I don't gnome what you are talking about...

Princess Sous Chef

We are making Blueberry Coconut Macadamia Nut Muffins. Aloha!!

The Flower Girl at Carlee's Wedding

Hanging out with the minister (Papa) before the wedding.



Getting petal strewing tips from Cousin H.



This girl loves a twirl.



More twirling...
The above photo is deceiving. It appears that Katie stood with the bridesmaids during the ceremony. Not the case. She did a beautiful job on the processional and recessional aisle walk, but chose to sit with her mom (that'd be me!) during the ceremony.



The most beautiful bride in the world (at least until K is old enough to get married - heehee!)


Apologies to the groom. We were sorta obsessed with photographing the flower girl and took no pics of him!

What did Katie do?

Katie was singing and dancing around in our pantry while I made lunch.

I was getting into my sandwich artist zone, and so gave little thought to what the K was up to.

She stepped into the kitchen and said, "What did Katie do?"

I had no idea what I was going to find when I looked.



Thank goodness our appliances are stored unplugged!

Lucky 7

Abbey is 7 years old. Her birthday was Thursday, but we celebrated on Friday. She chose to go to Double Dip for a poochie cone. Her she is waiting for her cone.
CrAzY eYeS!

Yes, I forced the dog to wear the party hat I made for K's birthday. It is nice to have one child that can't reject your handmade craftiness. And now the cone is gone!


Party guests included:

Granddad



Grandma


Daddy


Mommy (not pictured - which may be the best thing about being the photographer.)

and Katie


Love these pics. Grandma made a comment about how ladylike and careful Katie was while eating her cone.




Things did get a lil' bit unladylike at the end. It was a night I was glad I carry around a 200 lb. diaper bag with a spare outfit in it. Being prepared finally pays!

inside outside

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!