"Look Mommy, the Moon!"

Katie has really been talking up a storm lately. I am constantly surprised at the things she says. Today she surprised me when she looked out the car window and exclaimed "Look Mommy, the moon!"

Lately she has been telling her Baba and I that she loves us...A LOT! Just can't hear that enough. And she says thank you in the most heartfelt way. And usually after I have done some mundane Mommy task like wipe her hands and face or brush her hair. She really knows how to keep me wrapped around her finger. She's a smart one.

Here she is "rock climbing" up our friend, Jake's, play structure. She wanted to do it about a hundred times, of course.

I Heart Crayola Markers

As you can see, Katie was a busy girl this weekend. She was full of energy and she completely made up for all of the whining for the previous two weeks by being a doll. She was constantly running up to us, saying "Hi Mama, Hi Baba! I love you!" (Of course it wasn't quite that clear.) It was very sweet and made it extremely difficult to get angry when I walked in and saw that she had taken a Crayola Marker to half the house. Thank goodness it's washable.

Later Peter informed me that Katie was coloring on herself. Sigh...

Playing With Christopher

Christopher is really Peter's friend. On occasion, however, Christopher will dote on Katie and she just loves it. He is very polite, pushing her in her stroller or taking her hand and leading her down the sidewalk.

On this particular day, Peter must have been busy with his Star Wars toys because Christopher and Katie decided to hang out together on the back steps. It was pretty cute. Jenelle and I often joke that they will marry one day. Peter and Christopher already fight like brothers (over their toys) so it would be just as well.

Back On Her Feet

Katie's feeling better and up to her old tricks again. Today I walked out of the room for a moment and came back to find that she had carried the stool from the bathroom and proceeded to help herself to whatever she wanted on the bookshelf.

Thankfully she is doing much better than last week. Unfortunately that means I have to be very quick on my feet. I don't mind, just as long as the constant whining has subsided. Whew.

Top by Pumpkin Patch, Pants by Circo, Shoes by Cherokee.

Late Night Inspiration

It has been a particularly rough couple of weeks around here. Both kids have been sick and Katie has had a lot of trouble sleeping. That means no sleep for Mommy and Baba either.

Tonight Katie woke up at about 10 pm and wanted to be up with us. I was writing out thank you cards so Katie sat along side me and drew pictures. This is one of her masterpieces. Being her mommy, I was very impressed.















I kept a close eye on her, since last week she took a black Sharpie to her bedroom door. I didn't think it was possible to remove it, but Mr. Clean Magic Eraser came through for me!

Jammies by Carters.

Halloween Fun

We are getting ready for Halloween early this year! I don't know why I've always waited until the week before Halloween to bring out the pumpkins, but I decided we will celebrate the holiday all month for a change.

Katie's Papou planted pumpkins in our vegetable garden earlier this year and here she is sitting with them before we carried them out to the front porch.

Katie's Godmommy picked out the most adorable (and appropriate) costume for her. Stay tuned for pics...

Preparing for Fall

Today we started bringing out clothes for the fall weather since it's been so cool in the mornings.

I found these adorable boots packed away, that we received from our good friend Grace as a hand-me-down. They allllmost fit and are going to be perfect for puddle-stomping with big brother, Peter.

This week was pretty mellow since poor Katie had a bit of a cold. She was pretty grumpy which made it fun for all of us to be around her. Thank goodness it seems to be just about gone.

Jeans, sweatshirt and top by Carters, boots by Western Chief Kids.