Who does she look like?

My first response to this question used to be, she looks like my baby pictures. However as time passes and more and more people tell me their opinions I'm finding that my opinion is changing. It seems that people that know me better tell me that she looks like me, and if someone knows Ken better, then she looks like him. Aside from the fact that she is Kate, and she looks like Kate, I'm starting to answer, she's a good combination of the two of us!

Discoveries

Lately Kate has been crawling over to the laundry room when I go in to do laundry. Tonight she sat and watched the laundry in the washing machine. She also stood and watched the laundry. I'm not sure but I think she was trying to figure out how to play with the water.



















But, most scary discovery of today... stairs! Thankfully she hasn't quite figured out how to climb them... yet!

300,000

Today was a momentous day for Petunia. It was a moment that I had intended to share with my sweet Ken, however it was not to be... we shared 100,000, but that's another story**.

Monday started out with a visit to Ruth Plumb. I took the scenic route through Kettleby and then south on Keele, determined to have a beautiful drive to accompany such significant event. I even phoned Ken but there were still 42 kms to go. I had my camera at the ready to capture the historic instant, but as I got closer to Ruth's I realized it wouldn't occur quite yet.

After a lovely lunch and visit I travelled on to my Mom and Dad's, camera still at the ready. This picture was taken two kilometres from their house. Can you feel the excitement?















This is the street we were driving on, Green Lane, just west of Leslie.














Kate was in the back seat, so excited... however you can't see her face in the rearview mirror, just the camera, sad... but I was driving... I mean the photographer was terrible!



















Here I am, can't you just see the enthusiasm bursting out of me?














It was 2:11 p.m.














TA DA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!














**Back in 2002, at the end of another fun date with Ken I noticed that the odometer was at 99,960 km. We both thought it would be fun to drive around until we hit 100,000. Forty kilmetres isn't far we thought, and that is true, however forty kilometres is far when you are in Friday evening traffic, downtown Toronto. To be fair it wasn't rush hour, but it was cruising hour. We drove and we drove, we didn't know where to go and the kilometres slowly turned. I don't even remember where we were when we finally got to 100,000 but I do know that our patience was wearing thin and the fun was gone and it was just mostly stupid! Now 200,000 kilometres later I was driving around the country side (near our house that we own - well mostly the bank owns it but you know) with our daughter. I love you Ken. Here's to the next 200,000 kilometres, I love sharing the road with you!

Families are Forever

Today was Stake Conference. Now that we are in Brampton Stake that means when we go to Stake Conference, we will see the temple. After the meeting was over we went and walked around the temple grounds. I am so thankful that I was sealed to Ken and that our precious daughter is sealed to us. I am so thankful for the blessings of the gospel of Jesus Christ in my life.

Why I love being a Mom

GO!

Today we went to a taping of a radio show called GO! on CBC radio one. I was nervous about taking Kate but was assured that babies had been audience members in the past. The show was dedicated to Tribute Bands. It was a fun show and Kate was very well behaved. She enjoyed the lights, the noise and the music. The show will air this Saturday at 10:30 a.m. The cool thing is if you go here you can hear the show.



















This is Kate and the host Brent Bambury, her first photo with a celebrity!




















This is Kate with "Contest" Nana.




















And here is Kate with Tina Turner a.k.a. Sonia Ndongmo-Elliot, the reason we went to the show in the first place. Sonia was the closing act of the show and she stole the show - as always. I kept thinking it's just too bad this is radio. She is such an amazing performer. She knows how to entertain the audience. Everyone came out to see her - the featured band Cuff the Duke, most of the technical guys in the booth, even Brent Bambury stood up and moved away from his desk so he could watch her. So fun! Sonia is Simply the Best.

I just can't resist...

In honour of 09.09.09 and giving into my love of number patterns, I give you 294492 taken on 07.14.09 which was unfortunately an unexciting date.

Kate is Eight Months Old

My sweet Kate.