We've been a little busy the last week, since my mom has been in town. But here are a few pictures to give you an idea of what we've been doing.

Kate has discovered a new favorite accessory: sunglasses. First she wanted to wear my sunglasses, but they were way too big, and then she broke them. That's too bad for me, but not surprising since every pair of sunglasses I have ever owned has met some unfortunate end. I will never buy sunglasses that cost more than about ten dollars because they have the life span of the common housefly in my possession. Still, the greater crisis in this case was Kate's burning need to accessorize. So it's a good thing I remembered that a friend gave us a pair of little kid sunglasses for a gift. Since then, Kate has been even more impressed with her own reflection.

Of course, it's even better when you add the hat she already loves so much. And a Tupperware lid.

This is a funny picture I took of Kate's buddy Lily at our church's annual Pie and Praise get-together Sunday night. I'm not sure what Lily was doing, but she looks like a little frog getting ready to jump, and this picture makes me laugh. Church right now is pretty much a high-traffic zone for toddlers, which provides some quality entertainment and at least one spectacular collision per Sunday.

And here is Kate with my mom at the airport at the end of a great visit. In order to get this picture, we had to make Kate stop licking the public chairs we were sitting on. I can already see that I am going to need a jumbo roll of antibacterial wipes for our flights during the Christmas holidays. And maybe some Valium so it won't stress me out so much when she does go ahead and lick the floor of the bathroom in the Houston Hobby airport despite my best efforts.