January 24, 2010
New Family Website!
We are consolidating down to one Eanes Family Blog. This will make it easier for us to maintain, as well as allow visitors (all three of them) to just check one place for updates instead of several.
Everything from Katelyn's Page, Ricky's Page, and Ricky and Tammy's Photoblog has already been imported in to the new site. We still have a few more things to pull in, and we haven't decided what to do with What I Think and Ricky's Ramblings yet, but nothing's going away...everything will either be incorporated into the new site or archived.
Check out the new site at:
http://www.1122productions.com/eanes/
December 26, 2009
Katelyn Sings Angel Song & Jingle Bells
November 02, 2009
Katelyn Making Stromboli
Katelyn Knows Her Colors!
October 27, 2009
Tennessee Turtles
Katelyn's word that she associates with the letter T is "turtle". Any time she sees that letter anywhere, such as a book, a sign, my t-shirt, or whatever, she points it out. When she saw Tennessee's football helmets and their logo on Saturday, she immediately said "T - Turtle" several times. So, around this house, the Vols will now forever be known as the Turtles.
With any luck, this will catch on nationally. I could probably make some joke about how Kiffin should go back into his shell or that next year we'll be making some turtle soup or something, but I won't.
September 30, 2009
Cutest Alabama Cheerleader!
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September 24, 2009
I Love to Swing with Daddy
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September 16, 2009
Such A Mess!
A few updates/stories from the daddy of the world's cutest toddler:
Katelyn will at least attempt to say just about any word she hears now. She said "bumblebee" pretty clearly the other day. Lately she's been stringing a few words together to make sentences, such as "Where did [whatever or whoever] go?". The cute "Mo" has become "Elmo", and "nana" has become "banana".
Katelyn was in her crib saying "Hi Mommy!" instead of going to sleep. Tammy went in and rocked her and told her she didn't want to hear another peep out of her. Katelyn's response: "Peep!"
Katelyn keeps getting in trouble for telling Angel to hush when she barks. We're still not sure if she even knows what it means, but she's heard that so many times as the response to the dog barking that she keeps saying it. I'm pretty sure I heard her say "hush" to Tammy while Tammy was being loud when Katelyn was trying to go to sleep, but I may have made that up.
Katelyn said or did something she wasn't supposed to, and Tammy explained to her "That's not funny". Katelyn's response: "Funny!"
Pretty much any time I'm not in the room with her, she'll say "Daddy work".
She is still obsessed with the moon, and has been for a while. She'll flip through books just to find the pictures that have the moon in them, and there's a children's song/video on Youtube called Catch the Moon that she makes us watch repeatedly. Oh well, it's beats Barney. She always wants to find the moon in the sky when she is outside at night. Or during the day. Even when it's cloudy.
When she's in the mood, she will give good hugs and an occasional kiss (which is sometimes more of a lick), but if she is not in the mood, she does NOT like for you to hug her.
She loves saying "Uh-oh" repeatedly, even when she's done something on purpose.
She loves to go through her alphabet magnets or the bath tub ones and say a word that starts with each letter of the alphabet. She can't quite get them all, but she does really well. She also does this during her alphabet videos.
She knows which book she wants you to read her at bedtime, and if you choose the wrong one, bad things ensue. It's safest to just let her pick it out and hand it to you.
She always requests a napkin during her meal, which she uses to wipe her tray, wipe her hands, and wipe her mouth. Last night, I spilled some water on her shirt at bedtime, and she asked for a napkin. I gave her a paper towel, which she then rubbed on her shirt, and then at her mommy's request wadded up and dropped into the trash can.
Any time she sees a phone, she wants to call Gammy or Pop.
I already have her hooked on football. It comes out more like "ootball". Tonight I was watching a reply when she got home...she seemed all excited at what was on TV. Then she was playing with the remote and accidentally changed the channel, and seemed genuinely upset that there wasn't any more "ootball" on the screen.
September 06, 2009
Lake Tansi 2009
In July we took a family trip to my parent's timeshare in Lake Tansi. Katelyn was only 6 months old last year and now a year later there are so many differences. I remember last year we bathed her in the sink and we carried her around in her infant carrier. This year as soon as we got to the place she immediately started exploring and going into the bedroom and shutting the door. It was challenging to unload our stuff with her underfoot, but so fun to see her explore. Big differences!
We all traveled to Lake Tansi on Sunday after my cousin's wedding and then we went to brunch at at restaurant literally across the parking lot from the timeshare. That afternoon we walked down to the lake and I got some great pictures of the beautiful lily pads in bloom.
Lake Tansi is one of my favorite places because of all the great birding opportunities. American Black Ducks on the lake, Canadian Geese and Red-Headed Woodpeckers are everywhere.
We went to Cumberland State Park on Monday. It is great place for picnics and hiking. We fed the geese and ducks and I got to see my Belted Kingfishers again and a Green Heron. I know no one else cares about this, but this is big passion of mine, especially photographing them. There is a beautiful bridge at the state park that we got pictures of. We found a good picnic spot next to the water and the geese and ducks from earlier found us and came waddling up. Katelyn really enjoyed playing on the playground at the park. Monday night we ate at my favorite rib place, the Beef & Barrel. Yum Yum!
