The Woods: April 2011

Thursday, April 28, 2011

It's a Bow Thing!

Kate's Aunt Ashley just started a new business, Adorn By Ashley, which makes beautiful, handmade bows! This couldn't be better timing for us because Kate finally has enough hair to wear bows. Now we don't go anywhere without one. As soon as she wakes up in the morning, Kate begins requesting "shoe shoe" and "bow bow"... this child loves her accessories!

Kate loves wearing Ashley's bows, and there are a few pictures of her below. If you would like to see more of these beautiful bows or purchase one (or a few!), you can visit Ashley's Etsy shop at the following link: http://www.etsy.com/shop/adornbyashley

Adorn by Ashley also has a page on facebook. Be sure to "like" it, so that you can see all of the new bows as they become available. Here is the link:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Adorn-by-Ashley/104188459669434

So, what are you waiting for?!? Ready, Set, Bow! :)

Monday, April 25, 2011

Happy Easter!!

While Kate doesn't really understand why we celebrate Easter, she did love all of the festivities surrounding this special day.

Egg hunts with friends and cousins, playing outside of Church (with all of the other noisy toddlers who couldn't sit quietly for an hour), family lunches and dinners, "hop hops" everywhere, and lots of CHOCOLATE, made for a VERY excited little girl!

Below are a few pictures from Easter day. More pictures from our week to come!

And just for fun... A flashback from last year:

Same little dress, but look at how much our girl has grown!

Easter morning...Kate could not believe that each egg was filled with yummy treats! Pure joy!

But the best discovery....the chocolate "hop hop" (never fear, we will be working on this bunny for a while!)

An egg hunt with cousin Adelyn. Those eggs didn't stand a chance!

Kate kept saying, "One more, egg!"

Ready or not, here we come!

Hmmm.. this looks yummy!

"Mom, enough with the pictures! This egg hunting is serious business!"

Lunch with Addie... Kate was happy to feed Addie avocado, as long as she didn't have to eat any!

Time to color...too bad Kate missed the coloring book. At least she didn't color the wall! :)

Kate and her Dada!

Happy Easter!

Friday, April 15, 2011

The Office

On Wednesday, Kate and I surprised Robby with lunch at his office. We brought one of our favorites, Bodos bagels (as Kate says, "YUMMY!"), for our little "picnic."

Kate had a blast! Kate knows that her Dada goes "to work" every day. However after that lunch, Kate will probably think Robby spends his day spinning in his chair and staring out the window! :)

Below are a few pictures of our girl hard at work!

You mean we are going to eat here?!?

Hmmm... would you like some help with these files?!?

(Never fear...no files were harmed in the making of this picture)

People watching

Kate has A LOT to say!

Spinning in the computer chair is so fun!

All in a day's work!

Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Beach Babies

Last weekend, we went to the beach with our friends, the McNerneys and the Tullos and all of our children (five children under the age of 3!). All of the grown-ups grew up together in Charlottesville, and it is so fun (and kind of crazy!) that our children are now all friends with one another.

All of the kids had the best time together. I don't think we have ever seen Kate have so much fun! She was so excited to have someone to play with every second of the day!

We are so thankful for our friends, their precious children and the opportunity to watch these little ones' friendships develop!

Enjoy some of the pictures from the trip!

Beach babies (Avery, Kate, Riley and Turner...Colin was asleep in the baby carrier)