tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30858896211537336612024-03-14T00:53:12.491-04:00Beluga TalesThe comings and goings of the Virginia Cates witnessed by their white van, Beluga.Derek Catehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18065195921560553798noreply@blogger.comBlogger89125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3085889621153733661.post-74198657914913818722013-04-12T06:43:00.000-04:002013-04-12T06:43:09.472-04:00A new video of Ellie<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Here's a video that Laura took of Ellie last night. Miriam is playing around on the piano in the background. The video would have been longer, but the camera card was full from all the other videos they've taken recently. Enjoy!<br />
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--SarahDerek Catehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18065195921560553798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3085889621153733661.post-20591588907794481992012-07-29T15:52:00.001-04:002012-07-29T15:52:06.512-04:00Ellie's first word is...<br />
Of course she says Mama and Dada (not sure if she knows that Dada is Daddy, but she says it), but her first official word is kind of unexpected. Rachel taught it to her, since she likes them so much, but it is unexpected that she is actually saying 'rat'. She calls the gerbils 'rat', since that's how Rachel taught it to her, since that's much easier to say, and Ellie just loves the gerbils, except when they crawl over her bare skin or tickle her face with their whiskers. But all in all, it's pretty funny.<br />
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-Becca<br />Becca Catehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01667274564065445345noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3085889621153733661.post-6327739390142254512012-04-09T15:53:00.005-04:002012-04-09T16:56:45.150-04:00The Budding Photographer<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left; "><span style="font-size: 16px; ">We have a new photographer in our house- Miri. As I was doing the last post, I saw over 50 pictures of Ellie that have no purpose and look a lot alike. And then I saw some that were upside down! So here are a few pictures Miri took in the last couple days.</span></span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span ><br /></span></div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wgK9wIhk2DY/T4NAlgKZnzI/AAAAAAAAAd0/e7STgJpWe4M/s1600/2012-04-09%2B105.jpg"><span ><span style="font-size: 100%; margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wgK9wIhk2DY/T4NAlgKZnzI/AAAAAAAAAd0/e7STgJpWe4M/s320/2012-04-09%2B105.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729494163978297138" /></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Georgia, serif; text-align: left; ">I wonder how Miri got the picture upside down. I guess the camera was upside down! </span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span ><br /></span></div><span ><span style="font-size: 100%; margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AFRucLJzNIg/T4NBiKb72ZI/AAAAAAAAAeM/vlW6wsIhPMk/s320/2012-04-09%2B109.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729495206118283666" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dEEiSylVejk/T4NBhug87ZI/AAAAAAAAAeA/R1hzsckFhCE/s320/2012-04-09%2B107.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729495198623133074" /></span></span></a><div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span ><u><br /></u></span></div><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--L7PLh-rsdA/T4NAlQFtIII/AAAAAAAAAdo/25vnHImywVU/s1600/2012-04-09%2B097.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--L7PLh-rsdA/T4NAlQFtIII/AAAAAAAAAdo/25vnHImywVU/s320/2012-04-09%2B097.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729494159663636610" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-M2vLM8EjU5s/T4NAk3CZrDI/AAAAAAAAAdc/1etxNhmSBWY/s1600/2012-04-09%2B095.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-M2vLM8EjU5s/T4NAk3CZrDI/AAAAAAAAAdc/1etxNhmSBWY/s320/2012-04-09%2B095.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729494152938892338" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-YrxWlSiRBhU/T4NAkS-rAgI/AAAAAAAAAdM/6-lrsEVITO0/s1600/2012-04-09%2B092.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-YrxWlSiRBhU/T4NAkS-rAgI/AAAAAAAAAdM/6-lrsEVITO0/s320/2012-04-09%2B092.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729494143259574786" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4GKErS7ivuo/T4NAjzEf2VI/AAAAAAAAAdE/joMKZX575rs/s1600/2012-04-09%2B091.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4GKErS7ivuo/T4NAjzEf2VI/AAAAAAAAAdE/joMKZX575rs/s320/2012-04-09%2B091.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729494134694074706" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mMQRHk7nbkk/T4M_p_8MuXI/AAAAAAAAAc4/HJk8YIe4YAc/s1600/2012-04-09%2B084.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mMQRHk7nbkk/T4M_p_8MuXI/AAAAAAAAAc4/HJk8YIe4YAc/s320/2012-04-09%2B084.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729493141716515186" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-DcKzRehd7Mw/T4M_prq3IWI/AAAAAAAAAco/VAmgv1u6bko/s1600/2012-04-09%2B077.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-DcKzRehd7Mw/T4M_prq3IWI/AAAAAAAAAco/VAmgv1u6bko/s320/2012-04-09%2B077.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729493136275087714" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RbElyh09-Ng/T4M_o-Qcl5I/AAAAAAAAAcg/RUKkgfi0CSA/s1600/2012-04-09%2B074.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RbElyh09-Ng/T4M_o-Qcl5I/AAAAAAAAAcg/RUKkgfi0CSA/s320/2012-04-09%2B074.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729493124084701074" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-fWqiSXuOAUE/T4M_oaARkJI/AAAAAAAAAcQ/5gi9A7PZO78/s1600/2012-04-09%2B052.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-fWqiSXuOAUE/T4M_oaARkJI/AAAAAAAAAcQ/5gi9A7PZO78/s320/2012-04-09%2B052.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729493114353193106" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-31PLTQ24eIQ/T4M_nwNaD2I/AAAAAAAAAcI/pZQO-jK9IE8/s1600/2012-04-09%2B003.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-31PLTQ24eIQ/T4M_nwNaD2I/AAAAAAAAAcI/pZQO-jK9IE8/s320/2012-04-09%2B003.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729493103133986658" /></a><br /><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span >Aren't they cute?? </span></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span ><br /></span></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span >-Becca </span></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span ><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div></div></div>Becca Catehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01667274564065445345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3085889621153733661.post-75263660079602642022012-04-09T15:38:00.004-04:002012-04-09T15:53:22.716-04:00An Easter with Ellie<div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">Hmm... How odd. All the pictures of Easter are of Ellie! I have a feeling that those are the ones you really want to see though, so here are a few. </div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TNfQLyLWx8c/T4M9pDCmtvI/AAAAAAAAAb8/_xKRnBThows/s1600/2012-04-09%2B137.