Halloween Decorations

The most exciting thing happening in our house is the arrival of Halloween decorations. We've been putting them up for about a week, and has Catherine been having fun! There are two ghosts/ghouls that we have that I thought would scare her, but no, she thinks they are funny. Especially when you chase her around the house with them saying, "Ooooooh!" She has also formed an attachment to a stuffed spider. She carries it all around the house trying to haunt the cats. Let me tell you, they love that. We've posted some new pictures to the Flickr site, and here are a few short videos.

New Pictures Finally

Bill and Catherine have been sick this week. Bill had it worse than Catherine, so I have been quite slow to update the photos. For the past two days Catherine has had only one 50 minute nap which is not enough time to do anything! I have put quite a few new pictures on our Flickr page, and here are some videos!


A shout out to the long distance relatives:




One day I will teach her to get coffee for mommy, but not until she is much better at this!



Here we were sitting outside on the deck, and she climbed up into the chair all by herself. She gathered all her favorite items: sippy cup, mommy's water bottle, camera bag, and bucket. While sitting there, she started imitating the birds, then she started dancing to them. I thought it was hilarious. It is difficult to hear her bird noise, but if you listen carefully, it is there.



Lastly, this is our favorite video so far. It is Catherine telling her first joke.

Fun Filled Weekend

We took Catherine to the Renaissance Festival in Charlotte this weekend. It was a ton of fun! The car ride was not so bad, thanks to Grandma Ellen and some McDonald's chicken nuggets! Eating fair food was a big hit, as was applauding for the performers. Catherine also realized that the best way to get a total stranger to look at you is to say, "hi" and wave. We took a few pictures, but I'm lazy and left the camera downstairs. They will be available on the Flickr page soon!

Welcome Toddler

We went to the park today with Grandma Ellen and had a picnic lunch. Catherine had a great time walking all over the playground and playing in the sand. She still isn't quite sure what to make of the jungle gym, but she thinks the swings are great fun. We were there all morning and finally left after lunch. She was one sleepy girl on the way home! I think it is official that she can walk now, but here are the videos so you can decide for yourself. There are also some more pictures on our Flickr page.