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!

Kate is 2!

We just celebrated Kate's 2nd Birthday...the past two years have gone by fast. Kate really likes Elmo and Abby Cadabby from Sesame Street so we threw her an Elmo and Abby themed party! Below are a few of the highlights.

Kate in front of the cake table....telling us she is 2!

The cake....

Grandma Charlie made these Elmo Cake Pops for the party...they were super cute and yummy! The party favor bags

The gift bags were filled with these crayons in the shape of Elmo.

The party table.

We were lucky that we had good weather for her party so everyone could be in our backyard.

The kids played pin the nose on Elmo!

Opening presents with Grandpa Potchad.

Big Birthday hugs from Grandma Charlie.

Not wanting to smile...

On her actual Birthday Kate was sick, but she felt better by the end of the day so we did go out to eat at one of her favorite places, Chick-fil-a. Kate didn't eat much, but the rest of us enjoyed it!

St. Patrick's Day Parade

Saturday was a beautiful early Spring day in KC, so we headed to the Brookside St. Patrick's Day Parade. It was a great parade that lasted over an 1 1/2 with everything from floats to men in kilts. (see below) We had a great time!

Fall Photos

This past fall we had our family photos taken. The photographer finally updated her blog today with the pics....so wanted to share with all of you. Click here to view the collage of photos she put together. Our family photo on the right was also taken by this photographer as well as the photos below. Enjoy!

Snow Day!

KC got about 12 inches of snow on Tuesday. I am lucky that my office was closed on Tuesday and Wednesday so I enjoyed a mid-week break and stayed home with Kate. Here are some pics of how we spent our snow days!

Tiny Dancer

Kate has been playing dress-up in her tutus. I think we have a future ballerina in the making. She even talked her mom into playing dress-up too!

Christmas Vacation

I am lucky that my office closes between Christmas and New Years so the Potchad family enjoyed some good family time this past week. Here are a few pics of the week's highlights!

Kate loving the ice skaters at the Crown Center skating rink.

Checking out all of the lights and Christmas displays at the famous "Falmouth" display

in Prairie Village.

We met some friends at an in-door play gym one morning so all of the kids could burn off some energy. Here is Kate going up the steps and then down the slide super fast!

Following her buddy Graham Briscoe!

Hanging out with Joshua Eberhart at the gym.

Kate and Emory Niswanger going down the slide together.

We enjoyed an evening with our friends Debbie and Buddy McFadden and they spoiled Kate with this cute puppy dog!

Kate with Austin and Luke Steging and Finley Kullberg on New Years.