Category Archives: Kids
Owen is 5 years 3 months old today!
Yes, I technically stopped taking monthly photos, but he happened to be dressed super cute in a new outfit today so I took a picture…then realized later it was “the” day. So here you go. 🙂
In mom’s dress with mom’s matching doll!
Grauntie Marge made this dress and doll for me when I was about Katie’s age. (Well, she actually made matching ones for my cousins Lisa and Lori, too.)
I figured I’d better get Katie in it before she outgrows it and the moment is lost forever… Of course, the bonnet has been misplaced—this whole time I thought it was with the dress (at one time it was, but we’ve been moving it around for almost 15 years now so I’m impressed we still have these parts)—and I didn’t have the first clue where to start looking…so it was just the dress and doll. Then, because I wasn’t thinking clearly, her hair was still wet and therefore looks kinda scraggly and not very cute. And of course she wasn’t the best at sitting still.
There’s no way to match the professional picture taken of me in the same dress with the same doll, but I may at least try again—there’s still enough wiggle room in the dress to try again within the next month or two. She did love the doll, though!
Dirty Knees
This is usually what she looks like after being outside. Sometimes dry, sometimes wet, always dirty.
Katie and Lambie
I’ve been trying to take pictures of Katie on the stairs because the light is good and it’s a bright yet neutral background…so now she’s almost trained to automatically sit. Every once in awhile she’ll even say “sit pretty” like I usually ask her to do. 🙂
Today we had to have Lambie with us. 🙂
I was just excited that I just this morning realized she had a pair of pink leggings that exactly matched the top (pinks are HARD to match).
Cuddles and smiles
A little retouched, but I like it. 🙂
Messy walk = early bath
It rained last night so there were still a few puddles in our cul-de-sac. Of course, Katie is drawn to water (as most kids are) and she needed a bath anyway…
It starts off innocent enough…
Even though she says it’s yucky she doesn’t stop!
Taking a break.
So she was pretty wet by the time we were ready to go home…and of course she wanted me to carry her (in my white shirt).
First thing we did when we got home—bath!
Post-bath cuteness!
I’m a good girl daddy.
So I was trying to read the kids a book before bed but Katie just doesn’t have the patience to sit quietly so every time I started a page she’s shrieking (at something she sees on the page) or babbling or saying “Mama look!” Completely disruptive so that I couldn’t even hear myself reading. So we just looked at the pictures…and even then I gave up before the end of the book.
So then it was time to pick up toys and Katie picks up a book and says “story please?” and I said no it was time for bed. She heads over to Tom with her book and again says “story please?” He says no and she gets THE biggest pout on her face. But she tries again—with the puppy dog eyes:
Katie: Story please daddy?
Tom: Are you going to be a good girl Katie?
Katie: I’m a good girl daddy.
Tom and I both looked at each other like “Did she really just understand and respond with a full sentence?!”
So he attempted to read the story and only got through about a half page before he agreed it was time for bed. 🙂
Dinner ta da!
We were all eating when we heard Katie say “Ta da!”
She had stacked all her fruit on top of her pizza! And was SO proud of herself!
Shy at the dentist
Owen was excited about going to the dentist today—on the way in he was literally saying “I LOVE GOING TO THE DENTIST!” He got a cup of water from the water cooler. He brushed his teeth and went potty. He sat in the chair with no problem. The X-rays went fine. He even put the sunglasses on without issue (he’s always refused before).
Then when it came time to actually clean his teeth, he got shy (his words, of course). And not really a cute shy—but a grouchy/scared not-going-to-open-my-mouth shy. Sigh. It took a few minutes but I finally figured out he didn’t really want the tangerine-flavored toothpaste (even though he likes oranges) so once he picked raspberry he was fine. Kids!
He got his picture taken for having no cavities and got two stickers and got to pick out a toy! He was thrilled.
How Katie eats apple slices
Katie likes apples and will sometimes ask for one. So I’ll cut a hunk into slices and give her them in a bowl. Some days she eats them all. Some days I get this:
She hands me her bowl and says “Mama, I’m done.”
I look in the bowl and this is what I see (arranged on the counter for ease of viewing):
What a poop!
Grate Girl
Laying on the flooring/grate on the playset at the park.
Pure joy!
She likes to grab this while she swings.
Mama! Bubbles!
We make do.
We’re not putting up the pool this summer (since we’ll be leaving halfway through) so we make do…
And then this happened. I love this kid.
Sibling Fun + Happy Birthday Grandma Marsha
Then Katie wanted up.
They don’t always get along. 🙂
But he can be so good with her.
Then Skyping with Grandma Marsha for her birthday!
And singing!
My boy and his guns.
He was running around the back yard like this.
He did this perfectly but of course I wasn’t recording. I had him do it again and you get the idea.
Owenisms 42
I push Katie in the swing.
Katie: Mama swing!
Me: How about Owen swing?
Owen: No I have bad guys to get.
Me: Owen, who do you want to read your story tonight?
Owen: Good night daddy.
Me: I guess that means me.
It was a rainy Saturday so after our errands we all put on comfy pants.
Me: Comfy paaants!
Owen: Comfy pants party!
Me: Owen, you’re cute.
Owen: Even my butt wiggle? [Of course, accompanied by the said butt wiggle.]
