I found these memories on the computer today. I just had to put them on the blog!
My
dear sweet little Katie,
I
am recording some funny and sweet little memories of you. You are my beautiful
little angel that I love very much!! Here are only some of the wonderful things
you have done in your life.
6-10-06
I
had a lot of other thoughts written down on the computer before the hard drive
totally broke. So I am trying to remember what I had written previously on that
computer.
-The
other day you told me (mom) that if I was crying you would hold me in your
arms. Sometimes I just do a fake cry just so that you will come over to hug me.
Tonight,
we put you to bed a little early because you requested to go to bed. Today you
spent time with Ava while dad and I went to watch the Joseph Smith movie at the
temple. You and Ava were having so much fun that you decided not to take a
nap…hence, you were tired. So we read scriptures, told stories of country duck,
and then sang songs. You requested the following…Twinkle Little Star, “Sunbeam
song”, I am a Child of God. Then you asked that I stay in your room and sing
and rub your face.
Memories
from dad….
Before
you were born daddy packed a special hospital bag just for you. It contained
your dress, shoes, and diapers. I think there was a binky that you never used.
Oh, and of course and blanket.
You
were born right before sunrise and daddy took you to the window to show you
your first sunrise.
You
used to love to look at ceiling fans. You would be enthralled with them for
hours.
Everyone
that would meet you would remark that you were so alert even as a newborn.
Also, you were very pretty and everyone noticed that too.
Sometimes
you would get sad and we called it your fussy time. Daddy would take you
outside and take you for a little walk to calm you down. You enjoyed being
outside. I think you enjoyed looking at the surrounding trees and other things.
For
you first Halloween you were a cougar. You were very cute too! You looked so
cozy in your little suit. Mommy even wore that for her first Halloween. For your
second Halloween you were a BYU cheerleader. We also had BYU shirts on to show
that we were your biggest fans. For your third Halloween Mommy made you a
cheerleader costume. It was miles too
big but you looked so gorgeous!
When
Shellie was cheering in high school we made a little cheer outfit for you. You
did not like being in that outfit. You were crying a lot…we have pictures to
prove it!
For
some reason when we said Zamboodle you would laugh for the longest time. So we
would say Zamboodle really fast to listen to your laugh. It was just the cutest
thing. You have such a cute little sweet voice. Everyone who hears your voice
comments on how cute it is!
You
absolutely love to hear stories about Jesus. You always ask to hear about when
Jesus went swimming translation: when Jesus was baptized. You know the story
rather well now (6-10-06) and can tell us about the baptism!
Yesterday
in the car you told me that you loved me just out of the blue. I was so
touched. We just kept telling each other that we loved each other. What fun!
Mommy loves to hear that!
You
love to give Gucci little doggy treats. You have moved the box of treats down
to a shelf on your level just so you can reach them at moments notice.
6-20-06
The
other day I was telling Katie that she could not play with the make up and she
was not happy! She replied with “that is not nice to me!!!”.
6-21-06
Today
when Katie was jumping on the bed she had no panties on and I could see her
little toosh. I said “I see a little toosh!”. She replied “That’s my toosh!”.
What a silly lady!
6-27-06
Katie
came to sleep with us late one night and she was laying on dad’s pillow. After
she had been sharing the pillow she whispered to dad, “Give me your pillow”.
Stinker!
7-22-2006
This
week we spent some time at Grandma and Grandpa Everett’s house. We had Katie
stay in the Americana Room and we stayed in the other guest room down stairs.
Katie would often leave her room to come join us to sleep. One morning she woke
up at about 4am and decided to come in. So after hearing her cry I found her at
the stairs and brought her in. Not too much later she asked for chocolate milk.
Of course, I was not wanting to get up and get milk for her so I said no. A
minute or two later she said the following, “Mommy, now don’t say no, but I
would like chocolate milk.” I then did not say no but told her to go back to
sleep right now. She did and later that morning at a decent hour she finally
got her chocolate milk!
The
other day at church Katie’s teachers just could not telling me how smart they
thought she was. I asked if she said anything funny. They said that they held
up a picture of John the Baptist not thinking that anyone in nursey would know
who it was but of course Katie yells out “That’s John the Baptist!”. They were
so impressed. Miss Katie Nana loves to hear about when Jesus was baptized and
would love to be baptized right now too. We keep telling her she has to wait
until she’s eight.
