What's happening with Kate!

Thursday, October 22, 2009

Pumpkin "Patch"

We went to Sweetberry Farms with our friends, Koran and Tova and Melanie and Holden. There are usually a lot of pumpkins but the early rains made for a small crop and this was all that was left!! We still had a great time!

Wednesday, August 5, 2009

My little cowgirl

Kate picked out this outfit with her daddy and I just had to take her outside for pictures. She kept doing the cheesy grin so I finally told her to close her mouth and smile and she gave me this totally sassy pose!

Here are a few others I took at the same time.

Monday, July 13, 2009

Staying in the lines!

Kate just got it last night. She's done a couple of quick colors "in the lines" but never filled them in much. This morning, she brought me this and said "look mom! I stayed in the lines!"

Friday, July 10, 2009

Little funny

I've been putting all the funny things Kate says and does on a sidebar but I think I'll just put them into the main part of the blog since I'm not posting as much. Yesterday, her friend, Grace needed help with putting on her bathing suit so I went to help her. Kate came up behind me and put her arms around me from behind and said "my mommy will help you. She's a good worker." It's so fun to hear what comes out of their little minds now!

Sunday, July 5, 2009

Wow! It's been a while

I can't believe how long it's been since I've actually posted anything. We have been very busy but I've been digi-scrapbooking and I guess I really don't have enough time to do both!

I had to share our carwash story though. Yesterday, we were at the gas station and decided to get the car washed. It's been a while, but we didn't realize how long. Kate went into a state of near panic over the whole thing. Unfortunately, we had two cars in front of us and plenty of time for her to work herself into a frenzy. She was screaming, flailing her arms, I'm sure she would have gotten out of her carseat and run if she could've. We're still not sure what all the fuss was about. When we finally got into it, she had her hands over her ears crying but after it started, she calmed down. When we drove out, she said, "I want to do that again sometime, that was fun!" Strange child.

We also went last night to see fireworks, a first for Kate. She's seen them from a distance before but we've never been to the actual place where they're setting them off. She started off very excited and oohed and aahhed with the rest of us but about halfway through, she became convinced they were going to come over us and get us and got scared. By the end, though, she seemed okay and said she wanted to do it again soon. Guess we'll have to wait till next year!

Wednesday, April 22, 2009

First prayer

Tonight we got home late and I put Kate in bed and she came out a few minutes later and said "we forgotted to pray, momma" so I went back to her room. She said "Dear Lord, thank you for watching over mommy and daddy and noah and the princesses. Please watch over Kate and Noah and mommy and daddy. Amen." This was the first time she prayed herself! She usually just wants me to do it and I have her talk about what she wants to pray for but she doesn't actually pray. It was so precious.

Saturday, April 4, 2009

Kate's new roommates

Meet Grace and Aubrey, Kate's new anole friends in her playhouse. One has been there for a few days and she named her(it's a him) Grace(the green one) and the other is darker and she named her Aubrey after two of her friends. We have at least 10 animals and babies named Grace, by the way, even though we don't get to see Grace as much this year since she's in school. Their friendship obviously made an impression on Kate! Aubrey, we have only seen once since Halloween but I think since she met Aubrey through Grace, she just thinks the names go together.

Mmmm Chocolate!

Today Kate really enjoyed her ice cream with chocolate syrup. YUM!

More wildflower pics!

We stopped today to grab some more pics. Kate was wearing her favorite "cowgirl" outfit looking too adorable. Here are some more pics!

Wednesday, April 1, 2009

Painting with cookie cutters

We did this with our weekly playdate on Monday and again Tuesday with our friend, Peyton. Kate LOVES it! It's one of the only crafts I've seen her get so into and just totally dig. We'll be doing it again soon, I'm sure. Here are two of her masterpieces. We got the idea from our new favorite website, http://www.notimeforflashcards.com/

The funny things you say and do...

