Katelyn is 4!!

Katelyn at a week old

Katelyn is 1!

Katelyn is 2 1/2!

Katelyn is 3 1/2!

It's hard to believe that Katelyn is 4, but at the same time, hard to believe that she hasn't been 4 for a few years now. It's fun to look back at pictures of her. Hans and I sure love her. She was born just packed with personality and she continues to amaze and amuse us with her sense of humor and joy for life. She loves to be alive and knows how to have a good time. She has always been our joke-teller and the one to try and be funny. She increases the intensity and liveliness of our home and I'm grateful to her for that. I love her!

We had a fun week celebrating. For her birthday she woke up to princess balloons tied to her chair and her usual breakfast of 2 eggs, 2 strips of bacon, and 4-5 pancakes on the red special plate. She then took her cupcakes to school to share and came home to go indoor mini-glow golfing with Hans. Just the two of them. She received phone calls from Grandpa and Grandma Heath, Aunt Melanie, and Aunt Melissa. After Melanie's call she said, "Why does everyone keep calling me, mom?" Then we had our good friends the Johnsons over for cake and ice cream and to open her presents from Kaylee and Nicole since they couldn't make her Friday party. From us she got a pretty gymnastics leotard and some markers. Ashley gave her a sticker book. She was spoiled! On Friday we had her party with a handful of friends and she had a great time. We played games, colored pictures, busted open a pinata, and ate cookies and ice cream. With valentine's day we are packed with sugar and candy. I'm looking forward to the candy let-down this week! Thanks for all your thoughts on her birthday!!

At 4 years old Katelyn weighed in at 34 pounds and I can't remember her height. She was 50 % for both. She had perfect hearing (once she decided to obey the command) and 20/30 vision. She is the vision of health. Hooray for that.