I'm a big girl now

Sorry we haven't blogged for a while. There is so much to catch up on. We'll try and add some news and photos over the next couple of weeks.

I'm sure all parents say this, but Katie is growing up fast. She has lost her baby ways and is definitely a little girl (although if you ask her she says she's a big girl because she wears knickers!)

There have been advances in her active abilities because just before Christmas she announced that she would do a 'roly roly poly'. We're not sure which is cuter, watching her doing it or hearing her saying it.

One thing we've found is that Katie loves maps. She has been enjoying looking at where she lives and finding out about other countries. We've tried to teach her not only the names of countries but also interesting things about them. So for example she knows where Disney world is and that nanny and grandad are going to take her there one day; and she knows where Italy is and that Auntie Tina, pizza and pasta were all made there.

As for Christmas, this year Katie was an angel in the college nativity. On reading the nativity story to her before bed one night, when we got to the bit about an angel I said you were an angel to which she replied, 'No, I am an angel'.

Here are a couple of photos to keep you smiling. The first was taken at nursery just as Father Christmas arrived, the second one was all Katie's idea, the third is just lovely.