Picky Eater

Ugh, Bill and I never wanted to force Katie to try new things - we always hoped that as she got older she would get more adventurous in her eating, but I fear she is getting worse. Last week we had a huge fight over trying a small peanut butter sandwich. She likes nuts and she likes bread - just don't put the two together. I thought that maybe if we made the peanut butter she would eat it - wrong!
We had her put cashews ( we didn't have peanuts ) into the food processor and chopped them up. She would eat the whole can of cashews if we let her - she wouldn't touch them chopped up. She tried a small amount, but would not have it on bread or crackers.
Bill thought maybe if we chopped up a Kit Kat ( which is one of her favorite things ) she would eat it and then eat the cashews - wrong. She refused to eat the Kit Kat - uuuggghhh!!!
Well after spending some time in her room she came out and eat the Kit Kat and the crushed cashews - but said she didn't like it.
She is one tough cookie. I hope we figure this out before she starts kindergarten next year.

Christmas

Merry Christmas to all. We hope you enjoyed your holidays. Katie picked out a beautiful tree this year and helped decorate it.
She asked Santa for a Lady Bug pillow pet - which she did get and enjoys very much. She also received a ton of arts and crafts, painting , and creative play toys - which was perfect for those snowed in days

She wanted a tent for her bed - it comes with a cool light also.

Twister - which I was luck enough to get out of playing , but I am sure I will have my share in the days to come.

My brother drove his family down for the day, but unfortunately I did not take enough pictures. They brought there dog also and had a wonderful visit. Katie loves playing with her cousins. This picture is very typical of my father with just about any electronic device - he is challenged when it comes to operating a device that requires more the two steps to complete any function - he "just wants to know why its so difficult!"

Backyard Wonderland

Well the weather warmed up a little and the snow became just right for building. Katie was off from school this week and my parents were kind enough to watch her all week. They had a ton of fun with the snow. They built great snowmen.
Emma, their dog, had a blast also playing in the snow.

Papa built a huge snow fort where Katie was able to hide and sneak attack Emma

Sledding

We found a better hill to go sledding - the side of the lake by six flags.
I went down with her the first few times then she was ready to go it alone - she did great!

Looks like a big hill from here - definitely a bumpy ride.

Turn your volume up - you can here her coming down the hill - too cute

Snow

We had a huge snow storm at the end of 2010. Snowed for about 12 hours straight - thought it would never stop. We went out late in the day to enjoy some of the snow
A little sledding on the front lawn - not the greatest hill but she had fun.

Day two and the snow finally stopped.

Huge drifts on the roof.

Happy days - the snow was too soft to pack into a snow man - so we settled for a smiley face.