Family Day Out 6-15-2013

Well we decided to family day out on Saturday, June 15 to help celebrate Father's Day. We decided we wanted to go hiking. Well, we were going to hike to Twin Lakes up by Brighton Ski Resort, but changed our minds after a very late start with Kara due to a less than fantastic night. 

We got up to Silver Lake around 1pm and Kara was going to need to eat around 2:30, so we thought we would just hike around the lake, come back eat lunch, feed Kara, and then go back out for the Twin Lake hike. Lets just say my body wasn't quite up to it after having only been 10 weeks out from just delivering Kara. So we hiked the lake, fed Kara in the car, ate at a picnic table by the lake, and then headed back down the canyon to go to the sidewalk art festival at the Gateway. 

Happy family 1st hiking trip!

Kara is sticking her tongue out.

Happy baby while her dad carried her around. 

We ended up meeting up with Kali, Shawn, and Leili to walk the art festival. It took less than an hour and was quite impressive. Kali and Shawn left after we were done, but Matt and I braved going out to dinner with Kara for the first time. Well she was fantastic! We ate at the California Pizza place and it was delicious!

What a fun first family trip out together. Oh by the way, Kara, loves the outdoors and be able to look around. It kinda sucks as she won't go to sleep and is kinda hard to put down at night, but well worth it.

Gracie's Dance Recital

I missed Gracie's Dance recital this year, due to the fact that kids under the age of 5 aren't allowed in to watch. So I was going to babysit Katie, Parker, and Kara while everyone else watched and then we would spend the night at the Elswoods'. 

Well a couple of sick kids changed the plans, so only Mattie went up to watch his little Gracie who isn't so little anymore. From what I heard she was quite broken up that Matt was coming home to Kara and me and not staying up for a sleep over. To little girls now have his heart a 6 year old and a 3 month old.

Kara's Baby Blessing

We had Kara's Baby Blessing on Sunday June 2, 2013. We spent the whole weekend getting ready like cleaning the house and putting up decorations.

But that morning everything was ready and we had a great turnout to help us celebrate our darling little Kara.

Kara getting on her tights...WAY too long cause I forgot to go 

Photo shoot right before church

Best picture we could get....Happy smiley Kara...
us hoping she wasn't going to spit up on her dress

Proud Parents!

Friends - Brandon and Kim Johnson

Couple of cousins...Connor and Brittani.

Great Grandma and Kara

Alot of Family

More Family

Friends - Brian Jenkins and Mandi Sisam

Alan and Miles

Brian holding Kara

Family and Friends

Friends, but basically family...our Elswoods

Missed Katie in the Elswood family picture, so got her on her own

Kasiah, Emily, Kyle, and Jaycee

Friends and Family eating in the basement

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4th Generation picture -
Grandma, Me, Mom, and Kara (missing my great grandma)

Harmon family generations

Monson family generations

Grandpa Monson, Kara, and cousin Tali

Robbie holding Kara

 Thanks for everyone's support of our Kara-bean!

Kara...2 months old

Weight - 11 lbs 14.5 oz. 80%

Length - 23 1/2 in. 95%

Head - 15.5 in. 75%

• Sleeps in her crib (once Momma got brave enough and sleep deprived)

• Found her fist and loves to eat them

• Went on her first outting, which wasn't to a relative's house, but A Dino museum with cousins

• Have let mom and dad go on a couple dates - to watch new movies, Iron man 3 and Star Trek: Into Darkness

• Everyone says my head shape is perfect.

• Still have a clogged tear duct

• Laughed for the first time

• Got my 2 month shots 

This is Kara waiting at the doctor's office for her shots. 

This is Kara after waking up from her nap after getting her shots:

This is Kara right before bedtime after getting her shots:

Kara fast asleep, lets just say getting her shots didn't bother her very much. 

Other pictures since she turned 1 month old:

She learned what her fist were and is trying to suck on it,
but her binkie is in the way. 

Matt reading a book to her. 

Great Grandma holding her after dinner, while she is fast asleep.