Kate's Great Adventure

Ride 'Forsey.' Don't Fall Down

2011-03-24T02:19:00.000-07:00

Fun with daddy always involves flying in the air and riding around the house. I LOVE it!

One of my most favorite things to do is to ride around on my 'forsey' who is also known as daddy. I am a daddy's girl through and through, and every night that he is home for bedtime, he gives me a ride to bed. Thomas has been wanting to go for some rides lately too. I have to hold on to him really tight. One hand on daddy and one hand around Thomas. I take care of him.

Things at school are good. I LOVE my new school and actually look forward to going most days. My Macedonian language is coming along. I can say some things really clearly and others things come out sounding like jibberish, but at least I am trying.

Happy Birthday Poppa!!!

2011-03-18T06:17:00.001-07:00

Happy Birthday Grandma!

2011-03-06T03:01:00.001-08:00

Happy Birthday Granna!!!!

2011-02-17T05:09:00.001-08:00

We Love you!!!!!

2011-01-30T03:07:00.000-08:00

Dear God...

2011-01-18T05:31:00.000-08:00

"Dear God. Thank you for mommy and daddy and Thomas and me and mommy and daddy and Thomas. And thank you for food. I hope you have some food too. And Jesus tell me, Amen."

I love to pray before meals these days.

Fun Days

2011-01-12T02:46:00.000-08:00

Bible Verses

2010-12-03T01:43:00.000-08:00

A word from mom:

Last night I realized that we haven't reviewed Kate's Bible verses in a while and we needed to go back over some of the ones she learned when she had just turned two. So this morning as we were going over her verses of old and this is some of what she originally remembered:

"Remember the Saturday to keep it holy." She's basically right.

"Thou shall not spill." instead of "Thou shall not steal."

Life as of Late

2010-11-22T02:09:00.000-08:00

Do you like my thinking pictures??? I am trying to show off my cute little curl.

Things here have been BUSY lately. I have become quite the pro at going to my school, and I am even starting to speak a little Macedonian. I should be fluent by this time next year.... I hope. I am super into the Backyardigans right now and I am so grateful that I can watch them on the internet. YAY! I have memorized about 30 Bible verses, and mommy is teaching me a new one every week. It's so fun.

Daddy asked me yesterday if I was going to get married, and I said, "No daddy. I am going to stay with you forever." Then later I said, "Daddy, I have to stay with you and mommy so you can take care of me." I think I made dad's day. Bless him. I don't know what he would do without me. He wouldn't have any one to play hide and seek with or build strong towers with, and really I don't think there is a better man out there anyway. Why would I want to leave him?! :) I love my daddy!

I'm Three!!!! Wheeee!

2010-10-17T01:14:00.000-07:00

Can you believe it? I am three years old! Wow! It was a great day. I sang happy birthday to myself all day long. Some of my friends came over for a party. Mom made me a "Dear God Dora Cake." Mom is not really sure what the "Dear God" part is since she only drew Dora on it, but I understand. Anyway, everyone sang Happy Birthday to me in English and then they sang me the Macedonian birthday song. We popped balloons and played pin the tail on the donkey, which was really funny. It was very exciting!

Mommy and daddy made sure I knew how grateful they are for me. They gave me gifts, mom made me my favorite meal, mac and cheese, and they said a special birthday prayer for me. They thanked God for 3 whole years of me. I can't wait for three more.

My goals for this next year: learn to ride my new tricycle, learn to use a hair bow, teach Thomas to walk, and learn to write my name. Whoa. Big plans. But just like Jr. Asparagus from Veggie Tales says, "little guys can do big things too."

Thanks for all the birthday wishes and gifts.

Miss You Grandma

2010-09-27T00:32:00.000-07:00

My Favorite Playmate

2010-09-17T06:55:00.001-07:00

I love to make him laugh. So sweet. We play well together... most of the time

Mommy and daddy had both of us on rocking horse and I think Thomas may have been a little squished or either he was just making a funny face.

First Day of School

2010-09-02T01:33:00.000-07:00

September 1, 2010, I decided it was time to go to preschool. I was one brave little girl. Mommy and daddy woke me up with a going to school song, cheesey maybe, but it got me out of bed. I got dressed all by myself and had a really yummy breakfast of baked oatmeal and chocolate milk. Mommy and daddy walked me to school and half way there, I got my brave face out of my pocket and put it on. I walked right into school, headed into my classroom and didn't look back. When mommy and daddy picked me, mommy could tell that I had been crying even though I tried to hide it. When mommy asked me why, I said, "Well, it was just a little bit scary." Mommy took me straight to the store and let me pick out a chocolate prize and then when I got home daddy, mommy, Thomas and grandma had all bought me presents. I got a vacuum cleaner and a stand mixer. I guess I am in training to become a domestic woman. Anyway, daddy made me a "Daddy Cafe" which is basically just chocolate milk, and then we sat on the porch and talked about my morning. During lunch mom asked me some more about my day and why I had been crying. I told her about how a little boy had taken my blue blocks so I couldn't finish building my tower. Other than that the day was great. Here are a few pictures of the day:
Here I am getting ready to leave the house.

Daddy and I walking to school.

This is my friend Jovana and her mom, Ane. She is in my class.

And here I am in front of the school getting ready to go in. You see my brave face?

Dress-Up

2010-08-19T02:44:00.001-07:00

Here I am playing dress-up with my friends. They told me they had to help me get ready for a wedding. I guess they are my dates.

Itty Bitty Pretty One

2010-07-16T02:34:00.000-07:00

To Tie You Over...

