Toast Face Killah

We call this face "Toast Face Killah".

Don't pretend you're not scared.

OK, not so scary, I guess.

New Kitchen, New Look

Satchel got a kitchen set from Jonah Weber who kindly decided that he could part with it as long as it was going to a good home. She loves it and does a little "cooking" just about every day. Her favorite food to prepare is french fries which she then stashes everywhere around the house, especially under the couch. You'll see from the picture below that she has also become obsessed with wearing any clothes that Matt and I leave on the floor, including our underwear if we're not careful. Here she's wearing one of Matt's undershirts around her neck.

Since Satchel so enjoys dressing up in our clothes, we decided to get her some dress up clothes of her very own. She like them, but still prefers our discarded clothes if she can get a hold of them.

Flirting for the camera.

Showing off her skirt.

Grandpas Mike and Ted visited last month and we very much enjoyed getting to have them with us for a few days.

We went to the Walnut Room at Macy's to have lunch by the big Christmas Tree and there were fairy princesses milling around granting wishes!

Satchel getting her fairy dust.

The big tree was beautiful!

You can tell from Satchel's face that she was enjoying herself just a little bit.

On the El riding home.

Salad Spinners!

Some of the best toys that we have as far as Satchel is concerned are our salad spinners (yes we have two, small and large). They are fun not just for spinning as fast as you can, but......

You can use them as a stool.

Or a hat! (Satchel seems unimpressed by my photo taking).

I think that she looks a lot like her Auntie Michelle in this picture.

Shoes

What you might find by our back door:

Satchel on Harmonica - Available for Birthdays and Holiday Events

Satchel has become quite the harmonica player. She has found that playing in the toy box is particularly delightful.

Satchel the Stacker

One of Satchel's favorite pass times: stacking blocks. Here's some photos of her doing what she loves (as is surprisingly good at).

CAKE!

First of all, welcome to Isaac born Sept 22nd. We're all so excited to have him as a new part of the house family and he's beautiful!

To celebrate Isaac's birth day, we had some cake which Satchel very much enjoyed. Cake is one of her favorite things and generally results in quite the mess. Below is the mess that ensued after this particular evening of cake. You will notice that it had blue icing.