Katriel
Balto…
For as long as I can remember, Tabitha has liked dogs.
Here she is pulling a dog sled…
Now it is Katriel’s turn…
It’s just a normal day at the Butler house…
Monday morning tea party.
For Katriel and her bunny.
Can’t be MY kid!
Katriel and I joined Nan and Nene for dinner at Panera while the rest of the family was at The Sound of Music.
(Um – it was $17 for our dinner – and she just got a bagel!!!)
(Um – it was $17 for our dinner – and she just got a bagel!!!)
After we’d eaten our meal, I slid over the delicious double chocolate brownie I intended we share. As soon as she saw this succulent, frosted confection she said, “I wahn happy-to-you; I wahn happy-to-you.” Which, of course, means, “I want some of that cake.”
So I cut her off her first section of Happy-to-You. And just then Nan returned from the counter with a dish of fruit. She scooped out some for herself and gave Katriel the rest of the cup.
And my KID then turned her entire attention to the FRUIT. FRUIT? over chocolatey brownie goodness!!!
Um. Yeah. I guess I should be happy she prefers fruit. It’s just that… that is so wrong.
(I only eat fruit because I know it is “good for me”. But – bleh.)
Saint Patrick’s Day Shakes
Nan brought the goodies for St. Patrick’s Day milkshakes, mint extract and all. Nan also made some soda bread with Johanna and Tabitha. This was, um, lunch. Really. I don’t think we ate anything else.
This is really funny. The boys have been practicing at the Charles Finney school for the upcoming production of The Sound of Music. They’ve made some new friends and reconnected with some formerly homeschooled boys they used to know. One of their new friends often inquires about homeschooling. One day they took the iPod with them to take photos of themselves in the costumes. Nigel decided to mess with their new friend C. and showed him this picture, stating, “This is what it’s like to homeschool.”
C gaped and opined how lucky Nigel is.
Then one of the former homeschooler boys looked over C’s shoulder and said emphatically, “THAT is not what homeschooling is like!”
C gaped and opined how lucky Nigel is.
Then one of the former homeschooler boys looked over C’s shoulder and said emphatically, “THAT is not what homeschooling is like!”
Busted.
I can’t even imagine how to title this one.
New clothes
It’s fun having three big sisters.
There are princesses everywhere I look.
And lots of people to brush my hair.
And I have lots and lots of hand-me-down clothes.
But sometimes I get NEW clothes.
Wanna see?
It’s fun being two.
The cake says it all…
We were blessed to have some friends and family join us after church Sunday to celebrate Katriel’s 2nd birthday.
I never seem to take photos of the food even though that is what takes the most TIME to PREP! LOL.
She fully grasps the concept of gifts…
And made a new bunny friend.
A hat for the summer.
And cake.
She knew how to blow out the candles. She’d done it on her own just a few days prior. But, in the moment, she just couldn’t do it. Marie tried to help, as did I. But we were not doing it properly, it seems.
SO – Hanny leaned in and got the job done. That cake was taking WAY TOO LONG to get on her plate!
Because I care about my guests, I did NOT post the pictures of the men in party crowns. But they wore them well. 😉
our sweet ducky is two
Birthdays start early in our house. We “woke” Katriel with a birthday song and dressed her up in her “Minnie” clothes.
She was excited to see balloons and decorations, but was mostly hungry and asking for breakfast.
Nan was over early and brought her present then. Hanny volunteered to help her open it.
It was pretty much a normal day from then on. Dinner was pancakes and sausage. It took ForEVer to make the pancakes as I had forgotten that I was down to one griddle. It was a mess of a day, really…
She enjoyed a birthday phone call.
Then a few gifts.
A microphone from Nene.
And a dress, some sneakers, and GOLDFISH from Mommy and Daddy.
I think the Goldfish were her favorite part. 
And cake. There is always cake.
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