One of the new experiences at the Aupperlee household has been Drew and Kate beginning to take baths together. It is too fun to have them together in the bathtub!! Usually, they both do their own thing like in this picture It's been going very well and Drew has been great with sharing his bath time with Kate. Jana and I like that it shortens bath time to have them together. It's especially easier if just one of us is around.
Look at the difference in Drew and Kate's coloring. Kate is so much darker, isn't she? We're amazed by how different Kate's coloring is from Drew's color. Any time both Drew and Kate are in the bathtub together we're struck by it.
Kate was happy to get out of the bath and into her mom's arms. She makes a pretty cute flower, doesn't she?
Last week we were in Grand Rapids for Thanksgiving. We spent one day with Jana's family and one day with my family, and we started out with Grandma Lynn and Grandpa John. Kate enjoyed their floor and sitting with her measuring cups. Throughout our time in Grand Rapids we were all impressed with how well Kate does sitting on the floor and playing independently. She can go for hours!
As you might guess, Kate's grandpa and grandma enjoyed spending lots of time with her!
Kate has been doing very well with standing and is probably ready to walk behind something. If she hangs on to anything and we move it, she'll walk along behind it. Mobility!!
Drew also likes to play on his own. It's nice for us to be able to sit around and talk while Drew and Kate entertain themselves. Drew moves from one thing to the next until every toy is scattered throughout the room. He's very good at making a mess!
If you look carefully, you can see Kate's two teeth in this picture. I've got more pictures coming that also show her teeth. They're quite visible when she's laughing and smiling.
We've switched locations to Grandma Sue and Grandpa Bill's house, but you can see that the sitting and playing on the floor has continued. Why mess with a good thing?!
This toy fire engine is actually Uncle Todd's toy and it's HUGE! It was the biggest toy fire engine any of us had seen and Drew couldn't get enough of it.
I have to admit that I took a turn with the fire engine myself because it was pretty cool. The ladder on the top was battery controlled and would go up and down at the push of a button. You could also turn on the headlights and to Drew's delight it had a siren.
Here are those two teeth again. Kate was giggling away here and showing them off. It was nice that for Thanksgiving both Drew and Kate were starting to feel better. They were both sick for about two weeks, but now our family is on the mend (they got Jana and I each sick for a few days too).
Uncle Todd got a turn feeding Kate her bottle. This is the only picture I have of it, but Todd was sporting a pretty sweet mustache for the holiday. I wish you could see it better. He truly looked like a firefighter! Although he shaved it off, I'm encouraging him to make it a more permanent look :)
Grandpa Bill and Grandma Sue were pretty excited about seeing Kate too! She's a wonderful size right now, although as her mobility increases she's getting more squirmy. The days of her sitting still in your lap are gone!
Kate is getting off the ground from her stomach pretty well and every once in a while she'll crawl a little bit. One of these days, I think she's just going to take off and never look back.
Where is Kate's sock in this picture? She took it off, like always. She is definitely in that "can't keep socks on" phase of her life. Her socks are always coming off and going in her mouth. Just in time for winter, we can't keep her socks on her little feet!
Look at the difference in Drew and Kate's coloring. Kate is so much darker, isn't she? We're amazed by how different Kate's coloring is from Drew's color. Any time both Drew and Kate are in the bathtub together we're struck by it.
Kate was happy to get out of the bath and into her mom's arms. She makes a pretty cute flower, doesn't she?
Last week we were in Grand Rapids for Thanksgiving. We spent one day with Jana's family and one day with my family, and we started out with Grandma Lynn and Grandpa John. Kate enjoyed their floor and sitting with her measuring cups. Throughout our time in Grand Rapids we were all impressed with how well Kate does sitting on the floor and playing independently. She can go for hours!
As you might guess, Kate's grandpa and grandma enjoyed spending lots of time with her!
Kate has been doing very well with standing and is probably ready to walk behind something. If she hangs on to anything and we move it, she'll walk along behind it. Mobility!!
Drew also likes to play on his own. It's nice for us to be able to sit around and talk while Drew and Kate entertain themselves. Drew moves from one thing to the next until every toy is scattered throughout the room. He's very good at making a mess!
If you look carefully, you can see Kate's two teeth in this picture. I've got more pictures coming that also show her teeth. They're quite visible when she's laughing and smiling.
We've switched locations to Grandma Sue and Grandpa Bill's house, but you can see that the sitting and playing on the floor has continued. Why mess with a good thing?!
This toy fire engine is actually Uncle Todd's toy and it's HUGE! It was the biggest toy fire engine any of us had seen and Drew couldn't get enough of it.
I have to admit that I took a turn with the fire engine myself because it was pretty cool. The ladder on the top was battery controlled and would go up and down at the push of a button. You could also turn on the headlights and to Drew's delight it had a siren.
Here are those two teeth again. Kate was giggling away here and showing them off. It was nice that for Thanksgiving both Drew and Kate were starting to feel better. They were both sick for about two weeks, but now our family is on the mend (they got Jana and I each sick for a few days too).
Uncle Todd got a turn feeding Kate her bottle. This is the only picture I have of it, but Todd was sporting a pretty sweet mustache for the holiday. I wish you could see it better. He truly looked like a firefighter! Although he shaved it off, I'm encouraging him to make it a more permanent look :)
Grandpa Bill and Grandma Sue were pretty excited about seeing Kate too! She's a wonderful size right now, although as her mobility increases she's getting more squirmy. The days of her sitting still in your lap are gone!
Kate is getting off the ground from her stomach pretty well and every once in a while she'll crawl a little bit. One of these days, I think she's just going to take off and never look back. 
Where is Kate's sock in this picture? She took it off, like always. She is definitely in that "can't keep socks on" phase of her life. Her socks are always coming off and going in her mouth. Just in time for winter, we can't keep her socks on her little feet!
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