This is how I found Katie when I got her up this morning. This week she learned how to sit up from laying down so I knew this would come any day. She was so cute holding on to her crib with a big grin on her face. She was very proud of herself. Just one more thing that shows us how fast she's growing up.
Katie turned 9 months old yesterday. I took this picture yesterday but never found any time to put it on the BLOG. I took a picture of her in the bathtub because I have a frame on my wall in the bathroom with all my kids, at 9 months old, in the bathtub. Like the rest of my kids, she loves the bath. When I turn on the water, she lays on the bathroom floor and kicks her legs and flaps her arms with excitement. The only part she doesn't like is when she has to get out and get dressed. She has never liked getting dressed. Katie is so close to crawling. She hasn't actually moved her legs, just gets up on her knees and then falls when she goes for something. She likes being able to get around more. Another thing she likes to do is sit in front of the fireplace glass and talk to herself. She sits there and talks and bangs on the glass and laughs. It's so cute! She is pretty much on solid foods now and loves them! She says mmmm, mmmm, mmmm the whole time she eats. Katie is happy most of the time. She has a great sense of humor. She likes us to play games with her and she always laughs. She loves to scream. It's a happy scream but it's very loud. It can be very embarassing in quiet places like church and restaurants. We love her so much! In the cookies of life, she's the chocolate chips!
Today was Jadon's orientation day for 7th grade. Why didn't they have this when I was in 7th grade? What a great thing! All the 7th graders get to come to school to get to know the school and find their classes. It's only half a day so they don't get overwhelmed on the first day. It was kind of sad for me to send him off on the bus this morning instead of taking him to school like I've done for the last 7 years! At least he let me go to the bus stop with him and take his picture.
Jadon seemed to have a very good first day of middle school. He was pretty happy when he came home. He's got friends in most of his classes and I think he really likes being treated older. I've been dreading sending him to middle school because I feel like I'm going to lose control of him and he's going to be around some bad influences. All I can do now is hope he makes good decisions and continues to be the good kid that he is! 
I am so thankful that I had the oppurtunity to attend the dedication of the Oquirrh Mountain temple with Jadon today. Dale went to the Draper dedication so he stayed home with Katie so that I could go to this one. It really was a neat experience. After the dedication was over, we were upstairs walking outside. We looked downstairs and the Prophet was walking through. Everyone stopped and watched him. It was silent and there was such a neat spirit in the room. I love the Oquirrh temple. I love the view. I love that I was able to spend time with my family there and can't wait to go back together again one day!
Two weeks ago I was released as a Relief Society teacher and was put in as a den leader for the wolves. Whenever I tell people about my new calling the response is usually something like "Oh, I'm sorry". Those people are crazy! I love my new calling. Doing scout stuff is so easy and I love being able to spend some time with Jaxon. Today we took the 7 boys in our troop to hike Ensign Peak. It was so fun. I can't believe that I've lived in Utah all my life and have never done this before. The hike isn't too long but kind of steep. The view once you reach the top is amazing! I love where we live. It is so pretty! 
