Kathryn Turns THREE!

Kathryn's 3rd birthday allows me the chance to reflect on all that this third child has brought to our lives. Kathryn is a study in extremes. She has brought us the sweetest singing voice (black is for the sin I made, red is for the blood he gave, white is cleansing of my sin. . .) and the shrillest screaming (MINE, NO!). She can flash the most brillant smile or perform the deepest pout (all within a nanosecond!) She will cuddle up to read a book and then jump up to wrestle with her brother. She can bring out mommy's worst and best:-) Our family is blessed to celebrate three year with our Kathryn Grace.

We celebrated with pizza and cake with our "Ripon family": Anemas, Hoekstras, & Schoollands. It was a great time to get together, chat, watch the kids play, and sing "Happy Birthday" to Kat.

Making Kat's flip-flop cake:

The birthday girl helping to put the candies on the cake:

The finished product:

Mommy and the birthday girl:

Kat opening a gift from Grandma:

Getting some help from the sibs:

Posing in her new duds (She loved the clothes; she just wasn't happy about Mommy taking a pictures!):

Getting ready for the party:

Singing to Kathryn:

Another gift:

New jammies and princess dishes from Mom & Dad and Little Peoples horse trailer from Grandma!