Merry Christmas!!
We started our Christmas extravaganza at Dean's dad's house. Kate really took a liking to sitting on Grandpa Butters' lap and helping him open his presents. She received this ball popper that she loves. It's fun to watch her develop new skills with the new toys she received. She has learned to put the balls back in the hole they pop out of, and even put other items in there as well that Mom has to fish out!
Next stop was my parents house. The whole family was in town and we had a fun and relaxing day together. Kate really started to enjoy the boxes and wrapping paper. She had fun playing with Grandpa Kohl with her new blocks and Noah's Ark playset. She also got a shopping cart that she is getting more and more skilled at walking behind. In case you missed it in the picture, my sister got her an enormous stuffed dog that she loves to throw herself onto. It actually has come in quite handy as a safety net as she is getting to be a bit of a dare devil these days.
Last stop was at Dean's mom's house. Kate was not short on attention from her 4 cousins. She played so hard that one morning before nap time she actually laid her head down on the carpet in the living room and didn't get up. She was exhausted. She got lots of nice toys and clothes, but one stand out gift was a reading chair. I think the child is supposed to sit in the chair and play with the toys on the attached table. Kate likes to be unconventional and stands on the chair and does tricks. There are lots of one legged-one handed moves that were giving Grandma Laffin a heart attack. It was quite a winter wonderland up north. They received lots of snow so we took Kate out on her first sledding experience. She had a blast and even tasted the snow!
