More than Building a Bear

Katie and I had our long awaited daddy/daughter day. We got slightly derailed from our original plan of going to see the movie Up, but I think this will more than make up for it. And for me its more than just building a bear, its really about building a relationship with my kids that will last a life time. Now, if I could just get Carter to detach from Jenny every once in a while.

We'll miss you, Sweetie

Thursday night, we said our final goodbyes to our beloved companion and loyal friend. Sweetie believed that she was a person and we were all happy to oblige and treat her like one. Her favorite part of the day was when she'd get an asian pear to eat. That was her favorite food (although, she was happy to consume anything else that fell her way). You could not ask for a more loving dog, who was never aggressive to anyone but loved to be pampered and kissed. I will miss all the tricks you could do, but clearly you were far more intelligent that you let on for you just wanted to make us happy. I know that you lived a full life and that you were happy with all of us - now its time for you to take rest and eat all the asian pears that you can.

Copy Cat Carter

Its June 2nd already - Carter is going to turn 2 in about 2 months, hard to imagine just how much he's grown in the past few months. His latest thing is copying everything big sister Katie is doing, from climbing on the furniture, to jumping off said furniture, from coloring and drawing (which up to now he has shown zilch interest), to running around the house at wrap speed.

He is so helpful around the house and he just loves to tag along every where we go. His most favorite activity now though, is playing outside and driving his battery powered firetruck(a mini power wheels). I am so amazed by how well he can pilot the firetruck from its parked position in the garage, he can maneuver in between our cars then out into the driveway and down the street without hitting anything....amazing(this will prove useful when the 18 or so kids that live on our street start getting real cars-no hitting parked cars like his mama!)

We draw ever closer to an end to Katie's second year at Follow the Child and Jenny and I are looking forward to Katie's Year End Conference. We are so proud of how much she's accomplished and despite all the attention lavished on Carter, she has truly blossomed into a big girl. Its made the sacrifice to send her to private school all worth it

Reminescing

Ah....the time sure does fly (And I bet some of you are thinking how could there possibly be two posts in one night when there was exactly zero the past 14 ?)

I hope that Katie and Carter will be best of friends for the rest of their lives

Day at the Museum

Today we took the kids to the Natural Sciences Museum in Durham. I've taken Katie there several times before, but this was Carter's first time and needless to say, he jumped right into it. We even took a train ride around (that was NOT Katie's favorite part of the trip) which Carter enjoyed thoroughly.

Here is Katie posing right outside of the Butterfly Pavillion


And one more of Carter, who has been into learning the animals

Three's a company

I was taking the kids around while we waited for the food...Carter is
so loved

Happy Fifth Birthday Katie

When we brought you home, you were this small


And now you are this big!


Happy Birthday Katherine Avery Yu!