The
other day she had a little bath toy “DORA” that she was playing with and Dora’s
friend Boots. The decided that she was going to baptize them. So she raised her
little hand to the square and proceeded to baptize Boots and Dora. We have to
remind her that only men with the priesthood are allowed to baptize. It was
really funny though too see. If only we could all have the innocent faith of a
little child!
July
2006
When
we were coming back from St. George we stopped in a little town about two hours
outside of Flagstaff.
It was near the dam. We went to a bathroom that did not use water. Basically
they were outhouses in a bathroom that used liquid sanitizer for hand wash. I
sat Katie down on the toilet and she refused to go to the bathroom. She
absolutely would not go because she said there was hot wind on her bum and no
toilet flusher. Then Tommy took her on the dam to show her the river below. He
said that she could not stop talking about how there was no flush on the
toilet. We had to go back a mile to go a gas station where there was a flush
and no hot air on her bum.
August
2006
One
day I asked Katie to say the prayer. She said that she was thankful that her
dad was straight.
Same
month- the other morning Katie woke up and requested that we say a prayer. Of
course I obliged and asked her what we should pray for. She asked that we pray
for her soccer skills and her mesquito bites to go away. She had been playing
soccer with Scott the night before and apparently felt the need to pray for her
soccer skills. Silly lady! She still talks about her soccer skills.
8-25-06
Today
Katie was showing me her elegance moves. She lifted her arm and leg at the same
time while standing on her head…she was very proud of herself! A true elegant
lady!
August
2006
The
other day Katie was at the dinner table. Her hair was kind of in her face. She
put her face back and her hair would move back somewhat so she could see
better. She said that she was moving her hair back like Ariel from the Little
Mermaid. She kept imitating the little mermaid all night. In fact, that night
we had to bathe like the little Mermaid would do. Silly lady!!
Katie
has been learning about traffic lights in preschool with Grandma Lyle. So now
every time we go past through a green light she yells green light. The other
day we were sitting at a red arrow. She said the light was green and got really
upset that we were not moving. So now we ask my mom that she also teach the
lights and the exceptions to the rule!!!
Katie
has had a cough for a little while and says that when she has a cough she has
dust in her heart!
Katie
has been trying to build strong muscles for a little while now. We are able to
get her to eat her dinner by telling her that her food will make her muscles
bigger. She now says that her food is in
her muscles. The other day she told Tom that her bacon was in her muscles.
She
is really happy when she finishes her meals lately too. The other day I was in
the shower and I hear Katie coming in. She was at the table eating her pancake.
All of the sudden I see her little plate coming through the shower curtain. She
was showing me her empty plate. She was so proud of herself finishing her
breakfast!
1-1-07
The
other day we were taking family pictures for Christmas presents. I asked if our
friend Mike could get a picture of Katie holding Kellen. For some reason Kellen
kept slipping off of Katie. Mike said “say cheese”. Katie said “Wait, my
handsome man is slipping”. Silly goose!!
While
we were at Grandpa and Grandma Everett’s house for X-mas Katie told us that she
could not be moved or picked up because she was too delicate!
2/3/07
Last
night Katie and Kellen were staying at my parents house as Tommy and I went to
a play with Tommy’s office. Grandpa Lyle took Katie to the park to swing on the
swings. Grandpa was pushing her when all of the sudden Katie fell of backwards
into the sand. She was very sad and Grandpa carried her home. While he was
walking home Katie said the she fell because she forgot to hold onto the
chains.
2/18/2007
Tonight
I was thinking of my favorites memories of Katie. I have a lot of them written down
but I think one of my favorites is when I would look over at her bassinette. I
could hear her waking up. Then I would peer in at her and she would be looking
up at me with her big blue eyes. We would then smile at each other and laugh. I
would get her out of her little bed and we would lay by each other until she
decided it was time for breakfast!
2/22/07-
This last weekend Tommy took Katie to the Botanical Garden while Kellen and I
stayed home. The other day she was talking to a friend on the phone (which she
loves to do) and she said that her daddy took her to the Canical Garden.
