Catching Up

It looks like I'm only going to get to blog about once a week so here's what has been going on the last week with us starting with last weekend...

Friday
On Friday, Katie and I went to our neighborhood gymnasium to play with some other kids from our Mom's Club. She had a great time playing and her pull-along dog was the hit toy of the day. Katie did a GREAT job letting the other kids have turns pulling it around. I think she might be starting to get the hang of sharing toys. Katie was super-excited all day b/c she and Daddy were going to have a date at Chuck E. Cheese that night. She told everyone about it. All day she'd say - "Go to Chuh Cheese, Katie and Dadddy, no Mommy" By the time Ric got home she was so antsy to go. They had a great time together!


Saturday

We had a big day on Saturday. We went to Scottsdale to the Train Park. Katie was a little scared of the horses (carousel) so we just rode the train and played on the playground. She really enjoyed it but we forgot to bring a camera! After that we went shopping at the mall in Scottsdale. We headed home about 3pm and decided to go straight to church. Katie was exhausted by the end of all that but it was a good day.

Sunday
We hung out most of the day but had a neighborhood ice cream social at our pool that evening. Ric and I had a nice time visiting with the neighbors and Katie had fun running around in the grass with all the kids. As I looked around, I reflected on what a great neighborhood we're in - there are so many young kids and families. These are Katie's buddies Grace & Taylor. (PS: Thanks, Rachael, for the pic from your blog...I can't seem to remember my own camera)





Mon/Tue
Not much to add. Katie loves Bible Study on Tuesday mornings. Her teachers told me they want to take her home b/c they love her so much. She has to memorize a verse "I am with you always" and she's actually starting to learn it! I have to say "I am with you" and then she adds "always". I'm very proud of her! Oh, her latest thing that she's saying all the time - she'll list off something (people, food, books, etc.) and then add "And that's all". For instance, I'll say "What do you want for lunch?" and she'll say "Turkey, cheese, banana...and that's all". She's saying it all the time! She has really been chatty this week. It's so cute to hear what she comes up with.

#5

Hi everyone!

Just a few things to catch up on since my last blog...

We spent Labor Day weekend working around the house although we tried really hard to get to San Diego. From what we've heard, it's a terrible weekend to visit San Diego due to big crowds. Looks like any more trips are out until next winter/spring.

After Labor Day, our friends Chris and Mary Beth came to visit. They were nearing the end of a 55 day vacation thru Asia and the South Pacific. It was great to see them! Katie ended up getting a fever while they were here so that put a little damper on our visit but we got lots of good chatting in. They did this vacation in between a move from Paris to NYC and should be back in NYC by now.

Katie and I have spent a lot of time around the house between her fever last week for a couple of days and work being done at the house this week (repairing one of our walls). She has become really fond of tea parties so here are some pics from our tea parties...

We set up Katie's Big Girl Bed last weekend and she looks so tiny in it. She seems to be sleeping really well in it and doesn't seem scared. I'll post pics of her new Big Girl room once her room is all put together. The rest of her furniture doesn't come in for a few weeks so it looks a little hodge-podge right now.

Not much else to add. One cute thing that Katie is saying is "What are ya doin'?" She looked over at me one day last week and said "Mom, What are you doing?". Ric and I cracked up at her b/c it just sounded so grown up coming from a 2 yr old. She also has been very interested in the wall repairs this week and when the guys have walked out the door or left the room she says "Where'd everybody go?" She's very in to saying "Everybody" and "People" right now even if it's just one person. I'm not sure where she picked up on those words but she's definitely using them ALL the time.

On the baby front...5 weeks to go! Still no name. I think we're really going to try to pick one out this weekend.