Kate turns 3 !!!!

My baby turned 3 on Sunday and we had her '
"friend" party on Saturday night...
"A good time was had by all"

My girls before church on Sunday...in their matching Easter/Florida dressesthe birthday girl

we got Kate a playhouse...here she is seeing it for the first time

I fit, Daddy

hitting my "piata"

I can get it...
actually this was the strongest one I have ever seen...
it took a lot of hits by the big girls to get it open!!!

the birthday girls and her balloons

birthday cake done by Daddy

AAARRRRGGGHHHHH

The weekend after we got back from Fla, we went to the
Pirate Fest/International Festival in Greenville.
This was Ed's first "gig" with the new bagpipe group...
But first, the girls and I had a soccer game

The cheerleader

Waiting for the perfect shot

Kate and her best buddies...Hannah and Emma

Ed, and the girls with PeeDee...the ECU mascot

Kate on the slide...

Florida...April 2009

The girls and I once again were invited to Florida with Mom and Dad.
This time we headed down with our fearless driver, my sister, Lydia!!!
We were also able to visit with a lot of Mom's family, play in the ocean,
the intercoastal, and the pool, Here are a few pics of our trip...

Kate in her car-riding position...glasses, check, thumb: checkMy peanut and my peach...

I am going crazy here!!!!

Our fearless driver

Silly Kate

Kate with Auntie Bethany on the rocks

My sister, Bethany...I love this one!!!

Running down the beach

Oceanside

The OCEAN

(L to R: my cousin, Rebecca, My sisters Lydia and Bethany, and me)

Abbie and Bethany, poolside

Mimi and the girls

I love the pool and Flordida

HE HAS RISEN

It's up there....

girls and eggs...hunting...

hi, mom, I found some

CANDY

Abbie at the intercoastal

Kate and her favorite person, her Mimi

Kate digging at the intercoastal

my awesome sisters...

the starfish Bethany and I found at the intercoastal

We have had a busy spring... Abbie played Soccer again.
Kate will play in the fall, and Abbie gets to be the "cheerleader".
Ed is busy at work, but the economy is definately affecting the
trucking business...he has also joined a bagpipe band, which he is
LOVING!!! I am busier as ever as I am now the c0-children's ministry
coordinator for our church, which I am really enjoying...I am planning
on cutting back on my hours at Sylvan this summer to allow for some
free time. :)

Kate snacking with her Baby Kate

CHEESE
Kate has especially enjoyed the girls' new table and chairs set from Mimi and Grandad...

I snapped these shots of she and her new baby Kate having a snack this afternoon

I love you, Baby Kate

happy girl

enjoying my drink...

Making memories with Memory

The girls have really enjoyed playing Memory (and other games) lately...
Here they are putting their new table and chairs to good use...Abbie deciding her next move...

Daddy making a move...

Abbie studying her card

Kate playing too

Hmmm...what should I do???...

Hi, Mom

get that camera out of my face...enough already