My Princess Karoline Belle

Can my baby really be four years old!? My sweet Karoline Belle has grown up faster than I could have imagined. She is such a blessing! I think I would have to say that she has the most tender spirit and loves to be loved and to love others! I LOVE her heart! Though she can act like a 14 year old some days rather than a 4 year old, most of the time Karoline just wants someone to sit on the sofa with her and cuddle! I love it. She is a people pleaser & always cautious like her Gammy & is into baking and creating art like her GiGi. She loves to dance like her Gandaddy & listen and play music like her PopPop! Most of the time she is the child with the calm, quiet personality like her daddy, but loves to have a fit every now and then,shop and has an obsession with dresses like me! I just love every bit of who she is and what she is becoming! I love you Princess Karoline Belle!

Meet Jenifer

For Karoline's 4th birthday I thought it would be a good time to sponsor a child through Compassion International... sounds a little strange, but she's at such a teachable age right now and I have wanted to sponsor a child for a while and now just seemed like the right time. I want her to have an understanding of the importance of giving to others, praying for others, that we are SO blessed by God, and that even though she does not have a sister (which she wants really bad, but too bad) she can have a sister in Christ across the world!

I picked a girl Karoline's age so they will kind of be doing similar things throughout life. I wanted Karoline to be able to relate to her. Her name is Jenifer and she lives in Peru. She loves looking at Jenifer's picture and praying for her every night. I am excited about this new journey for Karoline and Jenifer and hope they will get to know each other well!

I LOVE IT!

This is my Little Man... He's a MESS! I love him So much!

Yes, More Birthday Celebration

On Karoline's birthday we my parents came over for dinner and Karoline got to open a few more gifts from GiGi and PopPop, my parents, and a few from us.

Karoline's Birthday Party

Miss Princess Karoline enjoyed her gymnastics party with several of her friends on her birthday, Saturday, March 6th. It was crazy to think that four years before we were in a hospital in California shocked to know that I was in labor and our little girl was coming that day! NOW she is a beautiful, active, precious, loving 4 YEAR OLD! It's just crazy! We love our little girl so much. I want to do a post on Karoline at 4 later but for now here are a few birthday party pictures...

Here are some of my sweet friends, Julie, Emily, (me), Alice, Suzanne, Liz, Shannon

Danielle, Amanda, Amy- I am very thankful for these sweet ladies!

Beautiful cake made by Alice!





I made chocolate covered marshmallow pop's and

chocolate covered pretzel sticks as the party gifts.

Karoline had such a great day and we are so thankful for our friends who celebrated with us and that my parents got to be with her on her birthday. It's the first time my parents have been with her on a birthday. So fun.

Last Day Of 3!

I cannot believe today is my BABY'S last day of being 3! It's just TOO crazy to think about! Yesterday she helped me make cupcakes for her friends in her class today! I love that she's at an age where she wants to help me in the kitchen and really be around me all the time! I hope we area always best friends (I fear this will not be so ages 10-22)! I love her to pieces and I am blessed to be her mommy! Here are a few pictures from cupcake prep to her little class party!

Is this not PRECIOUS!?

The ONLY Hello Kitty candle I could find! SO big! Really made for a cake!

This Big Boy Has A Big Boy Room!

I LOVE this picture of Anderson... it's HIM! He's all boy! And now his big boy room is finished. The bed was TJ's first bed that his parents bought him after he came out of his crib and used his whole life! It's a HEAVY iron bed and we painted it red. I love it! The quilt was given to us by a friend a LONG time ago (when Anderson was 4 months old I think) that worked for Williams Sonoma Inc. and got it at a sample sale. I got the shams for $9 each & the wall thingy (I don't know what to call it) when they went on sale a few months later and I am so excited I got to take them out of the box! The funky letters are from our local Ship & Stuff mailing place :) Nothing else is new though... just reworked. PopPop suggested putting the drums in the closet and that has worked well. It's his "studio" :) Enjoy the pics!