No More Birthdays, Kate!!

My baby is growing up!

Kate celebrated her 6th birthday about a month ago.  We took advantage of the "Count Your Candles" (pay your age) program at Build-A-Bear, and Kate had fun making a birthday bear. 

She made a stop by the grandparents' houses and did a little celebrating there, as well!:)

We all love Kate SOOOO much!!  She's a good friend to both Scott and Natalie and has a sweet disposition.  She is a very eager learner (although not very eager about going to kindergarten), and is developing a fun sense of humor.  I wish I could freeze time!!  She's at a fun age.  

Kate has developed a love for spelling!  She wants me to quiz her a lot now.  Today she asked me if I thought she could spell "tight" and I told her that it was a tricky one that has letters that don't sound like they should be in the word.  She said, "How come you say that on a lot of words?!"  As I've been focused on her spelling lately, I am reminded that the English language is full of a lot of tough words that do not follow phonetic rules. 

Since the field was harvested next to our house, Scout has been in Labrador Retriever heaven!  Here she is with a prize bunny.  :(  Scout finds the need to drop off all of her catches right by the back door when she's done with them.  Gross!

Proud of our veteran!  Enjoyed a special Veteran's Day chapel at school.

School Skating Party

The girls (and all of us) are thankful that their Great Grandma can be home again and is recovering nicely from a bad fall.