Happy Birthday Kate!

Kate is FOUR Years Old today!!! How did that happen?!

So today is all about Kate. She's a fun little gal. She's great at making up stories, which has gotten her into some trouble from time to time, but also makes us laugh. She has a great vocabulary and is always learning something new. She has a great memory and can remember things from when she was just an itty-bitty thing. She's started her first organized activity, gymnastics, and we're already seeing improvement in her coordination. She is finally able to stand on one foot, and she's learned to tuck in when doing somersaults. She says she's a ballerina every time she wears a skirt and a princess anytime she's in a dress.

She's learning more and more about God too. The other night at grace she thanked God for "covering us with His mercy." I'm sure we have a little while to go before she fully understands, but she does understand so much more now than she did a year ago. She can tell us the stories that she's learning about the Prodigal Son at church and Jesus walking on water at MOPS, with great detail.

Favorite toy: her stuffed sheep, Henry (Henry is a girl, by the way)

Favorite show: Barbar (though she hasn't seen seen it in weeks because she's refusing to nap)

Favorite restaurant: Chinese and McDonald's

Favorite color: black (note this changes daily)

Favorite book: Wind in the Willows

Favorite food: macaroni and cheese (I don't remember the last time we had that--I guess I'll have to make some now that she says it's her favorite!)