My First First Bday Parties EVER!

Well, it is not yet time for my BIG 1st Bday party, but I was able to attend 2 BIG parties all in the same day! The bad news is that they were at the same time...bummer!! My cousin Tom and my best friend Sydney are both a few weeks older than me! Then I went over to Sydney's house before her party started. She was napping, but I was able to see how pretty the house looked for her party and got to drop off her present. I can't wait to chat with Sydney to hear all about it! Thank you Sydney for the pink balloon...I just love balloons!

We also went to cousin Tom's party at Grama and Grandpa's house! It was so fun! I got to see everyone and play the whole time! Tom got such fun presents and got to eat a giant cake all by himself! It was so fun that Aunt Carolyn, Uncle Tom, cousin Tom, Bailey and Boomer all came up from Dallas! The really funny thing is that I did not take even 1 minute of a nap all day long! I just got so excited for all the parties that I was super energized and did not need the rest! I was such a good girl too! I could tell mommy and daddy were a bit nervous that I would act up - but I was a perfect angel!

Mommy and Daddy got a new fancy camera. It is pretty cool, but mommy got annoying pretty fast! She took like 400 pictures in 2 days...of course most were of me. My cheeks hurt from smiling so much! Hopefully she got some cute ones. I could tell she is having some troubles figuring it all out though! Just wait until some of you get the snapfish account full of the pics...this camera takes pictures really fast that most are of me doing the same pose over and over again! She just wants to get the "perfect" picture of me smiling!!! How funny!

Hope you enjoy the pictures!
Love,
Kate
xoxo

Me, Tom, Grama and Grandpa

I can stand and even walk a few steps (sometimes)!

Tom and me playing...sometimes I boss him around! I am learing to share!

Here I am doing my "job" - turing the lights on and off!

I am signing "all done"

B'day Boy eating his yummy cake!

B'day boy having to get all cleaned up after eating his yummy cake!

My new trick: Holding my sippy cup with my teeth while flapping my arms...pretty cool, huh?!

Uncle Rob being silly!

Rocky Rock on my Horsey!

Hello Everyone!

Updates on me...

• I love to "shake, Shake, Shake" my bottle, cups and everything that makes noises or has liquid in it...just like mommy, daddy and Grama taught me!
• I have this fun new game where I drink lots of water and then spit out the water - kinds like a cool waterfall! I think it is hilarious!
• I witnessed my first presidential inauguration (is that how you spell it)!
• I love my Little People villages, bus and toys and Grama Fimmens!
• I love to point at everything
• I am one friendly baby and say "Hi" and "Bye" to everyone! It is really fun when strangers say "hi" back to me - it makes me smile!
• I love my toy box I got for Christmas - i love to open and shut it over and over again and to pull out all the toys I can reach so I make a huge mess in the living room!
• Oh, the living room is pretty empty because we are waiting for our new furniture to come. I never want it to come because I have that room all to myself as one big playroom!!
• When we walk up the stairs I like to hold on to the railing just like grown ups do!
• I ate half of a banana at Grama's house! I hate getting my hands dirty so I don't like her to put it on my tray for me to pick up and eat...I prefer to take big bites out of it myself!
• I say "uh oh" when anything is dirty or out of place. If there is a crumb on the floor I have to let everyone know the house is dirty and we must clean it up right away!
• I love to play with Murphy's toys. I get in her toy box and try to hand her toys. I even like to throw Murphy her ball!
• I got my bottom right 2nd tooth...it is my fifth one!
• I really love to "put things where they go" when mommy asks me to. I put my diaper paste in the basket, the diapers where they go...I love to help mom get organized. I would rather not help put toys where they go though...toys are for playing with!

Well, that is about all that is new with me! I will make sure I keep you posted! This weekend I get to experience my first Super Bowl!!! How fun!

Love,

Kate

xoxo

New stuff...

Some new stuff I do:

• I wave my hand in the air to make the sensor in Grama's alarm system turn red! Just like Grama taught me!
• I say "Moo" when mommy asks me what a cow says
• I say "uh oh" at all the right times. I have been doing that for awhile now, so I may have already told everyone!
• I sometimes say "uh oh" before I do something that I should say "uh oh" to...for example "uh oh", then I drop my sippy cup!!! It is so funny! I crack myself up!
• I put my hands in the air upside down when I am "all done"
• I point at what I want
• I say "uha" when I want to do something. For example: Grama may say "Kate do you want to read a book"....and I say "uha"! Pretty cool!
• Have I mentioned I say "hi"?

Love,

Kate

xoxo

"Very Contagious"!!!

Well, the doctor was right...I am very contagious! Mom and Dad took me to urgent care at Children's Mercy Sunday night after I came down with a horrific flu Sunday morning at 4am! I have not been feeling good ever since and I have gotten everyone sick that saw me Saturday, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday (with one exception...let's hope Grandpa Dick does not get sick)! I am so sleepy and yucky feeling that I will not eat solid foods and they had to cut my fluid intake a bit so I would stop throwing up. Everyone is making sure I do not get dehydrated though...they even went so far as to try to give me disgusting Pedialite via syringe...I let mom know how mad that made me and threw up all over her and the kitchen counter! I'll show her to try to force me to do something I don't want to! I really love cuddling right now and resting whenever I get a chance - even right on my blue bounce ball.

I feel so bad I got everyone sick...little old me! Who knew something so tiny and adorable could be such a germ carrier! If everyone had the same thing I had...yuck! At least I have someone to clean me up and take care of me! The doctor said that if I don't feel better by Friday that I need to go back in...let's hope I get better!

I am sorry to everyone I made sick and hope everyone gets to feeling better very soon!

I Love you!
Love,
Kate
xoxo

Update...

Well, I now say "pa pa" for Grandpa - isn't that cool?! Yesterday I helped Grama Fimmen do the laundry...I pulled out each item from the dryer and handed it to her so she can fold them! Below are some pictures with me playing with lots of money - I know money is dirty, but I could not resist. Mom and Dad sold there couches and I tried to "borrow" the money for my piggy bank! My favorite food is my mom's homemade mac and cheese - it is so good I can eat lots of it like a big girl!
Love,
Kate
xoxo

Watch me walk...that is right, walk (with some help)!!!

Just the other day I thought it would be cool to give this new toy a try and guess what...I can walk with it! This new freedom is so cool - I just love walking and can't wait until I can do it on my own (this may be sooner that Mommy and Daddy are ready for)!!

Love,

Kate

xoxo