Happy Birthday, Kate!

Today Kate turned 2 years old!! She's our sweet little handful.  I'm still trying to figure her out.  She can be such a sweetheart and such a stinker (perhaps this comes with the age).  Kate brings lots of smiles to our entire family.  It's wonderful to see her play with Scott ("COTT") and Natalie ("NANNI") and call for them across the house.  She's full of energy, is thinking of giving up naps (eek!), always thinks she needs a snack, and would listen to the Wheels on the Bus on repeat if we let her.  Everytime we get in the van, we hear "BUS!  BUS!  BUS!" until we turn it to track 18 to hear her song.  She's afraid of the vacuum and of spiders (a bad duo since lack of one leads to more of the other).  She loves to cuddle and read books over and over.   We're so very thankful for Little Miss Kate and for the blessing of these past two years!

CHUCK E. CHEESE!  Her favorite sleep friend right now is a stuffed Chuck E. Cheese mouse which she affectionately calls "Chuckie" or "Cheese"...I smile inside every time I hear her say either.   We made a trip to Chuck E. Cheese for her birthday to see her first love. 

 She makes the best expressions...usually during meal times.  It always makes us laugh. 

4, 2, and new...the beginning of beautiful friendships...

2, 4, and 6...

Then...

Now...

My, oh my, how time flies!