June fun

Katie got to meet up with Grandma Henn and Great Grandma Melvin (a/k/a Tutu) a couple of weeks ago, when we met at a touristy dairy halfway between Indianapolis and Chicago. It was great to see them both, and Katie enjoyed reading to everyone and engaging in general cuteness. I'm also posting some other fun pictures from the last few weeks.





And some kitchen pictures!



Cooking with Mom. You can even see that my belly has popped. I'm already almost 27 weeks along and feeling great!

Cooking with Dad. Her huge smile is her latest fun thing she does when she sees a camera. She likes to smile as big as she can and yell "CHEESE!" She also loves to ride in her stroller, holding a cellphone up and yelling "HI!!!" and then "CHEESE" at passerby, like she's taking photos of them. Our little shrinking violet. We don't know where she gets it.

Eating her very own ice cream cone (David cut off the bottom of a cone and put sherbet in it. She was THRILLED when she realized that the cone itself was edible). Katie's favorite thing in the world right now (besides Dad) is "IIIIICE CEAAM!!"

Cooking up her own concoction on the couch - using homemade Play-Doh and her cooking implements. In other news, she can now climb onto and and all of the furniture. Which makes life even more exciting at the Penna house!

Pictures of this and that

We've been remiss, once again, in updating photos on the blog. So here are some pictures from our visit to MN for Mother's day, from Grandma Henn's visit to Chicago, and other random fun!

Katie has discovered that Dad's guitar case is soft and comfy, perfect for pretending to go to bed.
A new baby stroller!

Visit to Minnesota- riding bikes with Grandma - protective gear is necessary! Although she would not allow a helmet anywhere near her head!

Grandma and Papa, teaching some new tunes to Katie

Ta-DA!

Getting to know Lexie, Grandma and Papa's dog.

Katie's friends Jack and Liney at Mother's Day brunch.

Playing the guitar with Aunt Anne.

Showing the guitar to Cousin Jorie.

Saying goodbye and thank you to Grandma and Papa

Eating some cheese with Mom before bedtime!

Greeting Hoppy the Rabbit, Daddy's favorite toy from when he was little.

Katie is very advanced. Already picking up Woody Allen to read in the car.

Playing with Grandma Henn and Dad at the park

Fun times with Grandma!

More playing in the guitar case

Kisses for Grandma!

Talking on her peanut butter cracker like a phone. This is a very messy endeavor.

Florida!

Here are some pictures from our trip to Amelia Island in late April. We had such a great time. Katie loved the ocean, and the highlight of the pool area was the foot washing area where she could fill up her bucket with water. Over and over and over again! Katie loved the ocean. Daddy had to stop her from wandering off into the sea. She picked up lots of shells, and sampled her first ice cream cone.


A great vacation from start to finish!


Sitting in a chair like a big girl. No high chairs at the pool. She was so proud of herself.

First ice cream taste. Katie has decided she approves of ice cream.

Amelia Island is full of pirates. In this picture, Katie is actually yelling "Arrrr!"

Katie also got a new pair of sunglasses, which she insisted she had to wear on the top of her head, just like Mommy.

Easter Trip

We took a trip to Washington D.C. this weekend and stayed in Old Town Alexandria, near our old house. We had a great time, visiting friends and seeing our old favorite places. We even got to go back to our old church, where Katie had fun in the nursery. After church we went to a fun Easter brunch and Katie met the Easter Bunny, with whom she was much more comfortable than Santa Claus!

Playing on the stairs before brunch. Greeting the crowd before brunch (greeting the crowd also happened during and after brunch. And pretty much all the time. There is a lot of "HI!" and "BYE!" with Katie. She will stand and wait until a person responds to her before she moves on to greet the next crowd member.)

"HI!"

In the hotel pool with Dad.
Katie LOVES to be thrown way up in the air.

"BYE!"