Cate's Blog

Fishing at Willow Springs Lake

2010-06-23T21:08:00.002-07:00

Cate's 4th Birthday Party - Part VII

2010-06-23T21:02:00.001-07:00

Cate's 4th Birthday Party - Part VI

2010-06-23T21:01:00.000-07:00

Cate's 4th Birthday Party - Part V

2010-06-23T21:00:00.000-07:00

Cate's 4th Birthday Party - Part IV

2010-06-23T20:58:00.001-07:00

Cate's 4th Birthday Party - Part III

2010-06-23T20:57:00.001-07:00

Cate's 4th Birthday Party - Part II

2010-06-23T20:56:00.000-07:00

Cate's 4th Birthday Party - Part I

2010-06-23T20:55:00.001-07:00

Spring Soccer 2010

2010-06-23T20:43:00.000-07:00

Cate the Mechanic

2010-06-23T20:42:00.001-07:00

Shabby Cate

2010-06-23T20:25:00.000-07:00

2010-06-12 Canyon Point Campground

2010-06-14T08:48:00.000-07:00

Just some new Cate pics...

2009-07-26T16:23:00.003-07:00

Cate is getting her groove on.

A more classic pose

While on vacation in Laguna Beach, Cate found a secret room filled with costumes from all her favorite Disney stories. She tried every one of them on! At the same time!!! See if you can recognize the movies by the layer of clothes.

Cate loved the beaches she visited (Newport Beach, Laguna Beach, Dana Point, San Clemente (pier and Califia St.).

Cate at Caroline's 8th Grade Promotion

2009-05-28T00:24:00.002-07:00

Cate makes a lot of faces. She is definitely going to be a class clown in school.

This is Cate's version of a wink. She does it A LOT. She also curls her tongue and tries to stick it out.

No joking around here... The National Anthem is being played during Caroline's promotion ceremony. Cate is a patriot.

2009-05-13T16:56:00.000-07:00

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Dora Day from Aunt Donna!

2009-03-12T19:41:00.000-07:00

Aunt Donna (with help, I am SURE, from Uncle David) decided to make it a special day at our house today by sending a Care Package filled with assorted Dora the Explorer gifts for Cate!

Cate was beaming ear to ear as each gift was pulled out of the super cool Explorer Dora backpack! Backpack, backpack, YEAH!

She is wearing everything from the package in this picture, right down the Dora the Explorer necklace! Notice all the lovely bangles? Yep! More Dora!

Thank you Aunt Donna and Uncle David for give Cate super cool Explorer Dora gifts!!!

A Blustery Winter Day... or not

2009-02-07T13:59:00.001-07:00

"Then Came Bronson"... and THEN came Cate

2009-01-09T07:43:00.001-07:00

Cate is ready to start riding with us. Do you see the training wheels? They will be GONE by her birthday in May. In fact, I might go buy her some elbow pads and get rid of them right away. If she is going to be a pro downhiller, she will need to get her inner gyroscope working at an early age.

A Sick Kid

2008-12-24T08:25:00.003-07:00

This is what a sick Cate looks like. She is miserable today. On top of have a nasty cold, replete with cough, runny nose and aches... she has a nice rash on both legs. But she is a trooper.

Here, Cate is showing you a special gift she received from Santa Claus. REINDEER FOOD!!!

It came via USPS via Apple Valley, CA. I think something is afoot. First of all, why is Santa using USPS? That's just weird. I would think that Santa would go with Fedex. Second, APPLE VALLEY? I find that hard to believe. I can't imagine that Santa has a reindeer food factory in Apple Valley without David and Donna knowing about it. Maybe if they have some time they can try to find out where the food is being made. It's probably right in their own back yard!!!

By Special Request

2008-12-19T23:29:00.001-07:00

Cate came into my office (at home) and asked me to take a picture of her.

Here it is.

As time goes by, I suspect she will become more critical of her appearance in front of a camera.

But for now, she is quite happy with this picture.

I really like this picture of Cate

2008-11-30T21:59:00.002-07:00

Essential Cathryn

2008-11-06T22:22:00.002-07:00

Cate was the cutest darn bumble-bee ever!!!

This was her first trick-or-treat. She did great. We only took her to three or four homes, but that was enough for her. As you can see, she was eating her candy before she even got home.