On Tuesday we went to the "beach." It is really the lake with some kind of material that resembles sand. It was fun to lay out and watch Katelyn wade in the water with her Pop & Gammy. She was so excited that she could walk in the water. She has figured out that she can leave her tent now so next year should be interesting.
Lake Tansi has a lot to offer for recreation. Ricky and I hit the tennis balls around and you can paddle boat and play miniature golf. Every time we passed the swings Katelyn wanted to go on them.
We had a great trip with my parents and are looking forward to doing it again next year.
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August 25, 2009
Family Zoo Trip
Ricky had a day off from work so our whole family went to the zoo. Katelyn kept saying monkey, monkey as soon as we got there. That was her favorite animal last time. Each time we go she gets more and more excited and she can really talk about the animals now. She loves trains so every time she heard it she said choo choo. It is so cute. She got really excited when she actually saw the train. She even got to ride it.
We took her to the butterfly exhibit just so we could hear her say butterfly. She says something like "budderfy" or "udderfy" depending if she decides to say the "b" or not, either way it is adorable. She liked one butterfly in particular and kept going back to that one spot to see if it was still there.
She had so much fun playing in the fountains. She just laughed and laughed when the water splashed her. One time the fountain went off right in her face. It startled her a bit, but she was fine. We had to laugh at her expression : ) She was hesitant at the petting zoo, but I finally got her to pet a goat and she even tried to brush it. The brush was upside down, but the goat didn't seem to mind. It was a great zoo adventure.
Splishin' and a Splashin'
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August 04, 2009
18 Months!
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July 28, 2009
Talking and Eating
Katelyn and Angel Playing
July 15, 2009
Pinwheel, Pinwheel, Spinning Around
July 10, 2009
New Assistant
They finally hired me an assistant at work, and boy is she cute!
July 07, 2009
Katelyn at the Beach
We had a fantastic beach trip with the fam. We arrived on Saturday, ate lunch at Buster's and then hit the outlet malls. Katelyn did pretty good in the car until it got really hot and she needed a nap. She was pretty fussy for the 15-20 minute drive to the beach house. After her nap we went to take our first look at the beach for 2009. We didn't bother to put swimsuits on because it was late in the afternoon. We just spread the neat sheet out and let Katelyn play in the sand. She absolutely loved it and she and Mommy and Daddy were covered in sand by the time we left. She got rather used to being hosed down everyday.
Katelyn really enjoyed going out to the beach each morning and then playing in the pool everyday. She would say "beach" or "pool" depending on which we were going to. She was content to sit under the canopy and play in the sand with her cousins or to go out in the water with her Daddy or Mommy or one of her fun uncles. She had a great time jumping the waves and letting the water rush over her feet. This is a big change from last year when she cried every time the water came near her. She also liked to hold our hands and walk on the sand. There was one morning that apparently she wanted to go the pool and not the beach, and she was very unhappy to be out there.
She ate pretty well during the week. She even tried some grilled grouper and really liked it. We are trying to teach her about using her inside voice because she can get really loud at mealtimes especially while waiting for our food at restaurants. Katelyn's Aunt Laura and I took Judson and Katelyn down to Seaside one day to try out the story time. They got to ride in a little attached car behind the bike. They really enjoyed the bike ride.
Katelyn said just about everyone's name during the week. She even said Gandmama a couple of times. She loved to say her uncles' names over and over. It was pretty funny! She was highly entertained all week by her family, especially all of her cousins. We left on Saturday to drive home and it took us 8 hours to get home because of at least 3 detours. To say the least Katelyn had a hard time. She clapped her hands when we stopped for lunch probably because she was so happy to be out of the car and she was hungry : ) It was a long ride home. We had a wonderful trip and can't wait till next year!
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June 18, 2009
So Much Fun!
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June 17, 2009
Belly Buttons
Katelyn's been really fascinated by her own belly button for several weeks now. She'll say "belly", pull up her shirt, and point to it. One time, right after she ate, her belly was so full that it stuck out and she couldn't find her belly button and cried.
Anyway, tonight, Katelyn and I were playing on the floor. I was lying on my side, and my t-shirt had come up a little bit too much and was showing some skin. Katelyn crawled over next to me, and with a horrified look on her face, poked her little finger inside my big, hairy belly button. Then, still with a disturbed look on her face, she quietly grabbed the bottom of my t-shirt and pulled it back down to cover everything up.
It's amazing how quickly little girls learn to be embarrassed by their daddy...
June 04, 2009
Katelyn's First Steps
Katelyn took her first steps this week while Grammy was taking care of her. Katelyn's Grammy has been working with her a lot this week while I have been at Kidlife (VBS). I just knew she would take those first steps when I wasn't around : ) I got to see her take some more steps today and she has only gotten braver as the day progressed. She is letting go of objects and our hands and just toddling off on her own. Elmo "Mo" has been a very good incentive. It is so exciting and I just can't believe she is walking! Now of course I will worry about her losing her balance and falling, but I know that is all part of learning to walk. Crash helmet anyone?