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TNfQLyLWx8c/T4M9pDCmtvI/AAAAAAAAAb8/_xKRnBThows/s320/2012-04-09%2B137.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729490926345565938" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span ><br /></span></div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-FY9JCKgBdo4/T4M9oMxgMyI/AAAAAAAAAbk/3wJud0IlFio/s1600/2012-04-09%2B131.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-FY9JCKgBdo4/T4M9oMxgMyI/AAAAAAAAAbk/3wJud0IlFio/s320/2012-04-09%2B131.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729490911778321186" /></a><div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1sXas-6b3yE/T4M8-9ipiUI/AAAAAAAAAbU/t-JPsbGKYbY/s1600/2012-04-09%2B140.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1sXas-6b3yE/T4M8-9ipiUI/AAAAAAAAAbU/t-JPsbGKYbY/s320/2012-04-09%2B140.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729490203314850114" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4AFp0AYnJ_c/T4M8-qdFSvI/AAAAAAAAAbI/0zBHVHCzA0E/s1600/2012-04-09%2B139.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; 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font-size: medium; "><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4zmwvE4YUX8/T4M89zqfWJI/AAAAAAAAAbA/uZnu6e9jscQ/s1600/2012-04-09%2B136.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4AFp0AYnJ_c/T4M8-qdFSvI/AAAAAAAAAbI/0zBHVHCzA0E/s1600/2012-04-09%2B139.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; "></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-FY9JCKgBdo4/T4M9oMxgMyI/AAAAAAAAAbk/3wJud0IlFio/s1600/2012-04-09%2B131.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-EQpK2RmwVJA/T4M9ostjiDI/AAAAAAAAAbs/mL4q0GDhMPw/s320/2012-04-09%2B141.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729490920351696946" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; "></div><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-JnVS1aRXVSc/T4M89Rnw67I/AAAAAAAAAa0/9scabUfuuRA/s1600/2012-04-09%2B021.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-JnVS1aRXVSc/T4M89Rnw67I/AAAAAAAAAa0/9scabUfuuRA/s320/2012-04-09%2B021.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729490174345276338" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-BfCfEw7N8CI/T4M883xqltI/AAAAAAAAAao/5x1a0SHD6hw/s1600/2012-04-09%2B004.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-BfCfEw7N8CI/T4M883xqltI/AAAAAAAAAao/5x1a0SHD6hw/s320/2012-04-09%2B004.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729490167407482578" /></a><br />Isn't she so cute? Hope you enjoyed these photos! </div><div><br /></div><div>-Becca</div><div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div></div>Becca Catehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01667274564065445345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3085889621153733661.post-314018712265390052012-04-04T23:01:00.006-04:002012-04-04T23:14:17.773-04:00A couple pictures<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-DRMqfxhNFk4/T30NV4_hJiI/AAAAAAAAYaQ/JR-avwR8iQE/s1600/2012-04-04%2B077.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-DRMqfxhNFk4/T30NV4_hJiI/AAAAAAAAYaQ/JR-avwR8iQE/s320/2012-04-04%2B077.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727748970812352034" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Jeffrey tried to stay awake...didn't work.<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hNzldZXEMP8/T30MwCx193I/AAAAAAAAYaE/u_hGfFb34MY/s1600/2012-04-04%2B030.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hNzldZXEMP8/T30MwCx193I/AAAAAAAAYaE/u_hGfFb34MY/s320/2012-04-04%2B030.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727748320604321650" border="0" /></a><br /><br />A woman on a mission...Ellie isn't crawling yet, just doing the up in the crawl position, flop forward, repeat...but it won't be long.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6m7u-ObI8Jk/T30L_OnsEWI/AAAAAAAAYZ4/absqqfCq8RA/s1600/2012-04-04%2B129.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6m7u-ObI8Jk/T30L_OnsEWI/AAAAAAAAYZ4/absqqfCq8RA/s320/2012-04-04%2B129.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727747481969365346" border="0" /></a><br /><br />For mom--her beautiful dogwood tree is blooming while she's in Europe. So I took a couple of pictures so she could enjoy it from a distance. I don't feel too sorry for her. :)<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bH8NvJEykPo/T30Ls1rqctI/AAAAAAAAYZs/3h7b0KswhCM/s1600/2012-04-04%2B128.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bH8NvJEykPo/T30Ls1rqctI/AAAAAAAAYZs/3h7b0KswhCM/s320/2012-04-04%2B128.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727747166037504722" border="0" /></a>Derek Catehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18065195921560553798noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3085889621153733661.post-3855212452553691482012-03-08T22:35:00.006-05:002012-03-08T22:58:13.475-05:00Ellie's latest accomplishmentsMy life is about to get a lot busier. Ellie has figured out how to roll from back to front, and back, and back, and wiggle around so that she isn't right where I left her if I give her a few minutes. Soon, I won't be able to leave her alone on a blanket with a few toys, which is something I do when I want to do things like get dinner ready, shower, etc. :) She is growing...she was 14 lbs 15 oz at the doctor's this morning and she had an oral vaccine and a shot and gave only a tiny cry after it. Yes, she is awesome! (I remember Becca at 6 months just watching as they gave her her shots...not crying either...but all the other kids have cried every time and I don't blame them a bit!) Maybe it helped that her binky was still in her mouth (because it had helped her get the oral vaccine down). The doctor said she was the first baby that had been happy to see him today (though it was only 9:30) and she is generally a happy baby, except when she wakes up in the middle of the night. Here's a couple of pictures, which is what I know you really want, so enough words...love to you all!<br />Sarah<br /><br />The sticker is courtesy of Brian...<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-n1WRbMdJfws/T1l9HPkAQGI/AAAAAAAAYYM/vSftuA7GsTU/s1600/2012-03-08%2B027.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-n1WRbMdJfws/T1l9HPkAQGI/AAAAAAAAYYM/vSftuA7GsTU/s320/2012-03-08%2B027.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717738765313654882" border="0" /></a><br />Another cute picture and I'm sorry I don't know how to rotate it within blogger, so...a brief head tilt is in order.<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-uUeBXHIhdGM/T1l986KpoKI/AAAAAAAAYYk/A5aKUenroiM/s1600/2012-03-08%2B030.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-uUeBXHIhdGM/T1l986KpoKI/AAAAAAAAYYk/A5aKUenroiM/s320/2012-03-08%2B030.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717739687283105954" border="0" /></a>Oh, she got her first baby cereal tonight. Not her first food because she's gotten tastes off of our plates, but the first time she got more than just a taste.<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-UwA2y5tXUbo/T1l9rtFmgSI/AAAAAAAAYYY/YZ4mzxDRs3E/s1600/2012-03-08%2B037.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-UwA2y5tXUbo/T1l9rtFmgSI/AAAAAAAAYYY/YZ4mzxDRs3E/s320/2012-03-08%2B037.