Big feet!

Karin in Pappa's shoes! We are in Medford with the in-law's celebrating Xmas. Karin is exploring and enjoying all her presents.

playing with the stove can be so much fun

Karin got an amazing kitchen set/stove/oven filled with foods, pots & pans, and knives. The stove talks and gives directions too..what will they think of next..

Karin Decorating Xmas Tree

We built a ginger bread house yesterday. Karin was really excited and helped out. At some point we had to force her away from the table though as all the decorations started ending up in her stomach. She liked to put the candy on the ginger bread house and the ginger bread trees, but she also enjoyed putting them in her mouth. :)

Karin is a real little person now. She truly likes the Christmas tree and also thinks its a blast to hang things on it. It is fun to share the holiday season with her and realize that this is something special for her too....even if she may not remember it, she really is living in the moment and knows something special is happening. She is going to enjoy opening the presents soon to be under the tree as well.

'till next time!

Latest photos and our website!

Here are the latest Photos of Karin and other photos from our family: http://picasaweb.google.com/bradshaw.samuel

Our website is still http://www.samandkacy.com/

Thanksgiving was a wonderful time and I was happy to see my parents connect with Karin. They had not seen each other for an entire year. So much development takes place in that year and it was great to see them connect.

Wonderful to see Karin interact with all my other relatives as well.

Until next time, Sam

Walk in the forest

We went for a long walk in the forest today in Tryon creek state park behind our house. I'm Mr. Mom this weekend.

Karin for the first time discovered that deep in the forest she can make her voice echo. Wow, that was another amazing first to watch. If there was anyone else in the forest they must have thought there was some weird animal on the trail.

Bernie also had fun -- had to wash his feet before we got into the house. We also picked some apples in the apple orchard on our way out. Most were mushy but still a few good ones on the ground.

'till next time

- Sam

Swinging ('wingin)

Karin loves to swing. She calls it 'winging as she has problems with S sounds except when she says ssssnake.
Anyway, yesterday she was 'winging and she closed her eyes. I wish I could have taken a picture. She kept her eyes closed for a long time and was letting the feeling sink in. It was the cutest thing.

Kids can be very trusting and at this age & so many things are "new". Things we take for granted are a huge discovery and a new joy found for the little ones.

Sam

Karin is a little wizard with naming animals

Karin is really into reading her big animal book. I think she can name almost 30 animals. I'm loosing track of how many she knows; toad, hummingbird, jelly fish, pelican, and so on. It just keeps going and going. How her mind works I have no idea, her mind is a total spunge. The development is crazy and so fun to watch. She is starting to get more familiar with many sentences. Some phrases of late "no way", "I don't like it, it's yucky", and "put me down now please".

Here is a cute photo from our camping trip in Washington

in a minute!

I called Kacy and my big girl Karin on their trip to Oklahoma yesterday night. I asked to speak to Karin -- so Kacy asked Karin to come over and speak to me.. Guess what she said! "In a minute"!.. She just kept screaming "in a minute!".. what a little rascal! :) I can tell the terrible two's are coming..

A few firsts!

Last weekend Karin fed ducks for the firs time she absolutely loved it. She also asked a boy if she could kiss him for the first time. She didn't have much luck.

Today for the first time Karin counted to five all on her own while she was eating a pancacke. Kacy couldn't believe it!

How exciting..

:)

Sam

Karin Gone again for a week!

Karin has been gone again for a week as Kacy needed to baby sit for her Sister. I will be re-united with Karin again today! I'm realizing she is hardly a baby any more so I will refrain from calling her Baby Karin. The latest news is she is even more in love with water and I hear from Kacy that she is fearless in the pool with her little "floaties"!
Sam

Dad to be united with baby Karin again soon.

Karin has been visiting her Grandma, Auntie's and cousins in Medford for a
week and I have been in NYC a week after that. Have not seen my baby girl
in almost two weeks!

I hear she can now say "turtle" among other things.. Karin is starting to
string words together now to communicate.. Its amazing.. She has talked
about me a lot recently I hear so it sounds like she hasn't forgotten about
me the past few weeks..

Best regards,
Sam Bradshaw

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Well, Karin is getting to be more fun every day. Recently she has started thanking people often when she gets what she wants. She is also getting much better with her "please's". Very exciting!

Karin's favorite TV show these days is Dora the Explorer. She also loves any toys related to this cartoon.