Carving our Pumpkin!

We had so much fun carving our pumpkin! Kaya even dug into it to help get the guts out. She didn't quite understand why it was lit up after we put the candle in it.

Kaya's 1st birthday adventures...

For her birthday we took Kaya to good ole' McDonalds to have some chicken nuggets and a chocolate shake! It was her first taste of fast food! She had 7 teeth on her birthday, and is very close- but still not walking. She sure is a little chatter box though. She is trying to say everything and repeats all kinds of noises. She now climbs up and down the stairs even, of course with one of us nervously standing behind her. She has no fear whatsoever and is way too smart for her own good! (and mine! :)






















We then went to Hager Park in Jenison for some outdoor fun. It was all fun and games until Kaya ended up with a gooseegg in the middle of her forehead. Kaya then ofcourse wanted to eat the crabapples she had picked with daddy as you can see.



She then took a colored bath and played with her new tubby toy she got for her birthday and then... went to bed for the first time as a 1 year old. It's exciting, but also very sad for Mommy that her baby is not a tiny baby anymore.

Kaya's 1st Birthday Party

We had a wonderful party with lots of friends and family there. At first Kaya was a little unsure what she was supposed to do with her cake, but it didn't take long for her to figure it out and dig right in as you can see. Thank you to all of you who helped make Kaya's 1st birthday extra special!!



















Cousin Elijah, friend Addison, and the birthday girl herself hangin' out on the floor.

11 months

Caught in the act! Kaya loves to pull all of her books off the bookshelf, it has been one of her favorite things to do lately as you can see. She now has tooth #5, and seems to be working on some more. Our nights have not been very much fun lately. This is her 3rd week at her new daycare, and so far it seems to be going well for everyone. She can stand by herself for short periods, but has not attempted the first true step on her own yet. As long as she is touching something she can get anywhere and everywhere she wants to go though. She definately keeps us on our toes! It is hard for us to believe her 1st birthday is less than a month away!






Our little peanut lounging in the camping chair around the fire. She's a trooper, she doesn't like to sleep when there are things goin' on, that is for sure.

10 months

All smiles! She is showing off that she can now take actual bites out of things. She is eating a rice cake here, and loving it!






















Kaya and Kaleb looking through the slider at Abby's house. Kaya is in love with animals and now knows how to say "woof, woof" and "kitty."

9 months

Jeremy built Kaya a swingset. She loves it! She has absolutely no fear- the higher she goes, the harder she laughs. She just got her fourth tooth in, so now two on bottom and two on top. She has learned how to say "Hi" and it is all we have been hearing the last few days. "Hi, hi, hi". We are all doing well, but not really looking forward to the end of summer sneaking up on us so fast.

Our 1st "real" family vacation

We took a week vacation! We stayed at Jeremy's parents place up at Big Star Lake. We did lots of relaxing, it was very nice. We even took a day and went to Ludington. Kaya is now crawling all over the place and pulling up on everything. She is definately keeping us busy!

Our friend Addison's baptism...

Addison was baptised on Sunday July 16, 2006 at Rockford United Methodist church. I am her very proud Godmother! It was a very special day. Addison wore the dress that we made for Kaya's baptism.

Kaya's first Blissfest

My friend Abby and I have been going to Blissfest, which is a folk music festival, almost annually for about 7 years now. Kaya went last year, but she was still in my belly, so this year was the first year for her to get the full experience. She seemed to love the music, and enjoyed all the people.




Kaya's got the champagne! Look out! She sure was excited about it!!
The whole Sutter family!



Tony, Abby, Kaleb, and Josh all hanging out.

8 months

This was on the 4th of July at the Pitzer's house. Kaya was trying to eat Addison!

7 months

Kaya's first trip to Big Star Lake for Memorial Day weekend. She is in her first 2 piece bathing suit. Her and Rylee had so much fun in their little pool.

Easter

Jeremy hated the fact that I put this bonnet on Kaya, but I figured there would never be another day to put it to use. I thought it was kind of cute, atleast for 1 picture! We had Easter dinner at Grandma and Grandpa Sterk's.