We are behind!

Hello from the Trewet house--
I am getting behind on blog posts and I don't have time to post pictures tonight, but I will give you a short update to what we have been up to these summer days.
Carter is working at Otter Creek Golf Course and although he thought, at the beginning, that having a job was quite possibly the worst thing in the world...the tips have helped and his job isn't quite so bad. He is a bag boy and is finding that there are worse summer jobs. He even took his girlfriend out to eat (on his own dime) last week followed by a trip to Saylorville to watch the sunset (everyone now--oooooooooohhh!)
Cate is getting more fun by the minute--she is crawling now! We will try to post a video sometime as proof. She is also learning about pitch in her voice, that girl can scream when she wants! She is finally getting over a NASTY cold that both her parents also got from her last week.
We just got home from a FABULOUS long weekend with the Becker family. Cate was in her first parade and enjoyed her first fishing trip. It was a VERY special time with family that we will treasure. No worries--Cate can definitely hold her own in that houseful of boys. We have proof in the pictures of her pulling little Spencer's hair out.

Love to all!

6 month doctor visit

6 month stats:
Weight 16 lbs. 6 oz.
Height 25 3/4 in.

GOING TO THE POOL!

We took Cate to the pool today--it was her second trip. SHE LOVES IT! Here are pictures from 2 weeks ago--her first trip to the pool. Briarwood has a very fun pool with a baby pool...some how I see us spending lots of time there over the next several years.

Many firsts

Cate has had many firsts in the last week:

First graduation parties (Miles and Anna) full of lots of admiring by her great aunts and uncles and all her cousins
First baseball game--a beautiful night at the watching the Iowa Cubs play
First wedding (Congrats to Kate and Bob) where she barely let out a peep

First 9 holes of golf--Matt attached the car seat to the golf cart. She was asleep by the end of the 1st hole and slept the entire time! She wore her first baseball cap and Nike jacket from Rachel and Sophia.
First Memorial Day picnic with TJ and Emily (and Uncle Mark and Aunt Jodi)

AND...drumroll...HER FIRST TOOTH! Carter's comment was "I don't know what the big deal is, I have lots of teeth and nobody is excited for me!"

Mother's Day

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!

Playing outside and bathtime

Cate likes bathtime now. She seems to think it is like the spa--she just sits back and relaxes and Daddy gives her a bath. Much better than the battles we had when she was little!

We are just THRILLED that it is nice outside now. You can see that even at 5 months, Cate is thinking about walking. She loves being outside especially to look at all the spring colors. We are excited for summer.

Hanging out in the hammock with Dad--always keeping an eye on him!

My new friends

We LOVE Lucy. Lucy's mom, Katie, and I were sorority sisters at Drake. Katie and I were pregnant together and she was really hoping for a girl because she cheated and knew she was having a girl. Lucy and Cate made their first appearance at the Farmer's Market last weekend. You can tell in this picture how much Cate loves toes right now, she even found Lucy's!

This is Cate's friend Catherine Kraus. Catherine's mom, Heidi, and I were sorority sisters at Drake. Catherine was born 2 weeks before Cate. Looks like they are already telling secrets.