It's now September, and Ryan and Kate are running around (literally) as I type this. Kate looks adorable in her little purple dress, black squeaky shoes and bow in her hair, as Ryan tries to lure her up the hill in the backyard where she will undoubtedly get filthy and/or banged up. I'll try to type fast! :)
Kate's birthday present of a blowup pool was enjoyed by all the kids over the summer, and Kate went from being a bit nervous in the water, to being a little fish, thoroughly enjoying the water to play in, and also to cool off in. She would look at the pool, or see/hear the other kids in it and urgently sign 'water'. I bought her a little floaty ring and you should have seen the look on her face as she would 'coast' from one end of the pool to the other. It was more than once that I wished the folks in China could see how happy she looked.
The first day we blew up the pool.
One of the cool things about Kate is that she's pretty tough. You can squirt her with the hose and she doesn't cry or even turn away but will run up to it and open her mouth to catch the water. It's pretty funny. We discovered this one day months ago, on a cool evening, when Kevin was watering the lawn and she kept running, shivering, into the stream of water, with a big smile on her face. (Doesn't the water look neat?)
An after-swim picnic in the backyard....Kate and her brothers. It's a great day! (L-R...Brendan, Ryan, Kate and Colton)
Kate and Colton are buddies. I love the way she's looking at him!
Big brother Colton keeping Kate warm.
I love these pictures...cute little outfit, cute little pigtails, and how clear the water looks. Don't you just love summer?
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Glad to see everyone is doing well. Reece is also doing great! He's acclimated so well, it's truly amazing!
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