Little Reader

Look how cute this little person is while she reads. Adorable. Mommy is so proud. Will try to post some live action reading soon...

Big Guy

This little guy can get allllllllllll sorts of places these days. And he thinks sitting in grown up chairs is the best thing ever.

Summertime Fun

Yup, it's definitely summertime in AZ.

 We spend time playing in the water just about every day now.

 Mommy finally pulled out our Giraffe pool. Hooray!

 We've been having fun with this water table, too. It's just not big enough (or sturdy enough) for the both of us.

I guess it fits me just fine.

Here we are enjoying some pool time.

Bunny 2

 We lost Bunny. (Or at least we thought we did...more on that later.) Katie's favorite stuffed animal. Her buddy. Her pal.

 So we went to Build-a-Bear to pick out a different bunny. (That's Bunny 2 there that she picked out and was holding so lovingly by the neck until our turn to stuff it.)

 Katie was really excited to pick out the heart.

 And she loved watching the stuffing fly around.

 Waiting patiently.

 Finally, it was our turn to make a wish on  Bunny 2's heart...

 ...and a promise to love it.

 After Bunny 2 was all stuffed and "blown dry" we went over to print out her birth certificate.

Katie loves Bunny 2 very much. But, the day after we brought her home we found Bunny. (Stuffed in a tiny drawer, probably by Ethan.) So Bunny 2 has been downgraded from 'right hand pal' to 'cute pal' that she hugs once a day.

Say it Aint So!

This little guy turned 15 months old last Thursday!

I am so glad he still sleeps with his tushy up in the air. It helps me pretend he is still a baby.

Big Shark

 (Ethan found another one of Katie's "poopy prizes." A very scary shark hat.)

 Hagrid is the best step stool around. Thanks, Big fella.

I am really starting to enjoy this Magnadoodle.

 And now for my next trick...

Making everyone in the room ooh and ahh over me. Aren't I cute?!

First "Real" Haircut

Well, Mommy gave in and Katie went to get her 1st haircut on Thursday. Awhile back Mommy snipped an uneven strand, but that was ages (a year and a half?) ago. Daddy insisted that it needed to be evened out. After many tears and a lot of resistance (from Mommy) we went over to Cool Cuts for Kids by our house.

 It was a blast. We got to watch a movie while we played with trains in the waiting area.

 And Katie got to sit in a very big fire truck chair.

 Before.

 As you can see, Katie was really excited to watch Rapunzel. (Tangled, but we call it Rapunzel.)

 We decided on just cleaning it up and long layers in the back to help it lay better. And not look like a clown fro. And obviously no bangs.

 The first snip.

 Almost finished...

 Almost finished...

 There. How beautiful!

Tadaaaa! What a big girl now. And she even got some hair products of her very own that Mommy is in love with. A fantastic curl calmer and detangler by Little Sprout.