My 3rd birthday!!!!

Katie's birthday was great. She was very excited and had a great time at her little party. And hse loves all of her presents. She's such a happy kid.

Helping Mommy decorate the bunny cake.

She got a red andwhite tricycle for her birthday, which she just loves. "My trike!" she calls it. The weather was snowy on her birthday so we let her ride it in the house. Just don't get used to it kid...

Sometimes I use my trike as a seat when I watch my new Bugs Bunny video.

Katie, hat, trike, Nanny

Katie and Nanny again.

With Nanny and Pop-Pop.

Katie's friend Molly with the hat she decorated herself.

The Bunny cake. Mommy rules!

Everyone sang, she blew out the candles (before the song was finished) and then she cried.


With my favorite person in the whole wide world: Mommy!

Boy, Mommy, you are pregnant.

The morning after the party. "I rather enjoy the birthday-specific headgear"

Cruising out on the streets. OK, the sidewalk.

Easter

As we readied her for sleep Saturday night, Katie was not very interested in the Easter Bunny. Stacey even thought she was scared of him perhaps. Sunday morning she climbed out of her crib, walked into our room and said, "Did the Easter Bunny come last night?" Issue resolved. Easter was very fun. The Steils and their daughter Hannah came over for brunch Sunday morning. The girls had the greatest time - lots of shrieking and giggles. And the fake plastic grass that goes in Easter baskets was everywhere. We ate the coffee cake Stacey and Katie made Saturday. Then later that day we had a nice dinner, just the 3 of us. Quite enjoyable.




I can stir!

Those things are great at stirring. Holy cow!

But it's still more fun when I do it.

Oh my God did they have fun.










VIDEO: Katie introduced Hannah to "circles". "You mean you don't play music and run around in circles in your kitchen every night?" Hannah was a quick study.

VIDEO: And what good is circles if you can't share them with a giant penguin?

Spring training. Potty training that is...

She sits on the potty. She goes in the potty box. She just doesn't go on the potty, if you know what I mean.

Springish

At this time of year up here, 30 degrees and sunny can equal "Spring is here! Spring is here!". Who cares, it just felt good to be drawing on the driveway again...