Kate Update

Little Kate is growing up too fast.  I wanted to write a little list of all the adorable things she does right now so that I can remember them forever.  She is so precious.  I wish I could share some of the videos of her lately, but alas, I am having technical difficulties with uploading videos here to blogger.  Anyone know how to solve that problem?

Anyway, here is the list of Kate's cuteness:

• When I put her to nap and bed I always say I love you and blow her a kiss.  So, now when she hears I love you she puts her little hand up to her mouth.  It melts my heart every time. 
• 'Sets table'- carries plastic cups and bowls we have in a low drawer for the kids over to the table. 
• Loves to entertain us.  In the evening when we all pile on the couch for the Bible and Narnia she will put on a little show.  She does tricks.  If you say, "Kate, do a trick for us."  She will pivot around on one foot in circles and usually end up falling down.  Then she'll ham it up on the floor before she pops up and makes another circle around the family room/living room/ entry hall.  She is hilarious!
• So interested in the chickens, chicks, bugs, trees, etc.   Almost every time she finishes nursing, she'll pop up and look out the window and say, "Chickens!" Which actually sounds like 'chicks'. 
• Loves to be outside and see all of the above. 
• Says "that"
• Obsessed with the toothbrush drawer and listens for the bathroom door to open and makes a bee-line for the room so she can get her hands on everybody's toothbrushes.  If she does get ahold of them she parades around the house sucking on two toothbrushes. 
• Really flies down the stairs now on her belly.
• Oh- and she wants to walk down the stairs.  She stands on the bottom step and tried to step down and mostly falls. 
• She has a knack for picking things up.  We were amazed to watch her pick up each and every one of the Bananagrams tiles and put them in the bag all by herself.  I'm sure that will fly out the window when she turns two. 
•  Says "milk" and does the sign when she wants to nurse or wants cow's milk.
• Gets jealous when the other kids sit on my lap
• Has a knack for falling asleep in Dad's arms right at the end of the church meeting when he tries the whole time to get her to sleep.
• Starting to say animal noises- moos, barks, buzzes. 

Kate loves to climb up on the hearth and play

Kate loves books!

She loves to pull out my shoes and try to walk around

Little Ham-bone

Picking up Bananagrams tiles.  Every single one.  Kenneth and I kept looking at each other in disbelief as she kept on going.