Katherine spent her first night away from home without us last Friday night at The Howard's house. She was not at all sad to see us leave, and actually didn't want to be bothered for hugs and kisses. She said, "Bye, y'all!" and returned to playing. The report is that she did well. Amber saved her from getting her nails painted black and her hair sprayed white like Beetle Juice. And, there were a couple of hours in the middle of the night when some non-mothers allowed her to wake completely up and play. She ended up sleeping the last half of the night in the bed with Sara. Andrew & I were glad for the night alone and both got about 12 hours of sleep! I think the slumber parties will have to be a regular thing.
Katherine was the cutest little butterfly this year for Halloween.
On Wednesday night, we went to our church's Fall Festival. It was late in the day for Katherine, so she looks a little dazed and tired. I think her Mama was more tired than her, though! Here she is with Kendall.
This video is crazy. It's of Andrew & Katherine going down the big slide at the Fall Festival. First of all, it's with my camera, so the quality is poor. Second, I forgot that if you hold the camera sideways, the video will be sideways, and you can't turn it. Third, it's kind of far away, so you can't see it very well. But, the sound is great. Lauren is talking about how it would be hilarious if Katherine's wings caught the air and she flew away. Amber is yelling at Katherine and laughing. Andrew is bouncing up and down at the top of the slide trying to get going. Katherine really doesn't know what in the world is going on. Catch her face at the very end. So...turn your head sideways and enjoy!
They enjoyed unhealthy snacks and juice while the moms stood around taking pictures. Katherine is the oldest in her class, and she knows every one's name. When we were looking at these pictures, she pointed everyone out to me and said all of their names well enough that I knew she was saying the right name for the right child.
