Twinkle Toes

Kate just like any girl loves to play dress-up.  Her latest ensemble includes her winter stocking cap, a tutu, cowboy boots and butterfly wings. I think when put all together Kate pulls the look off pretty well. 

Summer Time...a little of this and that

The first half of our Summer has been busy with spending times with friends, family and of course some pool time. Below are a few of the highlights!

Michael and Kate catching some sun...

Kate and Jackson enjoying their lunch by the pool!

Kate loved the baby goats at the local petting zoo!

Michael's parents celebrated their 40th Anniversary this summer and we celebrated with them by hosting dinner at our house.

I love this pic...Kate with her parents and all four grandparents!

Kate racing her buddy Graham down the slide!

Helping Uncle Matt cook dinner

Hanging out with cousin Cole after lunch at Fritzes!

Not the best pic.....but Kate loved cruising around with Finely in this truck!

Our paths were able to cross with the Gotchers....we were so excited to meet Graham and Gibson!

We also got to see the Clendenens....here Kate is playing with Landon and Lawson before bed time!

Kate loves black beans....but what a mess! We were glad we ate outside, another favorite of ours during the summer!

Memorial Day Weekend

We spent the weekend with Michael's parents at their condo in Holiday Island, Arkansas which is on Table Rock Lake and near Eureka Springs, Arkansas. We had a wonderful time going on walks, playing at the park, swimming in the pool, enjoying the nice weather, eating on the deck and just hanging out. Here are a few of the highlights. (Kate had so much fun she had to nap on the way home!)

Easter Weekend

We headed to Gigi and Papa's (Grandma and Grandpa Boisseau) house for Easter. We were only there about three full days but we filled them with a lot. We colored eggs, hid eggs, played with baby chicks (more about this below) flew kites, helped Papa feed his cows, went to church and even made a trip to the Coldwater ER. Whew....it was a very full but great weekend. We can't wait to go back!

We started out Friday with decorating some eggs. Kate loved it but she was very messy. I love this picture with her hand by Gigis.

The BIG surprise for the weekend were the baby chicks. Gigi got Kate eight chicks that were each dyed a different color. Their fur is dyed by coloring their drinking water, so it does grow out and is completely safe for the chicks. Gigi found a home for them after Easter but we sure did enjoy playing with them. The two pics above are when Kate first got to see them....she thought they were super fun!

The weather on Friday afternoon was perfect so we spent a lot of time in the yard with the chicks. As Kate said it was "so fun!"

Close-up of the chicks...aren't they pretty!

Kate and I enjoying the nice day!

On Saturday morning we headed into Coldwater for an Easter egg hunt. Kate loved it and got some really fun things in her eggs from candy to money!

Later in the day we helped Papa feed his cattle. I love this photo with Papa in the background while Kate thinks she is driving.

We ended the day by flying some kites.

While the adults flew our kites, Kate spent most of her time pushing this cart up and down the road.

We were flying the kites right by one of Papa's wheat fields. I thought the green fields made for some great family pics!

Easter morning while Kate digs into her Easter basket.

Family photos before we headed to church.

As we are getting ready to head home on Sunday, Kate cuts her finger on a broken glass door. We couldn't tell how bad the cut was so we headed into the Coldwater ER. She didn't need any stitches and they just used some glue on her finger. The good news is her finger is just fine.For some reason the photo of her above loaded small....but wanted to share the pic of Kate with her rather large bandage for her very small cut!

Future American Idol Winner?

Probably not....but here is a link to Kate's latest rendention of Twikle, Twinkle Little Star.

Kate is enjoying a cupcake at her friend Emory's party!

The Bachelor Crew

I have lost count how many years ago we started watching the Bachelor with our good friends Jill and Matt Bleything...but lets just say we rarely miss an episode. So even now that we both have kids we still get together on Monday nights to watch the show. The bachelor ended about a month ago... but wanted to share some pics of us all together.

We tried to get a pic of the kids...it didn't really work so we took the next shot.

Jill, Sam, Kate, Ben & Camille

Ben & Sam hanging out before the show and their bedtime...

Our good friend Travis has recently joined in on our watching parties. Can't wait until next season!

Visit from Gigi

Over her spring break my mom (aka Gigi) came to spend a few days with us. We had a great time and one day had a true "girls days" filled with shopping and we visited the Princess Diana exhibit that is currently at Union Station.

Kate and Gigi

The exhibit didn't allow photos inside so this was the only one we could take.

Kate loves to ride the carousel at the mall so of course we had to take a break from shopping to ride the carousel. We rode it twice and each time she requested to ride the white horse!

We ended the day at the Nordstrom Cafe...we had a great time with Gigi and can't wait for her to come back and visit again soon!