Milestones!

Kindergarten and preschool- major milestones! Both kids had adorable graduation programs that made me both proud and weepy all at the same time. I don't do so well with things like this because they are stark reminders that my children are growing up and moving closer to the time when their lives will take them away from me (birthdays also conjure this weird feeling where I bawl the night before and then revel in the excitement of the most anticipated day of my child's year). Days like these, though, are also good times to stop and realize how good my life is and how much joy these children bring me everyday. It doesn't last forever so every moment needs to be treasured!

Princess Kate turns 4!

Kate Elizabeth Killebrew turned 4 the end of May in royal fashion! She and her 4 favorite friends, Zoey, Savanah, Molly and Peighton dressed up and had "tea" with Belle at the Garden Angel Tea Room and later we ate her "Sugar Castle" cake with our family. Her favorite present was a silky Sleeping Beauty pillow and she has dressed up in her pink princess dress every day since. She loved every second of it!

L'Ella

Sweet little Ella (more affectionately known as "Ella Bella Claire Bear" in our home) is a constant source of joy! She is by far the most easy going and has stayed my baby for so long (although she is just shy of 18 months she can still pass for 9 months)! She is very fond of her brother and he is the one who can usually calm her down in the rare event that she get upset. She also loves to copy her sister (for better or worse) and wants to do everything Kate does including balancing on high heals and covering her head with hair bows. Her first word was her version of her name "L'Ella" which was soon followed by "Dada" which meant both Daddy and Doggie (much to Chad disappointment). On Mother's Day she surprised me by pointing to me and saying "Mama"!
Her latest trick is nodding "no" to everything while having a mischievous look in her eye- I wonder where she learned that?