Kiss me, I'm Irish, wearing a hair barrette, and walking!

Katie celebrated St. Patty's Day by wearing her shamrock dress and matching socks.

For the first time ever she wore a hair barrette. It was green of course!

I met a Food Network host, and one of my celebrity crushes, Tyler Florence at Central Market in Plano. He was there promoting his new baby food line. Katie will be sampling his food soon. I'll report here.

The moment we've all been waiting for...She's walking!! Watch her here and here.

The Big One

Carrot Cupcakes

This is how Katie feels about hats.

Her first party dress.

Katie celebrated her first birthday with a party Saturday, March 14. Lots of family came to share in the festivities. She loved everything about the day except the party hat.

Beware the Ides of March! We took a picture of Katie waking up as a one year old. Here it is.

Cherry Sweet

Katie wore cute sandals today. Here are pictures to prove it.


Pardon her messiness. She just enjoyed guacamole and beans.

Getting into Things

Katie's newest hobby is getting into things - literally.

I helped stage this one.



Future Plumbers of America

petit dejeuner

Katie invited Mr. Bear to join her for breakfast. Mr. Bear usually spends his days in the crib waiting for Katie to come back for naps and bedtime. They continued to play after the meal until Katie stuffed him in the laundry hamper. That's not a beauty mark on Katie's face. It is a kiwi seed.

Traveling Shoes

Katie and I went to Galveston with Meme and Papa this past weekend. The island hasn't fully recovered from Hurricane Ike yet. You can see the water line marked on the buildings on the Strand in the picture of Katie with her Papa. Many shops and restaurants are still closed for repairs. With only about three shops open on the entire Strand, it felt like a ghost town. I think we may have been the only tourists on the island.



Katie's favorite thing was walking on the beach with Meme and Papa. Papa held her while running into a flock of seagulls. Katie thought it was so funny. I wish I had it on video. It would make you laugh too.



Two things she did not enjoy:
1. Putting her head in the photo op cutout to make her look like a sailor.
2. Letting her left foot touch the grass. The right foot was no problem.




We got home on Sunday. On Monday, Katie and I went to the grocery store. What made this trip special was the fact that Katie wore shoes for the entire ride to the store and the first half hour of the shopping. This is amazing! Shoes usually only last about 15 seconds on her feet. I had to put the shoes on again later in the day to get the picture.

Swim Class

Katie started swim class tonight. She caught on to kicking her legs. She loved the water, but seemed surprised that it splashed in her face when she clapped her hands against it. She did not grasp the concept of putting her face into the water to blow bubbles. She tried to drink it. She burped when I pulled her out of the pool. Sorry the picture is dark and blurry. I was trying to exclude the other swimmers from having bathing suit pictures published. Unless you are Beyonce, no one likes to see themselves in a swim suit picture.