US Airway Flight

Kate loves her Great-Nanny Sanders. She had been mentioning Great-Nanny Sanders almost daily and talking about going to visit her. Everett had to use up vacation days, so we made a last minute trip to see our family in Kentucky. We could have driven, but we thought we'd see how Kate would do flying. The first picture below summarizes how the experience was. Looking back, it was not that bad. It actually made the trip go by quicker and Kate did not have to sit in a carseat for 8 hours. In one long weekend, Kate's travels now include Charlotte, Louisville, and Philadelphia (We had to to get home, but was not bad at all. It was beautiful flying over Philly this time of year). We've learned the next time we attempt it to: take a direct flight if possible, take lots of activities, give crackers during the flight while descending, and a little bit of cold medicine to make her sleepy did not seem to hurt!!!!

Trunk-or-Treat

Kate and McKinley are two peas in a pod. Kate wanted to be Tinkerbell for Halloween and McKinley eagerly agreed to be Peter Pan. Kate was so excited to finally be able to put on her Tinkerbell costume and ballet slippers to go trick-or-treating. She loved putting on a little blush and some of Mommy's lip gloss to add that pixie dust shine!!!

Our church had a fall festival with a trunk-or-treat. She loved being around all the kids and trick-or-treating at the cars that were decorated.

Ever since we bought her Tinkerbell costume she's been telling us what she wanted our costumes to be. She wanted Mommy to be a witch and Daddy...a butterfly! Kate was a little disappointed that Mommy did not dress up as a witch just as she wanted. Everett was forgiven because he had to go to work. We just said he was a US Airway mechanic and that satisfied her.

Halloween Party

Aunt Becky, Uncle Andy, and McKinley put together a little Halloween party that must now become an annual event!! We ate pizza, the kids played with Halloween playdough, and we made lots of Halloween crafts that Nanny Gross put together for all the kids. After eating delicious Halloween cupcakes and a Rice Krispy Pumpkin, the kids decorated their own pumpkins.

Princess Pumpkin

Thank you Uncle Brian for my Potato Head Princess Pumpkin. I loved making my Princess Pumpkin. I wanted to name her "Pumpkin", but Mommy encouraged me to name her Princess "Jack-o-line".

Groucho Marx

This blog is for Uncle Brian. She loves her Groucho Marx glasses you got her, but I had to draw the line when she wanted to go to sleep in them!!!

Farmer's Market

Everett's work days are changing again, so we thought we'd have a Stanfield Family Fun Day while we had a chance. We decided to go to the Farmer's Market to buy pumpkins this year. I've never been and loved it. Kate was not that impressed with the big pumpkins, but latched onto the tiniest pumpkin she could find. Anyone who knows how Kate always has a tiny object in her hand at all times will appreciate that!!!! She held that little pumpkin all the way home.

Potty Training

Kate was quite a stubborn one to potty train. M&M's, dancing, singing silly potty songs, and high fives just did not seem to faze Kate. All it took was a coincidental moment at Aunt Becky's and a fancy feather boa. Fancy Nancy, aka Kate, just needed a more fabulous reinforcer. We now have a variety of colorful feather boas added to our collection for our potty-trained little lady!!!!

Fun at Ms. Holly's

For my birthday this year, Holly gave me a CD of pictures taken all last year while I worked. It begins with her first day at Holly's and has pictures throughout the year until May. Ms. Holly has done so many thoughtful things with Kate while I have to work. It's neat to be able to see pictures of Kate working on the projects she's created and good times she has with Holly and the girls. I thought I'd share some of my favorite pictures.

This was Kate's first day with Ms. Holly and the girls.

Kate was at Ms. Holly's for her first snowfall. I believe she noticed it outside the windows and asked Ms. Holly what is was.

More Favorite Pics.

Ms. Holly had a fancy Valentines party.

They made Valentines and yummy treats to eat.

Kate painted a beautiful flower pot and planted flowers for me for Mother's Day. She was so proud of her gift.

Pretend Play

It's a bird, a plane, no...it's SUPER KATE!!!

A few weeks ago I showed Kate that her treasured silky can become wonderful things during play from a wedding veil to a cape. She loves turning into Super Kate and runs as fast as she can around our kitchen table in circles!!!

Kate' favorite movie at the moment is "Peter Pan". Can you tell who she is pretending to be with her Potato Head parts? I was doing dishes this afternoon and heard her calling for me as best she could with the mustache in her mouth. She said she was Captain Hook. I was quite impressed she had the Pirate's hat, hook, parrot, and the wooden leg with her big toe inserted into it as best she could!

Trains and Tractors

Kate and McKinley just LOVE trains. Nanny has a train track that backs up to her farm and several trains go by daily. Kate was so excited to hear the whistle of the train to let us know it was coming and to watch it go by.

Kate was a little shy around her Great Uncle Tim, but she was his buddy once he took her for a ride on the tractor. She cried just for a second once I put her on his lap, but then quickly stopped to enjoy the ride around the field. She kept saying how much fun she had driving the tractor with her Uncle Tim.

Great Nanny's Farm

We visited Great Nanny in Kentucky. Kate loved sitting on the porch and rocking in the rocking chairs. She also enjoyed taking her shoes off and running around Nanny's yard until her feet were black on bottom. I've never seen her feet that dirty!

Locust Grove

We went into Louisville for the day to do a little sight seeing at Locust Grove. We had a very knowledgeable tour guide and he went in depth about the history of Locust Grove. Kate, being 2 years old, was not at all interested. Therefore, we spent quite a bit of time outside watching the preparation for a wedding on the grounds while everyone else was inside on the tour. Kate loved being able to roam the grounds of Locust Grove and I was able to take lots of pictures to entertain her.