Amazon makes Katie happy!

Katie has been bugging me for a doll stroller for awhile now. I wasn’t going to get her one because she doesn’t need anything else…but then I remembered she had Christmas money from Grauntie Rose and Gruntie Jim. So she and I looked at them on Amazon and two days later, we had a happy little girl.

She walks it all over. Takes it down to Sofia’s. Takes it down to the park (almost a half mile walk!)…

Happy 5th birthday, Katie!

The day started by opening a present from papa and Grannie (that has been in our closet for probably two years now)—doll bunk beds. She was over the moon!

  
Picture with the birthday girl!

Opening her birthday cards—the same card from two people and the zebras matched her outfit! What are the odds?!

The official picture.

Katie’s Barbie reward

After our initial potty-training experience went well, we’d been having a rough few weeks with Katie having wet underwear A LOT. So we decided a bribe was in order.

She found a Barbie she wanted at Walmart and she had to be dry for seven days to get it. We put up a chart and she put her daily stickers on…and damned if she didn’t do it the first try!

 

Katie’s birthday presents, take 2.

Present #2 she picked, which was opened after dinner! Are you sensing a theme here? 🙂

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And the shot that makes it all worth it! 🙂

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(If you can’t tell, it’s a reversible Anna/Elsa doll. You flip the skirt over and the other doll is underneath. Her friend had one at T-ball and Katie co-opted it and carried it around forever. So I got her one off ebay probably two months ago and it’s just been waiting!)

Game 7: Raptors vs Scrappers

 

One of Owen’s teammates (surprisingly, there’s not too much of this with his team):

Katie’s same friend was there with her purse—and an Elsa/Anna doll—again today which kitty quickly co-opted as her own. The mom had no problem with it because she was just happy her daughter was sharing. 🙂

Katie off playing with her:

Our little catcher!

Owen’s two at-bats:

In mom’s dress with mom’s matching doll—Part 2!

See part 1 here!

Today Gramma Jean and I tried to get a better shot of Katie in the dress with the doll—and with the bonnet that I found (and didn’t lose after we moved!).

First, Katie was thrilled to get new shoes (I’ve had them forever and finally had a reason to get them out). Second, she loved her “long socks” and sat very patiently while I put her tights on. Third, she was excited to finally hold “her dolly” that she had seen sitting on the table waiting. 🙂

Here’s a comparison shot with the original picture and the closest one from today (out of 147 shots):

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And a collage of the rest of the best:

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Two of my favorites:

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Some pics mom took:

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Showing grandpa her long socks!

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Heading to the bus stop to get Owen, with a brief detour to see the pumpkins and try for more pics:

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As always, excited to see Owee getting off the bus!

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Back at home, refusing to take off any of the outfit:

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