Trying to keep up...

As I've said in recent posts, Katherine's growing up way too fast...she's tons of fun, though, and hardly ever seems to run out of energy to run around and stuff.

She's ready for hockey season! Too bad the Canucks games don't start until 3-4 hours after her bedtime. I guess I will have to save some on the DVR and we can watch them together later.


She's got a new chair that she likes very much. She picks it up (complete with grunts of exertion) and puts in the corner where she can take short breaks and still not miss anything.


In this one I think we were watching Norah Jones on Austin City Limits and she was clapping along with the music.


I just like this shot, even though there seems to be four of us...Sleeping Beauty(?), Katherine, Grover (present from daddy that she's taken to recently), and me.


Milo has also taken to her chair recently...pretty cozy.


My girls.


Katherine has become interactive with the camera, as you can see...again with the Oreo...




Smile!


When I get some time over the next day or two I will put together some clips we have of her trying to jump and pushing one of her toys around...good stuff...really...

Stuff

We finally broke down and got Katherine's hair cut...it makes her look way too old. Apparently she thinks so, too...enough to justify sharing mom's hair band thingy...


My name is Katherine and I like Oreo cookies...


...as you can see...


We took Katherine to an apple orchard last weekend to check things out, buy some apple crisp, and pick a few for ourselves...Katherine liked running on the dirt road, the puppy that was around, and the tractor.


We're clinging to the last remnants of summer here in Ottawa, but Fall brings out the changing leaves pretty quick, so at least it's scenic.

Don't call us on Wednesday night...Laura will be out and I will be parked on the couch, beer in hand, watching the Sens embarrass the Leafs in their season-opener.

Here's to another 8 months of late nights watching Canucks games from 3 time zones away. Go Nucks!

A lot happens (changes) in a month...

Sorry that it has been a while, but things have been busy, as you will soon see...there's lots of pics here and relatively few words, which makes me either really efficient or really lazy...

Not too long ago it was summer. Apparently it was a little toasty for Katherine in the back seat, although she slept great! The hair clearly makes this picture, but the groggy look on her face comes a close second.



Canada Day was spent at the O'Connor's, where Katherine found at least one new friend.



I just like the look on her face in this one...



This might be the first time she's been seen here in a dress...way too cute. You may also note that she's on her feet...definitely on the run these days.



This is copyrighted...just in case. Perhaps the earliest of her works on record. You saw it here first.



Peek-a-boo! (She's actually setting herself up for a somersault.)



Execution of somersault...



My girls.



Again with the cuteness...



Grandma and Grandpa were out for a few weeks of good summer humidity..not so much what they normally get on the west coast...



Roadtrip to Schroon Lake, NY (in the Adirondacks) for my cousin's wedding. Sadly, this picture was taken after we had been on the road for all of (maybe) 45 minutes.



Dinner (dessert, really) at camp just outside Schroon Lake the night before the wedding



At the wedding reception...



Our neighbour's little girl grew out of her pool and gave it to Katherine. Katherine loves the water.













She's becoming increasingly independent, wanting to do stuff for herself...like feeding. One day last week, I gave her a bowl of yogurt with some fruit in it, a spoon, and sat back with the camera. It wasn't long until....









By the end, it was in her hair, all over her face, I can't remember how many times I had to rinse out the washcloth...I was laughing the whole time. She, obviously, thought it was good times.

So there's a small sample of the everyday fun around here.

Go Canucks Go!

Boo

Seriously?

They better win.

New Canucks Logo?

I was on one of the Canucks forums the other day and thought this was awesome...so there...

Daddy's Little Girl

The first time I saw this picture I didn't think we could relate on such a deep level...the first thing that popped into my head was...



Don't tell me it's not there.