Yesterday was our Cater-tot’s THIRD birthday. My baby girl is 3, how can this be? Although she would greatly protest that she is NOT a baby, she is a BIG GIRL! She is Miss Independent, a little hurricane (or hurriCate!), and full of giggles all the time. Always testing the boundaries and trying to do […]
Category: Cate
Ordaments
The girls, talking about my new Diet Coke ornament. (Thanks, Karen!) Cate: I like your oh-ment, Mom!Bree: Not oh-ment, Cate. It’s ord-a-ment.
Learning About Orchestral Music
Each week, the girls and I read about a different composer and then listen to excerpts of their work or watch their pieces be played by an orchestra on Youtube. This week, it was Igor Stravinsky and his “Rite of Spring.” Adrianna liked the dissonance found in the piece and we were intrigued to learn […]
An Update on My Mom
An update on my mom: This weekend, my mom’s health went downhill pretty quickly. She was admitted to the hospital for a few days but was able to go back home on Tuesday evening. Mom is in a lot of pain, very weak, and on oxygen. She has no appetite. To be honest, and it […]
Kristi’s Wedding
Trying to get all the flower girls together for one picture was quite a feat! Especially the two littlest ones, aged 2 and almost 2. Once the wedding started though, they did a pretty good job decorating the aisle with petals for Aunt Kristi. Cate did dump her entire basket out all at once. It […]
Hogwarts Halloween
Halloween at Hogwarts. We had a dementor, Moaning Myrtle, Luna Lovegood, Hermione Granger, Ginny Weasley, a Slytherin student, Professor Trelawney, and an ominous hooded figure. Oh, and Rainbow Dash, Minnie Mouse, a large spider, and a 20s gangster. It was a fun Halloween! I am so glad Karen and Cindy and families could celebrate with […]
Cate’s Drawing of People
Cate (age 2.5) drew her first picture of people and my heart melted. She says that this is a picture of Daddy, Mommy, and Cate.
White Fence Farm
I love Cate’s reaction – this was taken right after the duck had grabbed some food from her hand. She was pretty excited about it.
Glimpse by Text
My recent texts to Greg give a little glimpse into my last 24 hours. And now I’m off to dismantle a car seat so it can get a good, thorough washing… We are taking it easy now with a lazy day. Canceled our afternoon plans and I think I may take a nap when Cate […]
Move the Sun
Bree is making annoyed squeals from the backseat of the car. Suddenly, her voice pipes up with great frustration, “Mom, move the sun!” While eating chicken enchiladas with green chilies, she asks, “Mom, why are the green things cold?” (Chili = chilly) And in this week’s edition of ‘What will Cate attempt to eat’:– A […]