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717739391714492706" border="0" /></a>Derek Catehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18065195921560553798noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3085889621153733661.post-28018597207608155412012-02-20T11:52:00.001-05:002012-02-20T11:53:31.611-05:00More snow info...Quickly, before I go out again, I just wanted to add that the snow is 7 1/2 inches now. I took pictures this morning, and I will post them later. <div><br /></div><div>-Becca</div>Becca Catehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01667274564065445345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3085889621153733661.post-60173390075060493912012-02-19T18:40:00.001-05:002012-02-19T18:44:11.240-05:00NEWS FLASH!!!<div><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center; "><span style="font-size: 24pt; font-family: Georgia; ">IMPORTANT NEWS FLASH!!!!</span><span style="font-family: Georgia; "><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center; "><span style="font-family: Georgia; "><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center; "><span style="font-family: Georgia; "><span>THE</span> VIRGINIA CATES ARE NOW BURIED IN ABOUT 3 1/2 " OF SNOW!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center; "><span style="font-family: Georgia; ">A HUGE STORM BLEW IN AND HAS DUMPED SNOW ALL OVER THE LANDSCAPE. IT'S A HUGE WINTER WONDERLAND!! SO FAR, THEY HAVE BUILT A SMALL <st1:place st="on">NORMAL</st1:place> FORT THAT LOOKS AMAZING AND HAS MANY PLACES TO STAND, AND THERE IS EVEN A PLACE FOR SNOWBALLS! THE OTHER FORT WAS BUILT WITH THE LITTLE KIDS IN MIND, SO IT HAS TALL WALLS AND A ROOF BUILT OF BAMBOO POLES LAID ACROSS THE TOP TEPEE-FASHION. IN THE TIME THEY'VE PLAYED OUTSIDE SO FAR, IT HAS ALREADY COVERED THE AREAS THAT HAD BEEN STRIPPED OF SNOW WITH A THIN COVERING.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center; "><span style="font-family: Georgia; ">PICTURES TO FOLLOW:</span></p></div><div><br /></div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-axESfFOFerg/T0GCHa8CozI/AAAAAAAAAaU/yEWZGOrVXFI/s1600/2012-02-19%2B060.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-axESfFOFerg/T0GCHa8CozI/AAAAAAAAAaU/yEWZGOrVXFI/s320/2012-02-19%2B060.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5710988866484347698" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ueqROaVbUUI/T0GCFTNOlZI/AAAAAAAAAaM/SD7jF4w-pwo/s1600/2012-02-19%2B062.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ueqROaVbUUI/T0GCFTNOlZI/AAAAAAAAAaM/SD7jF4w-pwo/s320/2012-02-19%2B062.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5710988830049211794" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center; ">YOU CAN SEE THE CLOSER FORT A LITTLE IN THIS PICTURE. IT'S COVERED BY BAMBOO POLES.</div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Cyqo4sbOZ60/T0GCE9MmrEI/AAAAAAAAAZ8/3GLKCSwW3jc/s1600/2012-02-19%2B061.jpg"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Cyqo4sbOZ60/T0GCE9MmrEI/AAAAAAAAAZ8/3GLKCSwW3jc/s320/2012-02-19%2B061.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5710988824141016130" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center; ">IT'S STILL SNOWING AND THE CAMERA LENS GOT WET.</div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; ">YOUNG RESIDENT BRIAN CATE SAYS OF THE SNOW, "I THINK THAT IT'S BEEN REALLY FUN AND WE MADE A COOL SNOW FORT WITH BAMBOO FOR THE ROOF. I THINK IT'S REALLY COOL BECAUSE SNOW DOESN'T REALLY GET THROUGH, AND IT'S REALLY WARM."</div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; ">MIRIAM, HIS YOUNGER SISTER SAYS, "THE SNOW FORT'S REALLY COOL AND I LIKE HOW IT LOOKS. RACHEL AND LAURA'S LOOKS REALLY COOL TOO. AND I WISH WE HAD MORE COOL FEATURES THAT WOULD MAKE IT EVEN MORE FUN TO PLAY IN."</div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; ">SAYS RESIDENT RACHEL CATE,"OUT THERE IT IS SERIOUSLY COOL. THE SCARIEST PART ABOUT IT IS THAT IT ALL JUST CAME ON US. WE WALK INTO CHURCH AND THERE'S NO SNOW ON THE GROUND. NOTHING. WE WALK OUT, ONE HOUR LATER, AND THERE'S ABOUT 1 1/2 INCHES ON THE GROUND. AND IT ONLY INCREASED. INSANELY."</div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; ">RESIDENT LAURA CATE ALSO AGREES, BUT ADDS, "WE MADE A MAGNIFICENT FORTRESS THAT KEPT EVERYONE WARM. IT'S BEEN SNOWING ALL DAY. ALL DAY! I EVEN HAD SNOW ON THE TOP OF MY BUN! RACHEL WAS LAUGHING, SO I ASKED HER WHAT IT WAS, AND SHE SHOWED ME A MIRROR."</div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; ">DEREK CATE, MAIN BUILDER OF THE SNOW FORT IN THE PICTURE, SAYS, "LOTS OF FUN. WET, BUT FUN."</div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div>Yeah, we got a lot of snow and we're having lots of fun. Good thing tomorrow's a Teacher-Work Day(School'll probably be all-out canceled because the roads are covered). Sorry I couldn't get a picture of Rachel and Laura's fort (it was WAY too far for me to walk to in my bare feet. I just stood on the deck for the other pictures.) But I'll get a picture tomorrow in the morning. They're predicting that it'll melt tomorrow, but they also predicted we'd get 2-4 inches, and we have 3 1/2 or 4 (Mom says we have 5) and it's supposed to snow until 10 tonight.</div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span>-Becca</span></div>Becca Catehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01667274564065445345noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3085889621153733661.post-46952153119820324362012-02-16T20:34:00.003-05:002012-02-16T20:35:37.308-05:00Pictures of Ellie!!!<div style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span><span style="line-height: 18px;"><div style="color: rgb(36, 116, 255); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">I decided you might like to see some recent pictures of Ellie, so here they are!</div><div style="color: rgb(36, 116, 255); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><br /></div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/--QtNz5uDajM/Tz2uJt7pm3I/AAAAAAAAAZw/UxMp0n3cqQ8/s1600/2012-02-08%2B075.jpg" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(126, 126, 126); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/--QtNz5uDajM/Tz2uJt7pm3I/AAAAAAAAAZw/UxMp0n3cqQ8/s320/2012-02-08%2B075.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709911384547498866" style="border-top-style: solid; border-right-style: solid; border-bottom-style: solid; border-left-style: solid; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; position: relative; padding-top: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 5px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; border-top-width: 1px; border-right-width: 1px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(235, 235, 235); border-right-color: rgb(235, 235, 235); border-bottom-color: rgb(235, 235, 235); border-left-color: rgb(235, 235, 235); -webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0976563) 1px 1px 5px; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0976563) 1px 1px 5px; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></a><div style="color: rgb(36, 116, 255); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: center; ">How cute!!!