2010-07-14T05:47:00.000-07:00

My Life with My Friends

2010-06-07T10:50:00.000-07:00

Here I am with my new friend, Kate. That's right. There is another girl with my name. Gasp! She is about a year younger than me and so sweet! I guess I can share my name.

This is my teenage pal, Rebekah. I LOVE her!!!! She was helping me throw rocks in the lake!

This is Maggie. She is just the cutest little thing. I love her too!!!!!

These guys are my pals. Judah (in the gray) and Josiah (in the red) are my bestest pals in town! I love getting together to play with them! They are American like me, and I love them like my brothers (daddy won't let me love them any other way than that)! The other two guys are my Macedonian friends. They are pretty cool. This is us at our Sunday night kids Bible time. We always read a story, do a craft and then we get to have a snack. Yum. It's really fun!

This night we learned about Noah, the ark, the big flood and the rainbow.

And this is me playing with my friend Stefan. I like to share...well, sometimes.

Feeding Elmo

2010-05-30T14:53:00.000-07:00

Here I am feeding Elmo with my "breastesses."

What?! It's a natural thing.

Rockin the Lego Head Lamp

2010-05-27T13:10:00.000-07:00

Grandpa, I stole it from daddy. I thought you would like to know.

Darlin' Diva

2010-05-27T07:03:00.000-07:00

Life in Macedonia is going great! It is finally warm and I am thrilled! It stays cold in this place way too long, but we made it through another winter and I think warm weather is here to stay! YAY!

Kate Behind the Scenes

2010-05-21T03:28:00.000-07:00

This is my response to my Too Legit video. I am taking you behind the scenes as I practices my new moves. My platform always has to be perfect so I work with that too. I am not quite sure where I got my inspiration to stick my tongue out and put my thumb on my forehead but I are sure it will be hit.

Purple Princess

2010-05-20T04:33:00.000-07:00

I have really started getting into dress-up clothes. Thanks to all of you who bought me clothes so that I can dress up like the princess that I am.

TV with Elmo

2010-05-12T05:22:00.000-07:00

Here I am watching tv with Elmo. I like to dress "her" up. "She" is even wearing a diaper.

Happy Birt-Muddah's Day

2010-05-09T05:56:00.000-07:00

I love my mommy. She is my favorite woman in the whole world.

We painted our toes together. Now we have "pwetty feet" and "pwetty feet" are very important!

Too Legit. Too Legit to Quit.

2010-04-13T07:58:00.000-07:00

Happy Easter

2010-04-04T06:17:00.000-07:00

Here I am singing the Gospel Song. We sing it every morning during our Bible time and every night before I go to bed. I love it!
You should know, this is not my best performance by far. Enjoy! And Happy Easter!

Translation:
"Holy God in love became perfect man to bear my blame. On the cross He took my sin. By His death I live again."

Grandma Did It

2010-03-26T05:34:00.001-07:00

Grandma helped decorate my room even though she isn't here with me. She made these awesome quilts for Thomas and me that mommy will probably never let us actually use to get warm. Mom says that they are "too precious" to use. So, we decided we would put them on display.

Thanks Grandma! We LOVE our quilts and will cherish them always. We LOVE you!!!!! See you before Scotland. Wink. Wink. ;0)

Tent Maker

2010-03-24T02:33:00.001-07:00

I love to make tents. Daddy makes the best tents. He is such an engineer that he can't leave it at just a basic blanket. He tears out more things than I do to make a good tent.
We had a tea party inside my tent on this day. It was so fun.

See. Daddy had half of my bedroom covered in tents. He's the best, and we had so much fun crawling from one tent to the next.

On the Edge...

2010-03-17T15:01:00.000-07:00

For those of you on the edge of your seats waiting for the next word from blog world, here you go...
I am no longer potty trained! Bummer for mom (talk about being on the edge) and not so bad for me. I suppose it was THE move that went on forEVER. So I pee my pants when I am stressed. Sue me. But on the bright side, I am loving my new room and the fact that all my toys "live" somewhere. I like to be organized, and my new room is just the place for that. I will get you some pictures of that soon, but for now...

So here we all are. Alive and kickin'. And, oh yes, there will be more updates to come.

Oh Happy Day

2010-02-05T02:26:00.000-08:00

Well I think I finally got it. I am potty-trained. YAY! Mommy was giving me candy every time I went to the potty by myself, but she had to stop that since I was doing so good. She said I was eating too much candy. I didn't even know there was such a thing as too much candy. Now, she gives me a sticker if I go all by myself. Most of the time I throw my sticker in the trash. I mean really what are you supposed to do with those things?! Mommy said I needed a sticker album. Um, no.
Here I am showing off my candy. Little did I know it would be one of my last.

I am still pretty proud of myself though. This is a big deal people!!!

WHOA! Look at All That SNOW!!!!

2010-01-31T07:02:00.001-08:00

This is the first big snow I remember. Mom says I played in the snow last year, but it was a whole new experience to me. I didn't much like it at first, but I got used to it and had a blast.

Dad and I built a snowman. Well, I pretty much just watched daddy work to round up all the snow in the yard.

Things got really interesting when mom got out the cookies so that we could decorate the snowman's face. Cookies before lunch. Yum. Notice, he doesn't have a mouth. The dried cherries that mom tried to use for his mouth kept falling off. No worries those cherries didn't go to waste. I snagged every one of them and threw it into my mouth.

I let Mr. Mute Snowman wear my scarf for a little while. He looks pretty sassy, don't you think?!

Happy Snow Days!!!

