July 17-24

Olivia and Gretchen often let their barbies fly.  The game started because they had a superhero barbie that would swoop in to save the day.  Gradually, however, all their barbies achieved flight and now they hold them over their heads and shout "shoom!" as they run from room to room.  Kaitlyn has been watching intently, so it should surprise no one that when presented with a barbie the first thing she does is hold it up in the air and say, "shoom!"

Kaitlyn loves grandpa.  No one, including grandpa, quite knows why since he doesn't do anything special to win her affection.  He does hold her, though, and they are content to sit in stoic silence together.

Other Kaitlyn updates: She says cat, most often when pointing to our cat as it stubbornly stays a safe distance from her grasping fingers.  She's chosen two battles to fight in her young lift: carseats and diapers.  Sorry, Kaitlyn, you won't win either of those.  What she does win, though, is getting into things.  She can climb up onto chairs and has started pushing them around the kitchen to discover what is hiding on the counters.

Olivia got big enough that she graduated from a five point harness to a booster seat in the car.  Her old harness seat is also a high backed booster, so we just removed the harness and now she buckles up using a real seatbelt.

I had something I was going to say about Gretchen, but I can't remember what it was.  It wasn't that she's slow as molasses (though she is) or that she listens like a rock (which she does).  It was a good trait, but it escapes me.  Hopefully I'll remember it for next week.

Words Bryan wants to remember: hangaber (hamburger), pasketti (spaghetti), yogut (yogurt), strapen (the act of tightening car seat straps), ache-up (throw up)

Pictures

My new skirt:

Kaitlyn climbs into the cupboard: