Kate the Great Communicator

Kate is one big talker, that's for sure. When she thinks Luke has wronged her in some way, she comes running to me and says, "Wuke be nice me!" Tonight after I put Kate to bed I realized that I needed some clothes out of her room. I sneaked into her room and she sat straight up in her crib,looked at me and said "Go away, Mommy." Goodness, she is one independent girl...what will she be like at sixteen???

Luke is 4!!!!

On Sunday we had Luke's 4th birthday party at Chuck E. Cheese. Lots of friends and family were there for the big event. Luke had a Darth Vader cake and got lots of awesome presents. Luke and Kate kept a safe distance from Chuck...they preferred admiring him from afar. When Luke was ready to open his presents, he looked up at his Daddy and said, "Daddy, don't sell my toys, okay?" Luke knows that Daddy sells toys and things on ebay every week and wanted to make sure his new toys were safe. He was assured that his gifts were safe and he tore right into them. He did a great job using his manners and saying thank you to his friends. I was quite proud and can't believe I have a big 4-year-old boy!

Thanksgiving with the Bouchards

We had our traditional Thanksgiving with Mimi and Papa this year in Springfield. We all got "sick full" at Cara's new house. I made Kate eat her turkey topless so as not to mess up her dress...poor thing...how humiliating!! Soon after dinner, people began disappearing for naps. Too much turkey, I guess.

Thanksgiving with the Lohmans

We spent Thanksgiving day with Matt's family. Matt and Luke were in charge of the turkey and it had my seal of approval. It was excellent! Matt has also stepped gracefully into the role of turkey carver.



Amelia, Kate and Luke at the kids' table...




Aunt Kathy at the kids' table..



Sweet cousin Emma...



And cutie cousin Amelia wearing Luke's hat...




And dessert...

Brother and Sister

Lately, Luke and Kate have been getting along and playing together quite well. Kate follows Luke around and copies whatever he does. The other night they were reading books together on the couch before bed. It was very sweet. I guess with playing together comes the tattling. Kate has already learned to say, "Wuke did it" any time something goes wrong.

Ouch!

This is what can happen if your face gets too close to an almost four-year-old who is seriously playing. My face collided with Luke's head last Sunday night and I've had a black eye the whole week. I've had to explain it about a million times to people!

Serious Playing...

This is what our almost four year old looks like in the evenings when his imagination goes wild! He loves to play pirates and Star Wars.