My New Apron

2010-01-17T11:28:00.000-08:00

For Christmas my Granna made me an apron so I can keep all of my new clothes clean while I help mommy cook and do my art projects.

It comes in real handy when flour suddenly flies out of the bowl. That seems to happen a lot when I help mom make cookies. Oops.

Baby-Sitting

2010-01-17T07:44:00.000-08:00

Daddy had me watching Thomas the other day. He told me not to take my eyes off of him. I did a good job.

I love this big sister thing.

I'm packenizing

2010-01-14T05:55:00.000-08:00

Here is a video that Daddy made of me packing to go to Macedonia. He doesn't understand that packenizing is a word.

Penta-Mom

2010-01-04T14:55:00.000-08:00

Christmas

2010-01-02T12:15:00.000-08:00

Rain. Rain.

2009-12-14T05:08:00.000-08:00

It rains A LOT here. I think we got over 11 inches just in the month of November. That is really tall, and it is still raining. Mommy is teaching me to be grateful for the rain. So when we can't go outside and play and I really need to run and climb, we go to the McDonald's up the road. I play in the play-place and mommy and I share a fruit parfait that I call ice cream. Its great fun.

Merry Christmas!!!

2009-12-05T17:15:00.000-08:00

Thanksgiving in America

2009-12-01T12:25:00.000-08:00

Thanksgiving makes me happy even though I am not a very big eater.

My cookies made their debut on the beautiful table.

Mommy asked me what I am thankful for and I said, "Ride horsey, don't fall down." I really am thankful for a lot more than that, I just couldn't verbalize it at the time :). I am thankful for my toys and a cool big girl bed and of course, I am thankful for extra pairs of big girl panties just in case. I am also so very thankful for my huge family full of people who love me. There are people who love me living all over the world and that is pretty spectacular. Mommy, daddy and I sing the song "God is so Good" every night before bed, and He really is SO very good to me.

Baking Cookies

2009-12-01T08:14:00.000-08:00

The last couple of weeks I have gotten together with both my Grandma and my Granna and baked cookies. It was so much fun, and boy do I love sugar cookie dough.
This is me at Grandma's house two weeks ago cutting out some awesome shapes, but most of my creations ended up in my mouth before they got to the baking sheet.

Sprinkles sprinkles everywhere. Sprinkle sprinkles in my hair... and mommy's hair... and grandma's rug...oops. :)

They're cooking. Careful. It's hot.

The finished product.

We also made some turkeys. Grandma and mommy took my hand print, traced it on the cookie dough and cut it out. Then we decorated them. Well, I didn't really help with this part. We later put the names of our guests on them and used them on Thanksgiving day as place settings. So fun.

Then I went to my Granna's house and we made cookies too! Whee!
Notice my tongue. It hangs out when I concentrate really hard.

We made gingerbread and sugar cookies. Sugar cookie dough is still my favorite!

I have become an expert at putting sprinkles on these things.

Granna, Mommy and me together in the kitchen. What could be better?

Making cookies and memories. ;)

Fantastical

2009-11-30T19:21:00.000-08:00

OK. So I am not really a Giants fan, but Grandma is and I love her. So I suppose I can wear this shirt. I mean I look pretty cute in it.

Hanging with daddy and Thomas.

My boys. Love 'em.

I love books!!!

2009-11-29T16:27:00.000-08:00

This is my grandma and me. She keeps tons of books at my disposal because she was a kindergarten teacher and she knows the importance of reading with kids like me.

Here I am reading with my grandpa. He has to wear special glasses to read.

I love looking at this book. I know all the objects and colors in the book now. Mommy says I am a baby genius.

This is me and my Granna reading. We had so much fun reading ALL of my books in one sitting.

Big Girl

2009-11-13T14:00:00.000-08:00

So the last few weeks have been pretty eventful and I have grown up a lot. I became a big sister which I love

I also moved to a big girl bed,

and I started wearing my big girl underwear.
They look pretty good with my new boots, eh?

I am a pro at using the big girl potty. I pretty much had it mastered in less than 48 hours. The first day was chaos, but I can't stand to be "messy" so I was determined to figure out how to keep a dry and clean bottom. The next day, I did it!!! YAY! I have had a few accidents, but hey it happens. Mommy and daddy are really proud of me and they are also pretty excited about saving money on diapers--more money to spend on goodies for me. ;)

Visitors

2009-11-13T06:47:00.000-08:00

So lately we have actually stayed in one home for more than 4 days at a time. It was starting to get a little boring, but then people starting coming to visit me.
Auntie Karen came by to spend a whole day with us. It was SO much fun. I am going to miss her when we get back to Macedonia, but I am sure we will meet again one day.

The next day, my cousins came down from New Jersey. This is my second cousin Emma. We had a blast together!
We went to the park and raced down the slides.

We played in Emma's huge basket of toys.

We found whip cream and persuaded our parents to let us have some,

We posed for a lot of pictures. Cheese.

And we hung by the fire pit.

We also hid in closets, colored a million pictures, read books galore, chased each other around the kitchen and terrorized my uncle Kevin. I can't wait to do it again one day. Love to Emma, Eileen and Mark.

Dress Up/Beg for Candy Day

2009-11-01T06:28:00.000-08:00

Daddy helped me carve a pumpkin. I pretty much just watched him and ate the one precious pice of chocolate that mom would let me have.

The finished product. Daddy did good, uh?

And then daddy did one for himself--NY for New York Yankees--they could win it all!!!

And then later in the day, I got dressed up to go trick or treating.

I was a fairy princess.

Mommy likes this picture. She says it is "artistic."