</div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-aJ5BU6oruf4/Tz2uIwlwF9I/AAAAAAAAAZk/oTZ7vycqYQg/s1600/2012-02-08%2B069.jpg" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(126, 126, 126); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-aJ5BU6oruf4/Tz2uIwlwF9I/AAAAAAAAAZk/oTZ7vycqYQg/s320/2012-02-08%2B069.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709911368081086418" style="border-top-style: solid; border-right-style: solid; border-bottom-style: solid; border-left-style: solid; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; position: relative; padding-top: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 5px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; border-top-width: 1px; border-right-width: 1px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(235, 235, 235); border-right-color: rgb(235, 235, 235); border-bottom-color: rgb(235, 235, 235); border-left-color: rgb(235, 235, 235); -webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0976563) 1px 1px 5px; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0976563) 1px 1px 5px; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><div style="color: rgb(36, 116, 255); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: center; ">Aren't Miri and Jeff silly?</div><div style="color: rgb(36, 116, 255); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: center; "><br /></div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Y3qclNU0qBA/Tz2uIGdXjnI/AAAAAAAAAZY/9-tMBrFAOBc/s1600/2012-02-08%2B066.jpg" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(126, 126, 126); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Y3qclNU0qBA/Tz2uIGdXjnI/AAAAAAAAAZY/9-tMBrFAOBc/s320/2012-02-08%2B066.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709911356771634802" style="border-top-style: solid; border-right-style: solid; border-bottom-style: solid; border-left-style: solid; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; position: relative; padding-top: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 5px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; border-top-width: 1px; border-right-width: 1px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(235, 235, 235); border-right-color: rgb(235, 235, 235); border-bottom-color: rgb(235, 235, 235); border-left-color: rgb(235, 235, 235); -webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0976563) 1px 1px 5px; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0976563) 1px 1px 5px; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></a><br style="color: rgb(36, 116, 255); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-e2qO5rcElmE/Tz2uHsfpJrI/AAAAAAAAAZM/_hRAXFwvtdI/s1600/2012-02-08%2B002.jpg" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(126, 126, 126); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-e2qO5rcElmE/Tz2uHsfpJrI/AAAAAAAAAZM/_hRAXFwvtdI/s320/2012-02-08%2B002.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709911349801854642" style="border-top-style: solid; border-right-style: solid; border-bottom-style: solid; border-left-style: solid; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; position: relative; padding-top: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 5px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; border-top-width: 1px; border-right-width: 1px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(235, 235, 235); border-right-color: rgb(235, 235, 235); border-bottom-color: rgb(235, 235, 235); border-left-color: rgb(235, 235, 235); -webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0976563) 1px 1px 5px; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0976563) 1px 1px 5px; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><div style="color: rgb(36, 116, 255); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: center; ">Isn't she adorable???</div><div style="color: rgb(36, 116, 255); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="color: rgb(36, 116, 255); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left; "><br /></div><div style="color: rgb(36, 116, 255); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left; "><br /></div><div style="color: rgb(36, 116, 255); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left; ">-Becca</div></span></span></div>Becca Catehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01667274564065445345noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3085889621153733661.post-10119491372646472502011-12-18T17:37:00.001-05:002011-12-18T17:39:40.049-05:00Quick Ellie picture- Happy Baby!<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Z8HYqzmAoQA/Tu5rnUBRUlI/AAAAAAAAAYs/VQBaUwnQ8i0/s1600/2011-12-18%2B088.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Z8HYqzmAoQA/Tu5rnUBRUlI/AAAAAAAAAYs/VQBaUwnQ8i0/s320/2011-12-18%2B088.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687601702548623954" /></a><br />Have to hurry. We're seeing Uncle Bryce and Aunt Meg, so I have to hurry. <br /><br />Bye! <br /><br />BeccaBecca Catehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01667274564065445345noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3085889621153733661.post-3900615470338817332011-11-20T08:11:00.007-05:002011-11-20T08:53:30.593-05:00Another Ellie update!<div><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family: Georgia; ">This is another update on Ellie, and yes, it includes pictures!</span></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Georgia; "><o:p></o:p></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia; ">Ellie is a good baby. She has slept through the night, and wakes up about 6 or 7 to eat, and goes to bed about 11 or 12. So 6 to 8 hours of sleep isn't bad. I end up going in and getting Ellie many mornings when Mom isn't fully awake and I'm getting ready for school.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Georgia; "><o:p></o:p></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia; ">Ellie is getting so big. She is over 10 lbs., maybe over 11. I don't know. She isn't as small as she was.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Georgia; "><o:p></o:p></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia; ">Ellie is also getting strong. She sleeps on her tummy, so her neck and upper body strength is amazing. She is starting to try to army crawl, but can't find a support for her feet to push off of, so she can only army crawl when one of us gives her our hand to use. She loves to move and is fun to play with. She is also able to hold herself up when I grab her hands and pull her onto her feet. She loves to stand, and I help her walk by holding her up. She has been having fun moving her legs and walking. Evidently it's a reflex to move your legs like that when walking. She's sure enjoying that reflex then. She likes walking on carpet more since she can get a sure footing. But she enjoys walking anywhere. She is so cute.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Georgia; "><o:p></o:p></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia; ">Finally, we (Laura and I) had a photo shoot of Ellie, and it was using one of the stools so she could sit up and we took the pictures in front of a plain brown wall so it looked like on of the backgrounds of a photo shoot. The lighting wasn't great, but it was fun. She was very cooperative. See for yourself:</span></p></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-MYJlewI-C48/TskF0Tet-aI/AAAAAAAAAUE/HsokAc-iJQM/s1600/2011-11-13%2B234.