Friday, December 21, 2012

Kate turns 2

I cannot believe my baby girl is already 2!  Where has the time gone?  Kate has been such a joy in our lives. She and Max are best buddies.  Kate is a great talker.  She has been forming sentences for quite some time. She likes to abbreviate words, although she knows how to say the whole thing.  For example, she calls a shopping cart a "shopper" and batteries are "batters".  Other times she lengthens out the word: marbles are "marb-be-bles".  She loves to be tickled and snuggles.  Books are a favorite, and she will keep bringing you more and more and more if you will sit and read to her.  Her favorite books include, "The Eye Book," "Binky," and "Bubble Bubble."  Kate is great at coloring, holding a pencil to draw, and even cutting paper.  She continues to watch Signing Time, and she is able to sign a lot of words.  I took Kate to her 2 year check up and she weighs 30 pounds (90%ile), is 36 inches tall (94%ile) and has a head circumference of 19 inches (71%ile).  I am frequently asked if Max and Kate are twins as they are both in size 3T.  Kate enjoys jumping, swinging, and riding her bike.  She still has naturally curly hair.  Kate would have her nails painted every day if I would let her!  We love our Sissy!


For her birthday, she got a play kitchen and food she can cut.







When asked what she was going to do for her birthday, Kate would reply, "I am going to blow the candles." (She would then proceed to show them how to blow!)  

We had Minnie Mouse decorations and cake.


By Kate's request, we invited Ron and Judy, Angie, Jason, and Riley, the missionaries, and Sam, Lacey, Riley and Asher over for cake and ice cream.  Here Judy is watching Kate push her new shopper!


 We love you Kate!

Motleys Tree Farm

These were posted on my Facebook page, but for those that didn't see them there here you go!

Kids had a great time swinging before the tree hunt.



They were also able to feed the animals at the small petting zoo.



Max really wanted to catch the rooster.  I told him I'd give him money if he actually caught it.





Digging in the dirt before  the pig races (which I didn't get any pictures of...)


We found the perfect tree!



"Timber!"



Fox 16 news was out there doing a story, so below is Chad showing the tree before going on the tree shaker.




Everyone was happy with the end result. 


Merry Christmas!

Monday, October 8, 2012

Wild Flowers

I found some wild flowers when I went to a park the other day, and I could not wait to go back with the kids and my camera to see if I could capture any great shots.  I guess you will be the judge... 

 
 
 
 

Love these two so much!
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Monday, September 3, 2012