Outing with Gramma

Earlier this week we went to Costco, then Texas Roadhouse, then Kohls. Well, at Texas Roadhouse Katie stepped on a cement parking spot thing and immediately fell on her side and slid down - it was slippery because it had been raining. I was carrying Jake in his carseat and thought "Uh oh... any second she's going to start to cry" but she didn't. I looked back to see her get up, shake it off, and keep walking! Her forehead didn't even crinkle like she was upset!

Then we got to Kohls and shopped. She got some new Hello Kitty underpants and I got a new nightgown. We were on the way to the checkout and Katie was riding on the front of the cart... just like in the pictures they put on the cart with the little line drawn through it. You know, becuase they aren't supposed to do that! Well, I stoppd to look at a shirt, gramma kept going pushing the cart and Katie stepped off to see what I was looking at. Gramma ran over her just the tiniest bit and Katie started to cry. I started to laugh, gramma headed off down the aisle and Katie was telling me "It NOT funny. Don't laugh!" which of course made me laugh more. I was trying to keep it in, really! But it was even harder when she put her arms on her hips and started to stomp her feet.

She was fine and was happy when I told her I would carry her. I pick her up under her arms with one arm and then I swing her around saying "Where is Katie? She was right here, where did she go?" She loves it... then I look down and act surprised that I'm holding her.

The evening was fun but we're not going to Texas Roadhouse with the kids again. It was so loud and Jake didn't really like it. Which meant Katie didn't like it. Which did not make for a relaxing dinner.

Katie and her manners

Katie has been a regular Miss Manners these days. At a certain point, I start to feel like we're in the Brady Bunch episode where one of the kids gets to be safety monitor at school. Katie tells me "It not good manners to talk with your mouth full" or "It not good manners to put your elbows on the table." Thanks mom and dad for the Strawberry Shortcake video that put all these ideas in her head! :) Just kidding. It's really kind of cute when she does it.

She's started to tell me "Look at my face mommy." When I look, she's got her mad face on. She just wants me to know she's not happy with me for something. Just a few minutes ago she showed me her mad face because I made her stop watching her shows so she would go potty.

Jacob has teeth!

Last week I noticed that Jacob's hands had some scratches. I thought it was odd but that maybe it was his nails scratching his hands. I realized that was not the case when I let Jake use my finger as a chewie. It hurt! I got him to smile at me (not too hard since he's such a smiley kid) and I saw it... one tiny tooth had broken through! That was so cool. Katie was much older when she got her teeth.

A few days later, I was admiring his tooth while he was smiling at me and I noticed another had come up. Now I have two beautiful baby teeth to ooooh and ahhhh over! Jacob doesn't seem to care that he's done something fabulous. He just wants something to chew on or someone to smile at!