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-MYJlewI-C48/TskF0Tet-aI/AAAAAAAAAUE/HsokAc-iJQM/s320/2011-11-13%2B234.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677075201417673122" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-b_tGOC1VWQM/TskFIiXD_rI/AAAAAAAAAT4/MRUD-jayQmg/s1600/2011-11-13%2B235.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-b_tGOC1VWQM/TskFIiXD_rI/AAAAAAAAAT4/MRUD-jayQmg/s320/2011-11-13%2B235.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677074449497849522" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fpNVe7jAk9Y/TskFIMHxNmI/AAAAAAAAATs/zK6NfTMK0Ow/s1600/2011-11-13%2B237.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fpNVe7jAk9Y/TskFIMHxNmI/AAAAAAAAATs/zK6NfTMK0Ow/s320/2011-11-13%2B237.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677074443528124002" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-egepcZjmpAQ/TskFHhs7KlI/AAAAAAAAATg/7rFPR5gPwVk/s1600/2011-11-13%2B238.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-egepcZjmpAQ/TskFHhs7KlI/AAAAAAAAATg/7rFPR5gPwVk/s320/2011-11-13%2B238.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677074432141240914" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-niG0hUatCZ0/TskFG6D5oqI/AAAAAAAAATU/nLPo8GenmJw/s1600/2011-11-13%2B239.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-niG0hUatCZ0/TskFG6D5oqI/AAAAAAAAATU/nLPo8GenmJw/s320/2011-11-13%2B239.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677074421500191394" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oeXQHe_PDlk/TskFGruD7JI/AAAAAAAAATI/OItnIeyqJSM/s1600/2011-11-13%2B243.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oeXQHe_PDlk/TskFGruD7JI/AAAAAAAAATI/OItnIeyqJSM/s320/2011-11-13%2B243.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677074417650494610" /></a><div>More, random pictures of Ellie:</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qMnJph_Z4aw/TskDypnZQUI/AAAAAAAAAS8/gsAfeHyPKS8/s1600/2011-11-13%2B202.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qMnJph_Z4aw/TskDypnZQUI/AAAAAAAAAS8/gsAfeHyPKS8/s320/2011-11-13%2B202.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677072973976650050" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Is my tongue ready to come out? Yep!</div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-iHumwWNE7Aw/TskDx4s0dEI/AAAAAAAAASw/WwvKATjB6Z0/s1600/2011-11-13%2B195.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-iHumwWNE7Aw/TskDx4s0dEI/AAAAAAAAASw/WwvKATjB6Z0/s320/2011-11-13%2B195.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677072960846066754" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Ellie and her tongue!!!</div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3Gi6rviexng/TskDxl4McPI/AAAAAAAAASk/RLOWSHhoe5A/s1600/2011-11-13%2B194.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3Gi6rviexng/TskDxl4McPI/AAAAAAAAASk/RLOWSHhoe5A/s320/2011-11-13%2B194.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677072955793502450" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-W470g7HzlqM/TskDwkta2UI/AAAAAAAAASY/9dQYsg2oxZ4/s1600/2011-11-13%2B193.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-W470g7HzlqM/TskDwkta2UI/AAAAAAAAASY/9dQYsg2oxZ4/s320/2011-11-13%2B193.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677072938300004674" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-W5L0PPlAiUw/TskDwabY2vI/AAAAAAAAASM/26oEgDV7Kgg/s1600/2011-11-13%2B192.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-W5L0PPlAiUw/TskDwabY2vI/AAAAAAAAASM/26oEgDV7Kgg/s320/2011-11-13%2B192.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677072935540022002" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Happy girl!!!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2q-v4jpSWvs/TskBleD8hHI/AAAAAAAAASA/5mhG5BKcIlU/s1600/2011-11-13%2B176.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2q-v4jpSWvs/TskBleD8hHI/AAAAAAAAASA/5mhG5BKcIlU/s320/2011-11-13%2B176.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677070548513621106" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Ellie ended up being a ducky/chicky. It was too cold to be a fairy. </div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-esXm62wtUvI/TskBlPBW14I/AAAAAAAAAR0/UVSVyqnVWhA/s1600/2011-11-13%2B100.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-esXm62wtUvI/TskBlPBW14I/AAAAAAAAAR0/UVSVyqnVWhA/s320/2011-11-13%2B100.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677070544476231554" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Ellie the fairy</div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-b_4sUToU6_E/TskBkGmeV5I/AAAAAAAAARs/dhLQpLyhs-4/s1600/2011-11-13%2B099.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-b_4sUToU6_E/TskBkGmeV5I/AAAAAAAAARs/dhLQpLyhs-4/s320/2011-11-13%2B099.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677070525036124050" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LOzSE8537LM/TskBjq1k4-I/AAAAAAAAARc/WX5gLkFhQF8/s1600/2011-11-13%2B086.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LOzSE8537LM/TskBjq1k4-I/AAAAAAAAARc/WX5gLkFhQF8/s320/2011-11-13%2B086.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677070517583274978" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-XcfxNe4XJsk/TskBjTLDtFI/AAAAAAAAARQ/-blhjbhR4Hc/s1600/2011-11-13%2B087.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-XcfxNe4XJsk/TskBjTLDtFI/AAAAAAAAARQ/-blhjbhR4Hc/s320/2011-11-13%2B087.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677070511230923858" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Isn't Ellie just adorable? I think she is. And she loves that little tongue which is so cute. We love Ellie so much!!! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Love,</div><div style="text-align: left;">Becca</div>Becca Catehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01667274564065445345noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3085889621153733661.post-61051712568458557362011-10-30T11:21:00.003-04:002011-10-30T11:26:29.056-04:00Ellie<div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Well, it's been over a month now, and Ellie's 7 weeks old. What a cutie!!! She's such a good baby, only waking up once a night.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TuMt6oqi3n4/Tq1sNTm3kqI/AAAAAAAAAP8/kEEbNjvg3eE/s320/2011-10-06%2B077.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669306481786720930" /><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IqLNgD6sDeo/Tq1sNOdZDSI/AAAAAAAAAPw/nTiLvdGa1lg/s320/2011-10-06%2B080.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669306480404794658" /></div><div><br /></div><div>She's changed a little since these pictures were taken, but it is basically what she looks like today. Isn't she cute? Her shirt in the above picture says 'Thank heaven for little girls.' So true. We love Ellie! </div><div><br /></div><div>Becca</div><div><br /></div></div>Becca Catehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01667274564065445345noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3085889621153733661.post-73109175870794488322011-09-14T16:30:00.000-04:002011-09-14T16:31:16.606-04:00Eleanor Melanie Cate<div style="text-align: center; "><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-zLeZAALnd5Y/TmyoBgQbfFI/AAAAAAAAAMk/4ol-XaOV6xc/s1600/2011-09-11Ellie%2B006.