Soup

Our little one will take any plate or bowl given to her and make "soup". She'll stir and stir!


There is no feeding her anymore without her own spoon and bowl. So cute!

Palm Springs

We took an overnight trip to Palm Springs for a break (Palm Desert to be exact). Tim got two weeks of comp time but needed to use it or lose it, so to make it feel a little like a vacation, we drove to a lovely time share for an overnight stay. Kate slept well, since we could put her in the living room to sleep. We just hung out at the pool and enjoyed each other's company. Kate even got a great nap in on our bed. Sweet girl!

We were sad to go the next morning, but we couldn't go to the pool - the temperature had dipped and the winds picked up and it was cold! It snowed on the way home.

Beauty time

Kate likes getting ready in the morning with us...as long as she gets to sit in the sink and play with toothbrushes and things.

Beep Beep

Kate got a toy car to ride on, and how she loves it so! Up and down the block she goes, squealing all the way! Sometimes, she even steers it like a boat, standing behind the wheel. She waves "hello" to everyone she meets, and it is a GREAT walk if a dog is passed along to route. We're in trouble if she loves her car this much now - wonder how bad it will get when she starts to drive.

Standing Tall

Kate has surprised us this week by standing up all by herself. We were outside, watching Daddy work in the yard, and Kate didn't have anything to hold on to in order to stand up from sitting. So, instead, she just went from squatting and touching the ground in front of her to standing - just like that! We both thought it was a fluke, but she repeated this feat several times in a row. Now if she could only find a graceful way of falling down when she's standing. (Anissa still wants to buy Kate a helmet).


She's a speed demon around the house with her assortment of walkers. She will push them everywhere, and she's started to put toys and things into the walker to move around the house with her. Tim and Anissa have fun sitting/standing at opposite ends of the house while Kate walks her walker between us. (She hasn't quite figured out how to turn the walkers around to go in the opposite direction).

Disneyland!

Tim took a much needed (and deserved) week off from work this week. We all went to Disneyland and stayed over at the Grand Californian. The hotel was beautiful and the room was very nice. Kate experienced "It's a Small World", the carousel, and the "Tiki Room" on the first day. Then it was naptime...for her mother. Kate enjoyed her first day very much. So much so, that she was awake and ready for day number 2 at 1:30 AM!

We made her wait until after the character breakfast. Chip 'n Dale both made an appearance. Her favorite was Chip (or was it Dale?). He played Peak-A-Boo and made her giggle. Brother Bear was too scary, and Pluto was very sweet. Day 2 included another ride on "It's a Small World" and some fun in Toon Town. Anissa bumped into her friend (played hookey from work, so I won't say her name), and Kate was asleep and exhausted by noon.

It was a 'restful' and fun two days.

We are now Kate's travel agents. She has learned that pointing in direction often leads to her parents going in that direction. She points to go down/up the stairs and into which room she'd like to be delivered. She also pushes Anissa to get off a chair so that Kate can push it around the room. She hasn't tried to move the couch yet.