I'm a little (or a lot) late with Catherine's 18 month update. She's actually 19 months now and getting darn close to 20, but that's as close as I could do it! She weighed in at 21 lb., 8 oz., which is the 11th percentile. She measured 32", which is the 58th percentile. Growing tall!
She is very active. She can run pretty fast, and can climb anything. She recently started climbing her changing table - not fun. She's desperately trying to be independent and frequently yells, "No!" when I'm trying to do anything for her. She likes to buckle her seat belt in the car, but she takes an eternity to do it. She tries to dress herself, but she's not very good at it yet. She likes to feed herself her oatmeal, but chooses to do it without a spoon. That one makes for a fun clean-up!
She has really good comprehension skills and can follow a lot of directions. Her speech is still lagging, but she's adding new words here and there, including bubble, bow, and poop.
She's kind of a sneaky little thing and likes to raid through our things when we're not looking. She especially likes the spice cabinet. She likes playing with Daniel, but they definitely fight more than they used to. She likes to knock down whatever he's building and wreak havoc on his world in general.
She likes to eat. Right now her favorite foods are eggs, oatmeal, bananas, watermelon, broccoli, Asian food, peaches, avocados, and sandwiches. She is still a pickier eater compared to Daniel, but a lot better than most kids her age.
She's a sweet girl!
Tuesday, August 27, 2013
Thursday, July 25, 2013
White Mail
We're helping out some friends this week by taking care of their pets, garden, etc.
The other day we stopped at their mail box to bring in their mail.
Daniel looked at it and said, "Is that white mail?"
Most of the envelopes were white, so I said, "Yep, it looks like white mail."
He paused a moment and said, "So what is blackmail?"
The other day we stopped at their mail box to bring in their mail.
Daniel looked at it and said, "Is that white mail?"
Most of the envelopes were white, so I said, "Yep, it looks like white mail."
He paused a moment and said, "So what is blackmail?"
Wednesday, July 24, 2013
Kids' Photos
In case you missed it, here's the link to the preview of the professional photos I had done of the kids.
http://edavisphotography.squarespace.com/blog/
Love how they came out!
Tuesday, July 16, 2013
Majalca
We traveled to Majalca, Mexico from June 29 through July 4. This was the first trip that Catherine's taken to Mexico. (It was Daniel's fourth time.) The trip there wasn't bad at all. It took us about 10 hours. We had Aunt Cristi and Uncle Brian with us, and they helped out a lot. Aunt Cristi made some fun games to play in the car with Daniel.
The kids had a blast! David's aunts, uncles, and cousins took such good care of us. The kids loved playing in the sandbox, jumping on the trampoline, riding the ATVs, and playing on the playset. The highlight of the trip for Daniel was probably climbing the mountain - three times! The first time he went with one of David's cousins, Javier. I thought they probably wouldn't make it very far before Daniel would get tired or need to turn around, but soon I could see them way at the top of the peak! He was a really tough climber, even using his hands to crawl up some tough rocks. He went again with David and one of David's uncles, Adolfo and then a third time with David and me. Daniel also did a really good job trying to improve his Spanish, and he played a lot with his second cousin, Roberto. I'm not sure how they communicated, but they both seemed to talk a lot to one another.
Catherine (being the daredevil that she is) loved the ATVs. She rode in one of the covered ones with David andme, and she would put her hands on the little half-windshield and yell wildly as we went fast. She didn't even seem to mind when it was spitting rain in her face! She also loved the slide at the house and did it over and over and over.
We were glad to get home, though it was a long trip back. It took us about 12 hours to get back. Abuelo and Abuela rode with us on the way home, and they definitely made the trip a little easier. Despite being in the car forever, when we pulled on to our road, Daniel said, "Well, that was a short trip!"
The kids had a blast! David's aunts, uncles, and cousins took such good care of us. The kids loved playing in the sandbox, jumping on the trampoline, riding the ATVs, and playing on the playset. The highlight of the trip for Daniel was probably climbing the mountain - three times! The first time he went with one of David's cousins, Javier. I thought they probably wouldn't make it very far before Daniel would get tired or need to turn around, but soon I could see them way at the top of the peak! He was a really tough climber, even using his hands to crawl up some tough rocks. He went again with David and one of David's uncles, Adolfo and then a third time with David and me. Daniel also did a really good job trying to improve his Spanish, and he played a lot with his second cousin, Roberto. I'm not sure how they communicated, but they both seemed to talk a lot to one another.
Catherine (being the daredevil that she is) loved the ATVs. She rode in one of the covered ones with David andme, and she would put her hands on the little half-windshield and yell wildly as we went fast. She didn't even seem to mind when it was spitting rain in her face! She also loved the slide at the house and did it over and over and over.
