I can’t see polka dots without thinking of Kate. They are so sweet, and fun, and cheerful. Just like our girl. One of my favorite Kate moments was when she was two-and-a-half and I bought her polka dot sheets for her “big girl” bed. She laid her cheek on her fresh set of sheets, stretched her
Kate is an incredibly picky eater. Or rather, a “selective” eater, as the nutritionist on her cleft palate team has corrected me. She currently has about five foods on rotation for breakfast and lunch, and spends most family dinners squirming in her seat and singing songs instead of eating what I’ve prepared. She informed me
Kate and I had so much fun getting our Halloween crafting on recently with these super simple, kid-friendly, no-carve pumpkin ideas! Since Kate has decided she’s a blogger, she’s been taking our DIY craft projects Very Seriously. So when it came time to decorate some pumpkins for Homes.com, we scoured the craft store like two girls
I’m still piecing together notes from Kate’s final months as a 3 year old and am so happy I found this one: Tonight I read It’s Time to Sleep, My Love to Kate and started the book by telling her that she’s my love. After story time I turned out the light and climbed back into
Kate is officially a student! Our sweet baby girl had her first day of 4K today, but no need to pass the Xanax (yet). We are very lucky that Kate’s daycare center is a certified 4K site so she is staying there for her first year of formal education. Same building, same teacher, same classroom, same
One night this month, Kate and I went upstairs for her usual bedtime routine. Kate walked into the bathroom to start brushing her teeth while I walked down the hallway to grab her bath robe. As I walked back toward the bathroom I saw her looking at her face in the mirror…and then she sniffed at the air and
Kate has decided she’s a hunter. We’re not sure where she came up with this (no one in our family hunts) but if you ask her what she’d like to do she’ll reply, “Let’s go hunting!” In Kate’s world “hunting” means going for a walk and scavenging for treasures such as acorns, flowers, and butterflies. No
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