Getting ready to fly away.

Grandma didn't hardly recognize me. I had to tell her who I was.

On my way to get lots of candy.

Yay. I didn't even have to say "trick-or-treat."

Grandma carved a pumpkin with my name, Thomas' name and my 2nd cousin's name. She did so good.

What a great day!!!

Pictures from my Birthday Party... finally

2009-10-30T10:09:00.000-07:00

The food

The cake--we ate Elmo. Yum!!!

Presents. Wow!

Riding on my car in my new boots. Sassy.

And me with all the people who love me most in the world. I love them too!

Two Years, 6 days and then...

2009-10-28T16:41:00.000-07:00

"For You formed my inward parts; You covered me in my mother’s womb. I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Marvelous are Your works, And that my soul knows very well. My frame was not hidden from You, When I was made in secret, And skillfully wrought in the lowest parts of the earth. Your eyes saw my substance, being yet unformed. And in Your book they all were written, The days fashioned for me, When as yet there were none of them. How precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God! How great is the sum of them! If I should count them, they would be more in number than the sand; When I awake, I am still with You." Psalm 139: 13-18

This is me on my birth day over two years ago. I was so tiny.

One year later mom and dad let me dig into some cake. What a fabulous day that was. I was much bigger, but then one year later...

I am a ginormous two year old with a brand new...

baby brother. Isn't he sweet. And so tiny just like I was.

His name is Thomas Andrew Davis, but I refer to him as "Baby Thomas." I plan on calling him that for the rest of his life even when he is taller than I am.
I just love his little toes. Can you believe how small he is?!

And I love smothering him in kisses!!!

I am getting better every day at being gentle with him. He is my sweet baby doll and I am thrilled to be a big sister. I think I will be pretty good at this job. I have been practicing with my babies for a long time.
He is pretty sleepy these days, but when he can manage to hold his eyes open for more than 15 minutes at a time, he will start writing his own blog so you can keep up with his side of the story.

Thanks for praying for my sweet baby brother. Our great big God gave him good healthy lungs and lots of hair and is sustaining him daily.

Happy Birthday to Me

2009-10-16T19:48:00.000-07:00

Yesterday, I turned 2 years old. WOW! I can't believe it... neither can mommy and she has been rather teary about it--something called pregnancy hormones. ;0) Anyway, it has been a great two years on this great big world, and I am loving this birthday thing. The presents just keep rolling in.

Thanks to all who have sent presents! Kisses and hugs!
More pictures of party festivities to come!!!

My Big Family Vacation

2009-10-16T16:36:00.000-07:00

I went to Gatlinburg, TN for a week vacation with mom's family. I had A LOT of fun while I was there. Check it out!

Here is a picture of the four of us (including Thomas) outside of a craft fair

This is Granna and me at Old Mill

Another yummy meal. We ate at the Old Mill this time. You really got to try it. Daddy and Mommy shared their plate with me because every time they buy me something I don't eat it, but if they give it to me from their plates then I eat like normal.

Here I am with cousin Gabriel at a pumpkin patch. We got to play a lot while we were in Gatlinburg. He let me play with his collection of airplanes and helicopters all week.

Daddy went backpacking with Uncle Jeff and was telling me how important it is to have a hiking stick ... so I went and got one of my own ... and it's my size!

While we were at the Pumpkin Patch, they were also selling apples. I went and picked this one myself and bit into it ... before anyone knew about it :)

I've gotten pretty good at eating these things.

We all went to Putt Putt so Gabe could try out his new putter. Grandpa had taught me how to hit golf balls, but he never told me I had to hit it in a certain direction.

While we were at Putt Putt I saw this elephant and I thought he was real, but I could not hear him talking back.

...neither could I get him to budge.

I found a car that was just my size and took it out for a spin.

I bonded with my sweet Granna. I love her.

And I love my Poppa too. I am pretty sure they kind of like me too.

Poppa played the guitar for Gabe and me at our picnic at Chimneys. It was so pretty, but very cold. Good thing we had hot roasted marshmallows to warm us up.

This is my Aunt Tabby. She is so much fun. I think she has as much energy as I do. I love running around with her.

Sadly, the vacation had to come to an end, and we had to pack up to go find our next "home." Riding on this cart is pretty fun though.

GO PACK!!!

2009-09-21T19:16:00.001-07:00

This is what they call "tailgating." I like it. We basically sit around, cook hotdogs, eat chips and drink juice while waiting to go into the game.

We played with the football for awhile too. Fun times. I like this American football thing.

Ha! HA! HEEE! HEEE! We scored AGAIN! Poor little Bulldogs. The PACK killed 'em!!!

More of Me at the Beach

2009-09-21T19:06:00.000-07:00

I got to play in the sand for hours. What a blast!!! I loved this place as long as I stayed far away from the water. Who knew water could be so loud and foamy. I wanted nothing to do with it.

Family PIcture Time

2009-09-17T14:45:00.000-07:00

These are just a few of my favorites. There on more on my mom's facebook if you are interested.

My Dancing Skills

2009-09-17T10:27:00.000-07:00

Today Dad recorded me practicing some of my new dancing skills. I fell down once, but everything else was okay!

Learning New Things Every Day

2009-09-07T11:11:00.000-07:00

This is my Auntie Amanda. She's very expressive, just like me, and she teaches me more expressions every time I am with her.

And here Amanda teaches me how to fake smile. :)

I am learning to take pictures with a vintage film camera.

And here I am brushing my teeth. I am learning how to do it better every day.

I have to practice wearing high heals cause that is all the ladies wear in Macedonia.

