Kate is Four!!!

Okay, I know you want to just eat her up with a spoon don't you??!?!? Kate turned 4 on May 19th! We have had to celebrated her special day about three different days. Enjoy the pictures!Oh how thankful to God I am for the precious woman who gave birth to this beautiful treasure 4 years ago. I say a special pray for her as she lives across the world.
So here is how all of the celebrating begun. When I asked Kate what kind of party she wanted, she said "blue" and Mal Mal. So, I called my friend Shelley only to find out that they could not come down the weekend of her birthday. However, since we went up there the weekend before for a dance competition, Jason and Shelley allowed us to party at their home. So, Kate's BLUE birthday went like this: She wore blue, we had blue tablecloth, plates and forks with napkins that had blue in them. We drank blue juice, ate pizza, decorated cupcakes with blue icing, blue sprinkles and blue candy fish. They ate (see above) blue jello frozen with fish (swedish fish that is) in it. Blue and pink dippin dots ice cream went with the ensemble. Oh, and her candles were blue too of course!
Karlee decorating her cupcake
Kate about to eat hers. Thanks Jason, Shelley and Mallory for letting us party with you!

The Sunday before her birthday we got together with family at the park for lunch and ice cream. Again, blue plates and stuff served us well. The water fountain had music with it and was playing some great classics. My mom and mom-in-law were dancing. See why they get along so well?
Kate dressed in blue, eating ice cream out of a blue cup. And please notice that one of the toppings I had- the entire bag of gummy bears is in her lap!!
Opening presents
Grandmother, Papa, Dada and Mimi enjoying a visit They just opened the park with the water fountain that you can run through. Emma and Karlee are soaked!
The fun of being an aunt- Amy pushed Kalie in the water
This is SO KATE!
CC and Papa gave her a new bike. She is just learning to ride it and now feels as big as the other girls!
Grandmother giving a little push

Papa, Kate, CC and Grandmother
Mimi, Kate and Dada
Kalie running with Kate through the fountain
Oh she is growing up and she is the best big sister!
I love this picture of Emma and Karlee. They had so much fun!
On her actual birthday, we went in to her room singing Happy Birthday. She was totally aware of her special day this year and enjoyed it with everything she has! She has wanted a leapster (aka DS) since Christmas. And yes, they make a blue cover. She enjoyed all of her presents so much and kept asking ME?? as in for me??? She got arts and crafts stuff, a robe, dvd's, clothes, pieces to her dollhouse, games and more. She also got a real fish! Yes, its name is Anna Claire after one of her most special friends in preschool and church. Anna Claire is still alive (3 days later) and the girls love watching her swim around! She is a little chubby fish from China!
We took chocolate chip cookie suckers to school. Here she is blowing out the candles.

Drew and I got Kate early from preschool and took her to another park and had lunch. We enjoyed this one on one time with her so much. We made silly faces, played in the fountain and had a picnic.
We closed her celebration with a trip to the town favorite ice cream shop. This child could eat her weight in ice cream. She had a chocolate malt! HAPPY BIRTHDAY KATE!! We love you!