Kate is Four

 Kate was counting the days after Clair's birthday and Finally got her day to celebrate. 

I love these pictures they capture her beautiful eyes and fun personality. 

She requested a strawberry shortcake birthday since strawberries are her favorite thing right now.  She supervised the making of her cake and even helped put on the polka dots. 

She's been eyeing the bitty twins in Lydia's catalogues for months. It was fun to grant her wish. 

She also got a suitcase full of clothing and accessories. 

She loved them so much she didn't want to take them out of the suitcase and drug them around the house  for days. I was worried the suitcase was a big mistake every time I heard it go bounding down the stairs or she would scream for me to come open it. 

Eventually she was okay with leaving it in her room and learned how to open and close it by herself. 

Her favorite outfits are the PJ's. 

She likes to swaddle her babies and put them to sleep. 

Happy Birthday Kate! Our lives wouldn't be the same without you. 

Build A Bear with Kate

To make Kate's birthday special I took her, Clair and her best friend Camilla to build a bear. 

I'm not a fan of build a bear but I knew she would love it. 

She picked a dog and named her six. The name didn't last long, that night it was simply puppy. 

Her favorite part was grooming her dog and giving her a bath. 

Fiesta!

We had a little fiesta with my dad's family and I couldn't help but share some of the pictures. Not many people own several sombreros, my crazy dad does.  He also made some amazing carnitas tacos.  If you've ever wondered where I get my passion from, it comes from my daddy. 

St. Paddy's Day

Although I made the girls some green attire, I completely slacked off in celebrating the day. I was to lazy to make green milk the night before and remembered I was going to make green pancakes after I poured the cereal. The kids still asked for green milk, which I quickly made. 

For dinner PaPa Jerry made corned beef rubens. They were Yummy. 

Luckily they did lots of leprechaun chasing at school. 

Clarissa is 2

I can't believe my baby is 2. We had a great little party with family. She loved being the center of attention. 

I made her a birthday outfit and hat. I was surprised at how excited she was about it all and kept her hat on all night

She loved her cake.

She started pulling the trees off and eating them while waiting for us to start singing. 

Dad had to help blow out the candle, but she gave it a good try. 

She was so excited to get her Backpack. After opening it, her eyes got huge and she just whispered, "backpack, backpack."

She also got a bike. We gave Kate the same one when she turned two. Jared ran it over with the truck a couple months later. I hope this one lasts a little longer.  

(Look at Kate in the background. This was a hard night for her. It's a good thing her birthday is in a couple of weeks.)

Clair is a joy to have in our home. She is always quick to smile or laugh. She has a pretty good sense of humor already. She thinks she is the same as her older siblings and tries to keep up with them. She doesn't let here little body stop her from doing anything. She still takes 3 to 4 hour naps so I love that. She is talking more and more everyday.  I love hearing what she is thinking.