Some Random Videos

Here are some videos of Kate; one is her at Gus's diner, dancing to the jukebox, and one is her telling a story.

Fun in the Dells

We spent July 13-17 up at the Wilderness on the Lake in the Dells, and as usual, it was so much fun. Kate loved both the indoor and the outdoor pools; I even got over my distaste of water in my eyes to go down the kiddie slides with her in the inside pool, which she loved. She kept hugging me after every slide we went down and saying, "Mama! This is so much fun!"

My mom also threw a beautiful surprise shower for me; it was so cute! We played games, had yummy orange chiffon cake, and of course received a lot of wonderful, thoughtful gifts. It was so much fun!

 The view from the pool

 This girl is not afraid of water; she would purposely stand under each bucket that was dumping just so she'd get soaked! 

 

 You can see her at the top of the slides, in her pink and orange suit

Love this getup she had on as we packed up at the end of our trip! 

Summer Fun

The week of the 8th was so much fun. I love how everything we do is so exciting to Kate; her catchphrase appears to be, "I'm so excited!!!" Like I said in a previous post, we spent Monday morning at the library, which is always fun. Tuesday we had music class and then we were going to go to Lunchtime Live on the square, but a downpour erupted about 10 minutes before we were to leave. So, we just spent the day lazing around at home, playing with her dolls and her blocks. On Wednesday we met some friends at a really nice park in Sun Prairie; they had brought a lot of bubble equipment, so the kids of course had a lot of fun with that. Afterward, the two of us went to Gus's Diner for chicken strips and chocolate malts (I know, healthy).

Thursday we hosted our playgroup, and Kate had a lot of fun with the kids who came. Then on Friday we met Meghan and her kids at the zoo, which is always fun--although I must say I much prefer it in the spring or fall as opposed to the summer! Even though it was only in the 70s, the humidity made it feel much hotter. But I'm not really complaining (or maybe I am, just slightly); I know it will be cool weather again before long, so I'm enjoying the summer as much as I can!

 Kate & Sam after music class; we were the only two people in class that day! 

 At Gus's Diner

 I told her I had to make a work call when we got home, so she had to be quiet. She then got on her laptop and phone and said, "Mama, I need to make a work call; please be quiet." Ha! 

 At the zoo

Playing with some kids at the park after the zoo