Kate is 3!

Our sweet Kate turned 3 on Monday! We had her little party on Saturday, so to her Saturday was her birthday. We didn't make a huge deal about her actual birthday because it was a little confusing. When I told her it was her birthday...she kept asking to go to her birthday party with her friends.

Here are a few pics of the Birthday Girl!

I am 3!

She did get a special birthday snack...POKEY O's. Kate picked out chocolate chip cookies and chocolate ice cream for her Pokey O...and she ate the whole thing!

Happy 3rd Birthday to our Kater-bug! We love you so much.

Just so I remember what she is doing these days...

Kate is full of life and energy. She has entered a very silly stage where she will say the wrong thing over and over and then say, "I am just being silly." She loves to run, jump and sing. She loves any kind of craft...stickers, paint, colors, scissors, glue, etc. (which is hard to do with a little one crawling around). She has started trying to drop her afternoon nap:(. She probably sleeps 4 out of 7 days...the days she does sleep she has a hard time going to bed, the days she doesn't sleep, she is CRANKY and DELIRIOUS around 6 PM. She talks all day long and says the funniest things. We love her so much and are so thankful that God chose her to be ours!

Kate's 3rd Birthday Party

We had Kate's 3rd birthday party today at Jumpstreet. It is basically an indoor trampoline park with a few inflatable slides and "rides." As much as Kate loves to jump and slide we thought this would be the perfect party spot for her...and it was!

Kate on the trampoline...

PaPa T and Brynlee...

Casey and sweet Halle...

Anna on the teacup ride...

Halle!

Pierce on the slide!

Kate and Mommy sliding...

Brynlee on the teacups...

Kate likes to slide on her tummy!

Tabitha, Lindsey, Joanna and baby Stella...

teacup ride...

Stella and Pierce in the car...

all the kids on the trampolines...with Joanna

she taught them how to climb up the sides and then slide down...and they loved it!

Pierce sliding down the trampoline...

and she double bounced them!

more jumping...

Karen and Abby...

Emma and Jonathan sliding...

sweet Bryn...

Pizza time!

Singing Happy Birthday to the Birthday Girl!

Blowing out the candles...

Kate specifically asked for purple cupcakes...

Cupcake time!

Kate LOVES cupcakes!

and back to sliding again...Here comes Anna...

and Harper...

and Kate...(tummy sliding isn't great for pictures...)

While the big girls were sliding, Brynlee got in on the trampoline action...

our attempt at a picture with the birthday girl after the party...Kate was partied out!

it is tough turning 3...

saying bye to CC...

Tonight when we put Kate to bed she asked, "Is it almost my birthday party again?"

Teddy Bear Picnic

Today was Kate's Teddy Bear Picnic at school. All the kids in her class brought their favorite bear and got to eat their lunch outside. When I told Kate that she got to take her bear to school and that they were going to have a picnic outside with the bear she said, "Is my bear going to watch me eat lunch and talk to me?"

Kate and her bear before school...
hugs...

sweet Brynlee before school...

Kate showing Bryn her teddy bear...

Telling Bryn..."We get to have a picnic!"

After school, I asked Kate if she had fun. She said, "Yes, my bear watched me eat lunch but he didn't talk to me."

11 months - Bryn

Brynlee is 11 months old! It seems crazy to think in ONE month she will be ONE! Bryn is on the move and getting into everything. She is pulling up on everything but I don't think she is close to walking. She is starting to "talk." She says uh-oh, ball, Mama, Dada, and Kate. If you say, give me a hug, she lays her head on your shoulder and says "uuugggg." That might be my favorite thing right now! She is clapping and has signed "more" once or twice. She has 7 teeth that have poked through. She can wave but it is very sporadic. She loves Kate and wants to be where she is.

Here are some pics of the 11 month old: