Saturday, June 6, 2009

Happy 10th Anniversary

Last Friday Ryan and I celebrated another milestone in our marriage by celebrating our 10th anniversary!! Knowing that Kate was due around this time we decided to celebrate early so back in March we took a trip up to Victoria, Canada. We spent an extended weekend there visiting places that we visited while on our honeymoon there 10 years earlier and discovering new places on the island.

View from our hotel room looking out at the beautiful Victoria Harbor

A cool castle that we discovered while sight seeing!


On our actual anniversary Ryan took the day off and we decided to do something as a family so we went to the Woodland Park Zoo. We had a great time and enjoyed the beautiful sunny weather. 
Us on our actual anniversary, June 5, 2009. At the zoo with the kids!


These past 10 years have been amazing!! Ryan is such a great husband and father. I couldn't ask for more, I feel so incredibly blessed! 
I love you Ryan!!

Tuesday, June 2, 2009

Welcome little girl......

Kate Marie Hammond entered this world at 2:08pm on Sunday, May 31, 2009 weighing 7.8 lbs and 21" long. She had a few difficulties adjusting to the world when she was born and thought it would be fun to take a trip down to the NICU. She was having problems breathing and maintaing her O2 sats and bloodsugars. So they kept her under observation in the NICU for about 4.5 hours after her birth. She proved to be a champ and was ok to come back to my room and stay with me. 
She is such a doll and we love her to pieces! Her four older brothers are in love with her and want to hold her all the time! We are thrilled to have a little girl and are loving all the pink surrounding us! 


Dad, Mom and Kate just minutes after she was born.

7.8 lbs........our third baby weighing this amount!

Nanny and Grandma watching over little Kate in the NICU.

Dad and Kate in the NICU

Mom visiting Kate in the NICU