Bathrobe

Katie got a bathrobe for Christmas. She loved the fact that it ties in front and has pockets.

Another "quiet" after bath time before bed time ruined. As you can also see we haven't won the battle with the pacifier either ( to be honest we haven't tried to hard either - but that day is coming soon).

Love the hands in the pockets.

Big Shirts

We had some fun after bath time the other night. Katie didn't want to put on her pajamas, but she was willing to put on Mom and Dad's clothes. So much for quiet time. She is just too much fun - it's hard not to want to play with her all night long.

Crafts and Cookies

Katie and I went shopping for some crafty things. We ran out for construction paper and didn't have any popsicle sticks in the house - so off to Walmart. They have a nice little craft section there - its also where we got the puppets from. I keep thinking about getting some fabric and sewing - but its very unlikely that it will happen.
TONGUE IN KATIE - it seems Bill and I say this A LOT

After glues our sticks and making a "bunny" we decided to make some cookies. Katie is getting a little better at helping to cook/bake. She has the helping to eat part down just fine :)

Puppets

There were a few cold days that we decide to stay in and play. Nana bought Katie some hand puppets to make and play with. She was very excited.
Its OK Nana - its just a hand puppet

Katie concentrated very hard. She had to pull the back off the felt - sometimes this was a difficult task.

The monkey before - there actually were quite a few pieces.The monkey after - well done Katie.

Happy Birthday Timothy

While we were out on Long Island we had a little birthday party for Timothy. He was turning 7 - where does the time go.

It really is a pleasure to see the kids all together having fun.

Christmas on Long Island

We drove out to Long Island the Saturday after Christmas to celebrate with my family. Katie enjoyed playing with her cousins and opening more presents. Its always nice to see family.
Katie loves her "heels" She prances all around the house in them, saying "I need my heels" She officially has more heels then I do ( which is only 3 pairs ).

George did a great job with dinner - every thing was delicious.

Afterwards the kids played for a little bit. Zachary and Timothy were very good with there littlest cousin. Katie had a lot of fun.

Timmy got a game of charades as a present. Nana wrangled all the kids up for a game before we left.

Dulcimer

Don't you just love the holidays. My parents stayed for a few days to help with Katie. My mother has recently started playing the dulcimer. She thought Katie might enjoy playing it - and she was right. She was surprisingly gentle with it.