The Sweetest

It seems a bit braggy but I am so proud of how sweet and polite Katya has become. I know I talked about this in the last few posts but I have to say it again! As stated earlier, of course she is still 2 and has her moments but she is such a nice girl. All the time she is sharing with her sister and making sure Reagan has toys to play with. She shares really well (most of the time) with other kids and loves making friends. She says, "Thank you Mommy" at least a few times a day without prompting. At the park she tells other kids, "Good job!" when they climb up a tricky ladder. She tells me, "Good job Mommy" when I climb something. She rarely gets time outs these days. And she responds really well to 'one warning or it's a time out,' when appropriate. I would like to thank my good friends consistency and follow through for that! Months 18-26 were pretty challenging but the hard work has paid off.

I love not being pregnant right now which gives me the energy and agility to climb on the play equipment with her. I find the other kids at the park also enjoying how involved I am in the play. Today Katya was on a little structure at McCoy Park that looks like a ship and within minutes we had 5 toddlers joining us in our pretend play! It was really fun. I would say something like, "all aboard! We are setting sail!" And they really got into it. One boy (about 2-3yrs old) yelled out, "Shark!" And so we pretended their were sharks and a little later he said, "Pirates!"

Craig now has Saturdays off from Widmer!!!!!!!!!!! Though he will pick up extra shifts every now and then. So it's just Monday and Tuesday nights at the G-hut, as they call it (lame, I know:0)). We are looking forward to celebrating Grandpa Al's 86 birthday tomorrow with the Faulkner clan! Hope the weather holds up, it has been fabulous this week. Love to all.