cheerios

Every time we've tried to give Kateri solids she has gagged and looked at us like we'd tried to poison her. Our pediatrician suggested we give her something to chew, since she already has a mouthful of teeth, so here is her first experience with Cheerios. She has already learned that being a goofball gets a big reaction from her sisters... either that or the sniffing is a coping mechanism to help her power through the gag reflex, I'm not sure.

Baby Bumblebee

yeah, she only does if for a couple of seconds, but you get the idea...the second time around I was doing it with one hand and holding the camera with the other so she got confused and copied me...

God ples you

Lili made this for me when she came home from school yesterday...I want to have it on record for when she is thirteen and embarrassed to be seen with me....

You can file this under "What goes on in Audrey's Head?"

I told her to go pick up her puzzle off the floor...apparently that needed the sanitary precaution of putting sandwich baggies on not only her hands, but her feet as well. She looks like a crazy old cat lady in this picture, I know...

Just for Uncle Jon: This is Star Wars Land

So I was trying to catch Kateri's new trick: Nanny kept getting her to say "Row row row" for singing "Row Row your boat", but it looks like she won't do it for me. Anyway, Kateri was enjoying the yard (It has been so beautiful; warm and breezy and smelling delicious from the citrus blossoms) and Audrey comes up behind me humming a Star Wars theme...listen close and you can hear her. Anyway, I decided to keep rolling and Audrey gave me a rare glimpse of what goes on in her head. She and Lili and Uncle Jon have put in alot of hours in our yard playing star wars, so thanks, Uncle Jon, for helping turn our mundane backyard into Star Wars Land, and for leading Audrey to think that green-on-green is an acceptable color scheme when she got dressed this morning.

Kateri speaks!!!

Kateri's first word....kind of
You have to let me have this little victory, even if it's not completely legit, since both Lili and Audrey said "Dada" first....

Going for a Walk

This is Luke's current favorite thing to do with Kateri: He helps he balance by holding one hand so it looks like they are going for a walk together. The girls think it's hysterical and Kateri finds it pretty amusing as well.