Fly On the Wall

Our sweet friend Jessica took pictures of Kate this month and these are just a few of the results, without any editing done. It was cold but Kate still loved it.

February was a big month for Kate. She turned 8, had a visit from Grandma and grandpa Hardy, got baptized, got her ears pierced and just had a whole lot of fun this month. It was such a neat day. Kate was surrounded by friends and family that love her and she felt it and enjoyed the day soooo much. It was fun to watch her. Big thanks to everyone who loves her so much. She's wearing her cousin Jessica's(whom she adores) dress that she wore probably close to 15 yrs ago. That was extra special for her.

I didn't get many pictures but I was able to snap this before of our great friends the Wrights. It's an understatement to say Kate loves this family, they are simply the best. (Jane and Claire and another friend Whitney did all the music at Kate's request, and they did a great job).

Grandma and Grandpa's visit was just a few days but we enjoyed every minute. The kids had so much fun playing games. Jack was always pulling out checkers or Chutes and Ladders to play with Grandpa.




This is Lily's look when we say smile, she used to squint and tilt her head so we started telling her to open her eyes and so this is what we get now.

January for us brought warmer weather so what else would Jack do but let the bunnies out and lure them around with a carrot. Lily stayed safely on the deck, she is not really a fan of any animal running loose.

Santa did visit our house this year(We have proof, just keep reading). It was super fun to have G-ma and G-pa Liddell spend the night, it made it so much fun. Here's the morning picture on the stairs...


And the proof....Kate set up the camera to catch Santa. We have a setting where the camera takes a picture when it detects a smile so she figured we could catch Santa at the tree as he turns around with his jolly grin. He was pretty quick on his feet when he saw the camera light up but this is what she caught.
And just for the record there is a fair amount of this happening these days. {Sigh} Isn't she cute?

We were lucky to have family at our house on Christmas Eve. Lonnie and Peter, Lonnie's parents and Mom and Dad. We sure missed everyone else. It was pretty quiet and we kept expecting more people to arrive. We still had some fun, there was the kid's gift exchange, adult white elephant, Christmas Story, and lots of yummy food.

Just a few short months ago we were playing in the snow, making Christmas crafts, delivering goodies and dreaming of Santa. A Christmas season is never complete without building gingerbread houses. We had Rapunzel's tower, a race car and a barn covered and filled with gum-drops!

So the day has finally come that I am making the ol' bloggity blog private. I really was going to quit blogging all together but my big sis kicked and screamed while telling me she can't go a day without seeing my kids so instead I will take the plunge and go private. I know I'll lose some readers but since there really aren't that many of you here with me anyways I think we will all survive. Okey dokey, so I guess I will make it private in a few days and I think I know who reads this but if you want to make sure you get an invite send me an email or comment and I'll be sure to include your email.
And next up, Christmas did visit our house this year and it's about time I get the pictures off our camera so that will be my next post in the land of private blogs. And then a few pics of Jack playing basketball, started coaching him last night and it was oh so fun! 5 year olds dribbling a basketball is a sight to see!