A Sweet Moment with Dada

Jane is usually up between 5:30-6am so is ready for a nap between 8-9am. After breakfast this morning Nathan took Jane out to swing and enjoy the beautiful morning. She didn't make it long.

Cutest Sisters

I took this shot this morning.

I got the girls dressed about 2 hours apart, Katherine at a VERY early 5:20am. (Her internal alarm clock is amazingly consistant. 5:20-5:40am is when we get up - sigh.

Back on subject, I somehow managed to pick coordinating outfits without trying. This mama's good ya'll.

Chocolate Souffle

So last week we were watching Master Chef (anyone else watch this show?) and the challenge on that episode was to make a chocolate souffle. Apparently they are one of the hardest desserts to make correctly, very technical, and you must serve it within 90 seconds of baking or it collapses in on its-self and is ruined.

Nathan really wanted to try making them. We got everything we needed, only had to but the dishes, but then ran out of time that night. We tried again the next night and were successful! Nathan was hilarious, super serious and focused - I think he may have been imagining Chef Ramsey watching him from the family room. They turned out great, but didn't taste good at all. Neither of us were very impressed and I don't know if it's cuz we did them wrong or we just don't like chocolate souffle's.

None the less here is a picture sequence of the final moments - note the look of concentration on Nathan's face.

Our New and Improved Cow

Nathan had built a wooden cow a while ago. It's been sitting in our backyard being loved on and falling a part a bit. It was very basic, just a piece of wood Nathan had shaped into a head with horns and then 2x4 for the body and legs.

Yesterday I got a video text from Nathan showing me our "New Cow." Nathan had re-worked the cow, added some details, and created a wonderful new toy for Katherine. When I got home last night we played with the cow and I took some shots to share.

We had a great time taking turns riding the cow around - Katherine would push (read Mom or Dad galloping along) and then sing out "My turn!" "Mama's turn!" etc.

When it was time for dinner Katherine put her cow out to pasture (tied her up to the garden gate) and gave her a pep talk. She sat down on a rock, held the cows head between her hands and told her it was okay, don't be sad, it's alright. Sweet girl.

Before bed we had to go out and give her cow a hug and kiss goodnight. I'm waiting for her to ask to bring her inside. That'll be a no, of course, but I'm sure it's coming.

This Week in Pictures

She's totally looking at me like, "What? Is this a problem, Mom?" She's worse than a dog! Jane is single handedly destroying our carpet by plucking fiber by ever lovin' fiber. That's it, no more Cheerios, this kid has perfect finger dexterity!

Crawling!

Jane has started to crawl. It's mostly a wounded soldier drag really, but it's forward motion and that's exciting. She can also sit up by herself now, happened over night - we lowered her crib a few days ago.

She's trying to get up her hands and knees, see above picture, but hasn't quite figured out how to move like that yet.

Jane has double ear infections, I hope she doesn't end up needing tubes like Katherine. We'll see. I think we caught these relatively early as she hasn't been too fussy.

Katherine's ear infection is all cleared up, thankfully. Hopefully it'll be another year or longer before she gets another one. It's kind of gross with tubes as stuff just leaks out... blood, pus, colored fulids etc. After a week of that we are all glad it's cleared up.