My sister gave Jack this wonderful crocodile piano for Christmas some years ago... While it is VERY loud and somewhat abnoxious, Jack, and now Kate have had so much fun with it! Kate really LOVES it!!! It has this one button on it that makes it auto play all the songs in its memory... Oh my, does the dance party begin when she hits that button!

Jack has decided that playing with his sister is really pretty fun. He affectionally calls her "sister" which i think is adorable. He loves to tickle her, and hide and seek is a real crowd pleaser. He's a bit concerned about how "He" is going to keep her out of the Christmas tree, we'll see how well that works out! She's not exactly walking yet, she has taken about 6 steps, but her current way of getting around is this strange knee walking thing... Yes, she walks on her knees. I'll try to get a pic of that this weekend and post it, it's really hilarious!

Singing? Laughing? Whatever it is, it's a happy Kate and that's always a good thing!

She laughs SO hard when Jack tickles her!

And the best part is, he REALLY does love her...

Happy Birthday Kate!

We celebrated Kate's Birthday with a family dinner at home. We were joined by Nan & Gran Dan, Grammy & Popaw, Judy, Bobby & Olivia, Cici, Elizabeth, & Anneliese! The cousins helped Kate enjoy her cake, and opened ALL her presents. And, they stole all her new toys! Everyone had a wonderful time, inluding Kate! She's such a performer, she charmed everyone with all her tricks! She can crawl super fast, and stand on her own for a few seconds at a time! She's always ready to give hugs and kisses and she politely waved bye-bye to everyone as they left. It was a special night!

CURLS!!!

Look at those precious curls! They are going to be long enough for piggies ANY day now!!!

First Soccer Season

SOCCER!!! Today was our first practice with Coaches Mr. Matt and Mr. Blake! We have been SO excited to get started, Jack has worn his shin guards and cleats many times since we bought them! Practice was as exciting as expected, he definately wants to do it again! Here's a shot of some of his team mates, he's very excited to be playing with buddies Ryley, Luke, Rhett, Wes, Arden, Seth, and McKenna. It should be an exciting season!