Kate Turns 2!

Kate turned two on 6/29 so we had the family over for a little birthday celebration. I love this expression on her face when she sees that she has a Dora cake!

Kate & Grandma Lamoreaux

Kate with cousin Ry-ry

Gift time:



As you can tell, it was quite the Dora birthday. She even got a Dora Slip-n-Slide and the other kids insisted we bust it open that night!

Kate's grown up so much this past year. She finally started talking and putting words together (she had me worried for awhile). And she is definitely independent! She saw all of her siblings sleeping in big kid beds and she would throw quite the fit about having to sleep in a crib. Every night she'd say "Blake's bed" or "Hayley's bed" because she'd rather be in a bed than in her crib.

So we finally turned her crib into a toddler bed (first time I ever did it with 4 kids since I had my kids so close together we just kept moving the next kid in it!)

She's done pretty well with it - - except for nap time. She wants to wander and I hate that part. But at night she's done really well! She stays in there all night and doesn't leave it in the morning. She still cries for us to come get her!

Here are a few favorite things Kate loves to do at 2:

* Loves spotting "Donalds" all around town and is the first to see the Golden Arches every time!

* Loves to eat hot dogs, french fries and anything else with ketchup

* Loves anything Princess or Dora related

* Loves to play with her baby dolls and stroll them around the house

* Loves to sing Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

* Loves to say prayers all by herself (don't even try to help)

* Loves to go on golf cart rides with Grandpa