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-zLeZAALnd5Y/TmyoBgQbfFI/AAAAAAAAAMk/4ol-XaOV6xc/s320/2011-09-11Ellie%2B006.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651076376235310162" border="0" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a>Mom with Ellie<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center; "><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-CPU7upcSbCM/TmyoBzatS2I/AAAAAAAAAMs/0C_uhQRS_gY/s1600/2011-09-11Ellie%2B067.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-CPU7upcSbCM/TmyoBzatS2I/AAAAAAAAAMs/0C_uhQRS_gY/s320/2011-09-11Ellie%2B067.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651076381378693986" border="0" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></a>Dad and Ellie- that shirt was her first blanket- Dad's "I Love You Dad" shirt<br /></div><div style="text-align: center; "><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-tfDNghT_wZQ/TmynVktTOgI/AAAAAAAAAMU/Vhm7SpNC1eM/s1600/2011-09-11Ellie%2B039.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-tfDNghT_wZQ/TmynVktTOgI/AAAAAAAAAMU/Vhm7SpNC1eM/s320/2011-09-11Ellie%2B039.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651075621515901442" border="0" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a>Rachel and Ellie<br /></div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6BTGxtkLlcs/TmynVYQJ4cI/AAAAAAAAAMM/SRN9WsDp3_4/s1600/2011-09-11Ellie%2B035.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6BTGxtkLlcs/TmynVYQJ4cI/AAAAAAAAAMM/SRN9WsDp3_4/s320/2011-09-11Ellie%2B035.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651075618172428738" border="0" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center; "><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ITDhEs0wGMU/TmynVEroVPI/AAAAAAAAAME/BBOXEBHtOe4/s1600/2011-09-11Ellie%2B025.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ITDhEs0wGMU/TmynVEroVPI/AAAAAAAAAME/BBOXEBHtOe4/s320/2011-09-11Ellie%2B025.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651075612918961394" border="0" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a>Laura and Ellie<br /></div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0p9WXK6CFxw/TmynUxu-dfI/AAAAAAAAAL8/i4obuWQR1Vo/s1600/2011-09-11Ellie%2B027.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0p9WXK6CFxw/TmynUxu-dfI/AAAAAAAAAL8/i4obuWQR1Vo/s320/2011-09-11Ellie%2B027.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651075607832720882" border="0" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center; "><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-PpezuUTaggY/TmynVzeJKMI/AAAAAAAAAMc/SoyH2_rypQk/s1600/2011-09-11Ellie%2B041.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-PpezuUTaggY/TmynVzeJKMI/AAAAAAAAAMc/SoyH2_rypQk/s320/2011-09-11Ellie%2B041.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651075625478858946" border="0" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a>Grandma and Ellie and Miri<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left; ">I just had to post a few pictures, but she was born at 12:58 in the morning on September 9, 2011. She weighed 7 lbs, 9 oz. She was 20" long. And she's adorable.<br /><br />Becca </div></div>Becca Catehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01667274564065445345noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3085889621153733661.post-38885178063136545462011-09-14T16:27:00.008-04:002011-09-14T16:59:04.628-04:00EllieWell, this'll be mostly be pictures of the little girl herself- by request of Aunt Katie (she asked Mom to post pictures of Ellie...) so here they are!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7fi73VAcDFQ/TnESd_IwMLI/AAAAAAAAYVU/dXCVda26FKU/s1600/2011-09-14Ellie%2B039.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7fi73VAcDFQ/TnESd_IwMLI/AAAAAAAAYVU/dXCVda26FKU/s200/2011-09-14Ellie%2B039.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652319313700335794" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Pretty baby...<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Njdc9xXKxTo/TnESdkEn5-I/AAAAAAAAYVM/c-tM-cBIl4c/s1600/2011-09-14Ellie%2B041.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Njdc9xXKxTo/TnESdkEn5-I/AAAAAAAAYVM/c-tM-cBIl4c/s200/2011-09-14Ellie%2B041.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652319306435258338" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />farther off shots...<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-kLiDJI3Oqj8/TnESeUjfYRI/AAAAAAAAYVc/dJ4BVkCbPPQ/s1600/2011-09-14Ellie%2B037.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-kLiDJI3Oqj8/TnESeUjfYRI/AAAAAAAAYVc/dJ4BVkCbPPQ/s200/2011-09-14Ellie%2B037.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652319319449624850" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-SRF8p9HIRlk/TnER2Gd8adI/AAAAAAAAYU8/9vjQ4g1o8vk/s1600/2011-09-14Ellie%2B055.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-SRF8p9HIRlk/TnER2Gd8adI/AAAAAAAAYU8/9vjQ4g1o8vk/s200/2011-09-14Ellie%2B055.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652318628473498066" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Daddy holding his Ellie...<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZDpou6adYT8/TnER2BXYs6I/AAAAAAAAYU0/guMk-44Le6s/s1600/2011-09-14Ellie%2B064.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZDpou6adYT8/TnER2BXYs6I/AAAAAAAAYU0/guMk-44Le6s/s200/2011-09-14Ellie%2B064.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652318627103814562" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Grandpa Cate...<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-81RPVRa9Knk/TnER161lzGI/AAAAAAAAYUs/ljly9h2vvoo/s1600/2011-09-14Ellie%2B075.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-81RPVRa9Knk/TnER161lzGI/AAAAAAAAYUs/ljly9h2vvoo/s200/2011-09-14Ellie%2B075.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652318625351453794" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Grandma Cate (a hard one, since in almost all of the pictures, she was talking to Laura when I got the picture, but it was my bad photography's fault...)<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-TupsFeLK3Rg/TnER2ecW6tI/AAAAAAAAYVE/_wg-9MqdMLk/s1600/2011-09-14Ellie%2B049.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-TupsFeLK3Rg/TnER2ecW6tI/AAAAAAAAYVE/_wg-9MqdMLk/s200/2011-09-14Ellie%2B049.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652318634909297362" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Mommy and Ellie... so cute together...<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qyalEt0TMPU/TnER1qIS_0I/AAAAAAAAYUk/KALJTcYeNQ8/s1600/2011-09-14Ellie%2B078.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qyalEt0TMPU/TnER1qIS_0I/AAAAAAAAYUk/KALJTcYeNQ8/s200/2011-09-14Ellie%2B078.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652318620866510658" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Me and Ellie...<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3XCkmNPsZ6M/TnEQmW9eGrI/AAAAAAAAYUU/G29ceXphZ04/s1600/2011-09-14Ellie%2B077.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3XCkmNPsZ6M/TnEQmW9eGrI/AAAAAAAAYUU/G29ceXphZ04/s200/2011-09-14Ellie%2B077.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652317258511162034" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Laura and Ellie...