2010 Recap - Part 2

July
Our annual visit to the Elkhart County Fair. Kate loved the ducks (she was pretty convinced she saw Daisy Duck!) the ferris wheel, and ice cream.


So nice to have someone to cook me dinner. Kate likes to make me spaghetti. :)

August
Family outing at Coveleski Stadium.
Sidenote: This post has confirmed that my basic photography skills have gone down the toilet. I don't think I have any pictures with all the subjects in focus and looking at the camera. Sigh.

September
Kate is starting to show some pre-reading skills (attaching sounds to letters, spelling out some names and words by memory).


Colin discovers the snack cupboard. Life in our house is never the same.


October
Two little monkeys (Colin the chimp and Kate as Boots the monkey) dressed up for Trick or Treating.


November
We signed Kate up for a round of "big kid" swimming lessons (her first class without mom or dad in the pool).


Colin the Birthday Boy!
(Also stopped swaddling him about this time. Yes, I swaddled him to almost a year. It was like an addiction for him!)

December
Kate practicing her fake sleeping skills.


Colin needs to keep working on it.



It's fun to look back on the last year, and I can't believe how the kids have changed (obviously Colin in particular). I can honestly say (although maybe only because it is so fresh) it is one the the hardest years I can remember. While it had it's good moments, I am glad I don't have to live it over a la Groundhog Day. Here's hoping for a better 2011!