We were glad to get home, though it was a long trip back. It took us about 12 hours to get back. Abuelo and Abuela rode with us on the way home, and they definitely made the trip a little easier. Despite being in the car forever, when we pulled on to our road, Daniel said, "Well, that was a short trip!"
Saturday, July 13, 2013
Balloon Ride
Daniel and Catherine went to Chuck E. Cheese for a birthday party. They brought home two helium balloons. Daniel had the brilliant idea to send Catherine away in a "hot air balloon." He tied the balloons onto the box, and I think he really thought it would float away. :( When it didn't work, he was not deterred and began lifting the box in the air so that she could still fly! She bailed out about halfway through the ride.
Dalhart
I know, I know - for the three people that follow this blog - I'm way, way, way behind. I don't even really have a great excuse, so I'll just try to catch up as best I can. :)
We took a trip at the end of May/beginning of June to Dalhart. Here are pic highlights from our trip! I have some pretty cute nephews and kiddos!
We had a "girls' weekend" in Dalhart, where my sister-in-law lives now. All the Zens cousins were there, and the kids had a lot of fun. Daniel was, literally, ready to move to Dalhart. They had a gorgeous park within walking distance from their house and they had another really neat park that we went to one day. We enjoyed a lot of time in Henry's sandbox too. I'm not sure that Daniel really left that box for most of that weekend. Good thing my sister-in-law had a really nice shaded backyard! There was also a doll stroller for Katie to push Robin (her doll) around in. She loved that. She also really loved the slide at the playground and would go down and then immediately do the sign for "again." Daniel and Bryson got along well most of the time. Catherine and Henry didn't pay much attention to anyone. :)
The trip definitely had a few bumps in it with Catherine waking up a lot at night (and then, in turn, waking up everyone else sleeping in the room) and the long, long, long road from Abilene to Dalhart. I think it took us about 5.75 hours. There was one point that I thought I should just pull over and re-settle our family in Plainview, TX.
We took a trip at the end of May/beginning of June to Dalhart. Here are pic highlights from our trip! I have some pretty cute nephews and kiddos!
We had a "girls' weekend" in Dalhart, where my sister-in-law lives now. All the Zens cousins were there, and the kids had a lot of fun. Daniel was, literally, ready to move to Dalhart. They had a gorgeous park within walking distance from their house and they had another really neat park that we went to one day. We enjoyed a lot of time in Henry's sandbox too. I'm not sure that Daniel really left that box for most of that weekend. Good thing my sister-in-law had a really nice shaded backyard! There was also a doll stroller for Katie to push Robin (her doll) around in. She loved that. She also really loved the slide at the playground and would go down and then immediately do the sign for "again." Daniel and Bryson got along well most of the time. Catherine and Henry didn't pay much attention to anyone. :)
The trip definitely had a few bumps in it with Catherine waking up a lot at night (and then, in turn, waking up everyone else sleeping in the room) and the long, long, long road from Abilene to Dalhart. I think it took us about 5.75 hours. There was one point that I thought I should just pull over and re-settle our family in Plainview, TX.
Monday, June 24, 2013
Trash Man
I guess I've never posted anything about Daniel's obsession with picking up trash. If you've seen him within the last six months, you already know this, but if not, you should know that his obsession is so strong that my brother nicknamed him Eco Dan.
The kid picks up trash almost everyday. He has (literally) picked up at least 6 huge trash bags full from around our neighborhood. A neighbor paid him a dollar the other day for his good work. He picks up trash when we go to the park. He picks up trash with the babysitter. He picks up trash when he goes on bike rides.
He wants to be a "city pick up trasher" when he grows up. When we're driving, his most frequent question is, "Why do so many people litter?" He has grand visions of creating a flyer soon to hand out to all the neighbors telling them not to litter.
The funny thing is that if you ask him, he'll tell you that he doesn't actually enjoy picking up trash, but that it's his job.
The kid picks up trash almost everyday. He has (literally) picked up at least 6 huge trash bags full from around our neighborhood. A neighbor paid him a dollar the other day for his good work. He picks up trash when we go to the park. He picks up trash with the babysitter. He picks up trash when he goes on bike rides.
He wants to be a "city pick up trasher" when he grows up. When we're driving, his most frequent question is, "Why do so many people litter?" He has grand visions of creating a flyer soon to hand out to all the neighbors telling them not to litter.
The funny thing is that if you ask him, he'll tell you that he doesn't actually enjoy picking up trash, but that it's his job.
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