<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-A2CpopLk4B8/TnEQmPeD6ZI/AAAAAAAAYUM/sVgPqdn0UEU/s1600/2011-09-14Ellie%2B082.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-A2CpopLk4B8/TnEQmPeD6ZI/AAAAAAAAYUM/sVgPqdn0UEU/s200/2011-09-14Ellie%2B082.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652317256500373906" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Brian, sick but trying not to get Ellie sick- we had to get one<br />picture of him with Ellie...<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-z7CFrcM7Njc/TnEQly0eJYI/AAAAAAAAYUE/cTF-9rBMsp8/s1600/2011-09-14Ellie%2B085.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-z7CFrcM7Njc/TnEQly0eJYI/AAAAAAAAYUE/cTF-9rBMsp8/s200/2011-09-14Ellie%2B085.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652317248809739650" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Miriam's other picture, which is the same 'pose' as Brian's, shows<br />a really goofy smile...<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kb2CW3IyoBc/TnEQlr_leBI/AAAAAAAAYT8/uU8TU57vQTs/s1600/2011-09-14Ellie%2B087.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kb2CW3IyoBc/TnEQlr_leBI/AAAAAAAAYT8/uU8TU57vQTs/s200/2011-09-14Ellie%2B087.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652317246977308690" border="0" /></a><br /><br />That's my hand, I had just readjusted her head when Laura shot the picture<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZulltOH7iLQ/TnEQmkAqcuI/AAAAAAAAYUc/ElGlzlPOWwg/s1600/2011-09-14Ellie%2B081.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZulltOH7iLQ/TnEQmkAqcuI/AAAAAAAAYUc/ElGlzlPOWwg/s200/2011-09-14Ellie%2B081.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652317262014214882" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Rachel and Ellie... you can tell how much Rachel loves Ellie...<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iiTXCJ7TiMM/TnEO20YyPDI/AAAAAAAAYTs/RdB8h-TCKbU/s1600/2011-09-14Ellie%2B098.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iiTXCJ7TiMM/TnEO20YyPDI/AAAAAAAAYTs/RdB8h-TCKbU/s200/2011-09-14Ellie%2B098.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652315342265007154" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--xqd3Hg8xBk/TnEO2nbXG_I/AAAAAAAAYTk/iUDMsdSM2x0/s1600/2011-09-14Ellie%2B096.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--xqd3Hg8xBk/TnEO2nbXG_I/AAAAAAAAYTk/iUDMsdSM2x0/s200/2011-09-14Ellie%2B096.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652315338786151410" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-04RgL2rOFYE/TnEO2ZrdIxI/AAAAAAAAYTc/5k0sa7CZYLU/s1600/2011-09-14Ellie%2B095.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-04RgL2rOFYE/TnEO2ZrdIxI/AAAAAAAAYTc/5k0sa7CZYLU/s200/2011-09-14Ellie%2B095.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652315335095558930" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-nyawuUEfsW8/TnEO2I5q8KI/AAAAAAAAYTU/J_t9DH8c7r0/s1600/2011-09-14Ellie%2B094.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-nyawuUEfsW8/TnEO2I5q8KI/AAAAAAAAYTU/J_t9DH8c7r0/s200/2011-09-14Ellie%2B094.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652315330591781026" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZohNPXkmySk/TnEO3M1MC2I/AAAAAAAAYT0/J_sRQ9rUnhc/s1600/2011-09-14Ellie%2B099.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZohNPXkmySk/TnEO3M1MC2I/AAAAAAAAYT0/J_sRQ9rUnhc/s200/2011-09-14Ellie%2B099.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652315348826590050" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />And surprisingly enough, these last 5 pictures were taken at 7 this morning, and it's now 4:50, and she's just being changed out of them!!! What a concept! <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Well, these are the recent pictures of baby Ellie.<br /><br />Yep, she was blessed on 9/11 so Grandpa Cate could participate since they were leaving right after sacrament meeting to go to the airport. So she was blessed, Mom took the sacrament, and then they left. But we were lucky that they got to come at all!<br /><br />BeccaDerek Catehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18065195921560553798noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3085889621153733661.post-61934633776300370132011-09-07T18:21:00.002-04:002011-09-07T18:22:03.959-04:00Still no EllieYep, it's true, Ellie is still inside Mommy's tummy, and seems to have no intentions of getting out. On the plus side, Ellie won't ever complain about a birthday on Fast Sunday!!! :)Becca Catehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01667274564065445345noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3085889621153733661.post-8757561106769931102011-08-25T16:28:00.003-04:002011-08-25T16:31:53.711-04:00Grandpa Bristow, you are crazy!!!As I got on the computer, I saw an email from Grandpa Bristow, and the email was about the earthquakes we got here. (We got a 5.9 earthquake at about 2 that lasted for almost 30 seconds, and then another at like 8 that evening. There were 3 aftershocks for all of them combined.)<div>So he said...</div><div>
<br /></div><div>Of course the real mystery of all this is the relationship between Josh & Amanda moving to Virginia and the strange events that have followed them here: record snow, earthquakes and now Hurricane Irene making a beeline for the DC area. Is it a mere coincidence inquiring readers want to know? :-)</div><div>
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<br /></div><div>Silly Grandpa!!! </div><div>
<br /></div><div>-Becca</div>Becca Catehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01667274564065445345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3085889621153733661.post-35822554723038227712011-08-10T09:18:00.004-04:002011-08-10T09:35:29.089-04:00King's DomionWe took our annual trip to King's Dominion yesterday. Fun was had by all and we were grateful that no one got lost and it didn't storm on us. Becca, Rachel, Laura, and Derek started out the morning with the huge roller coasters. Unfortunately, Laura got too hot and threw up after one of them and took it easy the rest of the day. My mom and I had fun with Brian, Miriam, and Jeffrey, going on more tame roller coasters, playing in a splash house, and trying to keep cool! It was so humid in the morning that just waiting in the shade for them to go on the rides (there are like 5 rides in the park that a pregnant woman can go on...) I was dripping. I was glad when the water park portion opened at noon. After sitting in the air conditioned car for lunch, we headed to a water ride then to the water park, Laura joining the younger kids at the splash playground and then on the ferris wheel and the carousel. Miriam and Brian were disappointed they couldn't go on all the rides, but there's enough to do that they had a good time anyway. Becca, Rachel, and Laura had read the Book of Mormon, Brian read the BofM stories, and Miriam and Jeffrey listened to stories to qualify for the trip. The kids watched part of a movie on the way home and then we turned on the Book of the Mormon stories as a fitting end to the day and most of the kids slept at one point or another on the ride home. We all had a great time and were completely tired out by the end of the day. I do look forward to doing it again, not pregnant. :) I'd attach pictures, but we didn't take many...we were having too much fun!
