Electric Kate

I'm feeling bad that I haven't posted in a while, so I thought I could do this quickly. I guess the fact that Kate is now officially mobile has cut down on my ability to get things done. In the matter of a few short, frenzied weeks she has gone from an army crawl, to crawling, to pulling up and walking alongside things. She is into everything and eats EVERYTHING she finds in her path (my poor ficus needs to be relocated). It may be worse than a puppy. It has certainly made life more interesting. Anyway, I've always used the electrical outlet plugs recommended for babyproofing. It's never been a need--I don't think Allie or Luke ever noticed them. I just installed them because that's what everything said you needed to do to be a good parent. Well, now I know why. The other day, after Kate was tired of playing with my cell phone (which I have no idea how she got ahold of), she made a beeline to the electrical outlet. I have no clue why--there is nothing else on the wall that would attract her attention. At this point she tried to reach up to play with it, but couldn't quite reach. Thank goodness!

Kate abandons the cell phone for a more "stimulating" diversion.


Attempting the innocent look

Now she knows she's cute--her favorite face when I say "no".


Probably thinking, "If I close my eyes, she'll go away and let me finish playing"

Allie's Piano Recital--Purple Mountains

Allie had another piano recital last weekend. This time she performed a piece called "Purple Mountains" that she wrote all by herself. Her teacher Maria was the one who suggested that she play it for the recital and Allie was thrilled. I think it's pretty good--especially for a 7 yr old! She messed up once--she always does at the recital. I think she gets distracted thinking about all the people watching her. I have to comment on her outfit too. All of the teenage "cool" kids wear regular clothes to the recitals. So she had to too. You probably can't see from the video, but she is wearing her red, glitter Dorothy shoes from Halloween. Very cool! I'm posting the sheet music as well if you want to try to play her song! It's actually kind of fun to play! Luke sings it all the time, I think he's heard it so much is just get stuck in his head. By the way, I know the video is horrible--I was holding Kate and whenever Allie plays that song she dances. I was trying to hang on to her and keep her quiet and forgot about keeping the camera steady!