2010 Extended Family Pictures

For Christmas we gave my parents a family photo session. We all had such a fun time...and at the same time worried about how the pictures would turn out-especially with 5 kids! They turned out cute. Annaka did it again....she's got some magic. This is my (katie's) side of the family: parents, brothers, sister in law, niece and nephew, and my little family. This was the PERFECT gift for them. There are TONS of pictures too-I just love them!

Me and my Mom

Love this one of my girls...we told them to give each other a kiss...and they BOTH actually listened to me the 1st time and ended up kissing on the lips! They thought it was so funny!

The kids just decided to look in the window...so Annaka snapped a shot-so cute!

Baby Whit is such a Ham for the camera....

Parker lovin' on Uncle Bret

Hilarious! I never knew my Dad could jump so high!

My Dad and Brothers

I LOVE this one of all of us walking

Just being silly!

This one reminds me of that saying, "All because two people fell in love..."

Dad and Mom

Valentine's Day 2010

The Friday before Valentine's Day the girls and I made some sugar cookies. We pulled our hair back, rolled out the dough, used the cookie-cutters, baked the cookies, frosted them, and then decorated them with sprinkles! We had a good time..and delivered the cookies to Grandma and Grandpa. Cousin Noelle and uncle Jason came over to help us decorate some cookies, then took a plate home as their Valentine gift from us. Papa and Lala were out of town for Valentine's Day...so we sent them a picture of the cookies we made them. We then spent the next few days eating whatever cookies were left!

Hair pulled back to cut cookies

Dough

Cookie Cutters

Ready to bake!

Yum....yum..

YUMMY!

I'm sorry I have to brag....but how could I NOT brag about these beautiful flowers?!

Dan and I celebrated our Valentine's Day on the Friday before the holiday. He first came home from work with these beautiful flowers....red roses are my favorite. We went to see Avatar in the theater...and enjoyed the whole 3D experience. After the movie we went to PF Changs for dinner. We then headed home for a full-nights sleep.

That's right...my parents were brave enough to offer to take all 3 kids for the night!

Thanks!

WE HAD A GREAT VALENTINE'S DAY!

Disneystore Princess Party

The Disney Store occasionally does a Princess Party. The girls wear their favorite princess costume, get some free snacks, and then get a paper crown with a chance to earn some jewel stickers to put on it. The jewels are earned by learning how to be a princess...and a member of the staff teaches all the girls how to curtsy, wave, good posture, how to daintily hold a tea cup, and how to walk gracefully. Needless to say, everyone passes the test. The store then gives you 20% off of any item that has to do with a princess. Yep, that's the gimmick. What's great though is when you find some dresses on the clearance rack that have princesses on them...and then get an additional 20% off of the clearance item!! Free cookies, crackers, juice...and the girls get to get all dressed up. It sure beat staying at home. I packed a sack lunch for the girls and myself and after the party we went to the food court to eat our lunch. The only one that wasn't completely in heaven was Parker. He was looking around at everything going on...and had a look on his face like, "I'm stuck with all of these girls again?" He did enjoy lunch. All in all, it was a fun trip doing something different and fun...without spending a lot of money!

Parker at lunch

This picture's so funny...it looks like they're mad at each other! Looking at all of the princesses in the store.

Crazy!!!

My 2 princesses and thier prince

A couple of cakes for Kinslee

I have had some fun making cakes recently. Practice, practice, practice....that is what makes you better-right?! My friend Kinslee was having some complications and was put on bed rest...so I took her family a meal and made them cake for dessert. It was a good opportunity to practice my buttercream techniques....which need MUCH more practice. Kinslee also had a surprise shower...and I made the cake for her gift. I hadn't done a tiered cake in awhile..so I gave it a try-again....trying the whole buttercream thing. It didn't turn out how I had envisioned...but it was alright. It tasted good...I guess that's the most important thing. You learn something else each time you make a cake-that's for sure!

Kinslee

Shower cake

Dessert for family