Sugar and Spice, and Everything Nice

Field Trip

2012-01-23T06:39:00.001-08:00

Today I'm at the Flynn with Katherine. She's here for a field trip with her first grade class to see Imagine Ocean.
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Katherine gets her first ski lesson

2012-01-13T12:33:00.000-08:00

Play-date with a best friend!

2011-11-19T13:39:00.001-08:00

Shopping the Scholastic Book Fair!

2011-10-19T11:50:00.000-07:00

School lunch for the girls

2011-10-19T10:09:00.001-07:00

School picture

2011-10-18T11:32:00.000-07:00

Mother-Daughter lunch (our weekly event)

2011-10-12T09:55:00.000-07:00

Tae Kwon Do

2011-10-04T14:30:00.000-07:00

Katherine in Tae Kwon Do

2011-09-27T16:56:00.000-07:00

Katherine has joined Tae Kwon Do. She is in the children's beginning class, but today they took their first flying sidekicks.

Total collapse coming back from Maryland

2011-09-12T04:13:00.001-07:00

Time to Entertain...herself!

2011-09-03T20:56:00.001-07:00

I love what happens when the kids are expected to entertain themselves.

After asking me a gazillion times what she could do, Katherine gave up and found a comfy spot on the rug, in the sun, to read some books.

Happy Dance

2011-08-31T16:23:00.000-07:00

First day of First Grade!

2011-08-31T04:49:00.000-07:00

Breakfast of champions; blueberry muffins and blueberries

2011-08-31T04:48:00.000-07:00

The first day of First Grade!

2011-08-31T04:15:00.000-07:00

Katherine just lost a tooth!

2011-08-30T15:38:00.001-07:00

Last Day of Summer Vacation - Activity #2; play Wii

2011-08-30T12:10:00.001-07:00

Last Day of Summer Vacation - Activity #1; first grade orientation

2011-08-30T11:23:00.000-07:00

Grocery shopping with mama

2011-08-26T10:16:00.000-07:00

My grocery store shopping helper.

Shopping for pretty rocks

2011-08-17T20:52:00.000-07:00

Photo of the Day

2011-08-16T10:34:00.000-07:00

With all the cool stuff that the Montshire Museum has to offer, Katherine found what interests her the most; the books in the gift shop! It's the one place where she stayed longer that twelve seconds.

What do you do when you're camping and it pours rain? Yahtzee!!

2011-08-15T07:27:00.000-07:00

Photo of the Day

2011-08-11T11:45:00.000-07:00

This is katherine's favorite place to hang out while Patrick is in archery class. She is becoming quite the climber.

I wonder if this will come out the other ear!

2011-08-06T15:56:00.001-07:00

Photo of the Day

2011-08-01T11:21:00.001-07:00

Back at the pool and soakin' up some sun and splashing around.

Katherine's first jump from the high dive

2011-07-17T11:36:00.000-07:00

Waiting for a table at Roosevelt Lodge

2011-07-10T17:23:00.001-07:00

Waiting for Old Faithful to erupt

2011-07-09T19:02:00.001-07:00

My first car!

2011-06-19T10:46:00.001-07:00

Now that we are back from our Summer 2011 Inaugural Camping Trip, it's time to clean out the camper (lots of sand, and wet stuff from the rain) and prepare for the first week of summer vacation (yes, I know that Patrick has been on vacation for two weeks already, but with Katherine still in school, I don't think it totally counts).

The big excitement of today (if you don't count cleaning out the camper) is katherine's new convertible Mustang! The battery will be on the charger until tomorrow, but today I got the car built and she's very excited. It's a bit anticlimactic to not be able to drive her new car, but she will be eager to get home from swim lessons tomorrow!
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Last Day of Kindergarten!!!

2011-06-16T07:41:00.001-07:00

Summer Yummies

2011-06-14T04:37:00.000-07:00

Today Katherine and I went to Jericho Settlers Farm to get our first CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) share of the summer. We get to do this every Monday all summer, that means lots of good yummies.

Lunch with my friend, Mira

2011-06-09T08:38:00.000-07:00

Waiting for the school bus has never been so fun!

2011-06-07T04:34:00.000-07:00

Katherine with her art

2011-05-19T15:50:00.000-07:00

Katherine with her chosen piece of art for the ABS Art Show

All I want for Easter is my two front teeth!

2011-04-06T04:10:00.000-07:00

Mama helped in my class today.

2011-03-16T07:03:00.001-07:00

My Haircut

2011-03-02T11:51:00.000-08:00

Last week, I decided it was time for a new look. I know that my mom likes my hair long and all that, but it's always getting in my face so I decided to take things into my own hands. Besides, Patrick left his scissors lying around. What was I supposed to do? Just ignore them? (Oh, yea, and I cut up a pair of socks, underpants, leggings, a hat, and a few ribbons as well. I had a lot of fun!).

My School Picture

2010-11-09T04:55:00.000-08:00

This is my school picture. Kindergarten at Allen Brook School. Taken in October 2010.

When I grow up...

2010-09-26T10:23:00.000-07:00

When I grow up I think I'll cook.
I'll use recipes from a cookery book.
A pinch of this, a splash of that,
A clean white apron and a fluffy hat.

When I grow up I'll cook with my hands
And try tasty dishes from many lands.
I'll go to the market and fill up my cart
Then prepare my dishes straight from heart.