I don't think she is like Sara and Caroline, who will throw away 3/4ths of their candy because they don't don't eat candy like normal kids. Their WEIRD. In a good way, I mean.

On her way! Such determination. She had a plan, and she knew that she would have to concentrate if she was going to stick to it!

Her first trick-or-treat EVER!!! It was really exciting. The tension was so thick you could cut it with a pumpkin-carving knife.

She went for chocolate the first time.

On the way home, she pulled out a cherry-flavor Tootsie-Roll lollipop.

Hand-Me-Down

2008-10-27T16:48:00.002-07:00

Cate Does Chris Farley

2008-10-09T18:02:00.000-07:00

We were all sitting around the table, reminiscing about some of the best comedies of all time and Cate ran to her room.

Can you say, "Fat Man In A Little Coat"? Definitely one of the great scenes from a great movie (Tommy Boy).

Frankly, I didn't know she'd ever seen the movie.

2008-09-01T17:43:00.000-07:00

Just a couple pics to update everyone on how BIG Cate is getting.

The first picture has her showing you her pretty pigtails. She did them herself. Okay, not really. Sara did them for her.

Cate "Phelps" Penman

2008-08-30T12:42:00.002-07:00

Here is a a little video of Cate learning how to swim with all of her clothes on! Jacket, shoes, everything. It's the final step in teaching her how to save herself, should she fall into the pool.

She is a little fish, and loves being in and around the water.

Potty Training News

2008-07-04T23:28:00.003-07:00

Before I forget, Cate has decided that she wishes to use the toilet from now on. Well, perhaps not just the toilet. She also wishes to use the rocks around the pool, the front lawn, the patio, and perhaps the pool, but we hope not.

Seriously though folks... She is potty trained (daytime only). She has had only ONE MISTAKE, and that was the first day (which was a week ago). She hasn't had a single accident since. Amazing kid. Really. We should probably have her tested for some higher-learning classes.

We do need to let her know that peeing in front of the neighbors will need to stop at some point.

We love our happy baby

2008-07-04T23:28:00.000-07:00

Rituals

2008-07-04T23:26:00.000-07:00

Cate and I go out to the mailbox every day after I get home from work. Cate likes for us to sit on the front lawn and open the mail. It's a little messy, and I hope I have the sprinkler timers set correctly, but I like that Cate has her rituals. She has others, too:

1. A popsicle after dinner
2. Swimming with dad (usually before we get the mail)
3. Sesame Street at 8am sharp
4. The gym with Mommy (almost every day!!!)

Cate puts on a show for her father

2008-06-07T22:14:00.000-07:00

Cate and I stayed at home this evening while Maggie, Jennifer and my mom went to the Chandler Center for the Arts to watch Caroline and Sara perform with the Kimberly Lewis School of Dance. That's okay, because Cate put on quite a show for her dad.

I know I am her dad, and that would probably exclude me from being able to be a non-biased judge of her talent, but this girl is a sure-fire superstar-in-the-making.

2008-06-06T17:52:00.002-07:00

Here are a little clip of Cate showing her mad skills...

Clean

2008-05-20T06:58:00.002-07:00

Cate just finished her shower. She loves to shower. She is happy now.

Jennifer Plays with Bruce's Camera P. I

2008-05-15T18:56:00.000-07:00

Cate found that Sara's Uggs fit PERFECTLY.

Cate practicing some moves she watched on "Flashdance".

Brody M. Kirby is born...

2008-04-03T22:25:00.001-07:00

But Cate is still out there entertaining the troops...

Baby Gots New Shoes

2008-03-31T08:41:00.000-07:00

Cate has joined the granola-eaters.

Here's the really insane part... They are about the same price as Crocs!!!

There's more comin'!!!

2008-03-26T22:13:00.002-07:00

So many great pictures have been taken in the last few weeks that I am looking at posting MULTITUDES on one of the internet picture sites (e.g., snapfish, Picasa, etc.). When I do that I will post in the blogs to let everyone know.

In the meantime... Cate is letting everyone here know that, "SUPPER'S READY!!!"

2008-03-01T07:13:00.001-07:00

Blending In

2008-02-23T21:49:00.005-07:00

Maggie, Cate and I are all alone this weekend. The girls are with their Dad.

It was SO nice out today that we spent some time in back. Maggie gave Cate some strawberries to eat. Cate used them to try to camoflage herself. Look closely at the picture of the flowers below. See if you can find Cate.