08/26/09 - I found fresh tomatoes in your closet on the floor. Thankfully I found them when they were fresh! It was kind of dark and I was thinking, "where did these red squishy balls come from?"
08/09 "Noah's my favorite friend. Remember when he was here and he didn't listen to his mommy? Thaaat's why I love him!"
07/30/09 - It was raining outside, a not so common occurence right now in our area and we were in the car. You said "mommy, turn on the whipper wipers!"
07/18/09 - Your tummy was a little upset and you had to go potty. We were in a public potty so I went with you. You got up and looked back and said "that's bisgusting, mommy!"
July 1, 2009 We were leaving the library and a train went by. You were really excited so we stopped to watch and he blew the horn. You jumped and starting crying. On the way to the car, you said, "that train is too loud. I want a quiet train like Thomas."
June 09 - you ran the door over your toe and said "mommy, the door stepped on my toe!"
May 09 - We were going to a seafood restaurant and I asked you what you wanted. You grinned and said "shark food."
May 09 - When I call you, you come and said "here I'm are."
May 09 - Poppy said he'd buy you a toy at the zoo gift shop. You went through everything and decided on a rubber snake!
May 09 - We were putting you to bed and I said "let's make a Kate sandwich" and daddy and I hugged you from both sides of your bed. You looked at us with a big grin and said "I'm the cheese and mommy's the turkey." Daddy said, "what am I?" and you said "the lemon." You thought that was hilarious!
May 09 - You said "when I grow up, I'm going to have hairy on my legs like daddy!"
April 09 - I asked you who you wanted to pray for. You said Noah, Tova, Grace, Aubrey, Faye, Abigail, Belle, Sleeping Beauty and Jasmine!
March 09 - In the Farmer in the Dell. You say The Farmer in the tell, Hi Ho the Dairy Do, the Farmer in the tell.
January 09 - "I'm going scrapbooking with Jesus"
January 09- I was putting your bed together and you looked at me very seriously and said "when I grow up I want to learn to screw just like you!"
December 08 - When you first learned Jingle Bells, you would sing Oh what fun it is to ride in an open simpson way.
December 08 - For some reason, "come from" is your favorite phrase and you add it to the end of everything. For example, "I like peanut butter, come from." We have no idea why you like it so much!
September 08 - You say berzert instead of dessert.
September 08 - You passed gas and laughed and said "I tooted in my shoes" You thought it was hysterical!
August/September 08 - You say Opameal instead of Oatmeal
Sept 08 - "I've got lips on my stick!" after you put on lipbalm.
Aug 08 - We were out for our morning walk and a van drove by and up the road, it ran over an empty milk jug. When we got closer, you said "the car stepped on the milk!"
Aug 08 - We were sitting at the kitchen table and you were marveling that I could sit AND touch the floor with my feet at the same time. You looked at me really seriously and said "mommy, you tall like a giraffe!"
July 08 - Instead of saying "too" you say either. EG "I want one, either"
July 08 - We had just watched Enchanted, which you loved. I was putting you to bed and remembered how much I liked Annie when I was a kid so I sang "Tomorrow" to you. You looked at me and said "you sing like a princess." I so don't but I love you for saying so!
June 08 - Had a fit because she wanted to watch "Bernie" which I couldn't figure out. I asked if she meant "Barnie" but she said no and just got madder. Finally, I asked what color he is and she said "purple" so I turned on Barnie and she said "yeah, Bernie!". She's hardly ever seen him, so I had no idea she would ask for him!
June 08 - you say pidgerator instead of refrigerator
May 08 - When we go to the YMCA and you see kids out in the field, you say they are getting their "eckersize".
May 08 - I bought you a bottle of strawberry shampoo. Now when we are in the bathroom, you get all excited and point to it and say "strawberry poo!"
April 08- When I told you daddy was in Minnesota, you walked around grinning saying "daddy's in the sofa!"
April 08 - Every time the count comes on Sesame Street, you run crying and screaming from the room and come to me.
3/18/08 We were waiting at an intersection and an ambulance crossed in front of us with sirens and lights going. You watched it go by, then said "crazy bus!"
3/10/08 You saw me heat up my toast in the microwave(moms never get warm toast) so you wanted yours heated too. I gave you the slightly warmed toast. You took a bite and said "it's nice and toasty!"