Halloween Weekend

On Friday, Katy and Keelie got to wear their PJ's and slippers to school. They were so excited! Rob snapped some really cute pics of them before school.

Rob also sent me a very unexpected surprise on Friday. I was called to the office and, there waiting for me, was a very large, beautiful bouquet of flowers in Fall colors. The note read, "Just to say I love You." This was a very monumental day for Rob; it was only the second time in over 9 years that I have recieved flowers from him. This thoughtful, unexpected gesture really made me feel loved. I love you-Thanks so much, babe!

Halloween night, we got the girls dressed up and took them to Carnival 31 (our church's Fall Festival). Katy has wanted to be Dorothy ever since she discovered The Wizard of Oz last year. She asked her Ma to make her a Dorothy dress. She did a fabulous job on the dress! After make-up and curling her hair, Katy really looked like Judy Garland in the movie! We couldn't believe it! She was GORGEOUS!!! Keelie was a little Pumpkin. She was adorable, as usual. I don't have much to say about her costume...

Katy's Birthday Party

We had a wonderful time at Katy's birthday party. It started with Uncle Denny calling from Iowa to wish Katy a wonderful day. It was such a blessing for him to call!!!

We then had a house full of family and friends! Katy got some wonderful gifts and enjoyed a very tasty cupcake cake!!!

The surprise of the day was when Mark and Lindsey (Rob's sister and her husband) announced they were expecting their 2nd child! CONGRATULATIONS Blevins family!!!

I can't believe it...

Katy is 5 years old today!

Rob and I keep talking about how we can't believe that our baby girl is now 5 years old!!! It seems like yesterday we were anticipating her birth, experiencing all the new joys of parenthood and wishing she would talk (we're actually wondering about that wish now...LOL). Now, Katy is in preschool and doing AWESOME! She is starting to read, she LOVES writing, and she is just blossoming into a wonderful young girl!

Today we celebrated her birthday with my parents and my sister's family. When we asked Katy where she wanted to go for her birthday, you would assume it would be some really kid friendly place like Chuck-E-Cheese or McDonald's...well our sophisticated litte 5 year old chose Prairie House because she wanted brisket and a baked potato.

We had a lot of fun and she ended up talking my sister into a slumber party at Anie and Uncle's house! We are now looking forward to a fun Birthday Party on Saturday with our whole family and some of our friends!!!