Wednesday, February 28, 2007
I love it!
Only a true lover of reading can appreciate this blog entry. My kids love to read, it must be my genes because they certainly did not get that from Jeffrey. Kati and Bear both like to get my "cowboy" books and look through them. There are no pictures so what they are really looking at is beyond me but I enjoy it. At one point last night I showed Kati the front of her book to tell her everyone's name; when I gave it back she let me know I lost her place. She is really excited about when she can grow up and read by herself. She told Bear, "I can burrow Mommies books and I won't even have to buy my own!"
Tuesday, February 27, 2007
Saturday, February 24, 2007
Cactus attack

Today we went out to see Uncle Jason's new house he has been working on (with help from Jeffrey before he hurt his ankle). It was very very very windy today. The wind was strong enough to move me. We made a trip out to the tank when a gust of wind blew Kati right into a cactus. Ouch!!!!!! She had needles in hers legs and one or two in her bum. How painful and embarrassing. The poor girl has little dots up and down her upper thigh and some on her knees. I guess we will just have to be more careful but who could expect to be blown into a cactus.
Friday, February 23, 2007
lovin' the warmer weather
We took advantage of the warmer weather and went to the park with some friends. You wont see any pictures of Keri's kids and mine playing together though. We both have shy children and if you have shy kids too then that is enough said.
Like Bear's new hat? What a cutie.
After nap time we played in the kiddie pool. It wont be long before I have to start locking Kati up, she is just far to pretty.
After the kids got in they went for a chorus of screams.
Wednesday, February 21, 2007
Saturday, February 17, 2007
Valentine's Day
We started a new traditions this year, chocolate covered strawberries. The kids really enjoyed making them and later when they were all done only Kati liked eating them. When we were finished making them we still had some left over chocolate so we dipped sliced bananas in it. We called them special monkey bananas, Bear only liked the name and not the taste.
Kati received some new hair pretties from Grandma G since she stopped sucking her fingers. This morning I asked her to go get me some ( in my mind just meaning two or three) Kati brought back as many as her hand would hold. Who could tell her no after it was a present for something she worked so hard for.
This morning we had a special treat of eating at McDonald's. Kati made a new friend, the only problem was a language barrier. While playing the little girl ran away yelling "vamanos, vamanos". Both girls were confused, Kati wondered why the girl ditched her and the other girl didn't get why Kati didn't want to play anymore.
When we left McDonald's Kati wanted to know why we got "Grumpy Meals". I guess if it doesn't come with a toy than it just isn't happy.
Wednesday, February 14, 2007
Congratulations Bug, we are so proud of you!
Kati got her much deserved trip to Chuck E Cheese. She has been a finger suckers since infancy. She used a pacifier at first but then, being the smart girl she is, she learned that pacifiers can get lost and your fingers are always there. And that is where our problem began as parents, you can throw a pacifier away and just tuff it out for a few days but people kind of frown on you cutting a kids fingers off. We had a long struggle and I thought a goal was needed. My first try was that she should stop before the baby got here, that didn't last long, her answer was "the baby is not here yet." Okay onto something else, my next bright idea was she needed to stop before we got to Sea World. Once home she started again and I was told by Kati "Sea World is over." Can you tell both her parents are strong willed and she has inherited it? So Jeff and I put our heads together and he came up with the great idea of Chuck E Cheese. This is by no means a favorite of mine or Jeff's but Kati became introduced to it at Kyle's birthday and then requested it for her own. Kati has now gone four and half weeks with only three slip ups and we couldn't be prouder. If this sounds silly to you then you have never asked your kid to give up something so difficult for them, something that makes them feel safe when they are scared or sad, something soothing when they are tired, something they have done numerous times everyday for three years. We are so proud of Kati and she will tell you she is proud of herself too. Our little girl is growing up. And by the way the credit for initiating all this has to go to Jeffrey, if it had been up to me I would have sat down some day with a soon to be husband to explain why my baby girl was still a finger sucker, I am just to sensitive a mom to make her quite.

Brendon has his first girlfriend
Monday, February 12, 2007
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