Friends gave us a Cinderella dress because it was too big for their kids. This is me surprising Katie with it.
Happy girl!
Category Archives: Katie
Good morning! Oh wait, a tantrum about donuts. Yay.
For some unknown reason, she had it in her mind that daddy was getting her donuts for breakfast…and this is what happened when I told her that wasn’t happening. (I asked Tom later if he mentioned anything about donuts at any time and he said he didn’t even say the word.)
Just until daddy gets home.
It’s storming and she’s scared…so I get cuddles. I had Owen, too, but he left since Katie was crowding him. But Katie told me as soon as daddy gets home she’s cuddling with him. #daddysgirl
They crack me up.
They usually play like this when Owen gets home from school.
Katie singing Happy Birthday
I asked Katie if she wanted to sing Happy Birthday to a friend so I could record it and she said yes. Here’s what happened. 🙂
Waiting patiently at Ikea.
Katie gets to play for a bit at Ikea while I shop. I really only needed 10 minutes to grab one thing but she LOVES the play area and doesn’t always get to go (they’re often full with a wait list) so I let her today.
Katie counting bunnies
She has to count out eight bunnies to play the game. Apparently they have to be in s certain order as well. 🙂
A quick Katie cuddle
Two faces of Katie
Katie’s second time at gymnastics
And she loves it. LOVES IT. LOVES LOVES LOVES IT!!
I asked and she let me do them today!
She never wants tails anymore. But she had gymnastics this morning so maybe that’s why she let me.
Our first nice day in awhile!
It’s the first really nice day we’ve had so I took the kids to the library playground and walked two miles while they played.
A friend of Owen’s was there so they had fun running around together.
Kids in a boat at the mall
Their treat while I did a return at TJ Maxx.
I’m jealous. I never get this.
I may get a few minutes in a chair, but I never get full body cuddles. She’s definitely daddy’s girl.
Six seconds of cuddle
Usually about all I get.
Socks are hard.
Things were going well until she got to the socks. Some days she has no problems. Today was not one of those days.
Katie in a box.
Potato people for Gramma Jean
I had to ship something to Gramma Jean in Florida so I asked Katie if she wanted to draw a picture to send. I got an immediate and emphatic YES!! She raced to the drawing table and did this.
As she drew the first body, she says “A potato!” 🙂 Then she continued drawing and talking: “Two eyes. Two ears. Two arms.” It was so cute.
“Another potato!”
And if you look closely you’ll also see belly buttons. 🙂
Valentine’s Gifts
Katie got a Keurig for her kitchen so she can make coffee for daddy…
And Owen got a Valentine’s Lego set and home-printed cards for his favorite iPad game (which we cut out and laminated). If you can believe it, the cards were his favorite thing and he forgot all about the Legos for an entire day!
Sonetimes Charlie allows it.
Enjoying playtime before lessons.
Bouncing birthday!
Katie’s friend Cayenne had her birthday at the trampoline place.
Treat time!
Katie did pretty good while we were shopping at the mall so we stopped for a treat.
And then this happened on the way home.
Katie is 3 years 7 months today!
And some outtakes:
I finally let her ride in the cool cart.
I hate these carts so rarely let her ride in one. They’re just heavy and super awkward to maneuver. But this small one magically appeared at Marshall’s today (it’s never once been there so I think it somehow migrated from another spot in the mall) and she begged me with sugar on top so I relented. You gotta love that smile. 🙂
She was just too cute for errands.
I’m so glad she loves wearing hats. Mittens are sometimes a harder sell but she apparently likes her new fuzzy mittens.
And a closeup in case I forgot to take the official monthly shot later.
She found her mouse.
Cuddling with mouse (from one of her favorite books: If you take a mouse to school) after finding him in the basement earlier today. She was also cranky because daddy was at class and wasn’t going to be home before bedtime.
Katie’s taking gymnastics!
I got a deal on a 12-week (12 session) class and knew she’d love it. Thankfully it’s pretty close to home.
Warming up and stretching.
A few stills from the videos.
As predicted, she LOVED it and can’t wait to go back. She keeps asking about her “shimnashtics” class and would probably go daily. Yay!
Pre-bedtime daddy cuddles
Kidisms 23
Katie had her Doc McStuffins stethoscope on my chest:
Mom! You have some sounds! I hearded them!
I told Katie to go open the front door because Tom was coming home:
I can’t! I don’t have muscles!
While half watching The Flash (daddy was watching) while “reading” to me, Katie saw bullets on the floor in the scene:
Those are her shoots.
Katie, looking at my wedding ring:
Mama! Look! There’s a pretty jewel right there!
Tom: Tell mama about your flower nightlight.
Katie: Daddy used screws!
Owen: Katie, your voice is cute. I want to listen to it forever. That means I don’t want you to die.
Owen, watching a friend play XBox Lego Movie and trying to help:
Do it [that way]. Just trust me.
The kids were talking about our mosaic wedding photo during dinner.
Katie: And that’s my mom and that’s my dad. You were a princess. And daddy was your prince. ❤️
We were watching Hotel Transylvania 2 and Katie said she wanted to ride a bike like Mavis (BMX-style).
Me: Katie, you don’t ride the bike you have.
Katie, frowning: I keep giving up.