What has Kate been eating lately? Well, we're in the process of getting her on a big girl eating schedule with three solid meals a day in addition to her breast milk, so Jana has been working hard at expanding Kate's range of meals. Pictured below are Jana's efforts to get Kate started on yogurt. As you can tell, it's not a huge hit yet. Kate likes it all right only if it's mixed in with other food.
Last week was Halloween, and both Drew and Kate got dressed up for daycare. It was so much fun to see all the kids in their Halloween costumes at daycare (especially because the oldest kids are 3 years old). In the evening, we went to Jeremy and Kristin's house for trick or treating. Kate was pretty excited about her hand-me-down frog suit that Drew wore two years ago. She made for a pretty cute little frog!
Kate has been wearing a suit like this a lot when we're outside, so she was quite comfortable in it. We got a kick out of what she was wearing underneath her suit . . . just a diaper!
Kristin dressed up as a pirate and she grabbed Drew and Kate for a picture. It is not an easy thing to get both kids looking in the general direction of the camera!
In this picture, we got three of us looking at the camera and that includes BOTH kids! Unfortunately, Jana decided to look at the other camera being used for pictures. Doh!
Here is Drew in action. He did a great job going from house to house and getting his candy. He was a little shy at first about saying "trick-or-treat" and "thank you," but as the night went on he did better. After hitting several houses (and getting handfuls of candy from each person) he asked Jana to carry his pumpkin for him because "it is getting very heavy, Mama."
Drew stood out very nicely with the reflective patches on his fireman outfit. We had a hard time finding a costume that he liked, but when we saw the fireman costume, we knew we had a winner. Drew LOVES everything related to firefighting!
Also last weekend, my dad, brother, and I went to the MSU football game. Before the game, as is MSU tradition, we did a little tailgating. My mom, Jana, Drew and Kate joined us for tailgating. Kate proudly showed off who she was rooting for!
It was my mom's first tailgate, and we had a good time eating lots of food and checking out the other setups that people had for tailgating. It's quite impressive to see all the equipment everyone brings and to see all the Spartan apparel!
Todd has been quite adept at avoiding photographs lately, but we got him here when he had a turn holding Kate.
Drew was his usual active self and he ran all over the place. My mom has been knitting away and both Drew and Kate sported new Spartan green and white hats. I don't know if I've posted a picture before of Drew in his winter coat, but you can see his new coat. We think he looks much older than two years old while running around in this coat!
Drew had lots of fun over by this tree with his puppy. There was a nice field by us and Drew made great use of it for running around.
Drew found two sticks and spent quite a while banging on the tree "doing a project." He loves to help around the house and now he uses his imagination to do things like projects on his own. Lately, Drew has been setting down a blanket on the floor and inviting me to sit next to him. He then goes into pretend mode and drives us to Home Depot. We get out of the car together and walk around the living room looking at tools. We then get back in the car, drive past the fire station on the way home, and get out of the car at home. ALL of that is Drew's idea and he goes into pretty incredible detail. Obviously, Drew is paying attention to what we do with him!!
Kate has been progressing rapidly in terms of her physical movements. She can sit up now for extended periods of time without assistance, she's starting rolling to get things, and she's even made some small movement toward crawling. We're not encouraging her mobility too much because it's nice to have her in one place! She's also been standing up holding on to things for extending periods of time, although not pulling herself up yet (thank goodness).
Drew thought Kate needed some toys, so he brought over some toys for Kate to play with. Jana and I like how interactive Kate is becoming, but Drew really enjoys interacting with her. He's our go-to guy when it comes to coaxing a smile from her.
I'm not sure if this is the best picture to see it, but I realized that I haven't posted a recent picture of myself with a beard. After my latest surgery I decided to grow a beard for a while, and I've been thoroughly enjoying not shaving! As you can tell from Kate's face, she's still getting plenty to eat :) We love her cute chubbiness.
Last week was Halloween, and both Drew and Kate got dressed up for daycare. It was so much fun to see all the kids in their Halloween costumes at daycare (especially because the oldest kids are 3 years old). In the evening, we went to Jeremy and Kristin's house for trick or treating. Kate was pretty excited about her hand-me-down frog suit that Drew wore two years ago. She made for a pretty cute little frog!
Kate has been wearing a suit like this a lot when we're outside, so she was quite comfortable in it. We got a kick out of what she was wearing underneath her suit . . . just a diaper!
Kristin dressed up as a pirate and she grabbed Drew and Kate for a picture. It is not an easy thing to get both kids looking in the general direction of the camera! 
In this picture, we got three of us looking at the camera and that includes BOTH kids! Unfortunately, Jana decided to look at the other camera being used for pictures. Doh!
Here is Drew in action. He did a great job going from house to house and getting his candy. He was a little shy at first about saying "trick-or-treat" and "thank you," but as the night went on he did better. After hitting several houses (and getting handfuls of candy from each person) he asked Jana to carry his pumpkin for him because "it is getting very heavy, Mama."
Drew stood out very nicely with the reflective patches on his fireman outfit. We had a hard time finding a costume that he liked, but when we saw the fireman costume, we knew we had a winner. Drew LOVES everything related to firefighting!
Also last weekend, my dad, brother, and I went to the MSU football game. Before the game, as is MSU tradition, we did a little tailgating. My mom, Jana, Drew and Kate joined us for tailgating. Kate proudly showed off who she was rooting for!
It was my mom's first tailgate, and we had a good time eating lots of food and checking out the other setups that people had for tailgating. It's quite impressive to see all the equipment everyone brings and to see all the Spartan apparel!
Todd has been quite adept at avoiding photographs lately, but we got him here when he had a turn holding Kate.
Drew was his usual active self and he ran all over the place. My mom has been knitting away and both Drew and Kate sported new Spartan green and white hats. I don't know if I've posted a picture before of Drew in his winter coat, but you can see his new coat. We think he looks much older than two years old while running around in this coat!
Drew had lots of fun over by this tree with his puppy. There was a nice field by us and Drew made great use of it for running around.
Drew found two sticks and spent quite a while banging on the tree "doing a project." He loves to help around the house and now he uses his imagination to do things like projects on his own. Lately, Drew has been setting down a blanket on the floor and inviting me to sit next to him. He then goes into pretend mode and drives us to Home Depot. We get out of the car together and walk around the living room looking at tools. We then get back in the car, drive past the fire station on the way home, and get out of the car at home. ALL of that is Drew's idea and he goes into pretty incredible detail. Obviously, Drew is paying attention to what we do with him!!
Kate has been progressing rapidly in terms of her physical movements. She can sit up now for extended periods of time without assistance, she's starting rolling to get things, and she's even made some small movement toward crawling. We're not encouraging her mobility too much because it's nice to have her in one place! She's also been standing up holding on to things for extending periods of time, although not pulling herself up yet (thank goodness).
Drew thought Kate needed some toys, so he brought over some toys for Kate to play with. Jana and I like how interactive Kate is becoming, but Drew really enjoys interacting with her. He's our go-to guy when it comes to coaxing a smile from her.
I'm not sure if this is the best picture to see it, but I realized that I haven't posted a recent picture of myself with a beard. After my latest surgery I decided to grow a beard for a while, and I've been thoroughly enjoying not shaving! As you can tell from Kate's face, she's still getting plenty to eat :) We love her cute chubbiness.
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