KATHERINE'S BIRTHDAY

Katherine celebrated her birthday at Build-A-Bear with 15 of her "closest" friends. That's Katherine for you. (And this was after I shortened her list!)

Eight years old. It's really hard to believe. But it's been eight wonderful years.

Katherine has always been our easy child. Good sleeper. Good eater. Even tempered. Consistent. And, even when we didn't live up to her standards, she has been patient with us. For instance, she developed a habit of dressing in evening attire for dinner when she was 2 years old, yet she rarely turns her nose down at us as we humbly share her table in our lowly peasant attire.

She has certainly brought lots of love, laughter and joy to our lives!