A New Direction

2008-01-29T20:27:00.000-07:00

The 15th Dalai Lama?

A New Home for Cate

2008-01-23T07:38:00.001-07:00

The last couple times we went to Costco, Cate HAD to play in this playhouse. Well, we couldn't bring Cate to Costco every day to play in their house, so as they say, we brought the mountain to Mohammed. Is that what they say? Perhaps we have it backwards.

Anyway, it's really cool, and Cate loves playing in and on it.

It even has a window planter for real flower pots!!!

Doesn't it look like Cate is in an old-time schoolhouse in this picture???

Here is a picture of Cate stretching, just like Mommy. Really, that is what she is doing. Maggie and Cate do their stretching exercises after Maggie works out, and now Cate does it on her own, even if Maggie isn't stretching with her.

Happy New Year!

2008-01-12T16:15:00.000-07:00

It's been a while since I posted anything on/in Cate's blog.

Cate and I are at home playing with Daisy today. Maggie is getting her hair spruced up. Maggie has a big race tomorrow and wants to look especially sharp crossing the finish line. She knows that her husband will be snapping away on his camera.

So here we are, Cate, Daisy and Dad, playing in the backyard today. It is really awesome how wonderfully Daisy plays with Cate. Dogs (boxers in particular) really have a gentle streak in them around babies and small children. Rarely does Daisy knock Cate over anymore.

Cate plays catch with Daisy all the time, and as she is growing up, she is becoming more attached, and more affectionate with Daisy. It is really sweet. I'll have my camera on me one of these times that Cate walks up to Daisy and wraps her arms around her with a big hug.

Party at Rachel's Wedding!!!

2007-12-11T23:12:00.000-07:00

This picture was taken in the park behind the hotel in Pasadena. It was a little chilly, but we hade a really nice time running around with Cate. Sara even did the exercise trail!

Here is Cate practicing being a wife. It looks like her little man had too much of the punch.

Cate and Dad finish off the night with a duet.

Everyone in our crew had a GREAT time at the wedding. It really was a fun time had by all! We even enjoyed the Best Man's toast. In a sociopathic kind of way.

Cate Learns about Hills

2007-12-10T22:09:00.000-07:00

It doesn't look steep in this short little video, but you'll see that Cate has trouble with simple tasks like standing up, standing still, and walking towards her father.

Cate Models "Hat" Couture

2007-12-03T07:31:00.000-07:00

Princess Cate - Halloween 2007

2007-11-02T06:48:00.000-07:00

Cate became Princess Cate on her first dress-up Halloween. Of course, we don't think she was actually "in the moment", but it was fun for us to see her all dressed up.

Princess Cate and her mother, The Queen prepare for a night of trick or treating (aka smash and grab).

I have no caption for this one. It leaves me breathless. My GOD I make beautiful children (Maggie helped).

Princess Cate has completed her duties, and is heading back to the house. Do you see the wave? The smile? It's all rehearsed. She performed beautifully. See below if you want to see the "man behind the curtain" (so-to-speak). Don't scroll down if you don't want to see "the dark side" of royalty.

I told you... I warned you. But you didn't listen. Behind all the glitter and makeup we are all the same. There are no heroes, no superhumans. Just real people. *sob*

Sea World & the San Diego Zoo

2007-10-20T22:12:00.000-07:00

All of the girls from our house (and Maggie's mom too!) went to San Diego over fall break. They went to the beach, the San Diego Zoo (I (Bruce) flew in for the zoo-day), Sea World and other fun things. I wasn't there for most of it, but Cate was great, the girls had a blast, and Maggie's mom was a great help, and says she had fun too (bonus!!!).

These are pictures of CATE since this is Cate's blog... You can find more pictures in the P-O blog.

This picture is from Sea World. I have no idea what Cate finds so interesting, but it must've been cool.

This, of course, is from the Zoo. She is sitting on a turtle statue, I think. The zoo seemed to be a bit much for Cate. There really isn't a lot to touch, and the activity is generally much lower than at Sea World. You know, the bears are hibernating, the big cats sleep about 22 hours a day, and the monkeys, no matter what time you are there, JUST got done putting on a show. But Cate saw some fun stuff, nonetheless.

Here Cate sees the big pond (ode to cousin Brian) for the first time.

