"Hide" and Seek

So I'm sitting here at the computer, checking my facebook and myspace, returning emails, etc. David's playing with the kiddos in the back of the house. I mostly tuned out what they're doing, but some loud shouting caught my attention. David's counting to ten and saying "Ready or not, here I come! Hmmm... where could Katelyn be?" I start to smile at their game, then start laughing as I hear Katelyn shout "Here I am, Daddy!" He says, "Is she in the bathroom?" "NO! Daddy, I'm in Jonathan's room!" she shouts. "Hmm... not in the bathroom. Is she maybe in laundry room." "NO! I'm in Jonathan's room, Daddy! Come get me!"

Maybe she's not really hiding, but the game seems like a lot of fun.

Introducing....

While David and I were at choir practice tonight, my parents were babysitting for us. My dad (whom our kids call Papa) was playing with both of them in Katelyn's room when she came up with a new game for them - "Let's have a show!" She wanted Papa to introduce her to the "stage" in front of her mirror, and then he made music for her to dance to. I guess she did this with him for 15 minutes or so, adding little bits to the game as they went. My dad started to add to the introduction until it was something like this: "Ladies and gentlemen, I'd like to welcome to the Disneyland stage, Miss Katelyn Rose Marley!" Then he'd cheer, she'd run in, say "Tada!" and then start dancing. Then she decided that she wanted to do the talking and introduce Papa. She began, "Ladies and Gentlemen, I'd like to welcome Papa Rose Marley!" She later (to save time I guess) shortened the intro title to "Papa Rose".

Obviously, we need to work on what full names are, but I think Papa Rose is pretty catchy, don't you?

Halloween Conversations

Katelyn has been enthralled with dressing up for Halloween, even though it's over. She keeps asking me, "Mommy, what did you be for Halloween?" And I'll remind her that I dressed up as a fairy, just like her (no, you don't get to see pictures of that). So I asked her what Jonathan was and she said, "He's a little skunker." Ahh... so cute. Here's a pic of the skunker himself and his big sister, the pink fairy: