Quick catch-up from the last 6 weeks or so! We've had a great summer and have gotten to visit with family in town from all over! Cate is learning to TALK which is hilarious every day. Her favorite word is probably "Cheese!"
Chris is in FRANCE! He even CONDUCTED his men's choir at the Choralies festival today!! He's been gone almost a week, and Cate and I leave in 10 days to meet him in London!! We'll also get a few days in Paris with my siblings and their spouses...and without kids! Yikes! We are thrilled to go and especially excited for the second half of our trip...my sister Lauren is getting married in Preston, England! I'm sure I will have several posts with tons of pictures of all the wedding festivities and European touring. :)
Here's our Park City life lately:
Cate was so sweet watching the singer/entertainer at the PC Library's 125th "Birthday" party. She was one of the littlest kids there.
Cate thought the children's harps at Summerhays were the best! So did I!
Cate looked like an angel at my high school friend Becca's wedding. <3
Me and my Let's Play Music puppet, Echo Ed!
Cate thought every float in the PC 4th of July Parade was amazing! Parades are way more fun with a baby.
Cate and I had a fun outing to the aquarium with our friends Stephanie and Baby Niko.
Auntie Jill getting some good snuggles.
Cate at the Kamas pool with her cousin Londyn, who was visiting from Minnesota! Londyn, who is almost 7, and her brother Jackson, who is almost 4 were SO great with Cate...which was wonderful practice because they have a new little brother or sister coming in February!! Hooray!!
After about 30 minutes in the pool, Cate just wanted to snuggle with Papa.
Cutie girls!
I went to a Salon concert of the Deer Valley Music Festival at a home in Deer Valley, where I found this treasure under the piano.
My cousin Ben just moved here!
My Uncle Shannon is visiting too! This is one of Cate's few blue-eyed relatives :)
I finally opened a time-capsule-esque box I made almost 10 years ago. It was so embarrassing! I saved the strangest things. But it was also interesting to see how much I've changed and matured!
Cate and her friend Aiden at Aiden's new house in Deer Valley.
I sent this pic to my sisters to show them I'd successfully done the trendy topknot with my hair. ;)
Every week my piano student asks IS BABY CATE HERE?? And 9 times out of 10 she's with a babysitter. Well last week she was there, so I let them play for a bit, and then I took this picture. Adorable!
Somehow the stars aligned, and I got Cate to snuggle with me AND smile at the same time.
Cate gained a pound! Still too skinny for most of her clothes, but we're making progress!
Cate and I took a stroll around Wal-Mart to get Chris some travel items, and Cate fell in love with the children's neck pillows haha!
Cate was laughing hysterically and jumping and running all over my bed, so I FaceTimed my sister Lauren to show her.
Cate trying tee ball at her friend Riley's 4th birthday party.
Another fun toy at Riley's.
Sunday dinner at Nana and Papa's. We may need to print this one.
Cate and Nana. <3
Chris's Aunt Colleen visited from New York. We loved seeing her!!! This pic is from a new restaurant called Billy Blanco's just around the corner from us. The motorcycle and graffiti decor is way cool in there.
I know I've posted a pic like this before, but she does this all the time! Can't go to sleep without the whole gang.
This is how we've been keeping up with Chris for the past week! We are so grateful for FaceTime! Every time we leave and every time we come home, Cate asks for Dada, so being able to video chat has made being without him a little easier on us both.
There's Chris on the cover of La Provence newspaper in southern France!! It's extra cool because there are thousands of people at this festival...and there's my hub!! 
Cate had a fever and wasn't feeling well most of yesterday, but I got a quick smile from her.
Happy August!
