Sissy is 6

Hard to believe this girl is SIX!

 At six years old, Kaitlyn loves crafts and anything artsy. Whenever she colors pictures with crayons she always sniffs the crayon before she uses the new color. She is also starting to understand how to play big kid games. She's fun to play with :) Since changing classrooms, Kaitlyn enjoys school again. She's becoming quite a reader, and still loves math. She is finding that reading stories to Jacob is fun! Kaitlyn also LOVES going to church and reading Bible stories. She's recently has gotten into listening to "old school" christian music (our old CDs) and bounces around in her room to it. 

She loved the streamers and balloons :)

 She loves all things girly. Pink, jewels, and princesses. But don't be fooled. This girl is quite an athlete! She can ride her bike on TWO wheels like a pro, is quite the gymnast (even though we are taking a break right now), starting soccer this spring, is a fish in the water, and has quite an arm to play catch and frisbee!

Happy Birthday sweet girl!

inside the cake!

and of course... how big baby #3 is on sissy's birthday :)

Christmas part 2

There's more (still Christmas)! It's been a busy few weeks! I have a lot of catching up to do!

We had some special visitors at Grandma and Grandpa Van's house!

LUKE AND LEAH!

4 generations

at the carousel with our cousins!

Leah's on my favorite horse!

DATE NIGHT!

I don't' know what is so funny.... ???

Luke and Kaitlyn, 5 years old

found the babies and stroller

It was so quiet upstairs, so we go to check on them and find this :) SO sweet!

Trying to get a group photo, Jacob did not want his picture taken

 We took about 10-15 photos, and this is what we go by the time we were done:

This makes me laugh!

It  was SO much fun to have Mark and Megan's family in Stevensville. 

Our time was short, but SO fun!

 My Aunt Sheryl had a little birthday while we were visiting. I was not about to cause a fire with 55 candles.... so I shaped them like "55". It was yummy!

don't blow out!

birthday girl

 Thanks for hosting us and all the other visitors in-between! We had so much fun!!