Our Elmo Extravaganza!!

Kate's 1st birthday party was yesterday and boy did we have a blast!! It was, of course, Elmo themed. Elmo was everywhere. Kate was walking around all day pointing and saying "ELMO!" I'm pretty sure she loved it!! I didn't get any good pictures of the decorations...but there were balloons, streamers, and elmo printed everything everywhere!!
Our Elmo invitations (thanks Erica for the help!!)

On Saturday, Kate got to meet Elmo!! Talk about a dream come true for one little one year old!

I decided to try my hand at making a fancy cake!! Here is the Elmo cake I made!! The second cake is another cake we had made by Grandma and Aunt Deenie. We had enough cake from that one that we didn't even end up cutting my cake. We are freezing it and are going to eat it in a few weeks. We can't let all that hard work go to waste!


The Birthday girl


Presents





We sung happy birthday in the house and were going to go back outside where we were eating (and where Kate's high chair was) to give her her cake...well as you see, she dug right in on my lap. She devoured her cake!

Pinata time!

Kate had enough! She was beat by the end of night. Here she is lounging in her new sing and spin Elmo chair from Pappy! (Watching Elmo to end the day!)

When will a mama ever learn?

Will I ever learn to keep a diaper on Kate?? Well, I think now I will...Here's a funny story for you. I was changing Kate's diaper this morning and it looked like she was getting a bad diaper rash so I thought I'd leave her diaper off of her for a minute and give her a bath. Well as the water is filling up she's wandering around upstairs playing. I happen to notice the floor is really wet where she was standing. Okay...no big deal. We have hard wood floors so it's not too bad to clean. So the tub is continuing to fill up and I'm looking for an outfit for Kate. I'm sure you can guess where this story is going. I turn around to get Kate and she is pooping on the floor!! Right on her bedroom floor!! It looked like I had a dog in the house or something. It was so gross!! Luckily for everyone reading this, I left my camera at Dustin's parents house or I'd have included a picture!! Aren't kids the greatest!! They do things like that and you love them just the same!!

And just because everyone loves posts with pictures...here are some of Kate playing outside this week.

Look at me!

super cute shoes

So, Kate needs sandals for the summer...but since i found these darling things instead I just had to get them!! Aren't they cute?!?

cute new videos

where's your nose?


peek-a-boo!
(don't mind the food all over her face!) Kate was so tired that she was rubbing her eyes. But then started to make a game of peek-a-boo out of it!


Kate has turned into quite the chatterbox lately. Especially if her sesame street friends are involved!

playground

Kate has so much fun when we go to the park. She loves to go down the slide and swing on the swings. She has moved past picking up the wood chips and eating them to picking them up and throwing them. (much better!) The weather has been so beautiful! We will be spending lots of time at the playground!

Leslee's b-day party

Last weekend was my niece's 16th birthday party. Kate had a great time! (sorry Leslee I didn't get any pictures of the birthday girl!!)
p.s...don't mind the splotches on kate's face. she was a little splotchy that day?!?!

Kate sitting with Mommy

I said "CHEESE" and this is what I got!

Helping her cousin Leslee open her gifts

Kate with my niece sara's baby Isabella. I'm not so sure I want to sit with you...

Okay...I like you and I even want to give you a kiss!