The 5 of us: Easter and everything in between

Monday, April 21, 2008

Easter and everything in between

It's been over a month since I've posted anything, so here is my attempt to play catch up. I couldn't help including this first picture because it shows off Katelyn's adorable chubby legs. So cute! She's having a good time at our ward Easter party.

This was one of her first times to sit in the grass. She quickly discovered that it's edible.

Easter Sunday was a beautiful day and as we spent some time with friends, we caught Katelyn making friends with the boys. Aren't they all adorable?

This is Katelyn's new Easter bunny that she got in her Easter basket and promptly fell in love with.

Thanks to Dave's artistic eye, we caught this cute shot of her. She's probably watching the other kids. She loves being all of her little friends.

Here's all three of us enjoying Easter together.

These next pictures were taken by our friend Joy. (Here's her photo blog.) She is an amazing photographer and caught some adorable shots of Katelyn. She took a bunch more that you can see if you click here.

We can't help but smile because everything she does is so absolutely adorable to us. She's moving faster now days. We went to Utah for a BYU organizational conference over General Conference weekend and after 10 hours of driving in the car, Katelyn figured out how to crawl. Go figure. I guess she had plenty of time to visualize herself being more mobile and reaching every shoe lace, electrical cord, magazine, CD or DVD that she wanted. Good girl. You did it. She especially loves the fuzzy rug in the bathroom. Ooooo.

And the most wonderful news, Dave is graduating on May 2 from Thunderbird with his MBA! Time flies! Wow. We have had a wonderful time here meeting new friends and Dave is now in the crazy time of finishing projects, studying for finals and trying to breathe. We'll be moving back to Utah in the middle of May to find a job for a year and then hopefully enroll Dave to receive his PhD next year. (Well, work on receiving his PhD... that takes four years!)

Katelyn really enjoys helping here daddy with his homework. As you can see, she's not too excited that he's going to leave her home and go to class.

3 comments:

HiccupMeL said...: Good heavens! She is a model. I'm glad that some modeling agency found her and picked her up! ;) You guys have such a cute family.; April 22, 2008 at 8:22 AM
CandraWynne said...: Kaitlyn is so cute and she is getting so big. Good luck with the move back to Utah!! :); April 23, 2008 at 11:55 AM
Nicole said...: Katelyn is such a good baby -- always so happy and smiley. I guess it makes sense 'cause she has such great parents! I love all the pics of her - especially that first one your friend took. Her eyes and hair are just sooo cute!; April 29, 2008 at 8:44 AM

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Out of the mouth of my babes

Ethan: Mom, watch how the floor gets dirty.

(Drops his pizza on the ground.)

Ethan: See?

3-18-12

Ethan: (Achoo!) My ear hurts. I'll fix it with my water.

(He licks his finger and rubs his "water" all over his ear.) That's better.

Dec 2011

Katelyn is starting to read, so Ethan hears her sounding out words. He has started doing his own reading... "t-t-t Ethan!" 11-28-11

Ethan's learning to negotiate. "Ethan it's time for your nap." "I need to play mom. Two minutes. Okay?" 9-8-11

Katelyn was talking to Abby on the floor. I thought she was singing the ABC's to her when she asked me what was after T. I told her it was U. No, Mom! My name doesn't have a U in it! Evidently, she was spelling her name. She said, "That would be Kate-you!" Oh my... is she understanding how this reading thing works? :) 6-10-11

The kids were laughing at their own jokes in the car last night. Katelyn would say that they need to show "Drawmpa and Drammie thier gwasses." I'm not sure why it was funny... but they repeated it for a good 15 minutes. That's the funny part. 3-20-11

Katelyn is so excited to see her new sister that she frequently asks, "When is she coming out?"

Ethan is a happy kid. Morning, night, whenever. In the morning he runs out of his room and as soon as he sees Dave or I, he exclaims, "Awake!" :)

"I ov oo." Melt my heart. That's Ethan's new phrase this week. 2-21-11

Driving toward a new bridge. "Look Mom, they made a bridge! That was so nice. They made it with blocks. No with squares and they glued it together like paper." 2-27-11

After trying to explain that the sky is really big and goes a long ways...

K: The sky is floating... like toys in the bathtub.

K: Look mom, the moon is melting. (When it's a crescent.)

Every morning...

K: Mom, is it wake-up time?

Katelyn's first joke...

We need to stop and get the mail.

K: Okay, is Mel going to be there? (Smiling) Melanie? (Her aunt)

(Then she busted up laughing because she thought the pun was so funny.)

Katelyn, did you know that Heavenly Father made the earth?

K: I haven't seen the earth.

It's everything we see. He made the mountains, the trees, the plants. And he even made the sky!

K: That's cool! Did he get a ladder?

He also made people. He made you and me.

K: How'd he do that? Did he use blocks?

Jan 2011

This morning I told Katelyn and Ethan that we're going to some gardens with lots of grass that they can run around on. "You're going to be in heaven!" I said. Katelyn excitedly pipped in, "I'm going to see Jesus?!" Oh, the sweet innocence of my cute Katelyn. Dave and I are still smiling about it.

8-10-10

I was doing my hair in the bathroom when Katelyn came running in (she always runs), "My brother in the bathroom!" Uh-oh. Playing in the toilet? Bathtub? I started toward the other bathroom with Katelyn and Dave in tow. Outside the bathroom door I started calling to Ethan. "Ethan?" I was greeted with little happy sounds and grunts coming from behind the closed door. Opening it slowly I found little hands clinging to the door and a big smile... pretty proud of himself for being in the bathroom by himself.

Katelyn has a little sore on her foot today, so she declared she was sick and needed to be carried. She also couldn't sing, eat or frankly, anything she didn't want to. "I sick." We were driving home in the car and after explaining that she wouldn't be able to play outside and that she'd have to stay in bed, she had a miraculous recovery! With her head tilted to one side, she declared, "I get better!" It's a miracle!

When I get Katelyn out of bed each morning, she frequently tells me what princess character I am. Lately, I'm greeted with, "You're the queen!" She is usually Snow White or Cinderella, but my favorite is Ethan's daily "fairy tale" assignment.

Me: What's Ethan?

Katelyn: Ethan's a frog.

(or today it was...)

Me: What's Ethan?

Katelyn: Ethan's an elephant. (what?)

I was wearing some of Dave's basketball shorts yesterday. Katelyn looked me up and down and said, "You're wearing daddy's clothes!" I agreed and asked if that was okay. "No. You wear mommy's clothes!" There you have it. No more borrowing clothes. Dave will be happy. :)

Monday, April 21, 2008

Easter and everything in between

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