Katherine-isms

I was just posting something over on my Katherine-isms site and noticed that I'm the only one that's been there, and it occurred to me that maybe some of you didn't realize that I had a separate blog for Katherine-isms now. I have a link to it in my blog roll over on the right hand side, if you want to take a gander. Or here is a link , if you prefer. :)

Trick or Treat!

I can't believe that Halloween has already come and gone! As usual, it was lots of fun to get the girls all dressed up and go trick-or-treating. Fortunately, Katherine got all of her artwork cleaned up in time - I was really not looking to enforcing that particular consequence if she didn't get it done. The weather was nearly perfect. It was really nice and warm. The only drawback was that we got sprinkled on for a little while, but even that was not a big deal - just a very light sprinkle. Poor Emma had woken up during the night before Halloween with a fever and a headache, so she had to stay home from school and miss whatever festivities were going on there, and she still was feverish about an hour before the trunk-or-treat started. So, I gave her some Motrin and by the time it was time to go she was as good as new (Hooray for Motrin!). That kept her going until we were done making the rounds, but it wore off right at the end when we stopped to trick-or-treat at Aunt Wendy's house, where she zonked out on the couch. But, she ended up with a giant sack full of candy, so it was all worth it....at least from a kid perspective.

Play Ball!

Emma decided not to play soccer this year and, since it was Katherine's first year playing, I was kinda glad. It's hard for two parents to be in three places at once. As it was, I think I only made it to one whole game of Sariah's. It's been a lot of fun this season, though. It is so fun (and hilarious) to watch the teams in Katherine's age group play soccer! There were a couple of little girls that would get the ball and just keep on running way beyond the field until one of the coaches was able to catch up and get them back to the game. Katherine mostly just followed the other players around, admiring their long hair, or their shoes, or their uniforms. I think she was starting to catch on to the game a bit just as the season ended, though. She has had a wonderful coach who, as far as I can tell, must have infinite patience. Four-year-old girls are not the easiest creatures to deal with. :)

Sariah has had a good coach, too. She is really quite tough on the players, but in a good way. I was a little concerned at first, because she made it quite clear from the get-go that she was not going to go easy on them. But she makes it fun for them and I think all the hard work has paid off. I think Sariah has really improved and is not as timid as she used to be. The coach won't let her play goalie yet, though, which is kind of frustrating for Sariah (it's her favorite position), so we're going to have to work on those dives and drop kicks in the off-season....in the snow....and the rain...and the mud...Or maybe we'll just wait until the spring season starts. :P