http://www.katemaier.com/ This is Kate's baby blog as narrated by her mom and dad. She arrived October 7, 2003. en-us 2006-11-01T21:04:59-05:00 http://www.katemaier.com/archives/000307.html It has been fun and interesting sharing Kate's many experiences during her first 3 years of life. However, Ken and I have decided it's time to move on to a more private location. We'll be leaving this blog here, as... Jean-Marie]]> 2006-11-01T21:04:59-05:00 http://www.katemaier.com/archives/000306.html For several weeks we've been talking about Halloween. We kept asking Kate what she wanted to dress up as this year. We were pretty certain it was going to be a Disney princess, but we didn't know which one.... Jean-Marie]]> 2006-10-31T23:30:34-05:00 http://www.katemaier.com/archives/000305.html Kate loves mail. At our daily mailbox trip she asks, "Is there something for me?" I try to keep the mail flowing with DVDs from Netflix and subscriptions to Nick Jr., Sesame Street Magazine and My Big Backyard (we... Jean-Marie]]> 2006-10-26T21:23:13-05:00 http://www.katemaier.com/archives/000304.html For her birthday, Kate got a couple of cool outdoor toys: a Little Mermaid scooter and a pair of Barbie rollerskates. I had promised to take Kate to a park to try them out as soon as we got... Jean-Marie]]> 2006-10-24T22:29:58-05:00 http://www.katemaier.com/archives/000303.html Video (Video is in Windows Movie Format.) Fun with Uncle Kevin at Octoberfest It's October. Kate's half German. So of course it was high time for her to celebrate Oktoberfest. But instead of the polka and beer, Kate had... Jean-Marie]]> 2006-10-14T23:55:33-05:00 http://www.katemaier.com/archives/000302.html Today I picked Kate up from school and on the bulletin board was Kate's latest work, "Daddy." I supposed I can see the resemblance if I close one eye, tilt my head and squint with the other eye. Hold... Jean-Marie]]> 2006-10-09T23:08:34-05:00 http://www.katemaier.com/archives/000301.html View All Photos This year for Kate's birthday we hosted her party at an indoor inflatable extravaganza featuring a bounce house, 2 obstacle courses and a big slide. She loves inflatables, so it was perfect. Kate and her friends... Jean-Marie]]> 2006-10-07T22:47:29-05:00 http://www.katemaier.com/archives/000300.html About 2 months ago Kate joined her friend Ava's gymnastics class. She loves it. I haven't been able to get any pictures because parents aren't allowed in the gymnasium. We can only watch through the glass windows, and glass... Jean-Marie]]> 2006-10-05T23:40:07-05:00 http://www.katemaier.com/archives/000299.html I always wear my tiara when I'm eating my ice cream, don't you? We're really loving these Little Mermaid accessories from McDs.... Jean-Marie]]> 2006-09-28T01:35:52-05:00 http://www.katemaier.com/archives/000298.html Thank goodness I always have my camera ready for random celebrity spottings. :-)... Jean-Marie]]> 2006-09-17T15:23:08-05:00 http://www.katemaier.com/archives/000297.html View All Photos Time for another little Disney getaway. Well, it may not have been time just yet but the big reason for this trip was to take advantage of the Magical Beginnings program and the Playhouse Disney concerts... Jean-Marie]]> 2006-09-07T22:32:01-05:00 http://www.katemaier.com/archives/000295.html Yesterday we took Kate to the Our Kids World Family Fun Fest at the South Florida Fairgrounds in West Palm Beach. We invited great-grandmom Teti (a/k/a grandmom) to join us, as well as grandpa Maier. Although grandpa already had... Jean-Marie]]> 2006-08-28T10:47:38-05:00 http://www.katemaier.com/archives/000296.html All week Ken had been promising Kate they would make lemonade from scratch over the weekend. And as we all know Friday runs into Saturday and Saturday runs into Sunday and before we know it the weekend is practically... Jean-Marie]]> 2006-08-28T10:26:01-05:00 http://www.katemaier.com/archives/000294.html Waiting in a doctor's office exam room can be a really painful experience for anyone, let alone a 2 year old. Kate and I try to pass at least some of the time drawing pictures on the paper on... Jean-Marie]]> 2006-08-24T17:32:17-05:00 http://www.katemaier.com/archives/000293.html Max is one of Kate's closest buds from camp. He's all boy and that's exactly what Kate loves about him. Now that camp is over we scheduled an impromptu playdate today with Max at the Soref JCC My Jewish... Jean-Marie]]> 2006-08-08T00:11:07-05:00