Monday, September 12, 2011

Kate-isms


Kate is just our little chatterbox now so I thought I would share some things she says or does that are pretty darn cute.

Kate was singing the other day with a pretend microphone and it went a little something like this: "Twinkle Twinkle little star, why you up in the sky?"

When Kate is naughty she has to go to her "time out" corner for 2 minutes. Lately, she has been putting items in time out. For instance, last night she put her cookie in time out. Then she put the paper towels in time out and told it, "time out, 2 minutes."

Of course she is a mommy's girl and wanders around the house looking for me saying, "Mommy where are you?" or "Mommy where'd you go?"

Kate is very curious and is always asking "What's that?" But it sounds more like, "whash shat"

She is also very nosy and when we are on the phone she asks, "Who's that?"

Sometimes when we are driving in the car and she sees men working on something she yells, "Hi guys!"

Kate does not like lotion and after her bath she always tells us, "No lotion."

Kate loves counting but often forgets to begin at one and gets so excited for "ten" because we say it in a sing-song way so she begins at 7 then 8, 9 and ten!

Everything is chicken. If she wants meat or poultry, it doesn't matter. Turkey is chicken. Meat is chicken. Steak is "snake" but really it is chicken.

M & M's are "m"..."mom I want m's".

Chris and I bought an iPad and Kate knows how to turn on her Yo Gabba Gabba and Dora the Explorer. So now she says, "my iPad!"

For some reason she is fascinated with our vehicles. When she sees our cars she points out whose is whose. "That is mommy's car". "That is daddy's car."

We have a hard time taking pictures of Kate because she cannot sit still or as soon as she sees the camera or my cell phone she yells, "I see more Kate!". Meaning, she is ready to see the picture before we have even taken it!

Love our girl!

Monday, September 5, 2011

Tata Tony B

I did not know how to title this blog, Tata Tony B seemed most appropriate. Since this is Kate's baby book to chronicle her life I think it is important to include this story...

In May I met my biological father for the first time. When I was three years old my mom married the man who raised me, or who I call dad. I always knew that dad was not my biological father and I never really felt a need to ask too many questions or search for my biological father. Well fast forward to the birth of Kate and suddenly I have questions and want answers and have a strong yearning to know who my biological dad is. Maybe it was Kate's crazy curly hair that made people ask, 'where did that come from'? Well, whatever it was I am so glad I did! Kate now has another grandfather to add to the mix and he has been nothing but generous and loving to Kate, myself and Chris. I don't have the right words to express how happy I am that I met my biological father. It is one of the best decisions I have made and seeing Kate with her Tata confirms that I made the right choice for our family. Well Kate just adores her Tata! And the answer to where her curly hair came from?...Tata! I hope she also gets his awesome soccer skills...he was quite the player back in the day and still has some fancy footwork.

I apologize if there are many holes in this story, but when Kate gets older and reads this I can hopefully answer all of her questions. For now what is important is that my biological dad and her biological grandfather is in our lives. We are very happy. We know we are loved and supported by the entire family. Yes, my dad - the other Tony - was very supportive with my decision. Yes, I realize my life seems like a made for tv movie!

Another reason to add this story is that there will more stories and pictures with our newfound family members...here is a sneak preview!

We were invited by Tata Tony B and his wife, Elsa, to hang out with them in California this Labor Day weekend. We enjoyed the very cool 71 degrees by hanging outside, visiting a winery, and feeding the ducks. I tried taking pictures of Kate with her Tata but they both seemed to turn their head when the camera is on them...so for now he remains the mystery man.




In Temecula feeding the ducks






At a winery in Temecula ~ So scenic!


Kate and Tata the mystery man ~ more pics to come!