Kate actually received her first haircut in February. It wasn't very long but she was getting a mullet and she has curly hair which I have learned takes more upkeep because it gets snarly easily. I decided to take her in because I was tired of the poof ball the was the back of her hair. It kept snarling together no matter what I did. I was so stressed about this little excursion we were about to take. If any of you know Kate you know she is a very determined (as her grandma puts it) child. If she doesn't like something she won't do it. I was so worried we would have this terrible tantrum in the middle of the salon. To my amazement she didn't make a peep. Of course I give a lot of the credit to the hairdresser with the quick hands and the TV. You just can't go wrong with TV in times of desperation. I was a happy mom. I was so proud of her!
I realized lately I post a lot of pictures of Kate eating. I think that is because I keep my camera in the kitchen and she is always very happy when she is eating. She is a true girl. I will try to post some more exciting pics later. I am continually trying to do crafts of sorts with Kate-i.e. the finger painting experiment-but she just doesn't take to them as much as I would hope. I don't know if it is her age or her phobia of dirty hands but it is a challenge. I don't understand. I haven't meet many toddlers or children who don't like getting their hands or whole body dirty. We were decorating Valentines day cookies and I gave her some frosting and a cookie to decorate. I tried to teach her to smear it on with a spoon then her fingers, but as soon as that pink frosting touched her fingers she started to whimper and hold her hands out to me with a really disgusted look on her face. It didn't take. However, she did prove to be a wonderful taste tester for the experiment and she seems much happier doing this.
