We celebrated Catherine’s third birthday today. Here are some pictures:
This is Catherine after exclaiming “This is what I wanted!” Abigail leaned over to me and said “No she didn’t. She wanted a baby doll.” Catherine got her baby doll (which she named “Kate”) two presents later.
Catherine and her cake. We ate some of the candy off of the frosting before digging in.
A moment later, Catherine would get a birthday card. She smiled and said “E-Mail!” Ah these 21st century children!
These are my two oldest nieces, Abigail and Catherine. Abigail will be six in February. She is scarily smart. She is also funny. When I started playing with her hair and telling her how long it had gotten, she replied “I take a lot of baths. That’s why.”
Catherine took a break from dancing to pose for me.
This is my brother Clay and his wife Monica. They have been married since 2000 and are expecting baby number four in September.
Abigail in her fairy costume. She is holding her bunny puppet, whom she named Clayton. Clayton is her dad’s name.
This is the best one I could get of my mom and dad. They spent most of the afternoon cracking up. We have a funny family.
Two of the men in my life:Â my husband Ken and my brother Clay.
Grandmama and Elisabeth. Elisabeth spent most of the day saying “Ma-ma”. Such is her word for “Give me something to nibble on.”
A close up of Clay and his computer.
Kenny and his favorite chair. Elisabeth was a wiggle worm, but she managed to pose prettily for this one.
 
Clay and his girls.
We ended the day with Abigail pointing to a white car in my parents’ driveway and saying “Look Uncle Ken! We have a car like that.” To which Monica replied, “Abigail, that IS our car.” Ah my nieces. Ain’t nothin’ like ’em.
You may commence with the oohing and aahing now.