If you ask Katie if she’s a stink bug or a loosey goose or anything like that, she says “No, I’m Katie Bug.” It’s ADORABLE.
Katie Tantrum #87
I wouldn’t let her go outside with Maggie.
Our Lego project
Owen was home for a teacher work day and Katie was napping…so we built this Lego city. Complete with a pool (with mermaids and a diving board), a fenced tree, pathways, and random buildings. 🙂
Our foyer and stairwell are painted! Yay!
Boo to how much it costs, of course, but we decided it was worth it since it’s the main thoroughfare and constantly touched by the kids (flat paint just wasn’t going to last as it was already marked up after three months) and we didn’t have the equipment to reach the second story.
And a mere four hours later…
And Tom painted a bunch Saturday so almost the entire first floor is painted and it’s finally looking like a home instead of an institution! It also really makes all the molding stand out and look better, too. (Pics will be posted once things are put back together.) I probably wouldn’t have picked gray again, but we had about four gallons left from repainting at the Birdie house so to save money we decided to use it here, too.
Now we just have the bathrooms to do (one will be a dusty lilac and one will be a leftover green from Birdie).
Our first family nature walk!
It was a nice cool morning so we decided to take the kids exploring at the park down the street (literally less than a mile away, right down from the entrance to our subdivision). I had intended to just check out the playground and the lake, but we thought “Why not just walk along the .4 mile path?” Well, we didn’t see signs for that path, so ended up on the 1.4 mile path. But it was really nice—through the woods on a well-worn path, up and down hills, over the stream, etc. Of course it was a little too rough for Katie so she spent most of the walk on Tom’s shoulders (so he definitely got a workout) and we were all sweating by the end. But Owen did really well and he loved it and wants to go again! It really was fun and I can’t wait to go back, too!
Excited about the surprise trip!
Heading down the path!
Checking out the pond!
Owen learned what dismount meant!
Walking across the rocks to cross the creek!
Of course Owen picked up some sticks guns to help protect us.
Are you guys coming to bed yet?!
I was walking down the hall and heard a loud meow from above.
She found these before bedtime so of course this happened.
Owenisms 54 & Katieisms 9
Owen and I were sitting at the patio table and it was tipping because our back yard really slants.
Owen: This is not the house we want to have.
Owen: We need to go to that restaurant with Boomerang [a TV channel]. [It’s a local sports bar we’ve had dinner at a few times.]
Me: Why?
Owen: Because it’s Taco Tuesday and they have tacos today!
He’s right. We made note of the “Taco Tuesday” specials sign last week when we were there. And he remembered!
Owen said something and we weren’t sure who he was talking to.
Tom: What, buddy?
Owen: I wasn’t talking to you. I was talking to her [points at me].
Tom got a big frown on his face.
Me: Owen, you made daddy sad.
Owen: Never mind! I was talking to daddy!
Owen: How do you spell to?
Me: What kind of to do you mean? The number two? Or like ‘Do you want to go to the store’?
Owen: Just the word to.
Me: Different words can sound the same but mean something different. Like ‘I want two cookies’ and ‘Wave goodbye to grandma’. Use it in a sentence.
Owen: Mom, how do you spell to?
Me: 😐 🙂
Owen: Mama! Look at your daughter!
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Me: Katie, you have to pick all this up.
Katie: No, I’m busy.
Me: Katie, come here, we need to get you dressed.
Katie: No thank you.
Taking her upstairs for her nap.
Me: Katie, can I hold your hand?
Katie: No.
Me: Can I touch your head?
Katie: No. You can touch my back.
Fun with rocks and mirrors.
The living room is torn up since Tom was painting, so things were on the floor. Katie spotted the mirror right away so I put it on the floor so she wouldn’t drop it on herself (it’s HEAVY). She spent a good amount of time looking at herself.
Then she noticed the petoskey stone print: “Mama! Those are big rocks!” 🙂
Then since she seemed to be having lots of fun, Owen had to get involved.
Following the sun
We surprised daddy on game day!
We had been in the basement (I was keeping the kids busy while daddy painted upstairs) but we snuck up to get them changed before kickoff! (Of course, I hadn’t thought of it early enough to make sure I had Owen’s jersey. It has apparently disappeared and was nowhere to be found. I was then going to put him in Tom’s jersey but I couldn’t find that one, either! So the Rose Bowl tee had to suffice!)
I told them it was a surprise, so once downstairs, Katie went right up to Tom and said “Surprise daddy!” 🙂
Donut Faces
Kindergarten Apple Week
It was apple week in Kindergarten! They tasted different apples, did apple activities, and even made applesauce in class!
And a Johnny Appleseed puppet!
She stopped my heart.
I went upstairs to get Katie up from her nap because it was almost time to go get Owen. I asked Tom (who was home early but in the bedroom reading) if he had heard her and he said no. So I went to her room and quietly opened the door and peered into the bed—where there was nothing. SHE WAS GONE. I think my heart momentarily stopped as I thought WHERE THE HELL COULD SHE BE? HAD TOM BEEN FOOLING ME AND HE REALLY HAD GOTTEN HER UP? My eyes quickly scanned the room and I wondered if she wasn’t hiding in the closet…? Then I saw this…
…and then saw this and heard a tiny giggle.
That little shit! She heard me coming and hid under her B. 🙂 Of course then we had to go run and see daddy, where she proceeded to hop up into bed and be cute. 🙂
Bear Hug
Baths before 7? Sure.
Both kids were up before 7 but both had actually slept in so I considered it a win. Don’t you love Katie’s outfit? She slept in it because she LOVES that tutu.
Throwback Thursday—Family Portrait
I am guessing this was around 1979-80ish…?
Katie playing catch with daddy
Purple looks good on Katie
I turned my back for 10 seconds while her and Owen were at the table coloring…and she had managed to not only get the top off the marker (which she hadn’t been able to do before) but also try to eat the marker. This is Tom showing her in the mirror.
Realizing she did a naughty thing:
I love finding things like this.
Katie doesn’t want to take a nap
Katie loves her kitchen!
We got her a new kitchen from IKEA and she loves it. It’s in the basement and she’s always sneaking down there to play. Sometimes I even make it down there with her. Her favorite thing to do is put stuff in the microwave and cut her foods (we have a few sets that attach with Velcro so they can be “cut”).
First rainy school day!
Luckily we all had raincoats because we apparently lost all our umbrellas (minus Katie’s from Grandma Marsha!) in the move. Katie was thrilled because she got a new (new) coat and new (used) boots to wear for the first time! She couldn’t quite get the hang of the umbrella so Owen held it.
And then she noticed WATER and of course HAD to play in it. 🙂
Then walking home with the umbrella…
Where’s Miss Katie? Here I am!
Minutes later, all is forgotten.
Katie Tantrum #84
She saw a toy in the garage (that we’re getting rid of that has been out of sight for at least two weeks) and I wouldn’t let her go get it.
Post-tantrum calm:
Someone wanted to sit on my lap!
I’ll take it as it rarely happens anymore.
Perfect use of a pet bed!
A tutu and a sock? Pure Katie.
Random Katieness
She loves “ice” (she can repeat dice if we say it, but then she reverts back to saying ice).
She lost her ice… She was attempting to put it in her pocket…except her leggings didn’t have pockets so she shoved it down her pants and then couldn’t find it.
Katie Tantrum #81
She tripped on her own feet and fell somewhat softly into the couch. She wasn’t hurt in the least, but she promptly collapsed on the floor and layed like this—silent—for a good two minutes.
