If you follow Kate’s monthly posts, you already know that she calls the alphabet her “ABCDs” (adding that extra letter in there).  A newer bit of information I’ve yet to share is that in recent months she’s become obsessed with trucks.  She loves them! A few weeks ago, Kate was telling Grandma Pam all about

You can’t put anything past my daughter. You really can’t. Just when you think she’s in some Sesame Street-induced haze where nothing else matters to her besides her crayons, her accessories, and her alphabet, she’ll do something surprising just to prove that she sees it all.  My favorite example from this month is when she

I love seeing Kate decked out in her favorite plaid coat (that she insists on wearing everywhere) and this cute striped flower hat.  It reminds me of a line from her favorite book, “I’m Gonna Like Me” by Jamie Lee Curtis: I’m gonna like mewearing flowers and plaid.I have my own styleI don’t follow some

Kate: 21 Months   I really need to catch up on Kate’s monthly posts, so bear* with me as we take a little stroll down memory lane. This lane in particular takes us all the way back to Halloween. (Almost like time travel—but without the DeLorean.) Kate was supposed to be a ladybug for Halloween—a

We had Kate’s 2 year check-up yesterday and the pediatrician told us to start teaching her how to drink from a regular cup. Earlier today I received this email from Grandma Pam who was at our house taking care of Kate: “I tried to give her a cup of milk for lunch (without the top)