Kate is very cute. When she wants me to pick her up, she'll ask me: Can I pick you up daddy?

Kate will also ask if she can want things. What? Yes, she'll say stuff like:

Mommy, can I want my bunny, can i want it??? ...very cute

Kim's nightly routine for the kids is to read them at least one book before they go to sleep. Usually, it is Jack who actually pays attention to the story. Katie is still a little too little to care about the story. But she does like books. And for some reason, 'Good Night Moon' is currently her favorite. If you have ever seen the book, you know that there is one page that has a picture of a cow jumping over the moon. Katie, likes to point at the cow and say: "Dog". I used to correct her and say, "No Katie, that's a cow!, Mooooo". And of course, she is stubborn and will say: "No, doggy, roof-roof!".

So, today, when looking at the book, I decided to go along with her. I said, "Yes Katie, a doggy!". She smiled and said: "No, daddy, COW, MOOOOOO!". I know it's hard to believe she would do that, but she did, she really did that. She's not even two yet, and she was pulling my chain the whole time she was calling it a dog before. I thought it was pretty funny! We love you Katie!

Lately, Katie has been trying to jump like her brother. Most of the time she tries, she makes merely makes the gesture that she is jumping but does not really get off the ground. Today, that all changed. Today, she actually jumped! It was awesome! She was off the ground at least 1/2 an inch! Good work Katie

teh-toh! - The tail (when refering to Caesar's tail). Who's Caesar? a stuffed animal dog she got from She-cha.

I lah u light = I love you light

Hi she-sha = Hi aunt Alissa

Chickie, are you? = Chickie, where are you? (Chickie of course is her best friend).

light off off = Daddy, please turn the Christmas lights ON

Oh man! = Oh man (but it sounds so cute when she says it, Mommy loves it!)

Yesh = Yes

We are here in California to celebrate Christmas with Victor's family. Katie has had to learn a lot of new names of people she had never met. To everyone's surprise, Katie has been able to remember a lot of people by name. She repeats a lot of new words and appears to understand a lot more than she can speak. It is pretty neat to see her develop her language skills so fast. Good job Katie, keep up the good work! Merry Christmas everyone!

Kate's Toddle Report today: "Kate was all smiles today - She and Jack found each other when we were outside and Jack was in the "Village Room". They took turns knocking to each other through the door."

In today's Toddler Daily Report from daycare we found the followwing statement at the bottom: "Kate was very sympathetic toward a friend today. She touched his face and said 'sad'. So sweet". Pretty neat considering she's under 2 years old.