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<br />--Sarah
<br />Derek Catehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18065195921560553798noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3085889621153733661.post-26206467288649787002011-07-20T09:01:00.001-04:002011-07-20T09:02:52.883-04:00Update on EllieMom's 31 1/2 weeks pregnant, so only about 7 weeks til Ellie is probably born. So she'll most likely be born at 38 1/2 weeks. <div>**Sigh**</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>-Becca</div><div><br /></div>Becca Catehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01667274564065445345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3085889621153733661.post-3109059449071886462011-06-08T08:48:00.002-04:002011-06-08T08:56:32.183-04:00It's a girl!!How time gets away from me! We've had the fun of Spring break, the last crazy month of school with testing, concerts, awards assemblies, etc., and here we are in our second week of summer vacation. The kids are enjoying the freedom to read three books a day (Rachel), play legos for hours on end, watch mythbusters on netflix, swim at the pool, and generally have a great time. I am enjoying having everyone around, at least I am when I am not playing referee. My favorite consequence I have come up with in the last couple of days is that when one of them is bugging another, I get to assign them an extra chore. We'll see if it cuts down on the contention.... <br /><br />On another note, I had an ultrasound in May and we're having a little girl! I knew it, but it was nice to have it confirmed. :) We are thinking of naming her Eleanor and calling her Ellie. We could also call her Ella or Nora, or name her something else altogether if she doesn't look like an Eleanor. :) The kids delight in telling me that Ellie is growing (my belly is getting bigger...). I am glad she appears to be healthy and growing and developing normally. <br /><br />--SarahDerek Catehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18065195921560553798noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3085889621153733661.post-61559893621010534132011-03-19T09:13:00.002-04:002011-03-19T09:21:52.901-04:00New Additions<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-le2fPuaZjFE/TYStYrZ_6GI/AAAAAAAAWLM/SNPwqSCADPE/s1600/2011-03-12Pippi.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-le2fPuaZjFE/TYStYrZ_6GI/AAAAAAAAWLM/SNPwqSCADPE/s200/2011-03-12Pippi.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585780077326493794" border="0" /></a>In Feb, one of our gerbils died and so we were able to get a new one that got along with our other from almost the first day. Her name is Pippi, so we have Pippi and Poppy. She is cute and has lots of energy!<br /><br />On a happier note, we are happy to announce that we are looking forward to welcoming another little one in September. We're all excited and I am really hoping for a cool summer! I am feeling better and starting to not be quite so tired. Yeah!! Everything else is going pretty well...we are all healthy, for the moment, the kids are doing well in school and enjoying it most of the time. Miriam is looks forward to joy school (Jeffrey joins in when it's at our house) and everyone is growing so fast! We got out the measuring stick out a few days ago and most of the kids had grown at least a half an inch since Jan. Crazy!! I can no longer see over Becca's head, which was a shock, though I have long since resigned myself that she is going to be taller than me, and soon. We are enjoying the start of spring--daffodils and crocuses and hyacinths, trees blooming, and lots of birds. Oh and the bugs are starting to reappear. I guess it's a small price to pay for some beautiful weather! <br /><br />--SarahDerek Catehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18065195921560553798noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3085889621153733661.post-80790291800193075142011-02-06T08:02:00.003-05:002011-02-06T08:08:08.785-05:00Guess what? We're sick againYep, we are. Rachel brought the stomach bug home on Tuesday and stayed home on Wednesday, then Brian brought home the fever bug, so he had both at once. Now Lala is just getting over the stomach bug. On Friday, Mom was reading to Laura's class, and as she was leaving, she went to go check on Bri. Well, he and his teacher were a couple steps out the door on the way to the nurse. He had a fever, so Mommy brought him home. I have lucked out that I haven't gotten the bugs, but neither have Daddy, Mommy, Miri, and Jeff. Hopefully we won't. <div><br /></div><div>Hope you aren't sick!</div><div><br /></div><div>-Becca </div>Becca Catehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01667274564065445345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3085889621153733661.post-53248953762150137212011-01-03T08:48:00.003-05:002011-01-03T08:52:48.933-05:00Sick, sick, sick!!!I hope you aren't as sick as us on the East Coast! We have this horrible cold that makes you really congested, have a bit of a sore throat, feel miserable, and won't go away. I think Aunt Meg and Uncle Bryce got it on the plane and then gave it to us. Hope they're feeling better. <div><br /></div><div>Hope you are healthy during this season of the year. If not, hope you'll feel better! </div><div><br /></div><div>-Becca </div>Becca Catehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01667274564065445345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3085889621153733661.post-66429916871997735052010-12-19T16:01:00.003-05:002010-12-19T16:10:35.087-05:00Hallelujah Chorus Food Court Flash Mob!<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXh7JR9oKVE">This</a> is a must see. This is a flash mob singing the Hallelujah Chorus in a food court. If you look for more info, it says that it is the Welland Seaway Mall with the Chorus Niagara singing. <div><br /></div><div> Isn't this GREAT????<div><br /></div><div>I like the first two people singing. The girl sounds really good, but I was totally surprised at the first boy. He has a strong voice. This is a must see. </div><div>-Becca</div></div>Becca Catehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01667274564065445345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3085889621153733661.post-66619713856992379802010-12-16T10:39:00.002-05:002010-12-16T10:42:10.685-05:00We are actually getting snow!This is our second snow this year, and it is coming down hard. We probably have about an inch on the ground right now. It's nuts, since we were supposed to get snow 11-7 last night, but didn't get any, but now it has been snowing 7-now. And it is 10:45. I went out early, but came back in, but Laura, Brian, Miri, Jeff, and Dad are out there. I'll try to get pictures later.Becca Catehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01667274564065445345noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3085889621153733661.post-59726077822599317442010-12-07T20:40:00.002-05:002010-12-12T16:17:13.190-05:00Quick Update...Wow, we haven't written since September! So much has happened. Laura is now 9, November has come and gone, and Brian has had and been over strep throat. Yep, Brian had strep throat. Luckily, none of the rest of us got it. Saint Nick's Day has come, so now (plus the 4 we already had), we have 10 little Webkinz huskies (Lil' Kinz) running around the house. And there are 4-5 who all the difference is is a hairband around their neck. Whose husky is which band anyway? Rachel has an email account, we have had many Webkinz play dates with cousins, and we reprogrammed the laptop. Wow, we have done so much. Now if only I could start getting presents for Christmas...<br /><br />-BeccaDerek Catehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18065195921560553798noreply@blogger.com0