Catch up....

Kate and I were able to visit my sister and her family in San Antonio.  We had so much fun.  Kate was spoiled all week by her cousins and Aunt.  Here are a few pictures of our week.

I was so worried about the plane ride with Kate but she did so well

Maddie and Kate

Ellie always wanted Kate right by her...

Even on the swing.  Kate looks really uncomfortable but she seemed to love it

Nicole and I had to have some fun of our own

Cole was so sweet with Kate. He was always holding her hand and taking her socks off telling me how cute her feet are.  He also told me that the reason she cries so much is because she doesn't have any hair....it makes her sad.   He is the funniest kid I have ever met!!

We wish we lived by our cousins.  Kate had so much fun with them!

Tour of California

Tyler and Jeremy have made it a tradition to come visit to see the Tour of California.  We love having them here.  It was fun to see Cort, Tyler and Steve so excited to meet all the cyclists.  We wish Dru was able to come, maybe next year.

A famous cyclist that is really famous in Europe and I am sure will become famous here with his good looks

Tyler Hamilton

Kate and I anxiously waiting to see Lance Armstrong ride.  Unfortunately, we were not able to get a good picture of Lance but we were able to see him ride.

Thanks Emily and Peter for my cute dress

Kate's Firsts......

Christmas Morning at grandma & grandpa Townsend

Emmy taking Kate for a stroll in her new baby stroller

Viewing of the the Rose parade floats the night before the parade

Christmas pajamas

Huntington Gardens

Bundled up for the zoo

story time with dad and Emmy

She looks like the kid from the Christmas Story (we live in LA and I bundle her up like we are in Utah)

Hanging with Nicole at the Grove

We love to play with Brooke!

Kate's buddy Baloo 

Kate's First Photo Shoot

My friend Jordan took these pictures of Kate and was very patient while we had to change her diaper, feed her, and Kate even decided to pee on Jordan's blanket in between pictures.  It was worth it, the pictures turned out so cute.  Kate loves her tongue.  Jordan kept trying to get her to put it in but Kate prefers it out.

Introducing....

Kathryne Jayde Townsend was born October 29th at 4:24am in American Fork, Utah.  She weighed 6lbs 8oz and was 19 inches long.  She is absolutely perfect.  Kate is a miracle to our family and our little angel.  We love her so much and love watching her change everyday.  It was a journey getting to this point but worth every minute.   Thank you so much for all the phone calls, emails, texts, and prayers.  We could feel everyones love and support during this process. 

News Flash......It's a GIRL!!!

After 6 long months of waiting to post it on our blog and try and keep a secret. I finally feel like it is close enough to let everyone know. We are so excited that we have been chosen by an amazing birth mom to adopt a little GIRL. Cort and I could not be more excited! She is due on October 30th.......3 weeks. I cannot believe it is finally here. Jessica (birth mom) is someone I have become close with over the past several months and have grown to love. We have had the opportunity to meet with her a few times. She is an amazing person and has so many great qualities and she never fails to amaze me. She is beautiful, smart and so fun to talk to. Cort and I feel blessed that she chose us to adopt her sweet little girl. We are getting so so EXCITED. We will keep you posted as it gets closer.