Kate's Preschool Ballet Recital

Click here to see Kate's Christmas ballet recital!

First haircut

Kate had her first real haircut today (by real, I mean by someone other than me). We had a coupon for one of the glittery- hot pink kids places and Kate loved it. She also got a mani-pedi. Don't know who enjoyed it more- Kate or me :) Except I can't get over how BIG she looks!

Here is Kate counting to 21, complete with a bout of giggles in the middle:

Ballet

How did it get to be almost June? Sorry for the long time with no updates. We've had a very crazy, very busy spring. 

Our house in NC sold and (finally) closed, and our condo in Iowa City also sold, so we were thrilled about that! 

Loren has been spending some time in San Antonio and some time in Austin. Still 3 nights/week gone. He is only sleeping in his truck in Austin, though--and he did buy a cot this weekend so he can upgrade to sleeping in his office. San Antonio pays for him to have a hotel room, since he is "on assignment."

Kate is continuing to thrive at her preschool. She can write the entire alphabet and can write words that are dictated to her. She loves to collect sticks on walks and loves ballet lessons. She recently had a recital, and Annie came to see it. It was the cutest thing I've ever seen!

Getting ready:

She looked at herself in the mirror and said "I'm beeeeeeautiful!" and she was.

 You can just see the excitement in her face!

These are some of the girls from Kate's preschool.

Kate is the 4th from the right.

...phew! That was a lot of work!

Annie!

...and then meltdown on the way to the car. It was a long, exciting day! Kate wanted to take off her shoes and leotard and walk in just her tights. She "compromised" with having one arm inside her leotard.

Needless to say, she slept in the next day!

Houston Rodeo

The Houston Rodeo is a big deal in Houston...it lasts the entire month of March and takes place at Reliant Stadium, just about a mile from our house. We went the last weekend and had a great time! It is really like the State Fair, Texas style. They have famous country singers perform each evening and a rodeo. Kate's favorite part was the mutton busting, where 5 year olds wearing helmets hold onto a sheep and attempt to ride it across the arena. It was hysterical, however, no chance I'm letting my baby do that! She also loved the rides. She brought her piggy bank and spent her own money to buy tickets for the rides.

Kate loves her Texas hat and wears it whenever she can:)

Kate has made some new friends at preschool- Nethia, Snow, Lucy, Solice and Eden, to name a few. They are a very diverse group of kids!

She also loves the little girl down the street, Simone. Their favorite game is hide and seek.

Like mother like daughter

We've had quite a busy past few months with moving, new jobs, new preschool, new home, etc. We've finally found a church that seems to fit us pretty well (although they do serve free doughnuts every Sunday which really is annoying) and it is a bit far to drive, but we think it is worth it--at least for now.

Kate has really been thriving in her new preschool. She can now write her own name, and is very interested in writing in general. She asks me to spell words to her so she can write things on paper all the time. And she loves cutting and pasting. She is quite the little craftster. Not surprising, I guess, considering her mother's love for sewing!

Speaking of sewing, remember that kids sewing machine Annie gave Kate for Christmas? Well, here it is in action. I love that she has her scissors and cell phone ready next to the machine and she is wearing her slippers that are just like ones that I have. Really reminds you that kids are always watching! The baggie in the bottom of the photo is her scrap bag where I put all my little pieces and she uses them to cut and sew on her own machine.

Speaking of new machines...I was dying to get an embroidery machine and I finally did--I got a cheap one off craigslist, but look what it can do! Sneak peaks of Kate's spring wardrobe:

I'm currently in San Diego for a dental teacher's conference, which is why I actually had time to get a long overdue post up!

Halloween 2010

Kate decided this year that she didn't want to wear the Fancy Nancy outfit I made, she didn't want to wear the tutu I made and she didn't want to wear the Cinderella dress I made. No. She wanted to wear the hand-me down dress up Snow White dress. Ok. Fine. Sigh.

She did want to wear Nana's lipstick

And she spent the rest of the night with her lips in this position.

Here she is ready for the night with Irene!

1st dentist visit

Here is Kate at her first trip to see the dentist (me). She was so well behaved! (better than some of my adult patients!!) She sat in my chair nicely and opened so I could have a look and do a mini-cleaning.

Texas!

I think most people have heard by now, but it is official- we are moving to Texas! Loren and I both got jobs in Texas. Loren's starts tomorrow! What a busy Fall. My thesis defense is 1 week from today and that is my LAST requirement for Perio. I am seeing patients until Thanksgiving, but everything else will be checked off. I actually have a really heavy patient load for the next few weeks, but then I'm done. Phew.

Debbie is coming tomorrow and will stay for a few weeks and then is taking Kate back to CO with her. I'll have 2 weeks to myself. Really weird. I'm going to finally use that massage gift certificate I've had in my coupon pile.

Fancy Nancy Bday Party

We had a great time at Kate's 3rd birthday party. She chose a Fancy Nancy theme, and was overjoyed!

A HUGE thank you to Lindsey who did photos for us!! You can find her at http://www.lb3photo.blogspot.com/

Happy 3rd Birthday Kate!

It sounds so cliche, but I can't believe my baby is 3 years old today! She is so beautiful and such a wonderful little girl. As I was putting her to bed tonight I was thinking about how I was in labor 3 years ago at that same time. I could never have imagined the amazing little sweet voice that said "I love you Mommy" as I put her to bed. I am so blessed and so pleased to get to be her mom!

9/7/07 Birthday!

9/7/08 (1 year old)

9/7/09 (2 years old)

9/7/10 (3 years old)