Sikorski Saga

Did the car seat grow, or is Katja really that little? Tim buckling Katja's car seat into the van. Tim and Katja at the front door. Kyla and Katja at the front door. Goobers meeting Katja . He wasn't really impressed, but not freaked out like when we brought Luella home. Luella and Kyla looking in on Katja in the baby swing. Maren and Kevin in the pool waiting to hear that we left the hospital. Peter and Isaac in the pool. Karen, Dan, Luella and Anna playing in the pool. Dan, Isaac and Tim putting Tim's new huge propane and/or charcoal grill together.

Katja making funny faces! Pastor Paige came to visit! Other hospital visitors were Pastor Eric, Rita LaCotti , Louise Glose and her granddaughter, Diana Jurist, Jennifer Rebolledo , April Miller, Tina Ward and her son Jeremiah. Tim and Katja waking up from a nap. Isaac and Peter in Union Station. They met Uncle Phil for lunch. Luella found a way to eat the potato chips someone left on the table! The family took a bus tour of DC. Here's Dan, Luella and Karen on the bus. Isaac, Anna and Maren with the Capitol in the background. Luella trying to pick the rocks out of the concrete at Jefferson Memorial. It didn't work and she was upset. Dan and Luella taking a break from their running at the Washington Monument.

Sleeping Beauty Katja . Sister love! Luella giving Katja a kiss. Family of four! Tim, Kyla, Luella and Katja ! Looking at pictures of Luella's day in DC with the family. On the metro - Isaac, Peter, Maren and Kevin. Dan, Anna, Karen, Kirsten and Luella riding the metro. They saw the Spy Museum, but couldn't take pictures inside. Same with the Ford Theater where Abe Lincoln was shot . Isaac, Maren and Anna outside the Museum of Natural History. Kirsten and Luella inside the museum. Kirsten actually got Luella to nap inside the museum! Isaac standing next to a huge piece of his birthstone, amethyst . They ate Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream for dinner. Maren and Dan loved it! Kevin, Anna, and Karen enjoying dinner. Luella loved her dinner of a slushy! Outside the Museum of Natural History - Peter, Luella, Kirsten, Isaac, Maren and Anna.

Dan getting the phone call that Katja arrived and is ready for visitors! Luella hearing that she's really a big sister for the first time. The sign to the hospital where Katja was born. Tim and Luella playing outside in the hospital courtyard. All of Katja's info. Yes, we went with the house pediatrician since this is a civilian hospital, but our regular medical care is at an Army clinic. Katja's footprints! Katja's feet! Mommy/daughter hug. We missed each other during the hospital stay. Our first attempt at a family of four photo, but Luella was acting her age. Uncle Peter holding his newest niece with Anna. After visiting us, it was time to go swimming! Isaac, Kirsten, Maren, Kevin and Luella playing in the hotel pool. Luella and Granddaddy playing in the water. Maren and Kevin playing too. Isaac showing off that they had Pokemon Mac-n-Cheese for dinner.

Kyla called her Grandma Luella Dore to wish her a happy 79 th birthday! Too bad her birthday present ( Katja ) came the next day. Kyla put everyone on speaker phone to sing Grandma Lu happy birthday. Karen measuring Maren for her dress. All the girls got matching dresses. Kyla trying to figure out how her sewing machine works again. Karen sewing the girls' dresses. Maren, Luella and Anna modeling the dresses Grammy made for them. They'll wear them to Katja's baptism. For Kyla's last pregnant supper she wanted Tim's pancake breakfast. Anna decided to help Tim cook. The best place to fit all 11.5 of us around a table is the picnic table in the backyard. Kyla putting lip gloss ( Carmex ) on Luella's lips after we tickled her teeth (brushed them). Luella blowing bubbles before Kyla put her to bed - her last night as an only child. Here's the biggest Kyla's pregnant belly got!