Happy Saturday!!

Kate’s 5th Birthday

Our sweet princess turned 5 today! We had a wonderful day. The Reese’s were visiting and we celebrated with a princess party. Belle and Cinderella even came! It was an amazing day!!  Kate and her friend, Ella  Daddy trying to put the tiara on Kate, but it ended up on his head instead!  Belle and Cinderella came to Kate’s party! She was extremely bashful at first. But after about 10 minutes she warmed up and got so excited!  Kate and Grandma with the princesses  Kate and her friend Sydney!  Eric decorated the princess cake. The Reese Family

Fun with the Cousins

It was absolutely wonderful to be in Louisiana for three weeks this summer. I feel so blessed that we got to spend that much time soaking up the Zeringues. Kate and Jackson LOVE their cousins and miss them dearly, but they sure had fun while we were there!  Baby Zachary  Princess Caroline and Princess Kate  We had a few sleepovers while we were there…Kate thought that was awesome!

Alligator Farm

Kate, Jackson and I toured an alligator farm with the family while in Louisiana. I wasn’t quite sure what to expect, but much to my surprise, it was quite fun! Jackson could care less about the alligators. He loved the baby goat! And Kate enjoyed the small turtles 🙂  Touching/petting an alligator with her cousins.  BIG 17′ alligators!  Can you see the gator right behind us? Apparently, they’ve gotten past this fence before…yikes!  Jackson enjoyed talking to the goats!  I’m not scared!  Kate and the baby turtles. Relaxing and cooling off after the tour.

Summer Time in Louisiana

The kids and I have taken a little break from Wisconsin to enjoy some good, quality family time with the Zeringues.  Kate wasn’t so sure about this crawfish boil thing 😉 She loves bugs, but I think this frightened her a bit. She enjoyed peeling shrimp, but didn’t care for the taste. Poor girl, doesn’t know what she’s missing.  Mimz, Poppa, cousin Nicholas, Caroline, Kate, Jackson and Luke.  Jackson loves his Oreos! These days he’ll let you know he’s done eating or doesn’t like what you’re giving him by shaking his head “no”.  I love this photo!! Seriously, these two are so good together. They love each other SO much!! Jackson is walking a lot these days holding onto things, but...