Welcome home! Dave's parents and sister and nephew just returned from their mission in Samoa! It is so wonderful to have them with us!! It's especially fun for me (I'll be selfish) because they've been gone ever since Dave and I have been married so I finally get a chance to spend time with them!
Mommy's little helper. She just loves to come and climb up while I'm cooking dinner just to see what's going on. Just playing in the grass. Look! Her knees are actually touching the grass! She usually does a little bear crawl. :) We're teaching her how to smell with her nose and it's so cute when she wrinkles up her nose and sniffs. She is probably taking a bite of the flower while she's smelling it, but it's a good start. One of Dave's best friends from high school got married a couple weeks ago. We had such a great time spending the day with them!Katelyn's new smile. I love it! :)
Alex does the same thing to me when I'm cooking. It's hillarious. I love all the pictures. Katelyn gets more adorable every time I see her. Guess what, I'll be in Utah next week maybe we can get together so Alex and Katelyn can meet...
Love the update! It looks like you guys are doing awesome. Kaitlyn is as cute as can be and getting so big! Good luck to you guys! Don't forget about us!
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. :)
8 comments:
Is that the Whitaker twins?! I haven't seen them in forever!
Looks like you are having one busy summer!! I love all the fun pics - especially the one with Katelyn and the rose. So beautiful.
Yeah!!! It's so fun having you guys around! We missed you in Arizona! Now we got you back for a little while... yeah!!!
She is getting so bit and so CUTE! Glad that you guys are having fun in FL!
Alex does the same thing to me when I'm cooking. It's hillarious. I love all the pictures. Katelyn gets more adorable every time I see her. Guess what, I'll be in Utah next week maybe we can get together so Alex and Katelyn can meet...
Love the update! It looks like you guys are doing awesome. Kaitlyn is as cute as can be and getting so big! Good luck to you guys! Don't forget about us!
She is getting SO BIG!! She's adorable! It's fun to catch up on your blog:>
Congrats on the 5k!
Also, enjoyed seeing the J & J Whittaker, again.
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