KATE'S GOT A NEW SPRINKLER!

Kate loves the water so I decided to get her a sprinkler to play with in the yard. I didn't really read the instructions just hooked it up and Scott and I started to film and take pictures. Scott started saying that surely the thing would spray more water than it was, so as I was trying to adjust it, all of a sudden the thing started spinning round and round!! Well, Kate thought that was even better. Not long after the water began to run down the little hill in our yard, a mud puddle formed and Kate forgot all about the sprinkler in favor of playing in the puddle! I hope this doesn't mean she won't be a girly girl!!

WHERE IS "PUP DOG"?

It is on days like this that I am extra glad to live in the South! Scott, Kate and I spent the afternoon riding around looking at some beautiful homes that were open for the Spring Parade of Homes. Scott and I are always on the hunt for new ideas for when we build the next house. Kate rode along watching her Blue's Clues DVD, happy as a lark.

The attached picture is of Kate playing in the backyard one day last week. Please tune out the dead plant at her feet. The people who owned our house before were big fans of all things that sprout up and look good only for a short time and then they die off and there's nothing green in their place all winter. Being the lovers of all low maintenance plants that never die or lose their leaves, Scott has been killing every living thing beside our fence in order to spruce up and plant new. One of Kate's favorite things these days is to stand at the fence and call to her favorite neighbor "Pup Dog". The dog's name is actually Sami, I think, but Kate prefers Pup Dog. I think Scott actually feels sorry for her and may actually let her have one of her own in this lifetime!

RUN FRIEND RUN

A group of good friends recently ran in the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure. Our team set out to do the race and raise a little money for the cause. We ended up raising over $6500 dollars and finished only behind one of the race's sponsors!!! Right before the race began, Katie Magers was set to walk in the fun run/walk with the little ones. I didn't want her to go it alone, so I volunteered to walk with the kiddos too. My walking buddies were Ayden Kilpatrick and Will Barber. Ayden and I had the most marvelous conversation all the way around the park. Will spoke up only to tell me that he would not be walking around 3 times, just 1!!! He was a trooper and made it the whole one lap. We all ran/walked in honor of Avery Edmonson and various friends and family who have fought breast cancer. I hope that we will make this an annual event.

SPRING BREAK 08

Kate and I had a terrific Spring Break. This year it was extra long because it ran through the Easter break. It was warm and we played in the back yard all week. Kate got a doll house for the backyard for her birthday so she was in hog heaven!! We also took a little trip to the park with our friends the Lampkins, Mayos, and Myricks. We had a picnic lunch and everyone's child except guess who's sat so nicely on their picnic blanket and ate so that they could play on the playground. I spent my time chasing Kate and begging her to sit down. Boy, she is really at that age!! I don't know how I can corral a room full all day and can't get my own to do a single thing - the "terrible 2s" really are TERRIBLE!!!

NOT QUITE A BIRTHDAY!

As luck would have it, our heating unit went out 2 days before we were to have Kate's birthday party. Of course, the weather decided to be extra cold so, there was no way we could have it at our house inside or out! So we spent the weekend like vagabonds shuffling from Scott's dad's in Crystal Springs to our super friends, the Powells. We did manage to take Kate out for a birthday dinner and came back to our frigid house for cake with Poppa D, Granna, Brian and Keith. Scott's dad gave Kate a red corvette pedal car and Janice gave her the sweetest pair of tap shoes. Kate is obsessed with tap shoes! Kate loved her cake. Everyday for a week, the first thing she would say when we would walk in from picking her up in the afternoon would be, "Cake!" She gets that from her momma!

In case you were wondering, within a week of having a whole new heating unit put in, the control board on the brand new unit was faulty and on a Friday night we were booted out of the house again because the house just wouldn't heat up. But we just took a quick trip over to the Powell Hotel where we have a standing reservation. Kate's party had been rescheduled for this weekend and again had to be cancelled. We are officially moving her birthday to May from now on when heat is not necessary. Good thing she was still too young to know it was her big day!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, KATE!!!

I cannot believe that today is here and that my "baby" is turning 2!!!! The thought that 2 years of our lives have slipped by so quickly just blows my mind. For those of you who knew me well during my whole saga of trying to get pregnant, you know how much I wanted and prayed for a healthy baby. You also know that it was never any secret that I REALLY wanted a little girl. In His time, God not only sent me a beautiful baby, but a precious little GIRL to boot. Everything I went through to have her and all the craziness shortly thereafter was worth every moment of joy and sorrow along the way. She is the absolute greatest gift I could have ever hoped for. To say that I am proud to be her mother is probably the largest understandment on earth! It is my prayer that she will be grow to be a young lady who is grounded in her faith, loved by her friends, and caring and compassionate to others. I hope that she always knows how much I love and adore her and how very thankful I am that God has allowed Scott and me the privilege of being her parents. We are some lucky people!! Above are a couple of pictures she reluctantly agreed to POSE for. Check out how she likes to smile while exposing only her bottom teeth!!!

SHE'S AT IT AGAIN!

Today, I decided to do a little more painting of our "new" old house. I was standing on the vanity painting and turned around to find Kate on the top rung of the ladder about 4 feet from me. I got down and got the camera and Scott and took her picture so you could see just how high she was. She isn't afraid of a thing in the world and thinks climbing is a sport! Check out the pictures. Don't worry, we only let her stay for the picture and then she had to get down. After climbing she and Scott were so exhausted (remember I'm the one slaving away painting) that they had to go and lie down. I am happy to report that the bathroom is painted and I only have 4 more rooms and 2 hallways to go!!