awhile. Rhythm 'n Motion dance studio performed and they were great! We also enjoyed seeing Flip Over Gymnastics and a couple of bands perform. Kara slept again for most of everything--it must be the outdoor air! Once Kara woke up she had a good time going down the slide with daddy and sitting on the bouncy space shuttle. :-) It was another really warm day in October!

Kara's new toys

We went to Toys 'R Us today and used the gift card our co-workers gave us for Kara. We purchased the Rainforest Jumperoo (a stationary jumper) and a Boppy. Kara has enjoyed both today! The jumper has three heights, so she will have a lot of fun with it for quite awhile. Right now the boppy is comfortable for her to lay on, but it's also great for tummy time. Plus, it will help keep her safe when she is ready to practice sitting up on her own.

A Good Night's Sleep

Last night Kara was very alert and wide-awake at 10 pm. We were wondering if she would ever settle down to take a bottle so we could put her in her crib for the night. Tim fed her a bottle at 10:15 and she fell asleep eating by 10:30 pm. We were completely thrilled when Kara slept through the night! She didn't wake up until 6:50 am this morning! What a monumental milestone! We praised her all morning long, and hope it's not just a one-night kind of occurrence. :-) Maybe our 12 week old (as of yesterday) is ready to sleep through the night, every night?! The pictures of Kara were taken around 10 pm last night when she was very happy!

Pumpkin Patch!

The four of us went to the Ridgefield Farm pumpkin patch and found some nice pumpkins to decorate our front porch! We will also carve a couple of them closer to Halloween. We had a good time, but it was HOT and humid. It just didn't feel like October 5th is supposed to feel! Unfortunately, Kara was asleep during most of the trip, and wasn't happy about being woken up for pictures. She'll probably enjoy it more next year. Tomorrow is the Chill 'n Grill at War Memorial Park in downtown Martinsburg. There will be dance studios, gymnastics groups, bands, etc...performing at the pavillion. There will also be good food vendors and inflatables. We're looking forward to having fun and spending time with good friends! I'm sure we'll take some pictures while there that we'll post later for everyone to enjoy.

Snuggle, Snuggle

Kara fell asleep on Tim's chest this evening. Doesn't Kara look adorable snuggling with daddy?! We're going to the pumpkin patch tomorrow, and we'll have lots of pictures to share of all the fun things we did!

More pictures from Saturday

Enjoy these additional pictures!

Visiting w/ Kathy's family

Today we drove to Virginia to see Kathy's sister, Krista, who just gave birth to our new nephew, Hunter! Hunter was born on September 18th and is a real cutie at 11 days old! He's also almost as big as Kara, who is 11 weeks old! After visiting Krista (new mom), Charlie (new dad) and Hunter the main attraction...we headed off to have dinner with and visit Kathy's parents and her nephews Aidan (5 yrs old) and Sean (2 1/2 yrs old)! It was a fun-filled day and we took lots of pictures!