We took a walk near Standley Lake this afternoon. The water level is low so we found lots of shells, to the little girls’ great delight. Cate had a large handful of them that she was struggling with, so I recommended that she just pick 1 or 2 of her favorites and put the rest […]
Category: Cate
Princess
Adrianna had a special dinner event at youth group tonight. I cannot believe how grown up she is getting. She is wearing a pair of MY heels which put her almost as tall as me! When Cate saw Adrianna coming down the stairs in her new dress and with her hair in curls, she exclaimed, […]
Cate’s Well-Child Stats
Cate, 4 years, 2 months. Height: 41.3″ = 77th percentile Weight: 38.2 pounds = 68th percentile
Priorities
When all three girls are playing nicely together, school can wait.
Safety Pins
Cate: “Mommy, do bad guys really live in the world?” Â Me: “Yes, there are some bad guys in the world. That’s why we teach you rules to help keep you safe.” Â Cate, after thinking for a few minutes: “Mommy, do safety pins keep you safe?”
Basement Clearing
We had to clear out our basement in preparation for some contractors to start working down there. This means the drums are now temporarily living upstairs in our front room / play room. I predict that we will hear them a lot in the next few months! Basement before: Basement after:
Butter and Boogers
Cate (age 4) asked me this morning, “Mom, why do boogers taste like butter?”
Leg Hug
Last night, a conversation between Greg and Cate: Cate hugged Greg’s leg and so he said, “Thanks for the leg hug!”Cate asked, “Do you know why I gave you a leg hug?” Greg asked, “Why?”And Cate responded, “Because I can’t reach all of you.”
Great Wolf Lodge
I wish I had photos of our time in the water park, but we didn’t bring our phones in. We all had a wonderful mini-vacation. It was fun to have Karen and Zach join us, too. And we got a great deal on the room prices by going with a large homeschool group. We stayed […]
Sledding
The girls are sledding down the slight incline in our backyard.