SIX!

We do a form of a "Yes Day!" on the kids' birthday.  If it is within reason, we try to say YES as often as possible.

For example:  Donut Shop for breakfast?  YES!

Watch the Jungle Book instead of preschool?  YES!

McDonald's playground for lunch?  With Daddy?  YES!

 Go to the park after we pick up Halle?  With Slushies??  YES!

(What was really happening-)

Taco Soup for supper?  YES!

Skip Ty's tball game?  Uh... no.

Ice Cream sundaes and presents after tball?  YES!

 

 

Happy Birthday, Sister!! 

You are our sunshine!

 

 

 

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Cate's birthday party

Halle's 6th birthday

Lily-cat

Cate got one present from us at her party:

She immediately named her "Lily"- a suggestion from a 3 year old party guest. Ha!

 

 

(Hiding from Indy-)

So far, so good.

She is not afraid of the dogs, and although Indy likes to chase her around and sniff her, she hasn't tried to do any damage.  Both mornings, we've found Lily in Indy's bed, and Indy in the yard.  Ha!

 

We miss our Sunshine:

 She was gone when we got back from Iowa this spring, and we hope she wandered to a neighbor's house and found some new friends.  But we do live near a fairly busy road, and we are surrounded by woods that have critters that might get a cat (not to mention the many dogs that roam around here.)

 

So when Cate asked for a new cat and then we found a mouse in the house (yick.), JD and I agreed- we needed a new mouse-catcher!  Hopefully Lily will do the job as well as Sunshine did.  She is a very playful kitten and will pounce on anything that moves- a good sign!  

Somewhere Over the Rainbow {party}



 

It might be a bit unorthodox, but texting birthday party invitations sure is a cheap and easy way to go!  (And it got the job done!)  :)

Cate wanted "Chocolate cake with fluffy strawberry frosting and strawberries with chocolate drizzled on top."   I did my best.  (With a few store bought add-ons for the non-strawberry eaters.)

We had three families of friends come celebrate with us.  This was the best picture* I got with every kid in it.  (Yikes.)

 

Keaton and Isaac are big buddies. 

For real.

 

Presents!

Bendy-Stix were a huge hit!  (Thanks, Nana!)

See what I mean about these two:

 Happy Party Day, Catie-Lady!

We LOVE  you, and we love celebrating you!!

 

 

 

 

 And thanks, friends, for spending the evening playing (and eating!) with us!!

 

 Cate's other parties:

5th

4th

3rd

2nd

1st

 

*Let me just say that all of these pictures are all barely even 'okay'- it was a looong day (air and oven troubles = not good right before a birthday party!), and when our guests arrived I was still trying to get food ready and the floor swept... *sigh*  The pictures were all last second "wait! let me snap a photo real quick" ones.  Oh well.  The party was fun, memories were made, and Cate loved it.  :)

happy mother's day.

We love you, Mom(s).

 

 

Arkansas Family

 

"Mema's Park"

aka- Mema's Backyard