Our Princess is 6

Today was Kate's 6th birthday... where-o-where has time gone? I cannot believe she is already 6. She surely is our princess. She has a quick wit and sharp tounge - a real street smart kid (already). She already knows how to work her sarcasm and is (very unfortunately) quite the good little storyteller (AKA liar)... (Don't worry... we'll be sure to keep a good eye on her - and Caleb will help us - we are quite sure). She is also quite an actress. Kate is funny... no, actually, Kate is hilarious!!! She is the one who always makes us laugh. Kate can say the exact same thing (funny or not) as the next person, but the way she says it will crack others up like no other.

Kathryn is a wonderful addition to our family. She is very kind. She is always willing to share. She is a sweet sister - and though she'd love to have a sis of her own, she does a great job handling all the boys. She always has her brothers vying for her attention. She is fun loving and always up for an adventure.

We are so happy to have Kate as our princess.

We love you, little girl!!!

In the hospital with Kathryn - 6/4/02 - Boise, Idaho

Pretty little girl with a head full of hair (a couple of weeks old)

Kathryn's blessing

Her big brother loves her SOOO much!

3 months old

Christmastime 2002

Easter - 2003

1st birthday

2 years old

3rd birthday

3 years old... one of my all time Faves of her! :)

5 years old... (I know I missed 4 years old, but I can't find some of my picture disks... yikes!)

The weekend before her birthday we had a party with several of her classmates... it was wild. We had 11 kids show (plus our older 3). It was a royal theme. Everyone had a blast.

The girls making bead crowns... (the boys are in the other room painting shields)... loved these! Couldn't have done it without the fab Aunt Jessie helping out!!! Thanks!

We had a relay race with the girls putting on princess dresses and the boys knight costumes. They had to get it on, get their pics taken and then take off the garb and run back to tag the next teammate. It was a good way to hype them all up....

And then... when we needed to calm down, Awesome Tony stepped in and had them all meditate... he even taught them a real meditation mantra... the kids still love doing it - and it's a great way to grab a few seconds of peace.

The party came to and end, but for Kate and Sami the fun kept going until around 12:30 (at least, that's when I fell asleep). It was Kate's first official sleep over. The girls had a ton of fun. We put up the small tent in the front room and they got to "camp out" and watch High School Musical.

Here is Kate on her actual birthday... it was a nice day... At school she had her Kindergarten celebration (perhaps that will be another post) and then we did a family party at night.