Katie-Bear

Just a shot of Kate.  She is doing well.  She likes school and just started her reading class which she is very excited about.  She is going to be Supergirl for Halloween with Ben complementing her as Superman.  She is getting ready to be a flowergirl in my friend Joy's wedding.  I told her that Nana saw her dress and that it was very pretty.   Her response was "that is nice but I am more excited about my Supergirl dress."

Ready for Bed

Ben loves to look at books.  He recently started getting into bed and taking a book with him.  He can't get into his own bed so he usually gets into his sister's bed.

All boy

This is a special picture for our friend Joan and her love of the back hoe!  Ben is all boy.  He loves trucks, dirt, eating said dirt, and climbing anything that might be in his sight.  This week there is construction on our street and Ben is in seventh heaven.  He has been standing at the window all morning with no signs of moving.

Then and Now

What a difference a year can make!  I was getting ready to post the bouncy on craigslist and Ben thought he would crawl in for a little lounge time.  I thought it might be fun to compare how Ben looked exactly one year ago (give or take a few days.)

Here is Ben on September 1, 2007.  At about five months.....such a delicious baby!!!!
Here is Ben on September 9, 2008.  Such an active and into everything toddler!

Pre-K girl

Kate started pre-k last week. She is very excited to be such a big girl.  Three of her best buddies are in her class and just the other day said "you know, my new teacher is actually pretty great." The adjustment to five days a week has been a little hard especially since I am gone two days a week now.  Overall, she is doing well and is excited to "carpool" with her buddies.

Utensils

Ben is learning to use eating utensils.  He works very hard and sometimes gets the food to his mouth before it falls off the fork or the spoon.

Here he is trying some oatmeal.  It sticks quite nicely to the spoon.
Using his fierce determination to cut up some green onions with a plastic knife.

Off in their rocket

I went to Costco the other day and came home with a box full of stuff.  Kate immediately asked if she could make the box into a rocket when I emptied it out.  Here is her masterpiece.  Kate loves art and recently has been getting into making things...puppets, a puppet theatre, the rocket, and the solar system.