And here, I am with my cousin, Gabe, learning how to play the keyboard.

Poppa is teaching me how to play the guitar.

And because the arrival of Baby Thomas is rapidly approaching, I must learn how to feed a baby. I have gotten much better at getting the bottle in baby's mouth instead of her eye.

Whew! So much to learn. So little time.

Over a Week without My Daddy

2009-08-28T13:38:00.000-07:00

Last week daddy was gone for 9 days which is way too long for this girl to be without the man in her life. Mommy tried to keep me occupied with some new and fun things, but it was still tough.
Here I am at the playground trying to enjoy myself.

And eating. That's always an interesting experience.

Uff, Daddy, I miss you.

I tried a career in modeling.

It was a no go.

So I made daddy a poster to let him know he was welcome to come back home ASAP!

Here I am with daddy when he got home from the airport. I couldn't hardly believe my eyes.

Sigh! I love my daddy!

New words

2009-08-28T12:08:00.000-07:00

I have become quite the talker while we have been here in America. Here are just a FEW of mommy's favorite things that I say or have said:

"God is great...AMEN!"
Patty cake. Patty cake. AMEN!"
"Oh! Big girl!" --> I say this all the time: when walking up or downstairs, getting in my chair by myself, going down the slide, moving furniture, playing with my babies. Yep, I am a big girl and sometimes you just need a little verbal affirmation.

"You're welcome."
"Scuse me." (excuse me)
"Oh goodness!" I say this when things get crazy or exciting.
"Careful daddy."
"Wash your hands daddy."
"Mommy kiss it."
"Mommy/daddy, hold you." This is mommy's most favorite thing that I say. Her heart melts right in front of me every time I say it.

"God is so good...toooo...YOOOOUUUUU!!!"
"Ha way wu WAH!!! (Hallejujah.)
"Boom. Boom. Pow."
"Baby's bonnun" (Baby's bottle)
"Night. Night baby."

Baby Thomas, my little brother is doing good. He lives in mommy's belly and I have started to pat her belly and say hey to him every day. I saw pictures of him the other day. He's a cute one and mom says he weighs about 3lbs 14 oz. right now. I am weighing in at about 25 lbs and can't even begin to imagine how tiny 3 lbs is. He, without a doubt, has daddy's nose and I have mommy's nose. I can't wait to meet him, but until then I will start working on sitting on my Elmo potty and practicing pulling up my big girl panties.

Keep praying for mommy and Baby Thomas. You might better pray for Uncle Kevin too cause I think if he calls mommy fat one more time she and I are going to have to take him out. :0)

Just livin' it up

2009-08-20T17:05:00.000-07:00

Here I am at camp. People kept feeding me.

And they liked to put things on my head too.

And this is me with my new pal and 2nd cousin Emma. We finally got to meet and boy did we have fun. She has great hair and was so much fun to play with. I have more pictures that will appear at a later date.

More of Me in the USA

2009-08-04T19:01:00.000-07:00

I'm in America

2009-08-04T14:39:00.001-07:00

I have been in America for a month now. Crazy. I know. I am adjusting pretty well. I went through an introverted stage for a while which is so not me, but I am over it. I am back to never meeting a stranger. So far, I have been to lots of different places in NC and I have also been to Tennessee and Virginia. Take a look.
Here I am riding the stone horse in Gatlinburg. Nice place. Good food. And best of all, my Granna and Poppa were there.

Everyone was too busy looking at Thomas Kinkaid pictures, so I pushed the stroller around myself. "Do it self"

Daddy tried to give me swim lessons. I am not so interested.

I love playing with my Poppa. He is a great cook.

And in Virginia, I found a slide. Mommy and daddy tried to convince me it was for the big kids. Who are they kidding, I am a big kid. I went up and down with all the giant kids a bazzillion times. Whee!

And back up to go again. "I do it self."

Isn't my bathing suit sassy.

Well, that's all for now. I have lots more pictures to show you. So stay tuned. Mommy will try to do better at getting them up here for all of you to see.

2009-06-07T05:46:00.000-07:00

Here I am talking to my Grandma on the cell phone. I had so much to say, but mostly I just listened and laughed at grandpa making animal noises.

I love my grandparents!

My new favorite thing to do is help mommy with the dishes. She washes and I rinse. I am a very good helper.

My Auntie Karen came over and we just thought we would say hey to all you cows out there.

Daddy broke out the fancy camera

2009-05-26T12:04:00.000-07:00

World Wide Fun

2009-05-24T01:09:00.000-07:00

Here I am hanging out with Sacchio. He is from Japan.

I had to read the menu to the volunteer team. They don't speak Macedonian as good as I do.

Mmmm. That looks good. I want some.

Yum!

Peek-a-Boo

My buddy and me.

All dressed up, and nowhere to go...

2009-05-18T02:15:00.000-07:00

I went with mom and datthy (daddy) to another village. I had a blast as I always do.
I had good eats.

One of the ladies I met painted my nails, put some pink gunk on my lips and some pink powder on my cheeks. I didn't really know what she was doing, but I humored her. She was really nice.
Can you see the paint on my face???

Clean Up Time

2009-04-28T11:56:00.000-07:00

Mommy let me help her make a homemade chocolate cake. I had so much fun, but the most fun came when it was time to clean up. Yum.

I love clean up time.

Easter

2009-04-28T11:46:00.000-07:00

This is my friend and me. She likes to give smooches right on the mouth. It's ok for now...

Easter in Macedonia has come and gone and I got lots of colored eggs.

