When Dad Supervises...

Rainy Day

I know I haven't blogged in awhile. I was hoping to get some cute pictures of Kate while we were in Chattanooga, but she was grouchy and felt horrible while we were there. She had a bad cold, a 102 fever and a double ear infection. That meant no sleep for any of us that night in the hotel. At about three o'clock in the morning , Matt even suggested that we just pack up and head back to Nashville right then since we weren't going to get any sleep anyway. I nixed that idea. We ended up going to the aquarium the next morning. We decided this would be our last chance to go for a long time. Kate wasn't particularly thrilled. I think she would have enjoyed it much more if she didn't feel so bad. I did hear her shriek in fear for the first time. A giant six foot long sea turtle swam right up to the glass where she was standing. She shrieked and ran to Matt.

Other than that, we've been pretty boring around here. I'm at the point in the pregnancy where I have no energy. My mantra these days is "if it doesn't have to be done, I'm not doing it" (and no-- Matt, Mom, Dad or whoever just snickered at that, that is not my mantra even when I'm not pregnant...). I use what little reserve of energy I have left to chase Kate around and take care of her. This means Kate and I spend a lot of time up in the playroom. This way I can sit and she can run around. She is too rambunctious these days to play much downstairs on the hardwood. Here are some pictures of Kate playing this afternoon. She is still sporting the bruise on her forehead that she got last week when she dove off the side of the couch, onto the hardwood floor. The bruise has now faded into a nice shade of olive green.

Happy Birthday MeeMee!!

Happy REAL Birthday MeeMee!!

We had a very nice birthday celebration dinner for MeeMee's birthday last night. It was great to have the whole family together! These days that can be difficult to accomplish. We love you lots MeeMee. Hope your big day was special!!

Play-Doh

Today (pre-monsoon) we spent a little time out on the deck playing with Play-Doh. We even braved a two minute rain shower. I decided it was time to head in when it started to thunder. As you can see, Kate's hair got progressively curlier the longer we were out in the rain and humidity.

Bike Ride

Today Kate had her first psuedo bike ride. Matt pulled her in her little cart, out in the awful heat (all his idea... sounded way too hot to me). They just took a quick ride around the neighborhood. She loved it. When they pulled back into the driveway she said "din" which means she wanted to do it again. Matt nixed that. He told her she could go swimming instead. That was just fine with her!

More Cousin Time

Kate has gotten to see a lot of her cousins (on both sides) this summer. The other night, Jesse, Kamatha and Foster came over for dinner. The kids played out on the deck for a little while before we ate. It was hard to get any good shots of the two kids together. They were both on the move. So, these aren't the best pictures ever... As you can see, I was bored so I aged them.

Black Beans

Tonight Kate had some black beans with her dinner. She was determined to stick one up her nose. I was equally determined that she would not. This is the first time she has shown any interest in sticking anything up her nose (other than an occasional finger...). Matt won't be home till after ten tonight and I did NOT want to perform a bean removal "surgery" without him. My vigilance paid off-- we made it through the meal without any beans actually getting lodged up there. However, by the end of dinner, her face was encrusted with an industrial strength, not-to-be-removed-by-papertowels bean paste...