My first day of Kindergarten

2010-09-01T05:29:00.000-07:00

This is me getting on the bus to go to Kindergarten. I get to ride the bus all by my self!

Camping with my brother

2010-08-17T20:52:00.000-07:00

My big brother, Patrick, is attending a camp about birds that eat meat. They are called birds of prey. While he is busy learning about birds, I get to play and go swimming. We will be camping for three more days.

Playing with Papa

2010-08-03T14:00:00.001-07:00

On Sunday afternoon we went to Alburg Dunes State Park to play. Papa was fun!

I Love Puzzles

2010-07-29T12:18:00.001-07:00

I love doing puzzles. Mama bought me lots of puzzles for Christmas and I have done every one of them at least once (a few I have done millions of times). Most of my puzzles have 60 pieces, but a couple have up to 100 pieces and those are harder to finish. Yesterday I finished this puzzle all by myself and it has 200 pieces! Mama says it's for kids eight years old and older...and I'm only five! I really like puzzles.

Didn't want you to miss it

2010-07-11T19:26:00.000-07:00

Mama just finished updating the website, but she left out some very...I'm tutin' my own horn here...cute pictures of me with a pretty hat. Check these out! Aren't I cute? Mama has redecorated the hat with a prettier ribbon, but I'm still cute in the hat.

You can check out the other pictures that Mama put on the website at www.mellmann.com. See you later.

School Pictures

2009-11-23T06:51:00.001-08:00

This is me in my first ever school picture. Patrick's friend's dad (Ross's dad, Mr. Macy) took my picture.

My Big Brother

2009-11-08T11:45:00.000-08:00

This is me with my big brother. I think I annoy him sometimes, but really I think he's pretty cool.

My Birthday

2009-11-07T11:23:00.000-08:00

On October 27 I turned 5. At school Mama brought some treats for me to share with my class and I got to do the Birthday Walk where the Earth (which I am carrying) goes around the sun (the little candle on the floor) while my friends sing. Then for each year of my life, Mama had to say something special about that year.

When I got home from school, Papa came home early so that we could open presents. Oma sent this FunFusion activity. I can spend long periods of time creating cool shapes.

Mama and Papa gave me lots of paints so Patrick and I painted a big picture.

After dinner we went to the pool to swim (I love playing in the pool) and then came home for cake and ice cream. Like my swimming pool hair?

I also had a birthday party with my friends, but that had to wait for two weeks since the weekend after my birthday was Halloween and we had another party to attend that day. My friends Aiyana and Louisa came to my party (oh and Patrick, too). We did a craft project with leaves.

We had cake.

We acted silly.

And we opened presents. It was a very fun day.

Pumpkin Carving

2009-10-25T11:09:00.000-07:00

This is me with Papa and Patrick carving our pumkins. First we have to clean out the goop.

This is our finished pumpkin...it's a witch holding a jack-o-lantern.

My Field Trip

2009-10-16T10:59:00.000-07:00

This is me with my pumpkin at a field trip that I went on with my Montessori class.

Playing and Working Outside

2009-10-10T10:54:00.000-07:00

This is me helping Papa change the winter tires on the cars.

And this is Patrick giving me a new hairstyle with the leaf blower...that was FUN!

Striped Silliness

2009-09-29T10:50:00.000-07:00

Patrick and I were being silly in our new striped pajamas.

Oktoberfest with My Family

2009-09-26T10:46:00.000-07:00

This is me with my brother in our German clothes.

Work, Work, Work!

2009-09-06T10:28:00.000-07:00

Work, work, work! Scrub, scrub, scrub! A woman's work is never done.

The whole family pitched in to lean the camper.

First Day of Montessori School

2009-09-02T06:42:00.001-07:00

This is it! It's my first day of Montessori School. Mama says I will come home before lunch because this is "phase-in week". I don't know what that means except that I will only go to school for an hour today, two hours tomorrow, and three hours on Friday. Next week I will start going all day. I sure hope my teachers are ready for me!

This is me with my big brother, Patrick. He's in third grade.

Last Day of Summer Vacation

2009-09-01T11:30:00.000-07:00

It's the last day of summer vacation. I don't know what that means, but what I do know is that Patrick is sad and Mama did lots of fun stuff with us today. After we visited my school we went to the golf course for a round of miniature golf. I'm not so sure what is so "miniature" about it. I thought the golf club fit me just perfectly...although my grip is a bit awkward. Mama tries, but she's a 'rightie' so I think she just doesn't get me.

This is me chipping with the nine-iron. :)

My Summer

2009-08-26T22:55:00.001-07:00

This is me at dance camp!

And this is me as a pirate on a ship!

This is me taking time to smell the roses...actually they're peonies.

For more great pictures of me and my family from this summer, visit us at www.mellmann.com!

Getting Ready

2009-05-31T11:05:00.000-07:00

In about a week I will be having a dance recital. That's what we're practicing for in dance class. But here I am showing Mama how I can spin.
And here's a video of me spinning.

My new blog

2009-03-21T07:33:00.000-07:00

My name is Katherine...K-A-T-H-E-R-I-N-E. I am four years old and I know how to spell my own name even though it is longer than Patrick's.

I enjoy my dance class, the pizza party on AWANA nights, MOPS with Mama, and playgroup. I also enjoy ice skating, skiing (although I still fall down a lot), snow shoeing, and playing outside, especially when Patrick plays with me.

I'll try to keep you posted on all the fun things that I do on my adventure of being a girl.