K is for Katie
K is for our Katie. Katherine on her birth certificate.
Our Katie has an amazing amount of knowledge stored in her brain and I will show you some photos that might explain where some of that knowledge comes from.
At a very young age if Katie went missing this is where you would find her.
She was most drawn to books with words, not picture books. We had a few old school reading books and these are the ones she’d pull off the shelf and carefully go through.
As you can see she did not have a shortage of toys but she always seemed to go for the books.
We didn’t realize how well she could read until a trip to Meadowdale Beach Park with our friends the Spiro’s. Jody was walking hand in hand with Katie when they came to the tunnel under the railroad tracks that took you to the beach side of the park. As they approached this tunnel with this sign Katie said quite clearly to my friend Jody, “Caution Low Head Clearance”
We realized then that we had a little 4 year old who definitely knew how to read. Who knows how much she was reading without us knowing before this experience.
Well this is all about Katie so for my last photo to throw in another “K” word, here’s Katie in a Kilt that I bought in Scotland in 1973! It fit me once too 🙂
For more ABC Wednesday take a trip across the pond to Mrs. Nesbitt’s.
Photobucket is holding all my photos from 2007-2015 hostage and they have blacked them all out. I’m slowly working at restoring my posts without their help. Such a tiresome bother!
The Happy Wonderer ~ ellen b. 
Elen, how lovely!
Special and personal.
Lovely!
you’ll have all the young men falling over themselves to meet her after this!
Was she ever four?
Thats a lovely girl and a lovely story. Fantastic!
A talented young lady.
Your Katie is a star! I like this feature, the ABC thing. I think I might like to try it.
Nancy
Ellen, you are welcome to come camping with us any time. We are at Sunrise a couple of weekends each month during the summer and we have an extra tent. Get in touch when you are in Seattle.
Sweet post!
An interesting post; it is nice to have such a gift for learning. My daughter Keryn was a lot like that – must be a ‘k’ phenomenon.
Such a lovely post. Your daughter sounds a very special young lady. Happy Wednesday!
What a cute sister!!! Smart too… thats 4sure.
I love the photos. Thanks for sharing Katie with us!
Absolutely splendid K post!
sounds like my Sonshine! Loved books!!
What a wonderful tribute to a very blessed daughter! You should be proud.
That’s our Katie! That first photo is a wonderful pic of her!
What a fine tribute to Katie! Must brign back lots of great memories!
What a special person, Katie. Thanks for letting me “get to know her”.
A love of books and reading is one of the best gifts a parent can give a child. Well done on a fantastic and beautiful daughter.
What a clever little girl she was,lovely k-post.Have a wonderful wednesday:o)
A talented Katie indeed
What does she do now?
That was a very beautifully K .
Have a nice day.
Nice K (my wife is called Kate…)
Nice trip down memory lane! I have been trying to teach our little granddaughter how to read.
A loving tribute …very special
Wonderful story about Katie documented with photos! It’s interesting how some kids teach themselves to read…and others resist into adulthood. 😉
Very Special and personal!
Great post for K.
Great pictures. Our daughters always wanted to be read to then as they learned how to read were always into books. Looks like our grandson is following in the same path. Reading is a good way to learn.
Your daughter is beautiful, and this is a lovely tribute to her. Aren’t daughters great?
So beautiful pictures of a beautiful daughter! Wonderful post!
Really such a lovely post! Your daughter is so beautiful! Love seeing her photos, always with a book on her hands… Me too, I always love reading since I was a little girl like Katie! Many hugs to you both!
Katie has become a beautiful young lady.
Look forward to her wedding day after this posting.
She must have many a fella a her door and mom and
dad watching closely.
What a lovely tribute to the obviously brilliant Katie. And she looks smashing in a kilt!
Aww yay! I love Katie!
I was there when that last picture was taken, it was at her birthday a few years ago right? Fun times!
She’s beautiful!
what a darling little Kute Katie
What a beautiful portrait! How lucky to have a child who loves books, too!!!!
That is a wonderful K post. Katie is a beautiful young woman.
😀 Awww shucks Mom…Love you!
And everyone’s comments are very sweet.
I never realized there were so many pics of me that little, and reading…I mean sure over the years many must have accumulated, but all back then? Haha.
Credit for the beach pic at the top goes to Jamie Spiro, the one I tried to take of myself was not nearly as cute.
thanks for sharing.
That is a great story. Katie sounds like a very smart girl. Thanks for sharing your story.
Great post! Your daughter is special and beautiful!
A very good “K” post….catching up on ABC Wed….it was a busy week!
i love katie!