Mommy & Cate on the Beach. I like this picture..

SECOND Picture in less than a MONTH!!!

2007-10-08T12:08:00.000-07:00

Donna asks, Donna gets.

We'll have LOTS of pictures this weekend because Maggie, Caroline, Sara, Cate and Maggie's mother went to San Diego this week (fall break). They will go to Sea World and the San Diego Zoo. I will go to the zoo with them on Wednesday.

But here is a new picture, just for Donna!

Yummy Yogurt!!!

2007-10-05T07:19:00.000-07:00

Cate loves her breakfast foods... She just can't wait to eat them. She uses whatever means necessary to get that food in her belly. If it ends up on her face, her hands, her hair, ON her belly - so be it.

As you can tell in these pictures, she puts the bowl flat on her face (note the "smile" painted on her face in the last picture and the tell-tale yogurt in her hair).

SHE IS SO CUTE (and she LOVES the camera, if you haven't already noticed). She is such a ham.

Hi there...

2007-09-06T10:01:00.000-07:00

Not much to say... Cate is getting more hair, so that's always exciting. She still doesn't say much, but is noisy pretty much all day nonetheless.

She is getting better at eating, and now will try to hand her plate or bowl to Mommy when she is finished, rather than just toss it on the floor. However, Maggie had better be close by, because Cate will still toss it on the floor if Mommy doesn't respond quickly.

I lost A TON of pictures from the last few months in a computer crash (I hadn't backed up lately... STUPID). So I will try to be better about posting pictures (as a form of backup).

Bruce

Cate Puts On A Show

2007-08-25T09:06:00.001-07:00

Cate put on a show for us the other day. Jess recorded it all on film (in a manner of speaking).

Cate calls her friends over to see the show.

Cate picks out her nail polish. Here she is stealing some of Jessica's polish.

Cate on stage...

Latest Cutest Catest

2007-08-25T08:57:00.000-07:00

It's been a very busy summer, and I've been REALLY bad about blogging... I will make up for most of it RIGHT NOW. Pictures of Cate, by the bushel...

Maggie has been giving baths to Cate outside. Cate seems to enjoy it. It makes the dogs nervous. Cate pretty much lets Mom do whatever needs to be done, without complaining much. But then again she still can't talk, so that might change soon.

I believe this might be Cate's 1st or 2nd rainfall. Maggie made a GREAT video of Cate's first experience with rain. Now that Blogger has video uploading, I might have to post it later.

This is just a great picture that Jessica took (I think she took all three in this post). The colors, the expression on Cate's face. NICE, JESSICA!!!

More eating

2007-07-01T12:17:00.001-07:00

Little Cate is a fruit bat. This time it's blueberries.

I suppose a real bat would do better at getting the food IN its mouth.

Yes, she only has three teeth on the bottom. We think she swallowed the fourth tooth. I want to take Cate to a dentist to see what is going on, but Maggie said that I have a problem and shouldn't worry so much about Cate. At least she has all her fingers. So far.

Cate Keeps Eating... Stuff

2007-06-21T22:12:00.000-07:00

Cate is always looking for a good thing on which to chew.

It's been quiet in our home these days. The girls (Caroline & Sara) have been at dance all day, Monday thru Thursday, for the last two weeks. Maggie is training harder and better than ever. She looks GREAT. I am working and trying to ride as much as possible. That's about all I am doing though... Riding. No lifting or running or swimming lately. It's getting REALLY hard for me to stay in front of Maggie on the bike. She is getting STRONG.

But this is Cate's blog... Cate is Great. What a sweetie she is.

A Day At The Pool

2007-05-16T23:33:00.000-07:00

My Mom takes me to the pool at the YMCA. There are lots of kids there, and some moms, too. Check out the one sitting behind me in this picture. Look quick before she notices I am taking the picture...

She's got a couple older kids with her. I'll bet she's watching my every move. Not only am I the best looking chick in this pool, I am also the fastest swimmer. Check this pose out:

I have a great start. No other kid (or adult) gets a start off the blocks like I do. I also think that my cool swim goggles help out A LOT. Speaking of equipment, my speedsuit is a little baggy. Mom has got to work on that. I am not exactly bulky, ya know? I need something a little more form-fitting.

I'll try to take more pics of me in the pool soon. My mom says I'll be walking full-time soon.

