You should probably skip this post if you're not Nanny.

It's just another video of Kateri singing a song.
She picked this one up from Audrey, who learned it in religion class and sang it over and over again for about two and a half weeks. When she stopped, Kateri started...




"Matthew, Judas, Philip, Bartholomew, Andrew, Thomas, Simon, Jude
James and John and James and Peter the Rock, these are the Apostle's names.
Jesus called the Twelve Apostles and He calls us just the same
When we hear the voice of Jesus, the Lord, then we listen for our name. "


With this on repeat in one way or another all month, I think it's safe to say that none of us will ever forget one of the Apostles names again.

Just me and you

School started two weeks earlier than usual this year. The big girls are already well into their routine, and now that Audrey is at school full-day, it's just me and Kateri. All day long. Although we miss her big sisters, it has actually been quite lovely having some one-on-one time with my just-turned three year old. It's nice to lavish some extra attention on her, especially since, (in an example of the characteristic neglect endured by third-born children,) I forgot to charge my camera battery and so we have no pictures of her birthday.

For now, she's my little helper around the house, and we get to read books in bed and play dozens of rounds of hide-and-go-seek. Every time I tell her it's time to go run an errand she asks with a big smile, "Me and you?"

I'm so grateful for this time with my happy little Kateri. Just me and you.

Of course, we are still pretty excited when 3:45 rolls around and these two show up...