She told her friend to ask her daddy to take her to the Canical Garden.
When
Katie was about 1 or 1 ½ she used to love to color. However, when she would
color she would make a sound like “eeeeeeeeeeeeeee” really loud! It was kinda
embarrassing during church because she did not have an inside voice and would
say “eeeeeeeeeeeeee” in sacrament meeting. Good times! Luckily she grew out of
saying “eeee” but now she is a super great artist!
3/10/07
Katie
was outside with Grandpa Lyle and Erica and myself when we found a worm in the
mud. Grandpa was taking out the weeds and found a large earthworm. There was
another tiny little worm next to it as well. I asked Katie what the worm’s
names were and she said the earthworm was Aler (A-ler) and the smaller worm was
Lar. I am not sure where she came up with those names but they seem to fit.
3/17/2007
This
past week we went to Disneyland. Katie was
just in love with everything to see. The first character that we saw was
Cruella Divelle. The first ride we went on was Snow “White. She was a little
freaked out. But then later she asked to go again. Later that day we went to
the Princess lunch. We saw Ariel,. Cinderella, Belle, Snow White, and Sleeping
Beauty. She loved every minute of it! She got a crown and a lunch pale.
We
went to Disneyland for two days. Katie loved
driving the cars at Autopia and Bugs Life land. On the second day it got really
cold at night and Daddy bought Katie a princess towel to keep her warm. She
wants to go again tomorrow!
4/29/2007
One
night Katie was laying by dad and watching TV. Then she told dad that he could
carry her into bed. She was not gonna walk into bed. She’s such a little
princess. She knows that she is too cute and gets her parents to do just about anything for her.
5/6/2007
Today
was Katie’s first primary talk. She was so good and talked right into the
microphone. Too bad we couldn’t hear very well. Dad wrote your talk right
before church started. It turned out to be really good. Katie is such a cute
little lady! She just loves to be the center of attention.
When
we went to the doctor a couple months (from today) Katie had an ear infection.
The doctor came and in and asked her what princess was inside her ear. When the
doctor checked she said that she saw Cinderella. To this day usually Katie asks
me to look in her ears and tell her what princess is inside!
5/12/2007
This
weekend Katie was going to read me a book. She held up the books and said “do
you want uno or dos”. The girl is a genius!!
Shellie
gave Katie a huge pallet of lipstick. It has at least 50 different colors to
choose from . Katie is so addicted to putting on lipstick lately. Everyday she
will come out with a new color all over her face. Lately, she has gotten really
good at putting it only on her lips. She is so funny! I have been making her
ask me when she can put it on to avoid getting it all over the place. So her
cute little voice will say “Mom, can I put on litpstick?” Of course!
Katie
loves to have campouts in her room. This is where we take down all the pillows
off her bed and lay them down on her floor. We then get blankets and then lay
them down. The we look at her fan and pretend it’s star. Then we tell stories
together. She is so funny!
6/25/07
Katie
is getting funnier and funnier!! Lately, she has been complaining that her
stomach hurts because her babies are kicking. I asked her how many babies she
has in her tummy. She told me that she has nine and 13 babies. I asked her to
name her babies for me. These are her names:
Moroni,
Sally, Hammer, Lipstick, Uver, Abraham, Dora, Diego, Malicia, Volcano, Shelter,
and Emperor. I am not sure where she got some of these names but they are
certainly original! Every now and then she will say “owe, my babies are
kicking!” It is so funny!!
Katie
also loves to cook things lately. She puts all sorts of things together. After
she has put baking soda, salt, sugar, cereal, etc, she then puts the bowl in
the freezer. It then sits there for a couple of days.
SHE ALSO LOVES TO MAKE COOKIES FDA
8/22/2007
Katie has a wonderful imagination and sense of humor. We
were pretending that a mean shark was coming to get us. In order to be safe we
had to duck under my comforter on my bed. Upon asking her if her shark had a
name she replied "yes, enchilada testimony". It took everything I had
not to laugh! She comes up with the funniest names for all her make believe
little friends or foes in this case!
9/2/2007
This morning Katie told me she was going to the bathroom.
Afterwards she came out and said that she was sorry she took so long she was
stuck in traffic.
.JPG)
