Happy 2013!

....and I'm back! Things have been very busy around here. The fall/winter months and holidays are my favorite time of the year and always end up coming and going too quickly. So let's recap.



Oct was a hot month which was a bummer because sweating and being in a pumpkin patch at the same time doesn't feel right. Kate was Dorothy from the Wiz of Oz for Halloween and some of her little friends were the rest of the gang (lion, tin man and scarecrow). Super cute but she is still too young to appreciate my hard work. That meaning I made her costume. Well I actually just assembled a little blue dress with some scissors and a hot glue gun and painted some shoes with red glitter...but still. Next year she might be Boo from Monsters, Inc. which will take more than some hot glue if I'm going to make it. So maybe I should hold off until she knows how hard it is. Pssh...right.

Oct was also a big month since little miss started walking! It was probably a week or so before Halloween that she finally started taking some steps. She'd been standing for awhile...probably getting her game plan down. So when she started walking she really took off. A lot of people have commented on how well she walks for not walking for very long. I suppose they are right when I think about it but I don't really have anyone to compare her to. My little super star...she'll probably be a professional athlete.

November is always fun for me since its my birthday month...as well as the start of the holiday eating frenzy. This year was my 30th which wasn't really celebrated too crazy and that's ok. If I survive the year, then my 31st can be a big celebration. I really don't feel any older, slower or weaker so I got that going for me. Hopefully that lasts longer than I anticipate it will. We finally were able to get out the cute sweaters (this is back in Nov). So our play date activities at the parks, walks and zoo became more and more comfortable. Thanksgiving was great as always since I love to eat good food. We hosted here at the house and everyone came when they could. Kate loved turkey day food of course!

December came and I immediately put up my tree and started decorating. Last year Christmas came and went so fast I didn't get to enjoy it. This year I made a point to immerse myself in it...lights up, Christmas music channel on all the time, etc. I had my cards out somewhat early and I made Christmas cookies and treats...which is sort of a big deal. I think we watched Polar Express 6 times.  Kate had a fun month with all of the celebrations and activities. Her gifts from Santa were all musical and book related and she even got a year membership to the Museum for Youth!

We went in for Kate's 15 month...this was after her two colds with a double ear infection right in the middle...ugh. Her stats:

height: I can't remember and I can't find her sheet...maybe 30in? She's in the +95% anyway
weight: 23.12 I think...- 50%ish