To be honest with you, I think I do JUST FINE crawling. I get around pretty good.

See ya later. I am off to my next event...

Another Junior USA Triathlon Member

2007-05-07T17:04:00.000-07:00

You know how they say some kids are just naturals? Or maybe you have heard that athletes are born, not made? Meet the next queen of triathleticism (I just made that word up). I will be happy if she just makes the 2020 US Olympic Swim Team. I am not asking for miracles here.

She is eager to start training. She is modeling her apres-swim dress for us, as well as the latest in swim headgear.

You can see the dedication to her sport in her eyes. The steely-blue glare of a champion. Eye of the tiger.

Her mom is going to work on nutrition later. A taquito may not be the best post-workout meal, but it does have lots of protein (chicken).

Happy Slightly-Early-Birthday!!!

2007-05-07T16:53:00.000-07:00

Cate is almost One Year Old!!!

We had a birthday party for her and Caroline on Saturday. Caroline had a BIG party on Friday with all her friends, but that's for another blog. This is Cate's blog, and we will tell you about Cate's first cake!

Well, she didn't really know what to do with it. As you can tell by the pictures, she is a fairly neat eater. I think we had to smear a little icing on her so you wouldn't think she was OCD or something.

Cate spent most of the day at the ice chest, just like her big sister Caroline did on HER first birthday! We have pictures to prove it! But Cate did get around to visit with everyone. Pretty much everyone was at our house for the celebration. Cates actual birthday is May 15, but we wanted to do it with Caroline, and we didn't want Caroline to have to wait two solid weeks!

Cate got lots of presents - clothes, toys, scooter things, blocks - you name it, she got it. Typical spoiled kid birthday. I am sure Mom will have even more for her on her actualy birthday too.

Not EXTREMELY excited right here... but she was pretty tired right about this time.

"What can I do to it?" She seems a little unsure.

This was about as bad as it got. She's a neat eater, what can we say?

As I was saying...

2007-04-22T20:39:00.000-07:00

Cate is getting into things...

A New Phase

2007-04-17T21:05:00.000-07:00

Cate has entered a new phase. For a long time she was putting everything into her mouth that she could get her hands on. Now she has decided to experiment with getting into small spaces. Here are two snapshots of her attempting to be the next Houdini. The first picture is from Easter Day, and she is trying to get out of Andrea's arms and into the bucket. The second picture is from our day at the Tempe Ironman Triathlon. She was more successful in this attempt. She was ablet o get into the basket underneath her stroller. No mean feat, I tell ya!!!

My First Easter, by Cate Penman

2007-04-17T20:48:00.000-07:00

When I woke up, I knew it was going to be a special day for me. Right away, my mommy (whom I adore) brought me into the place where she and my daddy (whom I also adore) sleep and she put me on the floor. They then gave me a basket thing that had all sorts of stuff in it. I had lots of fun taking everything out of the basket.

I wasn't really awake when all this was taking place, but I was awake enough to have a good time opening my basket and taking out all the goodies.

Shhh... You must be vewy vewy quiet!!! I think I here a wabbit...

I DID!!! I DID!!! I DID SEE A WABBIT!!!

Bagel Babe

2007-03-24T20:34:00.000-07:00

Now that I have a few teeth (well, one tooth and several "buds"), my Mom is letting me eat a more varied diet. So now I am eating bagels. I think I am in love with bagels. Egg bagels, water bagels, onion bagels, sesame bagels, warm bagels, cold bagels, fresh bagels and... fresh bagels. A girl has to draw the line somewhere.

In the first picture you see me listening to a short lecture from my Mom on the proper method of eating a bagel with less than two teeth. I have to be honest with you all - At my age, I have an attention span that is measured in milliseconds. This picture was taken about 2 seconds into the speech, but it looks like I am at my wits end waiting for her to let me dig in.

My first attempts weren't very successful. Apparently, licking doesn't get me very far. My mom was right. I need you get some tooth into it. Teeth is better, but tooth will have to do for now.

My Mom should have just told me to go at it from the edge in the first place! Seriously, once I got my tooth sunk into this bad boy, it was all over but the shouting.

The world of fine dining is out there for me now. I can't wait to dig into some more challenging foods. For those of you who are wondering, no, I did NOT eat the whole thing.

I have picked my Godparents!!!

2007-03-24T19:56:00.000-07:00

It was very hard, and I took over ten months to come to this decision, but I have finally made my selections!

I have decided that I don't really need a Godfather. Why? Because I want my Dad to know that he is the ONLY MAN FOR ME!!! That's right! I have chosen TWO GODMOTHERS!!!

The selection was difficult, as there are many wonderful women in my life. But I had to decide, so I made a spreadsheet with several pivot tables and some really cool pie charts and a couple scatter plots. After all the tabulations were in, I chose one aunt and one cousin to be my Godparents. They are both devout Catholics, so I know that no matter what Jesus will be in my life (I mean, assuming that is what I choose as an adult - Okay Andrea?). They were both SO excited to find out. I am really happy to tell everyone that my Godparents are Jennifer Penman and Tatiana Penman. Jennifer is Bruce's baby sister, and since she doesn't have any kids yet, I know I'll be the MOST special niece for her! Tatiana is my Daddy's Goddaughter, and she wanted to be MY Godmother so badly that she would beg every time she talked to my Dad about me. So I know I will be her most special cousin! I am a very lucky girl to have two such wonderful and loving Godparents!

Thank you Jennifer and Tatiana for accepting this most special assignment!

Cate Feeds Herself for the First Time!

2007-02-28T21:26:00.000-07:00

One day this week Cate wouldn't let Mom feed her.

She kept grabbing the spoon from her hand.

Mom, being the understanding soul that she is, let Cate have it.

Boy, did she let her have it!

2007-01-30T21:15:00.000-07:00

Good hair day...

Bad Hair Day...

Cate Eats Things

2007-01-30T21:08:00.000-07:00

She's Goin' Mobile...

2007-01-17T22:55:00.000-07:00

Cate is crawling now, and boy are we excited!

Soon we'll need the gates for more than just keeping the dogs in the family room!

See Cate Crawl

My favorite part is at the beginning when her right leg gets out of sync with her arms. She quickly corrects the problem, showing that she is going to do well in business.

Cate's Day at the Race (marathon, that is)

2007-01-15T21:58:00.000-07:00

You can't tell by these pictures, but it's probably about 45 degrees outside, and it's NOON!!! The race was long over, and Cate was ready to head home and heat up! She was such a good girl throughout the whole day - sub-freezing temperatures and inadequate clothing (thanks Dad!) and all.

As usual, Sara is always ready to lend a helping hand. Doesn't she look like a little mommy the way she holds Cate on her hip??? I tell ya, she's a natural!!!

Cate's FIRST Christmas Present

2006-12-24T22:58:00.000-07:00

Cate opened her very first Christmas Present this evening (Christmas Eve). She was a real sport about it. The present is some sleepwear picked out (purchased?) by her grandmother (Maggie's mom).

As she approached the box you could cut the tension in the air with a knife...

The lid is off and she is about to dig in...

Dear God,

2006-12-18T18:22:00.000-07:00

What did I do to make my parents force me to eat broccoli???

Chicken + Cate=Icky Poo-Poo

2006-12-02T13:18:00.000-07:00

Yeah... she's more of a starch and fruit eater. Not so much a carnivore.

Catie Claus

2006-12-02T07:12:00.000-07:00

Cate already seems to be enjoying her first Christmas!

Cate Learns To Use The Computer

2006-11-29T21:37:00.000-07:00

The girls are teaching Cate how to design an amusement park.

I think we might have a prodigy on our hands. She was able to keep her first amusement park operational and profitable right up until she ate the mouse and vomited on the keyboard.

Check out those eyelashes!!!

2006-11-21T06:49:00.000-07:00

Cate's Bath Time (again!)

2006-11-21T06:40:00.000-07:00

This one is extra funny because we have a musical soundtrack from a rising local star. Caroline.

Bath Time Again

#1 Cardinals' Fan

2006-11-20T07:05:00.000-07:00

Cate is ready to go to the game this weekend. Sadly, her parents forgot the game was at home this weekend until it was too late. All of Cate's efforts went for naught.

The good news is that the Cardinals actually won their 2nd game of the season!!! Maybe we should miss all the games.

2006-11-02T07:15:00.000-07:00

She got MOST of it in her mouth (MOM!).

2006-11-02T07:13:00.000-07:00

Yummy! Plums and rice! It's so good that she has to hold onto her chair so she doesn't jump up for joy and hurt herself.

2006-10-23T20:11:00.000-07:00

Cause I'm a voodoo child,
Lord knows I'm a voodoo child baby.!

Jimi Hendrix - "Voodoo Child"

She's casting a hex on you!!!

2006-10-23T20:06:00.000-07:00

Welcome to the neighborhood!!!

Hey Jennifer, wouldn't you like to see this smiling face every day?
Well, almost every day...

2006-10-23T19:57:00.000-07:00

SURPRISE!!!

With all the kissing going on in our house, you'd think Cate would be expecting a kiss from mommy...

Cate Videos!!!!

2006-10-22T21:01:00.000-07:00

This one is especially for David and Donna, who missed seeing Cate last weekend. Here she is, getting her bath before everyone came to visit.

Cate's Bathtime!

And here she is, being ADORED!

This one makes me sad for some reason... I don't think I will put anymore videos to music. I think I have bad taste in music overlays. If you look very closely, you see a splint-second long frown, like she is about to cry. It doesn't last very long. She's a happy baby!

Today, I almost cut her fingers off in the wipey (sp?) heater/holder that is on her changing table. I didn't see that her fingers were in it, and I pushed HARD on it to get it to close. Trauma (especially for me, her dad, who was the idiot that didn't look to make sure her fingers weren't in it). But she was fine. Not a mark. But she cried for a minute or two... pretty darn hard.

EDIT: I didn't notice it when I watched the "Adored", but Maggie pointed out how her eyebrows go up right at the very beginning. It's pretty funny (to us).

Cate's first feeding with a spoon!

2006-09-20T07:50:00.000-07:00

Today was a big milestone for Cathryn. She started the morning with rice cereal. Mommy held her and her hands and Daddy did the whole feeding. Cathryn was ready! She gobbled it all up. We'll feed rice cereal for 3 days (2 feedings a day) and then we'll try another cereal. Probably oatmeal......

Our baby girl is growing up so fast.

Cate's FIRST Concert!!!

2006-09-17T21:06:00.000-07:00

Mom and Cate are sitting outside at Desert Foothills Park, listening to some rock 'n roll. It was a lot of fun. Maggie made us a great picnic. The sandwiches were so good that everyone (except for me, cuz I helped) thought they were made by AJ's. Yeah, seriously.

I know this picture looks a lot like the previous picture, but can you ever have too much of a good thing? Not in this blog! Isnt' Maggie just GLOWING??? She just ran 12 miles not 10 minutes before this picture was taken. And she still had time to make a picnic basket for us all. Not pictured: Josh, Caroline & Sara (Caroline and Sara were scarce - they were dancing in the mosh pit. Josh stayed near his Papa, but didn't get in any pictures).

This was actually taken before we left. That is not a mountain behind Cate's head.

Shut up.

Cate and Friends

2006-09-17T20:54:00.000-07:00

We took some new pictures this weekend so that we'd be able to keep everyone flush with pictures of Cate. We are here for you, the adoring public...

We are taking a poll on who you think Cate looks like in this picture:

That's me (dad) on the left:

It looks like she has some blonde hair in this picture, but she doesn't. It's got some red in it, but she will be a brunette with striking blue-eyes, with a figure to kill for, a personality like no other, and an innate ability to marry for money. Lots of it. Enough for her parents, too.

Even a fun-loving soul like Cate needs to get serious sometimes. In this picture, Maggie is reading some of Voltaire's work. Personally, I don't like him, but I want her to be well-rounded. Besides, it will take MONTHS before she can fully appreciate philosophers like Kant or Nietzsche.

No New Pictures...

2006-09-15T09:06:00.000-07:00

Maggie needs to take pictures of Cate and post them.

Cate has all sorts of cute new outfits, and I think Maggie should take some pictures and post them! Cate is really getting some personality! She loves to yell and scream and kick her legs and flail her arms. FUH-KNEE!!!

We'll have to video tape some of that. Can we post that stuff on here, or do we have to link it?

Anyone?

Bonding: Cate & Caroline

2006-09-04T18:47:00.000-07:00

We took Cate for her first swim today. She didn't LOVE it at first (like I had thought she would, seeing how she LOVES bathtime). However, she got comfortable after a few minutes, and started kicking and flailing at the water. I tried to dunk her a little bit, but someone had their timing off a bit, and she choked up some water and coughed for a few seconds. Better luck next time. Maggie says she (Cate, not Maggie) will be in a swim class at 6 months (per the direction of the YMCA swim coach). We'll have a little mermaid, even if it kills her!

