Pumpkin Picking

K-dog has discovered pumpkins. She carries Mom's pumpkin decorations all over the place and continually shows us the pumpkin in her Halloween book. We took her to a pumpkin patch today to pick out her own. We all got to ride the hay wagon back to the stand!

Here is the beginning of her pumpkin search and her final choice.

Ravens Gear

Even though Katherine isn't a big fan of the Ravens' mascots; Edgar, Allen, and Poe, she likes putting on her jersey and hat. I think it has something to do with the fact that they're purple. Here she is wearing her team colors.

Philadelphia Zoo

We went to the Philadelphia Zoo with Aunt Lori and Uncle Rob last weekend. It was a lot of fun! Katherine took a while to warm up to the animals, but seemed to enjoy it. By the time we left, she wanted to walk by herself and check out the sights on her own. So independent!

Playtime

We took Katherine to the school playground on Labor Day. We thought it would be fun for her to use the slides. Unfortunately, the slides had been baking in the sun and were too hot for little legs. Katherine had packed her big blue ball in the wagon, so we played with the ball in the field for a while. She likes to carry that ball all over the place. I think she considers it too precious to kick.

Katherine was buried in a tub of beanie babies at Aunt Lori and Uncle Rob's house. I think they used to be Courtney's, but she didn't mind Katherine playing with them.

15 Months

Katherine had her 15 month check-up yesterday. She got two shots and two cool band-aids! One was care bears and the other was Dora the Explorer. Too bad Katherine doesn't know who either of them are yet.

Katherine is 33 inches tall and 23.8 pounds. Her weight gain has slowed down. I guess it's from all of that running around she's been doing!

Katherine loves any kind of ball and has developed quite a throwing arm. While it's neat to see her throwing the balls, we're trying to discourage her from throwing all of her other toys. She also loves going for walks in her red wagon.