Things I've Learned: #541

Things I've learned about babies since having a baby, #541:

There isn't a baby sock in this world that will stay on said baby's feet for longer than five minutes. Not a single one.

Kate helps with the laundry

Sunshine, funshine

After a week of weather that started with rain and four inches of snow and concluded today with 65 degrees of sunshine, we are starting to think springtime can't make up her mind. I introduced Little K to the fine art of "soaking-up-Oregon-sunshine-because-it-isn't-coming-back-until-June". She is definitely a pro already.

Springtime

Thursday morning.

Friday afternoon.

I can totally relate.

This is usually the commentary that runs through my mind when standing at the top of a black diamond ski run. Inside, we're all still in fourth grade.

http://www.adventure-journal.com/2012/03/a-4th-grade-girls-first-big-ski-jump/

Kate, the entrepreneur

Introducing the KShred7000. For all your shredding needs.

She might be slow and easily distracted, but she's methodical and intensely persistent. That catalog never stood a chance.

Kate joins the Madness

Apparently Kate wants in on the bracket challenge too.

And it just keeps coming.

More photos of the little darling because honestly, I just can't help myself.

Kate picks her favorites

"Look Mommy! I can pull the toy box over all by myself. I have such awesome toys."

"However, these curtains are pretty awesome too..."

Madness

It's March, therefore, the madness of the NCAA tournament is about to begin. I approach college basketball the same way I approach professional baseball. That is, I don't care about it until the end. (And really, even then I don't really "care", just pay more attention.) B and I were going to have a friendly competition this year--we were each going to fill out brackets with a pedicure and a bucket of tennis balls on the line--and we each had our own strategy. B, who actually pays attention all season to college basketball, was going to give it his all and try to systemically fill out his bracket using the most high-tech forms of bracketology available. I, on the other hand, was going to base my winners entirely on which mascot I thought would win in a fight.

Last night, my dad emailed out a bracket challenge to the family with a prize better than a pedicure on the line. So, I used a little logic (and B's bracket for reference) and filled out a bracket to enter in the Olson NCAA challenge. See our predictions below. Let the madness commence!

My bracket

B's bracket

(Funny, even with my mascot method, I still had the Duke Blue Devils winning it all. Because seriously, what would beat a blue devil? It's a blue devil. It is not of this world.)

Our little honey pie

Kate will be seven months old on Tuesday. She's doing everything a seven-month old should be: rolling all over the place, eating solid food in her high chair, babbling incoherent babble and oh yeah, stealing our hearts.

Saturday Morning

The toy-fest that is a regular Saturday morning at the Hoybooks.

Fooled

Oh, you thought I was sleeping? Silly, silly mommy.