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

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

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

 

Rituals

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

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.

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

Clean

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

Jennifer Plays with Bruce's Camera P. I

Cate found that Sara's Uggs fit PERFECTLY.

Cate practicing some moves she watched on "Flashdance".

Brody M. Kirby is born...

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