Easter Egg Hunt

Luke & Kate getting ready for the Easter Egg Hunt to start in our neighborhood.

Jarett & Wes discussing something during the Easter Egg Hunt.

Kate & Baby Charlotte looking over all their eggs & candy.

We had a neighborhood Easter Egg hunt on Saturday morning.  The Davenports were in town for a wedding so they came over for a short visit.  Kate loved having Luke with her at the egg hunt.  They had a great time.  Luke was very into the egg hunt and loved getting lots of eggs.  Kate was a little slower about the process.  She followed the directions very closely.  They told them after they got their eggs, take the candy out, and put the eggs in a big box.  She took the candy out of the eggs each time after she picked up an egg.  Therefore, she didn't get that many eggs but had a great time.  Afterwards, she helped Baby Charlotte open all her eggs and look at her candy.  

We had a great visit with Wes, Mary Beth, & Luke.  We're really excited for them and can't wait to meet Owen (Luke's little brother) when he arrives in June.  They are wonderful friends whom we dearly miss.  It was a great start to our Easter weekend!!

What a difference a year makes!

2008 - Kate in April with the tulips (one of my favorite pictures)

2009 - So I squeezed Kate into this adorable Hartstrings outfit for one more time, one year later.  What a difference a year makes!  She has grown up so much and looks so much older now.  She's definitely becoming a "big girl" as she likes to say.  Her face has changed so much!

Kate & Kitely

Kate & Kitely picked flowers (aka weeds) together.

Kate and Kitely had not gotten to spend much time together lately due to Kitely being gone for Spring Break and then Kate being sick the next week and missing 4 out of 5 days of school (due to a virus/croup).  So on Saturday night, Kitely came over to play and have dinner with us while her parents went to dinner and a movie.  The girls had such a great time together!!  They really missed each other a ton and played great together all night!  The weather was nice so they got to spend a lot of time outside (which is Kate's most favorite place to be).  They are very sweet friends!

My big girl

My big girl with her ponytail!  She looks so old with all her hair pulled back.  She found this ponytail holder that Mimi & Poppy got her for Christmas and couldn't wait to wear it.  She loves the ribbons!

Kate posing in front of our tulips.  Tulips are my favorite flowers!!

Kate picked one of the tulips and thought it was so beautiful!  (Don't you love her necklace?)

Smelling her tulip......

She is growing up so fast!  I just had to get a few pictures of her with her ponytail and with the tulips.  We have some great pictures of her last year with the tulips and it is one of my favorite times of the year (minus the allergy part).  She has definitely gotten my love for tulips....and all flowers.  It's sweet to watch her!

The Zoo

Kate looking at the giraffes.  We got really close to them.  They usually aren't anywhere near us but this time because it was somewhat cool outside, they came right up to the fence!

The giraffe is looking right at us!!  They were beautiful!!

Kate is posing with the chimps.  They are never out when we are their either!  It was a very exciting day at the zoo!

I thought this was sweet.  Kate was looking at herself in the mirror on the carousel.  She couldn't hardly wait to get around to the carousel to ride.  She loves riding it!!

Kate and I spent a fun weekend together while Jarett went to Louisville, KY to celebrate one of his oldest friends birthday.  (Happy Birthday Tyler!)  The weather was very pretty on Saturday (not super warm but not cold either).  So I promised Kate we could go to the zoo.  She had a great time and really enjoyed the entire day.  And then to make it almost perfect for her, we went to Chick-fil-a for dinner with Alison, Mamaw Doris (her mom), Clay, Paul, & Baby Charlotte.  She had a wonderful day (even though she missed Daddy a ton)!!!  It was a great weekend!

Our weekend in Nashville

Ava got a princess SUV for her birthday.  However, she wouldn't drive it.  She wanted Kate to drive her around.  Kate was super excited about driving the suv.  She had a GREAT time driving Ava around the cul-de-sac!!

Ava finally is driving the SUV!!!  Go AVA!!!  She drove a few times with Kate!!!

Two princesses swinging -- Cinderella & Belle!

Kate & Ava before we went home.  They absolutely LOVE each other!!

We had a great weekend when we were in Nashville for Ava's birthday weekend.  The girls had a fabulous time together!  We went to the park, had a picnic, played outside a ton, and just had a great visit!  Thanks for letting us visit Shannon, Greg, & Ava!  We can't wait to see you all again!

Ava's 3rd Birthday Party

Shannon giving the girls tat-oo's.  Kate was admiring Ava's tatoo.

Kate waiting patiently (hoping Ms. Shannon will give her another tatoo).  

Kate with the sweet birthday girl.  She got to sit by Ava during the Fancy Nancy party and have lunch together!

Kate & Ava swinging after the party was over.  They LOVE to swing together.  I have this exact same picture from last year after her birthday party.

We went to Nashville for Ava's 3rd birthday party.  She had a Fancy Nancy party.  They had so much fun!  Kate loves spending time with Ava.  She thinks of Ava as her little sister and Ava thinks of Kate as her big sister.  They get along great together and hardly ever fight or disagree.  It's such a wonderful relationship!  I am so glad they are so close and love being together.  It's really special since Ava's mom, Shannon, and I were best friends in middle school & high school.  It's great to see the girls having such a strong bond too!

Lunch Boxes

Kate & Kitely with their lunch boxes from this year.  We had to take one last picture before we threw them away.  They loved these lunch boxes we got for this year.  Kate's said "KAT" and Kitely's said "KIT."  They were really cute but got very nasty.  We just couldn't use them anymore.  :(

Father-Daughter Dance

Kate & Daddy ready for the dance!

Kitely & Kate dancing together.

Kate, Kitely, & the other Kate dancing together.

Kate & Jarett went to the dance with Kitely & Phillip.  They had a great time.  They took the girls to Jason's Deli for dinner (Kate's favorite).  At the dance, Kate loved dancing (mostly spinning in circles).  She also loved the chocolate fountain (dipping chocolate chip cookies in it and marshmallows in it).  While they were dancing, they found a friend to dance with them.  Kate called her "the other Kate" and they had a great time together.  They actually used to go to school with her last summer.  It was really fun for them all!  I'm so glad that Jarett & Kate were able to have this time together.  They loved it!!

Kate's Tent & Sleeping Bag

Kate wearing her tent & sleeping bag outside.

She's off on a "camping trip."

Daddy set Kate's tent up for her in our living room with her sleeping bag while I was gone on a scrapbooking weekend.  She had so much fun with it!  She loved playing in it.  It was a big Daddy treat!  She always looks forward to Daddy treats that she gets when Mommy goes out of town!  They had a great time!