Everywhere we went (and went a lot of places), I got eggs.

I love this tradition. I didn't have to look for them. They just held a basket and let me grab which one I wanted. This is much better than that, "Easter Egg Hunt" tradition. I didn't have to do any work. And if I smiled, sometimes, I got to get two eggs.

My day in the village...

2009-04-19T13:00:00.000-07:00

I love toting old coke bottles around our house. Mom and dad thought getting me outside for the day would break this habit, but believe or not, they even had bottles way out there in the village. This is a beer bottle. Hee.

Here I am overlooking the beautiful village. So pretty.

I got to pet 3-day old goats. It was so cool.

Daddy and I were standing on a really old balcony. Scary.

This is where I sat most of the day. Mommy and daddy couldn't figure out why I loved this seat so much...

until they caught me eating dirt. I like it.

This is my pal, Martin. He and I were organizing rocks on this stool. We were trying to play chess like our dads. I don't think we did it right though. He kept taking all of my rocks.

This is the life.

Here I am sitting with my dad at the river. It was really warm that day so we sat and cooled down a bit.

And here I am walking with my friends around the village.

So fun.

What a great day. I got to see all kinds of animals, smell new smells, eat outside, play in the dirt, eat dirt, and play until it hurt. I think I was made to live in the village.

My New Ride and Onesies

2009-04-19T06:03:00.000-07:00

Daddy bought me a buggy to push around because I love to push chairs and coffee tables around the house. I do love pushing it around and going shopping in mommy's kitchen, but so much more than that, I love being pushed around in it.

Granna had to send me some new onesies because I had grown out of my other ones and it is still chilly here. Onesies are a must in the winter. Mommy told her to go ahead and get 24 month so I would get more wear out of them. I think I have a lot of growing to do. But I am so grateful that the sleeves come down to my wrists now.

Easter Bag

2009-04-12T11:44:00.000-07:00

WOW WHEE! Granna and Poppa sent me an Easter bag all the way from America! I got so many fun Easter goodies. I even got a chocolate bunny. YAY! Take a look...

Thanks Granna and Poppa! I love you!!! Happy Easter to all of my blog followers!

More Pics from Photo Booth

2009-04-02T11:09:00.000-07:00

For your Viewing Pleasure

2009-03-28T05:15:00.000-07:00

Mommy's computer has a built in camera and a thing called photo booth. Daddy and I love to play on it. Here are some snap shots of our photo booth adventures..

Art

2009-03-28T05:09:00.000-07:00

I now love to color. This is my work table that I sit at every day to draw the new things I see or to sculpt masterpieces out of play-doh. I am rather talented. I can make a ball, a worm, a snowman and a stick out of play-doh. You would be very impressed. Daddy is trying to teach me how to write names and draw obvious things like people and dogs, but, as you can see, I am more into the abstract works of art.

Dancing the Macedonian Oro in my high chair

2009-03-20T11:36:00.000-07:00

Kate laughing

2009-03-13T13:43:00.000-07:00

I do not know why it was so funny to me, but daddy and I were playing some sort of hide and go seek with the coffee table. It was a blast!

Prague and Back with Daddy's B-day

2009-02-28T06:42:00.000-08:00

Here I am in the hotel shower. You can tell by my face how much I loved it...at first...

But daddy made it fun, and I started to smile.

Now this party is really getting started. This must be what a water-park is like.

Here I am after falling asleep. I finally gave up fighting the insane amount of clothes mommy had on me and just conceded to be warm and rest while mommy and daddy fussed about how cold their hands were walking around Prague. It was seriously the coldest day of my life.

Daddy and I are waiting for the tram. I loved the tram... well, most of the time. We normally got on it when I was really hungry and in that case, it was touch and go.

Here we are on the tram. This was our means of transport mostly everywhere. We only took the metro once.

Mommy made me sit in her lap if we could find a seat just in case the driver slammed on the brakes--which happened a lot.

Here we are at dinner with all the ladies who came from America to keep me and the two other kids at the table. We were eating at an American/Cajun/Mexican restaurant. Yum.

And here I am at daycare. This is where I stayed all day while mommy and daddy were in meetings, and I am happy to say, I didn't miss them one bit. I had the time of my life.

These are my new pals, but we may not get to play again soon. They live really far away in a place even colder than Prague. Imagine...

We had a blast while we were together and all of the ladies took GREAT care of us. We made crafts everyday, ate snacks that they brought from America, like crackers shaped like animals. WOW! We danced and sang songs. The adjustment back to mommy and daddy world has been very hard indeed.

This is where I took my nap everyday. Pretty cozy.

Here we are at the hotel restaurant that we had to eat at every day. We ate a lot of potatoes. One day our whole meal was fried cheese, boiled potatoes and french fries. We had french fries everyday, which wasn't so bad since, to my mother's dismay, they are one of my favorite things to eat. Pass the ketchup.

Here I am with my "uncle" Jeff at the airport waiting to board our plane. He's kind of giant, isn't he.

And now we are back in Ohrid. YAY! I have enjoyed getting back into my toy box and sleeping in my own bed, not to mention eating something besides potatoes. Since we have been home, we have celebrated my daddy's birthday. Here we are as a family when daddy turned 29. Happy Birthday daddy. I LOVE YOU!!!

Yumm! Ketchup!

2009-02-22T12:01:00.000-08:00

One Saturday morning in Prague, Mom, Dad, and I went to a place that served yummy food. Daddy got ketchup for his sausage, egg, and cheese bagel. Then he stole one of my french fries and dipped it in the ketchup. I thought it was cool so I started doing it as well. My dad recorded it twice because on the first take I was a little camera shy and got slightly distracted. Here is the good take!

