348/365: "rainy day"

{"rainy day"} Kate said "rainy day" about a million times today. We're both ready to see some sunshine!

347/365: MDO Christmas Party

{MDO Christmas Party} We were supposed to make a craft of baby Jesus in the manger. But SOMEONE kept taking the sticks off the paper to tap out a drum beat.  :) *Photo credit to the dad sitting at our table.*

346/365: this little piggy drank some milk

{this little piggy drank some milk} Kate had cookies and milk for her snack today, and apparently she thought her foot (and then her hand) might be thirsty too. Hope they like soy!

345/365: kate & daddy

{kate & daddy}

344/365: soon to crawl?

{soon to crawl?} Caroline is very mobile. She rolls and scootches all over the place to get where she wants, which is usually right by Kate or to get to Kate's toys. :) There were several times today when Nick and I looked at each other with big eyes because Caroline was getting her booty up in the air and her legs underneath her like she was just ready to crawl off.  She might be ready, but I'm sure not!!

And I had to include this one of her rolls...

343/365: exersaucering double-take

{exersaucering double-take} Keep scrolling down to see pics of Kate exersaucering when she was only 2 days older than Caroline. People keep telling me that Caroline looks like Kate, but other than the eye color and chubby cheeks, I don't see it. What do you think?

Pics of Kate... taken when I was still on "auto!" :)

342/365: playing with kirby

{playing with kirby}

341/365: paci & blankie

{paci & blankie} We played upstairs this afternoon, and Kate thought she was big stuff when she came waltzing out of her room with her paci and blankie she had snagged from her crib.

340/365: merry & bright

{merry & bright}

339/365: advent ornaments

{advent ornaments} A few weeks ago, I participated in an advent ornament exchange with my LifeGroup friends. We got an advent devotional and an ornament for each of the 24 days (corresponding to the topic). Kate's too young to "get it," but we read the Bible verses and talk about the ornaments as she squirms in my lap. Amazingly, she is able to point to the right ornaments as we ask her about them. The tree is a small, 4 foot one I had in my classroom one year. You could tell Kate was so excited to have a tree just her size! I'll try to post more about the ornament exchange soon so that you can have the information if you're interested.