Katie had a fun birthday. It actually lasted about 3 days, just because schedules didn't match up. On Friday, she spent the morning with Ryan, Elayna, and I. Then Ryan and Katie went to lunch with some of Ryan's extended family. (I didn't feel well, so I stayed home with Elayna.) She came home and took a nap before Ryan's 2 softball games that night, and that was pretty much the whole day.
On Saturday, Katie opened some presents from us. The first was a backpack with books in it.Then my parents came and brought her a set of Littlest Pet Shop animals. Then she opened 2 Barbie dolls, with extra clothes and shoes. (Sidenote: So, apparently all Barbies are not the same. The first one I bought her had ballet shoes on, so normal shoes won't fit her. The 2nd Barbie has wide "normal" feet because she is a Beach Barbie. So the normal shoes won't fit her either! It's a conspiracy!) We went to Gigi's and Grandpa Joe's and she got some CD's of children music, and a baseball cap. (just like daddy, and Grandpa Joe, and David, and Uncle Ryan, etc.)
This is a video of her opening the Barbie clothes, and then the Barbies. It makes me laugh every time I watch it.
I love how she compares the clothes and shoes to herself. When Katie pulled the 2nd Barbie out of the box, the Beach Barbie was in a package. Katie just looked at the back of the box and said, "It's a beach." We got her to turn it around and look at the doll, but she acted like she had never seen a Barbie before. Odd, considering her response to the first one.
Then we had a party in our backyard. Cupcakes and ice cream. Katie loves her cousins, so it was great to have some of them there to help her celebrate. Irma and Jerry got her a fun pool thing, and some cute, cute clothes.
As if that wasn't enough, on Sunday, Clarissa, Ryan, and Ryot gave her a bag full of paint, paper, snacks, foam letters and numbers. This girl has way too many people that love her! (As if that could ever happen.)
This is Katie's little Mexican dress that Irma and Jerry got for her. She looks so cute! Her hair is getting so long. It is so beautiful! It always looks good, even if it is messy. It's just so curly and soft.
We are so glad we have Katie in our lives. She is such a joy to us. She has the sweetest smiles, she helps me with everything, and her giggle melts my heart. Katie is smart, has a great sense of humor, loves to pretend, tickles and entertains Elayna, and is just a good girl.
There is no way to adequately express how much we love her.
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