And here is the first one, at the end I grabbed a tomato :)

I was funny!

Praha

2009-02-10T07:25:00.001-08:00

I'm in Prague, Czech Republic for three weeks with mommy and daddy. That's a long time to be in a hotel room, but there are some great ladies here who take care of me during the days while mommy and daddy are in their very important meetings. We spent the weekend site seeing. This place is gorgeous. You should really "Czech" it out. HEE!

Here I am riding the escalator in the mall. I'm a big girl now.

The last month...

2009-01-28T05:07:00.000-08:00

I like to squish my nose up against the glass between our den and our foyer while daddy is getting on his coat and shoes. I watch him leave and cry almost every time.

I got sick this month and found out I am anemic. I hate anything with iron and mommy has tried everything she can think of to get me to eat. Sometimes she sneaks the iron in with other foods, but I'm smarter than that. I spit the iron rich food out of my mouth and continue chewing on the other stuff I love. Mommy gets a little frustrated sometimes. I think she needs to chill, I mean I could live off of this yummy tasting iron supplement.

I learned how to do the Macedonian "ring around the roses" with my friend Jovana.

You know how, in English, "We all fall down."??? In Macedonian, "We all squat." Hee.

I watched men jump in the lake in January with my auntie Karen.

And I entertained some guests who were visiting from Budapest. I just LOVE giving Auntie Cile kisses.

I made an airplane with my daddy.

And after playing hard in Prilep with some of my MK pals for 4 days while mommy and daddy jetted off to Paris, I fell asleep.

Jesus is Born. Yay!!!

2009-01-04T11:21:00.000-08:00

This is my nativity set.

Baby, It's Cold Outside

2008-12-31T04:23:00.000-08:00

So this is my winter coat that my granna and poppa gave me. It is so warm!!! Sometimes when I come in from outside, my feet are sweating!

Who cares if I look like the Michelin man. I'm toasty!

Chichko Alex and Tetka Marija sent me a Christmas card that sings "Holly Jolly Christmas." I just can't get enough!

Mommy and daddy can't figure out why the batteries haven't died on it yet. It keeps going and going and going and...

Happy New Year!!! or as they say here in Macedonia, Srekna Nova Godina

Santa Came to Town

2008-12-28T03:25:00.001-08:00

PRESENTS!!!!

Christmas Cookies on Christmas Eve. I like this tradition!

This is my stocking that my granna and poppa sent me. It has my name on it! YAY!

I'm so excited, and I just can't hide it!

This is one of my new toys. WHAAHOO!!!

Granna made me a blanket. Isn't it pretty! Thank you for all you sent for me Granna and Poppa. I love you!

So happy! I hope you had a very happy Christmas too!

Merry Christmas!!!

2008-12-24T06:50:00.000-08:00

Here is some food for thought for the pretty Christmas dress making people: Short sleeves??? Really??? Brrrr!!! Notice the red nose. I was freezing! But because I am such an angel and must be in order for Santa to bring me lots of fun stuff, I smiled and looked cute even though I was shivering in between shots.

Merry Christmas!!!

My New Trick

2008-12-17T08:56:00.000-08:00

I have been trying to master this trick for a while, but today I FINALLY got it!! Check it out!

Football

2008-12-17T03:50:00.001-08:00

These pictures are from Thanksgiving. Mommy has been a little slow getting things downloaded lately. Here I am playing football which evidently is just something Americans are supposed to do on Thanksgiving. So, I was a good American and daughter of an NC State alumnist and got out and tossed an NC State football around with my daddy.

More Pictures of My BIG Vacation

2008-12-10T07:09:00.000-08:00

Here are some more pictures with my family in America. Sorry these are delayed. Mommy had forgotten her camera at grandma's house. As Poppa always says, "she'd lose her head if it wasn't attached."

We did Christmas in November and I got tons of great stuff!

I got a baby doll! YAY!!!

We also did a late birthday for me. I got even more toys and an Elmo phone. That's my granna and my cousin, Gabe.

And here I am with my Poppa after church on Sunday. Don't we look spiffy.

A Big Trip and Back Home Again

2008-11-30T10:49:00.000-08:00

Mommy, daddy and I went on a big trip to... AMERICA!!! It was only two weeks, which is shorter than me, but we had such a good time visiting with family. I had so much fun and was spoiled rotten. Take a look at the pictures with my grandma, grandpa, and Uncle Kevin:
At the airport in Raleigh, NC

I was the center the whole two weeks. :)

Here is grandpa trying to feed me breakfast...keyword here being "trying."

This is my Uncle Kevin. He played the guitar for me so I could dance.

He is pretty smitten with me.

Here I am walking around Durham with grandpa and daddy. That night grandpa bought me ice cream. YUM! Did I mention I was spoiled the whole time? :0)

Grandma let me sit on the counter and watch her cook. I found scones. I think they are British. They eat all kinds of food in this country.

Yummy food and fun times with grandma.

And here I am back home in Macedonia playing with my new toys.

and wearing one of the MANY new outfits that grandma gave me.

Daddy dressed me again

2008-10-31T11:30:00.000-07:00

Rock Out

2008-10-29T08:37:00.000-07:00

Uncle Kevin sent me some music. Here I am jamming out to it. Yeah! Notice the facial expressions. If I could stand without holding onto the table, I would be playing my air guitar.