Cate and Caroline have a "moment" together. It was especially nice for us, because Cate hasn't been feeling well today.

Isn't Caroline HYSTERICAL??? I wonder if I should take pictures of what I do behind her back when she isn't looking...

Cate has such a sly smile, don't you think? Everytime we take pictures, we get a smile like this somewhere in the batch.

It's hard to tell, but she is actually getting real hair on the top of her head. She still has that little capuchin monk style in the back of her head (A ring of no-growth), but it's getting LONG in back. She'll be modeling for the hair salon magazines in NO TIME.

A WHOLE DAY WITH CATE FOR DADDY!

2006-08-27T20:37:00.000-07:00

I got to spend the WHOLE day with Cate. Maggie was working ALL DAY on Velocity stuff, so I "had" to take care of Cate. I even changed my first poopy diaper since her first couple weeks (I have been lucky to have been out of the house every single time until today). I still got it. Cleaned her like a surgeon cleans his hands.

With a scrub brush in a large sink.

But seriously... It was awesome. She is such a good baby. Smiles all day long. Sighs and coo's and yawns and coo's some more. I even made her laugh today. A good laugh. A hearty laugh.

We took a nap together this afternoon. We both needed it. It was a hectic week for the both of us.

Then for dinner, Maggie made chinese food. When I say "made" I mean it like, "She made me go pick it up from the restaurant."

We are drinking coffee that I roasted this morning. Maggie doesn't like it. I do. She says it's bitter. HA! Such an uninformed palate has she. She just doesn't understand the complexities of a good cup of coffee. We are drinking Costa Rican "Reserva San Bosco" for goodness' sake! Perhaps I should grind up some Folgers "crystals" for her. UGH!

Cate - Day 104

2006-08-27T10:18:00.000-07:00

Opening Scene: Darkened Hotel Room

2006-08-19T18:08:00.000-07:00

This post doesn't have any pictures because we are on the road, and I don't have any pictures to post. We are in Wysox, Pennsylvania, and we just got back to our hotel room after attending the wedding and reception for my cousin Kim, and her husband Brian. Kim is my Aunt Edna's daughter. We only met Kim for the first time last summer while we all happened to be visiting Dubois at the same time.

So... this is going to be a blog dedicated to Cate. I found that she was dominating the Penman-Ozer Daily, and it seemed a little unfair to the rest of the Penman-Ozer clan. Of course, now that I think about it, this might actually be worse. Cate has her own blog??? At least this way people that only like to look at baby pictures will have a place to go, and people that don't like to look at baby pictures can now go to www.p-o.blogspot.com and not worry about being inundated with baby pictures. I am all about pleasing people.

Most of my family was at the wedding and/or reception. A very few first cousins were missing. Larry Plummer, Kathy Plummer, Rich Plummer, Bill Hanley, Butch Hanley, Missy and Deneane (I have NO idea where they are). Maggie, my mother and I represented the Penmans side. Andrea is in town now, but didn't make it to the wedding or reception, though is will be at the reunion tomorrow. It would be a lot harder to name all the first cousins that WERE there, because I don't really know all of them. But let's just say that there were a lot. Maybe I'll try to get a sign in list tomorrow. I should bring this to the party and type as I catch all the names. It'll be fun, especially since it will probably be raining the whole time we are there. It rained throughout the wedding and reception. But that just made it all the more intimate.

It's a lot of fun seeing all my littles cousins as grownups now. It's also great seeing all the little kids running around. I really love it, even though it reinforces how dang old I am.

Okay... This is a blog about Cate, and I have not mentioned her once! She was wonderful. And guess what! She pooped TWICE today! That's the first time since she stopped poopin' merconium! She usually poops every other day (saves on diapers - she is a good kid). She is sound asleep now, and won't wake up until around 7am tomorrow. It was a very long day for her, but she did great, and everyone loved her. She hardly napped at all today, but kept smiling 'til the end (interspersed with some crying to let us know she was hungry).

We did take a few pictures, but I'll post them in the Penman-Ozer Daily blog later with the rest of the pictures we take at the reunion.

Ciao for now!!!