Here is K. with her new friend E., who has the most adorable pigtails ever! And I can't even get K. to keep a clip in her hair.
K. and E. sharing leaves:
Relaxing after a lot of playing:
I put a two-step stool in front of the bathroom sink so K. can eventually become independent in her hand-washing. She climbed up there today (I was close behind) and showed that she knows how to turn the water off and on. (A caveat for those who have not been to our house: we have an automatic faucet in our downstairs bathroom.) K. knows exactly where the sensor is that turns the water off and on, and her ability to do control the water delights her!
The gourmet chef, ready to work:
And taking a break to goof off:
K. befriended the littler of their dogs; she has previously been afraid.
K. also got to play in leaves (our yard only has two trees, neither of which produces a great deal of fall leaves). These particular leaves were nice and soft, and great for collecting.
K. picked out her favorite leaves.
It was a beautiful day today so we stopped by a park. The weather was also great when we were out this evening and we didn't even need jackets. What a treat!
"Here, I believe this is what you ordered."
"Oh, sweet nectar."
Hanging out with her friends at our local Starbucks. She only looks troubled because she was afraid she might be put to work:
K. running over our friend T. in the tractor:
"Did you hear that thump?"
And this little piggy went to the market--and purchased some fresh apple cider:
So tell me, gentle reader: does the title of this post bother you, or did you get it right away? I thought about using hyphens for emphasis, but was unsure. Any feedback?
A recently-aquired skill is that she will pick up a ball (or two) and actually throw them. Sometimes they go a decent distance. Sometimes it is even forward! At the rate of her progress, though, K. will throw better than her Mom by the time she's two.
"Go deep!"
In some of their bonding time, K. and B. played a game with the door to K's room. She would hide behind it, then cautiously open it...
"Just hangin' with my peeps...uh, pumpkins."
No, K. didn't climb all the way to the top by herself--it's harder to climb than it looks.
We played for a while. The prior photo is the only one in which she is smiling--I think I had more fun than she did (I had a great time!). She was just taking everything in. We watched two goats and a llama for a little while. She was intrigued but a little nervous of them though they were separated by a couple of fences.
Then we were in a large, wooden tractor that kids could climb up the stairs and pretend to drive. The steps were a bit steep for K., so I helped her up. She enjoyed it so much that after I took her down, she walked over to the tractor again and made her way up the steps (with quite a bit of determination).
3. Read a book to self (if Mom or Dad is unavailable to read)
4. Get into crib and smile widely
5. Peruse crib for most comfortable spot on mattress
(P.S. K's mom made her PJs) 
She looks successful, and was for a little while. K. decided, though, that it was still easier to use her fingers (even on yogurt--yuck!) so she was reaching in the bowl and scooping up the yogurt while her spoon sat on her tray, unused. I said, "K., use your spoon" so she picked it up with her right hand--and held it, unused, while she continued scooping with her left!
We had a bonfire at our church last weekend (sure, the weather was 80 degrees--but that's much better than a 40-degree bonfire!) Here K. is hanging out with two of her friends.
