Eval, latest and craziness

Katy was evaluated last week for her lack of speech. She is on track with all developement except her speech (we pretty much knew). They said that her speech is about the level of a 10 month old. It is probably a bit higher, but to get the services they offer it has to be blow a certain level or low in more than one area. She is saying half a dozen words and they did acknowledge that it is most likely environmental that she doesn't have to speak therefore she isn't. So tomorrow the speech pathologist will be coming out to see Katy and will return about every 2 weeks.
Kinda funny the other day, Kristy got out of the tub and started hollering "A BUG!, A BUG!". Of course Katy starts running to see what is so exciting. We told her to relax and I returned to the conversation Kristy had interrupted. Next thing I know Katy is next to me saying "MOM, ook, ook, MOM!" So I turn to her and find her cute pudgy little fingers pinching a flopping pincher-bug less than 6 inches from my face! "Eeewww (smack) drop that". She dropped it and Brian killed it, then Katy started crying. No wonder Kristy is afraid of bugs... we'll see if Katy is also now.
Finally, things have been very busy, as I have said a few times. I have been have had at least two sessions every other week for the last couple months (I think). It doesn't seem like that much and probably isn't but on top of all the other routine.... it has been crazy. Anyway. I planned to put my favorite shot from each session in the post but don't really have the time- tonight anyway. So for now, here is Kristy last weekend. She got to go with me on one of my shoots and be my assistant. Naturally before the customers arrived I had her pose...

Katy's video

Katy has a tendency to speak when convenient for her. So we set it up to be convenient and bring you this video as a result.

Veterans Day

For Veterans Day we went to Bakersfield. Aside from the distinct smell of cow dung in the morning it was really cool. They had a parade that they requested a group of active duty veterans to be "honorary grand marshalls". Brian was one of the 14 who went. They had all the active duty as grand marshalls leading the parade. Bakersfield has had a Veterans Day parade for the last 89 years and this is the first year that Edwards AFB has had anyone there. The girls really enjoyed the parade, though Kristy got a little tired after the first 80 entries... they had 142 entries this year. Katy during lunch at the VFW, they served the guys breakfast and lunch. One of the greatest parts for Brian was when he saw this little girl (in the red white and blue) holding this sign in the middle of the crowd of people.
We walked around the downtown area after lunch while waiting for the final event of the day and had multiple vehicles honk and wave, give thumbs up and thanks to Brian. Being in such a military saturated area it is seldom that this kind of thing happens so to be able to go to a city that makes such a point of expressing the gratitude to Veterans was a great experience. Here is the link to the article in the Bakersfield paper wed after the parade
http://www.bakersfield.com/hourly_news/story/606558.html

Sample

We took the time to get some updated family pics. These are just a few to give a sample of what they are. Since we will likely use them for Christmas we will save a few for that. Enjoy.

Halloween 08

pics are a bit out of order but oh well!
On Wednesday we had Brian's work halloween party. The girls got pumpkins and went on a hay ride. THey also had bobbing for apples and carmel dip for the apples as well as a pinata. Here are a few of the girls leaving there. Once again the idea was that Kristy was Barbie and Katy was Kelly (baby barbie). Kinda worked. Whatever, they were adorable!



Last night (Halloween) we went trick or treating with Hunter and his Dad. We had all of us and hit parts of 3 different neighborhoods. The girls got a good amount of candy. Kristy was having fun running from door to door. Katy was just chillin not really sure and a bit nervous about all the strangers. Kristy only got nervous and scared when she saw an area with scary people sitting motionless. She wasn't going to get set up to be scared again!Oh yeah and Kristy decided she wanted to stick to her pink dress because she likes pink better than blue. So they went in pink for Halloween itself and funny enough got recognized and called out about the costume change during trick or treating.
Kristy and Hunter, he was obviously a soldier. I don't know that he or his family would appreciate me saying this but walking around with Barbie he could have been GI Joe...lol

I took a few minutes and went to Kristy's school to take pictures of her class. Here is her class, every last one is dressed up.
Finishing a Halloween math assignment.Heading off to recess.