Hi.  Welcome to Casa Del Katie.

In the morning, I like to take it slow.  I recline my seat.  I put my feet up.

I also like to have my breakfast prepared at the table and served immediately.

MORE BANANA, WENCH!!!!

Please?

My Second But First Real Turkey Day

Our little family spent six days doing nothing. Some of us played video games, some of us did chores, and some of us did poopies.  I'll let you figure out who did what.

While you're working out that little mystery.  Here's a nice little photo collection of our Thanksgiving happenings.

I hear turkey is the meat of choice for Thanksgiving.

I met a turkey once.  He made me cry.

How about Bunny Cookies instead? 

Bunny cookies don't have enough protein?

Whaddaya mean you can't win the Tour de France eating Bunny Cookies?

Sigh.  Fine.  Turkey it is.

COME ON, DaDa!  I'm starvin' over here!

Mmmmm.  Me likey Thanksgiving.

Cranberry sauce.  Not so much.

Say, AHHHHHHHH.....

See how effortlessly I blend into the surroundings?  They will

never find me.  I AM the Christmas tree ninja.

Fear me.

MaMa wanted me to post this picture.

Something about "the ultimate wedgie" or something

like that.  She's weird.

Moooooooo!

Later, dudes.

Katie

Hello.  I'm a Mac.

And I'm a PC.

Uh, PC? Wha-What's going on?

Well, Mac, as you can see, I've taken up jogging.  What do you THINK is going on?  I've been replaced.

I'm, I'm sorry to hear that PC.  I never meant for....

Yeah.  Yeah.  I've heard it all before.  My hard drive dies two times and I'm out the door.  Besides, it seems that I just can't compete with your all-in-one design, the fact that you're ready to go straight out of the box, your easy-to-use format, your....how did my former owner put it? Oh.  Right.  Your "Sexiness".

I've been called many things before, PC, but never.....

Ohhhh, what's the use!  

PC......

It's all OVER.  You can even run Windows!  Sigh.  I give up.  Recycle me now.

The Stats

Katie had her 15 month Well-Child appointment yesterday.

She got one vaccine and a flu shot. Yippee. It was pretty horrible, as usual. When she was a baby she would cry when the needle went in and then stop pretty quickly. Like she forgot that even happened. But, now it takes a few minutes to reassure her that it's all over. She was squeezing my hand so hard I thought she was gonna rip it off me.

I guess everything is looking good. No complaints from the doc.

Here's her stats in case your interested:

Head Circumference:
12 months: 17.5in.
15 months: 18in.

Height:
12 months: 29in.
15 months: 30.5in.
50th percentile on this one. She's smack dab average for her age.

Weight:
12 months: 18lbs 10oz.
15months: 20lbs. 17oz.
Yep. Only 20lbs. She's 25th percentile. She's been in the 25th percentile since she was born, so I didn't get a lecture from the Doc to fatten her up.

She's itty bitty.

Huzbend says that he is gonna start teaching her judo. Since she's probably gonna be smaller than all the other kids, she might get picked on. So, she's gotta learn how to kick some major ass.

Right on.

BOOOOO!

Okay. So I'm late again. These are some Halloween pictures.

Don't you know that 15 month olds don't know how to tell time? For cripes sake, Mommy says that I don't even know what a clock is. Hey. Yeah, what's a clock?

I HATE antennae. I HATE antennae. I HATE antennae.

Pumpkin? What pumpkin? I didn't see any pumpkin. I am certainly NOT hiding it under the table if that is what you are suggesting. Oh silly Mommy.

Look at all this cool gooey stuff!! This would be the perfect addition to the banana on my shirt.

So. I hear pumpkin is edible.

Just kidding. Got ya!

Who writes their own name on a Jack-O-Lantern? Mommy just made me the nerd of the neighborhood. Mannnnnnnn.

I told you kids, NO MORE CANDY! Now get outta here before I......Oh. It's just you.

No candy for me this year. Guess I'm too small or some such bull hockey.

I did get a super cool balloon. Nothin' and I mean NOTHIN' beats a balloon.

BaOOOn-BaOOON!

Katie OUT.

Cavemen Love Frozen Yogurt...

...and so do I.

Okay. You may lose all respect for me and my choice of television programs to watch, but I'm gonna put myself out there.

I really like the Cavemen show on ABC.

In case you're unfamiliar, ABC created a sitcom based on the GEICO ads. You know the ones, "So Easy A Caveman Could Do It". If you don't, I'm sure you can find them on YouTube or something.

I thought the ads were hilarious and decided to give the show a try. Hmph. I liked it. So, I kept watching.

Check out some clips when you get a chance. It really isn't that bad. Really. Honestly. Here's the their website:

http://abc.go.com/primetime/cavemen/index

Annnnnnnnyyyyywaaaaaayyyyyyssss, they did this episode about a frozen yogurt place that was the "next big thing". Everyone HAD to try it. It was THE BEST YOGURT EVER. There were lines around the block and stuff.

Well, I found the store they were making fun of. And you know what, you DO have to try it. And you might just love it. I know I did.

The place is called Red Mango. Here's their website:

http://www.redmangousa.com/

They only have two flavors of frozen low-fat yogurt - Original and Green Tea (or you can get a swirl). No vanilla, no chocolate, no fru-fru flavors. I went with Original.

It tasted like plain yogurt with maybe just a little tiny added sweetness.

Then you can add a topping, or two, or three for an extra fee. You can get Fruity Pebbles on your yogurt. Or you can get honeydew melon chunks. Or you can get granola. It's up to you. All the fruit is fresh. No gelatinous super-sugary strawberry "toppings" at this place.

You can have a nice frozen treat with whatever topping you choose and not feel like an absolute cow when your done eating it. I checked the nutritional information before ordering. A "small" cup is 90 calories (not including topping). 90.

I don't know. I think I'm in love.

Slackin'

Katie here.

I realized that I've been slackin' in the video department.

So, without further ado, herrrre weeeeeee gooooooo.....

This first vid is filled with footage from my 13th month of life. You'll witness my first ride in the bike trailer, my first "Run of the Corn Popper", my impression of a car ("THPPPPPPPTT"), and various other skills. I have one thing to say about the scene at the end, that balloon was REALLY about to get it's butt kicked.



I think this next one is full of scenes from my 14th month. There might be some from the 15th month too. Since I fell so far behind, I lost track. Sorry.

Anyways, I've got one word for ya'll......D-A-D-D-Y!! He is one cool dude. We like to have rousing games of chase around the living room. He just can't seem keep up, the old geezer. Don't tell him I said that. Huh? You mean he READS this?!?!? Yikes!!! Delete, delete, delete!!!!! Sigh. Maybe if I didn't bang on the keyboard so much that Delete key would actually work. Oh well.

You'll also see that my Daddy is famous. He's, like, everywhere. I'll show you in the video. There's also a pretty embarrassing part of me reacting to the sound of the garage door (which means Daddy is home). Oh yeah, and see if you can decipher the "YAAAAAA-HEEEEEE's". There's a couple of 'em.



Well, that's all for now. Our desktop died this week and Daddy is trying to fix it. As soon as we're up and running I'll post some Halloweenie goodness.

Later!!!