Where's Winnie the Pooh?

Katie was thrilled when Aunt Jennifer walked in with a new tool box for herself. She needed that tool box for a very special reason - to perform a magic trick. Of course, Jennifer let her use it. (Try to ignore the Christmas pajamas. They're completely Katie's idea. She loves the reindeer on them!)

Winnie the Pooh is going to take a nap! 

I'll just put this on here, and KAZAM! Winnie has disappeared. 

Oh, Winnie the Pooh…where are you?

(Whenever Katie is looking for something, she puts her arm like this.) 

Watch as the magician makes him reappear! 

Abracadabra! 

Take a picture. Cheese! 

CHEESE! I hope they got a good picture.

A Wrestling Belt

I was looking for some clothes for Katie to wear one morning when she happened to be playing with her princess tiara that she inherited from Aunt Jennifer's birthday decorations. When I turned around, I saw that she had copied her flower headband idea and put it around her waist. Instead of becoming a tutu, it became a wrestling belt.

Did you see what I did with my tiara? 

I have a jeweled belt!

A Small Distraction

One night, we were leaving to meet my mom and her dogs for their walk. Usually Katie can't wait to get started to find them, but on this night, she was distracted by the weather.

I'm not sure I'm ready to go yet. 

Why don't we just sit on the curb for awhile? 

Have I shown you this scab on my knee? 

I hope everyone just takes time to sit back and enjoy life. 

We're pretty lucky just to live in a beautiful place. 

I was finally ready to leave when I got distracted by this S.

"S! S!"

A Cat Collar

When Jennifer was cleaning out the garage, a cat collar ended up falling off of a tall stack onto her head. When she looked at the collar, she saw that it belonged to our very loved cat who died about ten years ago. As soon as Katie saw the collar, she knew she could use it. After all, it was silver and sparkly - two of her favorite things!

At first, she used the collar to decorate her tricycle. She was pretty impressed with it as a decoration, but it kept falling off. She took it in the house, and found the perfect use for the collar.

This collar looks beautiful on Black! 

I'm not sure if it's exactly right though. 

I decided to give it to Meow Meow instead.

A Great Discovery

Aunt Jennifer was cleaning the garage, and she found a big box of bubbles and bubble wands. Of course, Katie wanted to use them as soon as she saw them. It kept her busy and out of Jennifer's way while she cleaned, and Katie had lots of fun!

Look at this gigantic bubble wand! 

I can't believe all of the bubbles that this creates!

I can see you! Can you see me? 

I even found some bubbles on the ground to pop! 

Let me try this again. 

Maybe I should pour more bubble solution out.

Taking Care of Chloe

Katie took time out of her Gotcha Day celebrations to spend time taking care of Chloe - not that Chloe was asking for it!

This blanket will help you stay warm. 

I'll put some of my toys down here for you. 

How do you like my book?

Gotcha Day Gifts

To celebrate "Gotcha Day," Katie was lucky enough to get some gifts. First, she received a package from Grammy Noreen and Grandpa Joe in the mail. She was thrilled to open it and find some books and a card. So far her favorite new book is My Farm Friends. Although it doesn't contain the song, "Old MacDonald," it makes her think of the song. She often pulls the lever on her See N Say until it starts singing, "Old MacDonald." Then she listens for the animal's name in the song, goes running to her new book, finds the animal quickly and sings the song with the See N Say. It's fun to watch her!

Later in the day, Garyldine gave Katie her first laptop computer. It was the same as the computer that her friend, Elijah, got on his birthday.  She's not quite sure what she's doing with it yet, but she has had fun pushing the buttons, watching the screen change, and singing along with the music on it.

I gave her some small gifts. When she gets older, I have some gifts for her that I purchased while I was in China. For now though, I just give her a couple of toys until she is old enough to appreciate the gifts from China. This past Christmas, she received a Word World block set. She loves to play with it, so I got her two more animals that are add-ons to the set.

I always take time to read my cards! 

I love these hippos! 

Wow! Look at this book! 

A farm! It reminds me of Old MacDonald. 

Look at all of these animals! 

I could read this all day long. 

This computer makes me feel pretty grown-up. 

Word World! I love these blocks. 

My duck is all put together!