Yeah Cousins!

The LBC (Long Beach cousins - and parents) came up for a very nice visit on Saturday. The heatwave has finally broken and we can go outside without feeling like we will burst into flames. Everyone hung out at the pool most of the afternoon. Olivia and Gaby are very good swimmers. And Antonio and Katie shared food and discussed how best to ask for treats. Katie can say Antonio. Actually she shouted it when he wasn't paying attention to her and she wanted him to follow her lead. She's a sponge for language and picks up new words every day. She babbles "thank you," if you give her what she wants. We don't want to know what she's saying when you don't give her what she wants.



Katie has also discovered how much fun it is to try on Mommy's clothes. I think she's experimenting with rock fashion. She likes a lot of belts. I guess the 80's really are coming back. Shoes are so much fun lately. Such a girl. She brings Daddy several pairs of shoes each morning to try on with her outfit before we leave for daycare. She loves going to Payless with Mommy - nirvana.

Babble babble giggles...

Katie is talking all the time now. We're not quite sure what she is saying all the time. Recently she says "diter" (diaper), up, down, apple, and bubbles. She really likes bubbles. We're hoping she's not OCD and just likes washing her hands in bubbles.

Katie has been pretty tired this week. Lots of play time with her buddy Tommy. And Petra visited with Alison and Richard this weekend. Katie and Petra were both really tired but didn't want to nap. Their parents would have gladly taken a nap - the heat is exhausting them.

Katie's top two top teeth are fully in and the bottom teeth have broken through. She's really chomping a lot - especially Daddy's shoulder. She's been walking around the house babbling and talking to herself and then giggling when we catch her. She picks up her play phone and says, "bee boo doo dee daa..." as she dials nana or grandma.

With the heat, Katie has been really fond of "naked time." She likes splashing around in her pools in the backyard and then runs around inside the house without her diaper. So far Mommy and Daddy have been lucky with no "accidents."