Happy Birthday Kate!

Happy Birthday to my sweet Kate! I can't believe you are 3 years old today! We love you more than you'll ever know.

Cupcakes for Kate

Since Kate's not going to be at school on her birthday, we had her party today with pink cupcakes that I made for her class. YUM! My apologies go out to the the teachers in Beginner 2. The kids were bouncing off the walls when we left from the sweet treats!

Let the Celebration Begin!

Kate's birthday is tomorrow, but it seems like we've started celebrating since Sunday with birthday presents from Grandmama & Tim.

Go Mac Go!

Since Mac had a baseball tournament a few minutes from our house on Saturday, we headed to the baseball field for the morning to watch Mac play and hang out with Riley & Sutton.

Just In Time For Easter

They're back! We had bunnies invade our backyard last year and live in our juniper bushes. I guess we provided such a safe home for them last year, the word is out and they've decided to return.

Decorating the Easter Tree

With Easter just around the corner, Kate helped me decorate our Easter Egg tree the other night. It's so much fun now that she's at the age where she can help out with decorating for the holidays.

Happy St. Patty's Day!

Kate came home from school all decked out from St. Patrick's Day. We are now at the age that when I ask her to look at the camera, smile and say "cheese", all I get are teeth, gums, and a fake smile! See picture below. :)

Enjoying the Arts

A few weeks ago, when we had our first spring weekend, (yes, I know I'm way behind on my blogging!) we had an "art day" outside on the patio. It was so nice to keep the door open all day and just let her run in and out of the house. I don't think she ever changed out of her pj's on this day.

YUM!

As part of Kate's potty training, I was not above bribing my child into going to the bathroom on the potty. As part of her reward, we made a cake and watched a new Minnie Mouse DVD. She greatly enjoyed helping make the cake and took part in licking the batter. YUM!

Happy Valentine's Day!

We celebrated Valentine's Day with Kate on Sunday so we wouldn't be rushed on Monday morning before school & work. At school, all of the kids were bouncing off the walls from their Valentine's Day party on Monday. Little did I know just how much sugar we were bringing home with us!

SO excited about all of her Valentines and candy from school!

Checking out the goods from her party at school.

Sunshine!

The sun finally came out on Sunday and while Sam played golf, Kate & I spent the morning playing in the driveway and the afternoon at the park. It was great to get outside and get some fresh air after all of the snow, ice and cold weather we've had recently.

Cowgirl Kate

Kate was running around the house yelling, "Yee-Haw" like Jessie from Toy Story.

Opening an early Valentine's package from Granpda & Linda.

Snow, Again?

Overnight we got another 2 inches of snow, so school was delayed a few hours. It was the perfect time to bundle up and head outside to play in the snow. After about 15 minutes, Kate and I were freezing and had enough of the cold!

Kate & Mattie both giving me almost identical "blank stares".

Last night at Magic Kingdom

After lunch at Hollywood Studios and a quick nap at the resort (first nap in 3 days for Kate!), we headed back to the Magic Kingdom to enjoy the last few hours of the day. We hit all of Kate's favorite rides one last time and enjoyed the fireworks at Cinderella's Castle. We were all worn out from the past three days, but so sad leave! Can't wait to start planning our next trip back!

One last ride on Dumbo!

Hollywood Studios

We took advantage of the "Extra Magic Hours" at Hollywood Studios on our last day. Kate had a blast playing in the "Honey, I Shrunk the Kids" playground, taking in a few shows (Beauty & the Beast was great!), and riding Toy Story Mania!

"Honey, I Shrunk the Kids" spider web

Checking out Lightning McQueen & Tow Mater

Sunrise Breakfast

When I first booked the Chef Mickey breakfast at the Contemporary Resort at 7:20 am (the only available reservation), I didn't think much of it. I just assumed that we would be up and going with a 2 1/2 year old. I didn't, however, take into consideration, the time it takes to get to one resort from another. So for Chef Mickey, we were at the bus stop at 6:45 am (5:45 central time) and just barely made it there on time to catch the bus. It was an extremely early morning especially for our last day of the Disney whirlwind tour! Sam was not happy about this early morning wake-up call! :) However as with all of the character meals, Chef Mickey was lots of fun and a great way to start our last day in Orlando!

Checking out Donald Duck

REALLY checking out Pluto!

Lunch with Friends

We had lunch at the Crystal Palace with Pooh, Tigger, Piglet & Eeyore. I don't know if we were just starving or the food was just that good, but we had a great lunch with all of the friends from the Hundred Acres Forest.

Day 2 at Disney

We spent our second day at the Magic Kingdom which did not disappoint. We saw the parades (multiple times - Kate loved them!), had a fun lunch with a few "friends", and rode lots of rides! Of all of them, Kate definitely said Dumbo was her favorite! I think Peter Pan, Pooh, and Small World all ran a close second!