February

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.

Birthday dinner

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.