zbug looking extra cute in her lady bug outfit from aunt fudge

thanks, auntie G! i love you.

see you soon.

most recent picture of katie & zoe

like mother....like daughter

katie ~ 30 years old zoe ~ 9.5 months old

this weekend wes took zoe to buy her first car!
now she is practicing walking every chance she gets.
she is SUPER proud of herself!

of course, we are proud, too!

GO ZO!!!

Zbug in the dishwasher mama's little helper

livinia, zoe & brittany @ livinia's baptism

old friends from dearborn ward
is there anything in the world more peaceful & beautiful???
sleeping beauty

happy valentines day

i love you,

miss z

zbug modeling her new dress from grandma kath

thanks, grandma! i love you.

9 months ago today

i was on my way

into the big beautiful world!!!

zoe & her boyfriend elmo

celebrating their 1st valentine's day together

Lately Miss Zoe has been growing up so fast!

She has nearly spent as much time out of the womb

as she did in it! She will be 9 months old on VALENTINES DAY!

We love her so much & we want to share with you

all the new things she has been up to lately.

ENJOY!

new hairstyle from daddy
new favorite game

climbing up and down stairs

what a happy & beautiful girl!!!

chompin' on some lunch with two new teeth

favorite new adventure...

...taking over the world!

new favorite boy ~ justin pugmire

new favorite chore ~

unloading the dishwasher

just like grandma kath

new favorite food....pretzel stix...yum

PEEK A BOO!!

Today Zoe had a play date with her friend Clare in Ann Arbor
We went to the Hands On Museum

which encourages children to become involoved in

scientific exporation & innovation

Zoe loved the spiky balls and the glitter tubes

Her favorite activity was the water works area

Clare & Emily ~ Katie & Zoe's friends

(Emily & Katie taught together at MLC

and were pregnant at the same time ~

Clare is 4 months older than Zoe)

BEST BUDS
Chillin' in the car in A2 on a cold MI night after a daddy date

"I want that one, Daddy!"

Zoe picks out her first sports car at the

North American International Auto Show

Detroit, Michigan

January 23, 2008

Zoe Marie * 8 months old

CHEETAH GIRLS ~ CHEETAH SISTAS!
livin' it up...chillin' in my crib yo!
modeling my new dress from aunt anisa and uncle D
stretching out my legs before elmo affliction
CONSTANTLY on the GO GO GO!!!

it took a while for zoe to warm up to her new

tickle me elmo from grandma diane..........
.......but now she body slams him every chance she gets!!!
elmo affliction!

One of my favorite stories these days is

"Too Many Carrots"

from the Jones Sugar Babies!!!