It's a Birthday Party

2008-10-20T11:06:00.000-07:00

Mommy and daddy threw me a birthday party on Saturday night. It was so fun! Mommy and "Aunt" Amy made cupcakes for my party and about 25 of my friends came. YAY!

Pre-party

Some of my guests

Happy Birthday to me!

Family Picture

Here I am the next day opening some of my presents. I love my new winter hat! Sassy!

And I also got a swing! WOW! I LOVE it!

Go Kate Joy. It's Your Birthday! We're Gonna Party Like It's Your Birthday!

2008-10-15T10:48:00.000-07:00

I"M ONE YEAR OLD TODAY!!!!
Here I am with my cake. I wasn't real sure what to do with it. Mommy and daddy kept telling me to dig in, but...well, my face says it all.

After about 5 minutes of just sitting there, I finally stuck my fingers in it and managed to get it all over my face and a little in my mouth. Yummy!!!

Ok, so tell me again, why I don't get to eat this deliciousness everyday?!

And here I am opening one of my presents. A puzzle--makes a good chew toy.

I also got a ball and mommy made me a scrapbook with pictures of me from my first year of life. I won't appreciate that until I'm a little older. Mommy's going to hold on to it until then.
Mommy and daddy are waiting until their "special" vacation to buy me more presents. Oh boy! I'll let you know what I get.
Happy Birthday to me. Now... what will I discover this next year??? The possibilities are endless!

A Remote and an Elephant

2008-10-09T08:30:00.000-07:00

Here I am with my most favorite toy that mom very rarely lets me play with. The remote control. Mom tried to give me a remote that doesn't work anymore but I just wouldn't have it. I'm not s-t-u-p-i-d (I'm not allowed to say that word(0;). I want the real thing. The one that can turn the tv from more news of continual crashing of the stock market to Scooby Doo. Mommy has since hidden the remote from me, and I am on the lookout. "Remote, where are you?"

This is my giant elephant, Ella. She's as big as I am. I hear real life elephants are even bigger than this. Whoa! I think I'll wait awhile before trying to find one of those.

My Day on the Park Bench

2008-10-07T08:10:00.000-07:00

Here is the view from the bench we were sitting on. Isn't it pretty?

I found a stick.

Fun Times in Prilep

2008-10-01T09:54:00.000-07:00

I spent a very exciting weekend in Prilep with some friends.
Here I am with my new pal, Joshua.

And here I am with my "uncle" Jeff and "aunt" Amy.

We had tons of fun. I watched all my crazy "aunts" and "uncles" play the Wii. Somebody even made me a character. I was styling in a pink hat with big blue eyes and a pink shirt. I can't wait till I get big enough to play it myself. Mommy played my character, and she is REALLY bad.

2008-09-23T05:01:00.000-07:00

To see more pictures of me you can go to my daddy's flickr site: http://flickr.com/photos/brispics

Photo Shoot

2008-09-22T02:02:00.000-07:00

I'm a Canon Baby.

This shoot is over.

Update on Me

2008-09-17T07:52:00.002-07:00

Well here I am, 11 months now. Wow! I am going to be a year old very soon. Break out the black balloons and "Over the Hill" candles. I am doing all sorts of fun stuff now. I never told you, but I have been crawling for several months now, and I have gotten this house all figured out. Mommy has learned that if she really wants me to eat my veggies, she can just put them on the floor, because I eat everything off the floor. (She doesn't do that though... something about being raised in a barn.) I am also pulling up on everything and starting to try standing all by myself, and I can get from one end of the couch to the other in a nano-second on my feet. Watch out Olympic... running... people.

I am eating pretty much everything. Well, except for the stuff they say can kill me. I am still saying dada all the time along with a ton of other new words. I can wave bye-bye and I even say it sometimes, especially after people leave the room. I love my books and want to read every time mommy sits down with me--well for the first 20 seconds, and then I always spot something else that I need to explore. Life is grand here in Macedonia, and I am growing like a weed. Thanks for keeping up with me and caring about my life. Love, Kate Joy Davis

Back-Log of Photos

2008-09-17T06:59:00.000-07:00

Bath Time Fun

"Rubber duckie, you're the one. Rubber duckie, you're so much fun!"

Super Fly

I love this outfit!

Family Time

2008-09-17T06:42:00.001-07:00

YAY!

I love my Aunt Elley.

Here I am with my Poppa. I love him!!!

After a dip in the lake.

Aunt Elley was helping me show off my new bathing suit.

Poppa gave me a bottle and sang to me. So sweet.

Uncle Jeff, mommy and me at the airport REALLY early in the morning.

"So this is Christmas? And what have we here?"

2008-09-04T01:51:00.000-07:00

This is what happens when people from America come to see us.

I got new snack bowls. YAY!

I already went through 2 other suitcases full of stuff and a bag of clothes.
WOW! Thanks for everything.

Day at the Coffee House

2008-09-04T01:44:00.000-07:00

WOW! I spent a LONG day at the coffee house yesterday because daddy really needed mommy's help and all of my baby-sitters are in another country at the moment. But I had so much fun. After about 5-6 hours, I started wearing down, but all these fun people from America took good care of me while mom talked to some people about Jesus.
Here I am with my Uncle Jeff and Aunt Elley. They are so fun! YEA!

Jeff bounced me on his knee a lot.

Poppa gave me a bottle of juice.

And Bradley bounced me around a little too.

Oh! I am grateful for these people. And mom says she is grateful that I am a people person and a "trooper."

Parade through Skopje

2008-08-29T13:54:00.000-07:00

Some lady in a store in Skopje gave me this flag, and I like it. :0)

I waved it around all day. And then...

I fell asleep.