And we’re back to asking why on everything.
Owen: Where are you going?
Me: To the garage.
Owen: Why?
Me: To get a pan.
Owen: Why?
Me: To cook dinner.
Owen: Why?
Owen: What’s the name of this song?
Me: Broken Wings
Owen: Why?
Me: Because that’s what the writer wanted.
Owen: Why?
Tom: Remember we have to Skype with Grandma Marsha today—it’s her birthday.
Owen: Why?
Owen: Mama, you know who likes pancakes?
Me: Everyone likes pancakes!
Owen: Except bad guys who don’t like pancakes!
First sprinkler fun of the season!
After yesterday’s water fun, we told the kids they could play outside in the water again since it was going to be nice—they just had to wait until after Katie’s nap. This was actually Katie’s first ever time in a sprinkler—and of course she LOVED it!
All three kids waiting to go outside! (Later, the cats were both sitting at the door!)
I didn’t really want to get wet, so I ran inside to get my telephoto lens. Ahhhh, much better!
It was at this point that Owen accidentally broke the sprinkler—he was attempting to jump over it but instead landed right on it. He wasn’t hurt but we told him that he had to be careful. Then Tom went over and determined that yes, it really was broken, so he turned the water off so he could unhook it while he went to look for a new sprinkler. And Owen lost his shit. He started crying and screaming uncontrollably. We tried to get him to tell us what was wrong (Was he really hurt? Was he mad at Tom? Was he just upset the water was turned off?) but he wouldn’t even quiet down enough to hear anything we were saying. We assured him he wasn’t in trouble and that it was an accident but he just wouldn’t settle down. We had about 10 minutes of what you see below. Tom did find another sprinkler and hooked it up and Katie kept trying to get Owen to come over to it, but he was still being a poop. It took another 10 minutes or so before he was finally back in the groove.
Someone loved playing in the mud puddles created by the sprinkler! 🙂
Farmers Market Day
Owen was coloring with chalk and Katie wanted to see the moo. 🙂
Not a great pic but they were enjoying their treat—s’more bites. 🙂
Checking out the pond behind the market.
Back to the moo to give it a hug.
Checking out the udders (they have water coming out of them so she was excited about watee).
Wasting time at Lowe’s afterwards while daddy looked for stuff.
You will never be this loved again.
A friend posted this on Facebook and I loved it. It’s hard to think when you’re in the middle of a meltdown, tantrum, or mess…but it’s the truth. I’d love this on a big poster to hang somewhere I’d see it every day…
Katie words v5
Birdie
Buh bye. See you soon.
Bunny
Bunny coming! (There was a house we’d pass on the way into town that had a blow-up bunny on the porch.)
Burt
Cookie Monster
Count
Down please
Ernie
Flower
Frog
Help
Katie bite (When she wants a bite of whatever you have.)
Kitty cat
Mama, get up! (When she wants up on your lap.)
Phone
Pill (every time we give Owen his allergy pill, Katie says “Katie want pill.”)
Purple
Sesame Street (sessa seet)
Strawberries
Turtle
Scrolling through pictures on my phone, Katie says who’s in each one. I get to this one.
Me: Who is this?
Katie: Katie bunny!
Previous words:
A-B-C-D-E-F-G
Apple
Awesome
Balloon (bayoon)
Banana (nanna)
Bath
Bite
Boppy (character from Doc McStuffins )
Bubbles
Cereal
Cheese
Chicken butt
Daddy work
Doc (character from Doc McStuffins )
Duck
Elmo
Excuse me
Feet
Flag
Fork
Grape (Gape)
I don’t want to
I got you!
I have more please?
I want that
I’m okay!
Juice
Katie go outside.
Mama, can I have more apple please?
Mess
Minnie [Mouse]
Monkey
Mouth
Nap
Night night
Nose
Orange
Owen (o-wee)
Pants
Peanuts
Pills
Please (peese)
School bus
Shoes
Sleeping
Snowing
Spoon
Stuck
Swing
Thank you
Toes
Water (watee)
What’s that noise?
What’s wrong Owie?
Where’s Charlie?
Where’s daddy?
Where’s Maggie?
Where’s Owen?
Where’s [daddy, milk] ?
Wipes
You’re welcome
Helping daddy and getting wet!
It was a nice night so we were outside. After Katie got in some swinging and Owen fought some bad guys, they helped daddy fertilize:
And then I went in the house for something and came out to this! 🙂
Katie in Owen’s old PJs
From April 23…I forgot it was on my real camera. 🙂 And then I had some Photoshopping to do.
Katie is scary smart.
She saw the iPad and said “Watch Daniel [Tiger] please.” So I handed it to her. She purposefully looked at all the folders then tapped one…then looked purposefully at the app icons and picked PBS Kids without hesitation. I didn’t even know Daniel Tiger was in the PBS kids app, let alone where it was.
MSU Girl
A tee from Grandma Marsha, if I remember right!
Daddy would love that!
Tom was out in the field so I suggested we take a picture to send him. Owen said “Yes! Daddy would love that!”
A cricket!
On the hunt!
Got it! I’m amazed he touched it—he’s never liked bugs.
Watching the school bus
Then sitting with mom.
Good morning cutie
