Friday, December 18, 2009

Callie and Kaboodle

My parents got a new kitten a few weeks ago and named him Kaboodle (Kitten Kaboodle is his full name). We have been here for almost a week now and Callie has loved playing with him since the day we got here. At first, they didn't know exactly what to do with one another. Callie would walk towards Kaboodle and he would get scared, but then Kaboodle would walk towards Callie and she would get scared. It has been great entertainment for both of them. Callie will walk around with one of Kaboodle's toys and he will run around and leap at her and at the toy. They also have a cardboard box that they both like to play in. If Kaboodle is in the box, Callie will try to step in it with him and he will grab her leg with his paws so that she can't get in. It hasn't been all fun and games though: Callie maliciously stepped on Kaboodle a couple of days ago and her ran and hid under the chair for an hour.
Callie hasn't exactly figured out how to pet the cat, so she usually either just pulls on his fur, pulls his tail, or (our personal favorite) just touches him on the nose with one finger.



They enjoyed seeing one another through the window the other day.

They were both very interested in Papa using the leaf blower yesterday afternoon, so they watched him for about 10 minutes while he was in the back yard.

Saturday, December 12, 2009

Snow!

We got our first big snow of the winter this past week. I think we got about 8 inches total. Charlie and I were excited to take Callie out in it. We had to wait a few days though, because it was so bitter cold. Lucky for us, in Minnesota, you don't have to worry about the snow melting away!

So we got Callie all bundled up!

We went outside, but she didn't last long! She kept taking her mittens off, and then decided it would be fun to plunge her hands into the snow. A few seconds later, she was wailing. Her hands were freezing and she had had enough! It wasn't our last attempt to get her outside. A few days later, we bundled her again and Charlie pulled her around in this little "kiddie" sled. We kept her hands out of the snow and she seemed to enjoy all of her 7 minutes outside!

On Friday, we had our staff Christmas party, so Callie got all dressed up in her Christmas dress (thank you Gami). We intended on taking pictures of Callie with her friends at the party, but it was utter chaos. With 20+ adults, 15 kids/babies, and a dog all in a not-so-big house, you can imagine.


We leave at 5:30 am tomorrow for the south. Callie is ready to visit her family. We have been looking at her family picture board a lot lately. She likes to point to everyone and I say their name. Today when Charlie was changing Callie's diaper, he asked her if she was ready to see Papa and Bebe tomorrow. When he said their names, she picked her head up and started to look in the direction of the picture board. We weren't sure if it was a coincidence, so later he repeated himself and she did the same thing. I think she is beginning to remember names, although I'm sure it will be a while before she can say everyone's name.

Wednesday, December 02, 2009

From the Photo Shoot

Here are some more pictures that our friend Mindy Johnson took of Callie the other day: