Christmas 2007

Here are some pictures from our time in Colorado with family for Christmas. We have had a great time. Zoe has been changing so much; from her first giggles in Tulsa to sitting up better each day, to talking almost non-stop today (is the last one a sign of things to come?).

This picture is from before Christmas, but shows how good she is getting at sitting in her little Bumbo chair.

Aunt Kelsey bundles Zoe up while we take some family pictures outside.

The card shark with her first-cousin-once-removed Calee.

Look at these two beautiful girls!

Christmas morning.

With a stocking all her own.

She took a long nap with Uncle Caleb before a Hand and Foot tournament.

Family pic.

Zoe getting ready for a day in Denver with her bunny that Nana gave to her.

Self portrait.

We hope you had a wonderful Christmas. We are so grateful to remember and celebrate Jesus with our extended families.

Zoe in Colorado

How cute is this?!

Zoe getting ready for an outing to our favorite local coffee shop in Fraser - Rocky Mountain Roastery. This is her little mountain bear outfit.

Time for a diaper change and a little play time.

Poor Zoe...

..someday she'll know just how nerdy her parents are.

Family pics

Here are a couple of pictures from our family photo session with Cynthia. She took some awesome pictures. But we don't want to spoil the family pic that we'll send out with Christmas cards, so that will have to wait to be posted until next year.

Carly and Zoe

I love this picture. It's now my desktop background. Way to go Cyn!

Lilias Meadow Stroope!

Zoe's new cousin Lilias Meadow Stroope arrived this week - 6lbs 15ozs 21 1/2 inches. She's beautiful! Mom & Dad Stroope seem to be doing well also.

A moment with mama.

Proud papa.

Take THAT world!

We can't wait to meet you Lilias! Love Kyle, Carly & Zoe.

Go Elf Yourself!

An early Christmas greeting from the Walters (minus Aspen). Copy and paste the link below to see it.

http://www.elfyourself.com/?id=1151064563

Thanksgiving

We had a great time with the Geigers and Robinsons in Tulsa for Thanksgiving. Lots of food, movies, good company, and fun. We got some great family pics that you'll see later. Here are a couple of fun ones for now.

Here's some of the bonfire crew the night before we came home. Thankfully, we had a fireman on hand.

Zoe is smiling A LOT now! It's amazing. Here she is with Carly's cousin Gwynne.

happy halloween!

Zoe's Gramps got her some cool Halloween outfits. She sported this for the trick-or-treaters last night. It's my favorite.


She's growing up so fast! Here are a couple of other pictures of Zoe on a trip she and Carly took to Tulsa, and then to Colorado Springs while I was out of the country in South Asia.

The girls got to visit Uncle Jeff's firehouse in Tulsa.

Bathtime at Marmie and Doc Daddy's house.


With our good friend Cely in Colorado.

Lots of love from Nana & Gramps.

more pics before the first road trip

Zoe and mom are getting ready to take a 2-week trip to see both sets of grandparents while Kyle is out of the country on a business trip. Just look at the two of them, they're gonna have fun!

But before we all left home, we had a WONDERFUL visit with some dear friends / cousins (who actually just moved back from the country Kyle is going to visit! Here is Carly with her cousin Jessica.

Jessica is expecting her own little bundle of joy in December.

Here's Jessica holding Zoe again. Just what should Zoe call Jessica? Aunt? Cousin? Second-cousin? First-cousin-once-removed?
We're glad these dear friends, who are also family, are just a few hours up the road from us now.

If you see Zoe in the next couple of weeks, you may see her like this: strapped in and wide-eyed!

first bottle

Zoe took her first bottle like an old pro. At first she didn't quite know what to think of it, but once she realized food was coming out, she latched on tight! It was fun for dad to get to feed her. She makes all kinds of funny noises when she eats. I guess she's enjoying it - her way of saying yummmm...

3-weeks

Three weeks old and looking good! Things are going pretty well so far. Zoe is eating and sleeping on a pretty good schedule. Carly is doing an AMAZING job as a new mom. We're having so much fun with Zoe. Takes a little longer to get out of the house, and we don't get out as often, but we'll adjust.

A little wake-time with mom.

Is that a smile?

Nap time with dad.

Zoe's newly famous stretch position.