I'm not listening Mom!

I turn my back for one second...

And this is what I find -
(I was running her bath water...
and she was supposed to be pottying)

Maybe she thought she had a big job to do! haha!

Super Bowl

While the dad's watched football, the mom's talked and the girl's played. We went over to Amy and Perry's house, Katelyn and Emmalyn are just 2.5 months apart and are finally getting to the age where they can somewhat play together. So fun watching them run around chasing each other, screaming little girl screams and laughing hysterically. Wish we'd all be together when the girls were about 5 - what fun they'd have. As Amy said last night, we'll have to have Skype parties. This is definitely one hard thing with the Army - making great friends and then moving on. :( Something I'll probably never get used to, but at least whenever we travel, we usually have someone we can stop and see! (Free accommodations haha!)

Hugs and....

Kisses!

Monkey see, Monkey Do!

Katelyn giving Emmalyn directions!

Emmalyn's turn to ride
(The girls have their paci's because they were both about 2 hours past bedtime, so starting to get grumpy!)

Katelyn loves carrying purses and bags around right now

Takin' a load off on the couch!

21 Months!

Only 3 more months and my baby isn't going to be such a baby anymore....not that she is currently much of a baby.



Some milestones -

*She has started talking more and more each day. It's always fun to see what she is going to pick up on. Our favorite right now is her version of "beep beeeeep" and chugging the "choo Choo". She calls Jack and I "mommy" and "daddy." The momma and dadda word is long gone.

*She continues to go to "school" 3-4 mornings a week and still LOVES every minute of it. She eats like a champ while she's there, often times asking for "More." I'm sure the workers think that I don't feed her at home, but she just eats so much better when there are other kids eating. No more crying when I drop her off; instead she walks in there like she is queen bee and owns the place. (There aren't many others that come as often as she does to hourly care, so all the workers know her name and make over her. I mean who wouldn't make over her...I think she's pretty darn cute ;)!! )

*She must be re-entering her "eating" phase at home because she is starting to eat a little better. We have about a month of good eating, then a month of bad eating. Hopefully we're entering the good eating month and never exit it!

*She continues to sleep very well at night and takes anywhere from a 2-3 hour nap. I'm sure part of the reason for a good nap in the afternoon is because she's worn out from school in the morning.

*She is infatuated with Dora the Explorer right now. She had been refusing to brush her teeth. I found a Dora toothbrush and problem solved. I'm able to get the brush in her mouth 2 times a day (If mommy can remember!) and she even lets me do it before she has to do it. She thinks she's pretty cool when she "spits" too.

*She's gone potty in the potty a few times, (Our Dora the potty seat is a hit!) but after having 3 accidents in one hour, I realized maybe we weren't quite there yet. Not giving up, but not pushing as hard. This momma was tired of cleaning pee out of the carpet! I'm hopeful that by her birthday we'll be there! Send potty thoughts our way! haha

*She's just so much fun to play with right now. Her doll continues to be her favorite toy - including feeding, putting bib on, and pushing her in the stroller. She's quite the little momma! She's realized that Daddy is pretty cool too and enjoys when he comes home from work at night. (He loves the welcome he gets when he walks in the backdoor!) She likes playing a little rougher with him and of course he enjoys that too. Hearing her laughing hysterically and saying "more" is just precious!

*She's still wearing 18 month clothes. I've began noticing that some of them are starting to get a little small...of course depends on the brand but I definitely think she's growing! She weighs between 24-25 pounds, not sure on the height. A growing girl!!

Guess that's all for now! Before long it'll be 2 years I'll be posting! Where have these years gone?!

More BUBBLES!!

buBUBBLES!!


Don't cry over spilled Bubbles!
She was trying to clean up! ha

Daddy's Home!!
I missed you all day while you were at work!!




Blowing, er should I say, licking the bubbles.

Daddy's Car

Jack drove his car to work a couple days ago when the weather was beautiful.
I don't think Katelyn really knew what that big covered thing in the garage was!
She got to see firsthand when Daddy came home!


Her favorite part was honking the horn!
This was her reaction every time afterward!

Daddy! Daddy!

Katelyn is starting to talk more and more and everyday seems to have something new for us. Well for at least the past week (I've noticed) that whenever we see a person in uniform she says "Daddy! Daddy!" It doesn't matter whether they are male, female, white, black, asian, etc.....they are all "Daddy!" Funny, but yet kind of embarrassing. Today, when I picked her up from school there was a couple touring the center for orientation. The female was wearing a uniform and then male was in civilian clothes. As I walk in I hear Katelyn saying over and over again....."Daddy! Daddy! Daddy!" She cracks me up!

Oh and a side note ----

We had our first potty experience last night!! I put her on the potty before she got in the bath tub and she went!! We were all very excited for her and danced and clapped! She was pretty proud of herself too!

She went today a couple times but she doesn't understand the concept of waiting to go on the potty. I can put her on there and she won't go, wants to get down and 5 seconds later goes in her pants. So frustrating so we are close to being ready but not quite there yet. Don't get me wrong, we aren't giving up! Hopefully by her birthday she'll be in full potty training stage! Those Dora panties are waiting!! :)

And I'll leave you with a picture!

She got these cute jammies for Christmas! I just love what they say!!
(She's still trying to wake up, but you get the point.)