More of Kate
Well, it seems life has been on Fast Forward lately, so we'll just get to it.  Mouseover the thumbnail to read the captions, as these pictures span all sorts of events and trips and visits and people.

4 Videos first:

Fort Belvoir Officer's Club (IBC staff appreciation)
Kate talking, giving vocabulary
Mom playing with Owen
Taking a tubby (well worth the download)

Spring after Owen's birth was hard... we slept little. That's why this moment was photo-worthy. Kate enjoys helping out more and more now that she's getting older... She really did scrub the car!! It was a fun time. She did, however, get a little distracted by the bubbles... We went to the Ft. Belvoir officer's club for our IBC staff appreciation lunch, and the view of the Potomac was INCREDIBLE...
My beautiful wife... Our chair, given away at our garage sale. THanks to the Fannings for letting us use it, and to PopPop and Grandpa for fixing it up. It served its purpose well. Same for the loveseat. It served well, and is now doing that for someone else. CJ and Jen came to visit us and we all had a great time...
The expressions on Jen's and Kate's face cracks me up. The geese are serious about getting their bread. One was getting fresh behind Jen, if I remember correctly. This is at Mt. Vernon, and instead of marvelling at the home of our nation's first president, Kate just wanted to play in the dirt. Center frame is CJ and Jen being all 'woovy'... how would you like this as your front lawn, though? SWEET... They say that George and Martha never refused a guest who requested a stay...
The house inside was a mix of "do this for the tourists (Made in China)" and "don't touch this, it could disintegrate" Kate is being more adventurous for gymnastic stuff, and loves to swing and be thrown anymore. She didn't always respond well to that. Adie, 'B', and Mye (Adrienne, Brian, and Max Mormino) are the first names she mentions... Amazing how a tiny pool can provide so much... Owen doesn't know what he's missing...
She was excited when mom gave her a "tah-twoo" like daddy's! Our ministry has a weekly night in the park with games... She enjoyed watching the Frisbee, and tried to play several times... If it hadn't turned into like, "tournement rules" Ultimate Frisbee, I'd have let her. Anything can make a "Pawty Hat" !!! Diapers will do in a pinch! You thought I was kidding?
Trying things on... Dressup, here we come! Kate with a "pony" (ponytail) on her hippo! Life is good. Owen is a part time thumb sucker... when he finds it in the car or if he's upset at night, that's a good thing! Self soothe!!! Self Soothe!!! Watching "Daddy's Show" (the Simpsons). Not so much anymore, as she's repeating EVERYTHING she hears... We'll wait until she has a firm grasp on satire before this gets reintroduced...
Dad, what ARE you doing? Hey! that was funny! Taking a "tubby". Kudos for that one, Jen! Mary Jo found this little Ralph Lauren outfit like 98% off... it was SOOO cute.
This little guy is HUGE! He's surpassed Kate in weight and length by a month already! He's got great head control and loves to grab and play! Cute picture, hack job red-eye fix... Kate, Theresa, and Alicia (pronounced Ah-lee-thee-ah, as in Castillan Spanish... don't ask). The Octopus Sprinkler (Meh-leek-leek) is getting a ton of action with temps in the 90s... SOOOOO CUTE!
Funny story, we're watching a movie, like 11pm, and our window EXPLODES into the house. Nothing hit it, the screen is intact, just BOOM, and glass all over the place. Luckily, the Roman shade caught most of it. Still haven't put another pane in. Ryan and Melanie came and we gave them doughnuts!!! I'll have pics of the built-in soon... Ryan helped a ton. Ryan and Owen working out together... Show him to say, "Pilates is for sissies!" Chrissy and Josh came and visited for a week. It was crowded, but they enjoyed the kids and really helped Julie out. They also went up in the Washington Monument and saw all kinds of museums and stuff... Julie's going to be in their wedding in the fall, and Kate is the flower girl.
One of their trips was to Burke Lake park, and they played on the Merry-go-Round. Kate hasn't liked the couple she's been on, but ... When they were here, it was SOOO hot... Yes they are standing in a Pizza. Chrissy, Josh, Julie and the kids went to the national zoo. they got MASSIVELY lost. Funny now, but not so much then... The haze in the picture is not artistic, it's the humidity. July saw temps in the mid 90's and heat indexes in the mid 100's. Humidy close to 80%... YUCK.
She does pretty good wearing shoes! So good, in fact, that there's rarely a complete pair in our shoe basket. The other is at the other end of the living room under the chair... She especially loves "leep-lops" (flip flops) and remarks to that effect whenever she sees them! ARRRRRRrrrr Straight to the mouth... it begins. Mom!?! Did you know there's a kid in here?