Katherine at 4 months

STATS
weight = 16.5 lbs (93rd percentile)
height = 26.5 inches (97th percentile)
personality = perfect!

We love our chunky little girl!

Worked

I would much prefer to work out at the gym or even just outside, but it's a little difficult to find the time away from my kiddos and I just can't get into the jogging stroller thing. So, I have resorted to using work out videos. It's boring, but it's something.

I have two that I like, but I needed to beef up my collection so I wouldn't die of complete boredom. I bought the Jillian Michaels - 30 day shred work out video at Target the other day. There are three twenty minute work-outs. I was thinking it would probably be pretty easy - 20 minutes is nothing, right? Yikes! It completely worked me. I did it two days ago and I'm still sore. Now, I am out of shape. But, still!

Pumpkin Patch + Halloween

We kept Halloween low key this year. Our festivities included an evening at a local pumpkin patch and a church party. As you we will see, we also kept the costumes low key. But, let us begin with the pumpkin patch.

Andrew did not love the pumpkins. In fact, I practically had to force him to choose one for us to buy. We must make memories! He ended up picking a totally lame one and I believe it was just to spite me. Definitely. While he did not love the pumpkins, he did love the petting zoo. He was in heaven. Have I mentioned Andrew is obsessed with animals. He plays with little plastic animals all day and sleeps with them at night. He can't get enough!
















I crack up every time I look at these pictures. Andrew's costume is hilarious to me. And, you may remember Katherine's costume from two years ago. It was Andrew's first costume. But, because Katherine fell asleep on the way to the party and didn't wake up until we were close to leaving, we didn't bother putting the entire outfit on her - just the hat. You have to admit, she looks awesome!

Pumpkin Coconut Curry Soup

I cannot, for the life of me, figure out where I got this recipe. Thankfully, I had saved it on google docs so I will forever have a copy of it! Even though I can't properly site my source - please forgive me - I had to share this recipe because it was so, so good. This will definitely be made again. and again.

I did, however, make a few changes. Here they are:
- I used butternut squash instead of pumpkin
- I tripled the garlic (we LOVE garlic)
- I doubled the curry paste

Pumpkin Curry Coconut Soup
2 T. butter
1 small onion, chopped
1 small garlic clove, pressed
2 t. curry powder or paste, or to taste
1 t. sea salt
1/4 t. freshly-ground black pepper
cayenne to taste
1 T. very fine grated fresh ginger
4 c. chicken broth
3 cups pumpkin or squash puree
3/4 cup coconut milk
Instructions:
Melt butter in a large pot over medium heat. Cook onion 5 minutes, until softened. Add garlic, curry powder, ginger, salt and pepper and cook 1 minute more.
Add broth and puree; mix well. Reduce heat to low. Cook, stirring occasionally, for 20 minutes. Stir in coconut milk.

cute, cute, cute

I swear I did not tell Andrew to kiss Katherine. He just did it on his own. In fact, he kisses her about 47 times a day and, usually, she loves it. Whatever his two-year-old faults may be - and I could definitely name a few - he is one very good big brother.