First Day of Preschool

No tears!  Impossible, right?  Big Sis was ready to go at 7:30 - an hour earlier than we needed to leave AND she dressed herself!  Wonder how often that will happen on future school days.

 Here are some of K's reflections on the school day:

They don't have princesses there.

Some of the boys were not listening and they bumped me.

We read a book about a lion and a tiger that got married and had a baby and a mean uncle.  (Is that The Lion King?)

The boys were running in the class.  (Did I mention there are only three girls in the class?)


K helped me write the photo captions below.

I'm ready to go!

I want to go to school.

Look at C's big mouth.

Look how much Lil Sis has grown.  She's outgrowing her stroller!  Heehee :).

It's a...

Tonight we announced Baby Bundt's gender to a few of our friends and family members.

We asked everyone to dress in blue or pink to show their guess for boy or girl.

Scott went all out!

Which one of these is doing her own thing?  My family had a lot of boy votes.

Uncle D is casting his vote on the official baby gender guessing chalkboard.

There was a tie!

Katie and her cousins cut through double layers of icing to discover the color of the cake and the big news.

Strawberry cake

Pink cake

It's a girl!!!!!!

Now we wait, wait, wait to meet her.

The Ice Skating Show

We took Katie to see Disney Princesses on Ice.  She called it the ice skating show.  Look at our eyes all agog below.  Katie is taking in the elaborate set design.  I am taking in the price of the snow cones - $15.  I am sure they were magical snow cones that make all your wishes come true, but they looked like the crunchy kind that came from a Snoopy Sno-Cone machine.

Daddy let Katie select a magic wand.  She chose Ariel.  It lights up and plays Under the Sea.  Later at home she discovered you can make a lot of noise if you press the wand button and the button on her Christmas singing dog simultaneously.  It's better than magic.

Separate from the ice skating show, Jon bought me this hat.  I expressed a desire to own a winter hat with a large pom pom on the top.  I think he found the perfect one.

Katie is magic wanding the tree.

Oh and take a look at the coat she is wearing.  When I put it on her, she said, "Now I'm like a monkey."  Must be the color and feel of the velour.

After the show, Dad thought, and Katie agreed, the evening should be topped off with dessert.  She chose a white cupcake with sprinkles.  Yum.

Costume #1 - Fall Festival, and Pumpkin Carving

Ballerina fairy princess is CAUGHT!

Grandma came over to join us for the Fall Festival and to teach the ballerina fairy princess some moves. Grandma knows what she's doing. She and I took lessons.

If it smells bad, cup your hand over your mouth and gag. To clarify, it's the hay bales, not Granddad, that has an odor.

Katie finds her bliss.

Granddad thinks Katie learned "the claw" from her Daddy.

As I mentioned prior to this photo, if it is unpleasant in aroma, place hand over mouth and gag.

The Great Pumpkin by Daddy, Katie, and Granddad:

boots: the farewell tour

the best boots ever

fit perfectly with thick socks last fall

fit perfectly with tights throughout winter

still sorta fit if feet are jammed, crammed, stomped, and willed into them

katie's got a lot of will

it's painful to watch really

so i decided to put the boots away

here are photos from the farewell jaunt to the park by our house





goodbye, boots

you'll be missed

and remembered


the above photo is from katie's 2 year photo shoot with zack thompson

he'll take pictures of your cool shoes too

Hoppy Easter

I tried to teach Katie the meaning of the holiday this year. Pretty sure she missed the point somewhat. During my explanation of Christ's resurrection she chimed in with, "I like chicks." I'll keep trying.

This is the first year we have attempted egg dyeing with the Kate. Now we know she doesn't mind the taste of vinegar.



Egg dyeing at Aunt Diane's



I don't think Katie was the only one tasting the dye. Bryce was sampling it too.



The glamour girl awaits the arrival of her glamour cousins at Grandma and Granddad's.



A family photo at Grandma and Granddad's



Brisket, ham, baked potato, roll, green bean casserole, and salad



Egg dyeing round 2



Egg threats



Jon taught Katie to say, "Daddy's handsome." Yes, he is!



Strawberry-orange shortcake tart (I forgot the salt! Oops!)



After church, we drove to a scenic area to take pictures of K in her fancy ensemble. Of course she does her cutest pose in front of the parked cars!



Aaaaahhhhh!



Katie's ready for a swim - ha!



Egg hunt at my Aunt Diane's. I wonder how Katie convinced Bryce to put eggs in her basket.



Here is the best group shot of my family. A little different from our posed shot with Jon's family. Ha!

Easter Basket

Here is the annual Easter basket photograph and the prior two for comparison.

2010

2009

2008

painted piggies

This is a big first for our girly-girl. She sat super still while I applied the polish. Katie selected Opi's Elephantastic Pink. I think she chose it for the name. Just like I do.

let the sun shine in!

today, we played outside. hooray!

one of mom's friends, sallie, bought katie this cowgirl jacket at a stock show. pretty stinkin' cute with the boots.

be sure to notice the bling factor on the pockets.


praise God for the sunshine today! i jogged in shorts and didn't end up needing the gloves and earwarmer i packed. so happy about that!

look at this big fat bunny.

i think it is happy for the warmer temperatures too.
katie wanted to make sure i didn't miss the rabbit.

pardon the blurriness of these photos. i'm trying to figure out the new camera WITHOUT reading the directions.

her future's so bright

she has to wear shades in the grocery store. k LOVED the attention she got wearing these while we shopped.

Hope your Friday is...

PINKALICIOUS!