Summertime

August 8, 2010 – 1:15 pm

The summer is flying by and I haven’t posted in what seems like forever.  Here is a little of what we’ve been up to this summer

Sylvia loved helping ‘mom’ in the garden.  Its actually my mom’s garden – but since I call her mom, Sylvia does too.   I am not sure she was much help with the strawberries.  Her idea of helping is really just eating them.  Hopefully Grandma enjoyed the company anyway :)

Nicholas got better at shootin hoops.

Sylvia wasn’t too fond of sparklers, but loves ice cream and her cousins.

Nicholas too!


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Two-Wheelers & Ice Cream

May 23, 2010 – 10:02 pm

On Tuesday, Scott already replaced the tire on Nicholas’ three month old bike. Nicholas flies down the driveway and slams on his brakes to make skid marks and the other day it just popped. Before Scott put the training wheels back on, we thought we would take him to the shop and try teaching him to ride his bike without them. I never in a million years thought he would get it that night let alone the very first time. Here is a video of his second attempt and as you can tell I was quite excited for him :)

And here are a few pictures of the kids at the ice cream store tonight



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  1. Laura   -  

    Seriously, your kids could not be cuter….just when I think that they are the cutest, they get even cuter the next time! Looking forward to seeing you all in person in 6 weeks! :)

Cupcakes and Bubbles

May 13, 2010 – 1:10 pm






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Someone please teach this girl…

April 6, 2010 – 9:41 pm

…the difference between makeup and paint brushes!


Nicholas’ masterpiece…

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Happy Birthday Sylvia

April 5, 2010 – 9:21 pm

I can’t believe I’ve been away from blogging so long that I actually missed Sylvie’s 2nd birthday. This year her birthday fell on a Wednesday which meant it was a Grammie day. My mom made cupcakes for Sylvia which Nicholas helped decorate. Sylvia loved them!


When Daddy got home from work we opened presents. She got a shopping cart from us along with a few other toys.



I don’t know if its because of the balloons, the birthday sundaes or that is is just plain loud in there, but we always seem to end up at Red Robin for the kids’ birthdays.


Then on Friday we went to TGI Fridays to celebrate with Scott’s family.




Sylvia enjoyed another sundae there , but decided it was easier to lap it up like a dog instead of using her spoon.
Sylvia had one more party at my mom’s house a couple of weeks later. This time she shared the spotlight with several of her cousins, and I’m pretty sure she enjoyed these cupcakes too!

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  1. grammie   -  

    !those big, brown eyes sure are beautiful! Fun pictures…she’s such a sweetie! Can’t believe she’s 2 already!

  2. Betsy   -  

    For a second I thought Chase was Johnny…Then I remembered Johnny is 17:) They are all getting so big so quickly! What sweet kiddos.

Just in case anyone is wondering why we want to get rid of our dog…

March 17, 2010 – 11:51 am

And she is quite proud of it!

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  1. Cara   -  

    That looks all too familiar. Our dog likes to bring me skunks, possums, and dead cow parts, it’s so gross.

  2. Jamie   -  

    Oh Kate. That picture made me crack up.

    Where is the rest, I wonder? LOL

  3. Laura   -  

    Oh dear. That is quite gross. I’ve got an idea, move to the city and have no yard…our bird dog has yet to catch anything with all this cement around. ;)

  4. grammie   -  

    awwww…she’s smiling! She was so excited and it was so gross! Find any takers yet?

  5. Betsy   -  

    Aww, Ells:) I like Laura’s idea…Not as much wildlife in DC! Just a lot of dog parks. How perfect.

Happy Valentines Day

February 14, 2010 – 8:00 am







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  1. grammie   -  

    could they possibly be any cuter? I don’t think so! Happy Valentine’s Day to my precious little ones too! Love you to pieces.