Saturday Mornings

 We received a few emails indicating that many of you out there did not really enjoy Kate's injured toe.  Sorry!  She was insistent about recording the injury.  So here is a cute picture to make up for it.  There is nothing better than a lazy Saturday morning when there is no rush to get out the door.  On mornings like that, we usually cook a big breakfast, followed by a few cartoons while Mom and Dad read the paper and enjoy some coffee.  Here is Kate doing her imitation of her parents-watching tv while working with a laptop on her lap and the newspaper right beside her-talk about multi-tasking.  Notice that the tv remote is to Kate's right and the ceiling fan remote is to her left.  Does this girl have it made or what?????  Thanks for the ballerina pjs Grandma!

Bugfest!

We went to bugfest downtown a couple of weekends ago.  Kate loves going to museums, but she wasn't too fond of the bugs.  I guess a two year old might not be too impressed with a lady who has a beard made of bees! (see below) She did have a great time showing her dad all the dinosaurs (she and I had just been to the museum of natural history a few weeks before).  She loves dinosaurs, I know every child has that phase, but its extra, extra cute when it is your child!  Kate and her parents also enjoyed the unhealthy lunch of ice cream and funnel cake that we indulged in after we saw all the exhibits.

Happy Labor Day

Hope everyone enjoyed their Labor Day Weekend. Jeff and I mostly did a lot of labor-cleaning out closets and fixing up Kate's room. But we did get a chance to visit with Nana and Tom. Jeff's mom and I went to see Julie and Julia-pretty good movie-makes you want to get in the kitchen and cook new recipes. I tend to stick to my tried and true dishes. We did have one slight injury. Kate dropped a wooden bowl on her big toe. She insisted I take a picture of it (I think under Daddy's influence), so here it is below. Isn't it lovely? It seems to be healing just fine.  I just hope the toenail doesn't come off because that will not be a fun day!

Just to prove that Kate is fine to you worriers out there...here she is playing outside while Jeff worked in the yard on Monday.  We have just discovered moon sand-great stuff.  It is a little easier than play-do for Kate to use and great to entertain her at soccer games.  Therefore I don't hear, "Can I go see Daddy, now?" every two minutes while at Jeff's games.  I just hope she doesn't one day turn around and start running across the field and get knocked over by some 16 year old kid wearing cleats!

Yes, I know she is wearing a Duke shirt-I can't help that she was born into a mixed family.  Don't panic, her first love has always been the Tarheels (as seen below!).  After all, Carolina did beat Duke in a friendly basketball game the night she was born.

Kate also had a tea party with Jack wearing her first "tea party" dress.  It's actually a sleeping beauty dress she picked out.  She loves it.  It is not an easy task to get her out of it once its on!  Jack and Kate are eating cookies Kate made with Ms. Gail (the sweet lady who keeps her for us during the day).  Jack is holding up his headless duck, while Kate has a munched on pink pig-she had to match her pink dress!

                                    

Biker Babe

One of Kate's new favorite things is to ride in her new bike seat with her Dad. They ride around the neighborhood while I walk. Helmets are important-we have to be safe! Off they go...

Great Grannie

We were able to spend some time with Grannie over the summer and since she is so dear to many of you, I thought you would enjoy this picture. We took Grannie out to the Campbell Pro Shop for lunch one afternoon. It is a place of fond memories for my sisters and I because Grannie always took us their to play. Kate even got to ride on her first golf cart.

First Haircut

Kate received her first hair cut this summer. She did a great as she enjoyed watching The Little Mermaid while sitting in her airplane. This was a before shot, of course my battery ran out before I could get an after shot! It was a bitter-sweet moment for mommy. My little one is growing up too fast!