Happy Birthday Kate!

Happy 5th Birthday!
The Birthday Princess 10-11-08

Welcome to the world!

10-11-03

It is so hard to believe that 5 years ago on this day our world changed forever. Kate was born! She is the light of our lives and truly a blessing from God. Today began early, as the day did 5 years ago, with Kate waking me up. She was so cute and quietly walked into my room. I sang Happy Birthday and gave her a great big kiss! I then showed her the box that her Daddy sent her and told her about the Birthday Fairy. Yes, ladies and gentlemen, I created a large problem for myself in the future. I created the Birthday Fairy.

Kate was having a rough morning and was sad with Mike being gone today. I had hidden part of her gift in our bathroom overnight so I got the bright idea to mention that I heard some rustling around in there and she should check it out. She was so excited about the possiblity of a Fairy being in our house and her little face just lit up. She loved the clothes, headbands, purse, and DVD's that the Birthday Fairy brought her. So, it is done! I must get a separate gift each year from the Birthday Fairy.

We then spent the day with our friends, the Parkers. Mason's birthday was yesterday so his party was today, also. He had a huge bouncy house with slide set up in the "green space" in our neighborhood, which just happens to be next to our house. So, Kate got 2 parties for the price of one. She, Mason, and the other kids all bounced and played for hours. We then went to the Creative Discovery Museum for Kate's party. It was great! The ME's were wonderful and took care of everything. I have a few pictures to share. Let me know and I will send more!

Blowing out the candles.

Birthday ribbon!

Lots of friends and family joined us to celebrate her day. We returned home and had a great afternoon jumping in the bouncy house and then playing with a few of her gifts. She then put on her new Hannah Montana jammies and was off to bed.

God is so amazing and great! I can not believe how blessed I am to have Kate for a precious and beautiful daughter. She is so kind, thoughtful, and polite. I am so thankful that Mike and I are so lucky. Happy Birthday Baby girl! You are truly a princess!