Thank you so much to all the Lolos and Lolas (Grandpas and Grandmas) during our visit to California who gave Katelyn money! I used it to buy her first karaoke machine to begin training her to sing in church. I’m so proud of her progress! She gets very excited to turn on that microphone every day and sing. Her shyness is slowly being overshadowed by her enthusiasm for music.
For all those who see her at church every Sabbath, you won’t…
This is one of Katelyn’s favorite songs. She just loves shouting out those letters! I usually accompany her on the piano. But one time, while I was sitting on the floor with her, she walked to the piano with the mic in her left hand and began pressing random piano keys with her right hand as she sang her heart out. Guess she didn’t need me to play that time!
This one is my absolute favorite. I’ve listened to this a hundred times and I laugh every time. She sings this particular hymn constantly – in bed, while playing, at the mall, in the car. Everywhere but at church where she morphs into a silent flower.
I’m glad she actually learned this song correctly! Tatang sings it like this: “Hallelu, hallelu, hallelujah the Lord.” Ha ha.
We always remind Katelyn to pray before she eats. We’ve had limited success. She clasps her hands together, but we can’t get her to close her eyes. In fact, usually she clasps her hands and grins like crazy, her dimples burrowing in her checks. It’s extremely adorable, but obviously not praying.
Katelyn has come to the age where she’s very wary of strangers. So when we went to Cali, I was slightly embarrassed that she didn’t want to be held by any of my relatives. She would cling on to our necks for dear life and try to climb up our chests as far as she possibly could. There was one time when we went to visit Bryan’s aunt in San Diego. Katelyn graciously took her hand for the filipino sign…
Every filipino baby is taught “Beautiful Eyes.” You’re supposed to bat your eyes in succession, but Katelyn has her own version. See for yourself!
Would you like to know the meaning and origin of my name, Katelyn?
Can you believe it? It’s been just a few weeks since my Daddy re-structured my site… and now I’m number one on Google for the search terms “Katelyn Rose”
Of course, I blabber a lot more words now (none of them make sense to my parents, that’s for sure)… but can you guess what my first word was? Does anyone want to take a stab at it?
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