Before I talk about the weekend, I wanted all of you to know our big news. We are expecting a new addition to our family on Sept. 22, which puts me at 11 weeks pregnant. Kate has been a wonderful big sister for the past almost 2 years; therefore, it is now time for Carly to be a big sister. We told the girls last week, and Kate informed us that she wanted another little sister. Given the Tate family track record, we are pretty sure her wish will come true. Through everything that happened in the fall, we just pray the Lord blesses us with a healthy baby.
We had quite the weekend this past weekend. We had a pretty relaxing Friday night and then Saturday morning, we had a very fun birthday party. Precious Caleb Dunkle turned 4 years old, and we were so happy to celebrate with him. They had a circus type theme with balloon blowing, face painting, cotton candy and a magic show.
Kate chose a pink heart for her face.
Carly chose a red flower.
The Dunkles had many fun activities in their backyard.
Carly loved the cotton candy!
Caleb and his sister Justine watching the magic show
We were quite impressed with Kate when she volunteered to help out with a magic trick.
Here are the balloon animals. They had a red fire truck cake so that is why Kate's mouth looks red. As you can see she really enjoyed it!
Carly's balloon
A special surprise was that the Wylie Fire Department came by the house in their fire truck. We had all donated teddy bears to give them so they came by to pick them up. They were really nice to let us look at everything and show us how everything worked. Caleb loves fire trucks, so it was a hit with him. Here Caleb and Kate are together.
Afterwards, I took Kate and met up with Kamara and Aubrey in Grapevine. Our nephews, Will and Kale are in a Winnie the Pooh play. Will had the lead role of Winnie the Pooh, and Kale was a bee. It was sooo cute! Kate and Aubrey were so in awe of it. Here is Kate, Will and Aubrey. Will has become such a talented actor. I am such a proud Aunt!
Both girls were being a little shy. I think they were kind of starstruck. Kale stole the crowd's attention as the bee.
After the play, Kamara and I bought the girls Sonic slushes and went to a nearby park. As an extra special treat, my parents met us there to spend time with them. We also visited very shortly with Aunt Lori and Breeanne, Tate and Isabelle.
I couldn't believe Kate climbed to the top of this! She did need a little help getting down.
It is so neat to see how these two girls have growing up together and as they are the best of friends.
My Dad told the girls to look up in the trees for the squirrels.
Love it!
On Sunday, we enjoyed some family time and the nice weather outside. The girls wanted to eat their soup for lunch outside with Daddy.
Here is a bonus picture of yesterday. The girls just took it upon themselves to sit in the hallway and write with their babies. It just warms my heart when I see these things happening.
