The other night right before bedtime Katie and Gavin had a little, how shall we say… squabble. They both wanted the same “magazine” (a.k.a. one of those cheap TOY catalogs that start coming in the mail around this time of the year) and K hit G over the head with a pillow (a pillow people!!…
Queen of the Castle
I couldn’t resist the cool, clear morning so we got dressed and ventured over to the playground… K had it all to herself so I called her “Queen of the Castle”… A role she is all too happy to fulfill! p.s. This is the extended backyard of our next-door neighbors (who have many grandkids!) and…
Party Time!
Kids + a gym = loads of fun, right? So we hit The Little Gym for K’s birthday celebration. And I *think* the kids had fun. We’ll let the pics tell the tale…
At Three
My sweet Katie-Kay is three today. Aw, it’s like a little poem. And really, so is she. I have so much joy with her in my life, it’s hard to describe. Of course I love shopping for cute outfits and headbands that she doesn’t leave in her hair for long and brushing her hair and…
The Ladybug Dress
I found this dress at Goodwill on one of my trips to Austin last year at the same time that I bought this one. My parents have an AWESOME Goodwill near their house. I just thought it was so cute with the rick-rack and the ladybugs and little daisies. Plus? It was $3.99. So yeah,…
Easier
I commented to a friend of mine the other day that things are getting “easier” as the kids get older. I think what I really meant is that things are easier now that G is in Kindergarten. I don’t mean that in a mean way, I’m just saying the boy takes a lot of energy…
Toddler Times
She was my last baby and now she is my last toddler. Soaking it up. Even the epic meltdowns. But mostly the snack eating, book “reading”, occasional t.v. watching, coloring, etc, etc, etc…
Last First Day
We missed “meeting” her teacher, even though she is the SIL of someone that works with Tim and we already know her. I did not go to orientation for the school because one or two of my kids have been going there since we moved here. So, she and I waltzed into her new schoolroom…
Tuesdays With Katie
Miss K (I think she’s pretty much graduated from “baby”…) is starting pre-school after Labor Day. She will go three days a week and Tuesdays (and Thursdays) will be our only full days together. Thursday mornings are booked with her class at The Little Gym and what I presume will be a few weekly trips…
When an almost three-year-old reads…
Someone I know that lives in this house and is short and naturally blond and female likes books a lot lately. She takes them into bed with her before nap and bed time at night. She “reads” them while TRYING to go potty (oh Lord help me…) She makes up her own stories from the…