Finally Pictures!!
Steve downloaded all of our pictures, so here they are. My favorite is the one of Allison after her bath with lots of curls and a big smile for Dad. The picture of her with an O on her eye is pretty funny too.
Allison is developing so much every day. She not only stands for minutes at a time, but she can also cruise long distances. We often put her next to her little table, which is next to the family room recliner. In only a minute or so, she will cruise past her table, the recliner and over to the side table next to the couch. We also can’t leave anything on the coffee table, because she will walk around the entire table to reach what she wants. Speaking of which, what she really wants are cords, preferably power cords. Steve has tied all the cords up and put them out of reach. Not deterred, Allison will army crawl under the tables to reach the cords…only to have us pull her out or pick her up before she can reach them.
Allison is still a skinny bean. She’s eating more these days because of her walking – yogurt, vegetables, toast, cereal, little bits of cheese, teething biscuits. We’re also brushing all four of her teeth before bed to avoid cavities.
Katherine has had some fun parties and experiences the last couple weeks. As you can see, Katherine attended a birthday party for a little friend at a local ballet studio. In lieu of her pink leotard, Katherine insisted on wearing her gymnastics leotard and refused to wear tights. Since seeing her friends decked out in pink, Katherine now runs around the house in pink tights over her Strawberry Shortcake leotard.
100 Day Party
One of Katherine’s more memorable experiences at school was her 100 day party. I had a commitment that morning, but thankfully Steve could attend. It turned out that just about every child had a parent attend the party. This consisted of each child bringing 100 objects to school. In Katherine’s case, we put 100 Duplos in a big Tupperware that morning and told her that Dad would be attending the party later. She was so excited at dropoff exclaiming, “My Dad is coming to the party today!” as she carried her big Tupperware off to class.
Taking a Break
Steve started his “break” last Thursday. To surprise Dad and celebrate this occasion, Katherine and I baked some screaming chocolate and vanilla cupcakes from scratch. They were delicious. Katherine waited very patiently for Steve to get home around 7PM before digging into her little mini chocolate cupcake. ๐
I explained to Katherine that Dad wouldn’t be working in Seattle anymore. She hasn’t totally internalized this yet, especially since this past week has been mid-winter break and she’s been at home. Once we get back into our normal routine this Monday with school, I’m sure she’ll figure out that Dad’s going to be around a lot more than he used to be.
