a gentile family: Kate is 1-1/2

Katelyn, where to begin my dear. Since you turned one you have transformed into a spunky, uniquely crazy, wild, sweet girl. Sometimes it's hard to describe just how you are, but I love every bit of it. You have grown up so much since one. From walking at 13 months, talking and speaking more clearly then Luke did at 2-1/2 years old, to having no fear for things most babies should fear {i.e. water, bugs, loud noises, etc (you are drawn to them)}. You love to get down and dirty too. Just lay right down and roll in the dirt kind of dirty. Your little waddle cracks us up and how you swing your arms forward and back with your head up.

You love ants and bugs when you find them on the ground you get flat on your belly and point to them saying, "ewe, ewe!"
You love to dance, whether there is music playing or not. You like to also do hand motions to songs.
You're a biter. When someone {Luke} takes something you've been playing with you go in for the bite. It's happened several times. And you know how we know Luke is telling the truth? He's got the bite marks to prove it. Poor guy. We're working on it with Kate. Feisty!!
You are a very affectionate little girl. She loves to give out hugs and kisses. She will just randomly look at you while you're holding her and when you make eye contact she leans in for the kiss. Or you'll be just laying on the floor and she'll hover over to give a kiss or hug. She really knows how to make someone feel special.
You love to play with your dolls and stuffed animals and will hold on a conversation with them. You'll rock them, hug them and kiss them.
You are fascinated with babies and always wants to go up to them and touch them.
You are a Daddy's girl and love him so much. When he comes in the house from work you run yelling, "Daddy Daddy"!!
You and your brother have the sweetest relationship together. Luke likes to wrestle and tickle you. I like to hear him ask you questions like, "Kate, do you wanna play with me?" and always say, "yea!" My most favorite is to hear you two play when you have no idea I'm listening. You two really have quite an imagination.
You are very very mischievous. We have a video Uncle Bo took to prove it.
As of now you are not a fan of Mommy or Daddy holding other people's babies. You get very jealous and start crying. We'll have to work on this one before the next baby comes along!
Your tantrums are pretty dramatic. I like how you gracefully fall to the floor and roll around. It's quite comical.
All four of your molars have come in but you are still missing a few more.
You do very well going up and down the stairs on your own.
You are LOUD! When you get hurt or upset you express it loudly. Or when Luke takes something you were playing with, you scream!
You like to say "I do that, I do that" when you don't want mommy to help you with something.
When we pray as a family before our meals and at night you like to say "amen" at the end. You also look really cute bowing your head, squinting your eyes and holding our hands.
You LOVE to put clothes on or at least try too. Most the time I catch you in the laundry room sifting through clothes and trying to find what you want to put on. It's usually Luke's underwear;). The same goes for shoes. You like to try on everyone's shoes.
You've gotten a good amount of mouth wounds. I'm praying you'll keep your cute little teeth!
You don't like when your hair gets in your eyes and when they do, you say, "eyes, eyes!" Which means, Mommy put a bow in my hair so it will stay out of my eyes! She'll even point to her bows and say eyes. I try to tell her they're bows but she's made up her own name, 'eyes'. ;)
You don't sit very still for long. You're always on the move. You won't even sit still for a show or movie! The same goes for coloring and reading. You're not yet a fan but I'm really hoping you will be!!