Seeing Santa

Cate and Charlie got to see Santa two times this year!  Charlie held tight to his truck and never looked at Santa but at the grocery store he sat on his lap.

 HO, HO, HO! MERRY CHRISTMAS!

 Later, we all got to eat breakfast with Santa and Mrs. Claus.  Cate really loved Mrs. Claus!  We thought Santa was very authentic and love this picture of the Cate.

 

Happy 4th Birthday, Catie!

Happy Birthday, Cate!  We can't believe you are already four years old.  She had a small party (check out the Barbie cake her mom made!) with the neighbors (Lauren and Anthony), Sophia and Isabelle. 

 We enjoyed celebrating in Atlantic with family over Thanksgiving.  In the picture below, Cate and her mom get to eat cake at Grandma Jane's and Papa's.  Cate got a kitchen for her outdoor playset and clothes from Grandma Jane.  From Papa Trewet she got a LeapFrog Tag Reader and everyone bought her books for it.  She loves it!  Oftentimes she is still awake reading when we go to bed. 

Thanksgiving with the Becker family

Even though short, we enjoyed having all the Becker grandchildren together.

The traditional sisters with the new baby in front of the fireplace picture with Avonell

Cate really enjoyed the newest (and only other) Becker grand girl!

Thankful for the Trewet family!

We were thankful for our family yet sure missed our Mamaw this year. 

 Thankful for Trewet girls (small in number but not in smiles!) and PINK FLUFF!

 Thankful for beaters after making pink fluff and KISSES FROM PAPA!

 Thankful for Trewet boys...the grown up kids that they are!

 

Our sweet Chip

Couldn't resist this cute picture of Charlie.  He is 20 months old in this picture.

Halloween

 Annual pumpkin carving.  Nothing new this year--Carter was amazing--he carved Kermit the Frog this year!  Ace always enjoys being in the picture.

Cate was going to be a princess but came down in a cheerleader costume instead!

 She says she was cheering for Carter's team (not specific to the Cyclones or Hawkeyes).

 Gotta love this shark on a mission to get some candy.

We LOVE our neighbors--Lauren and Anthony.  Cate spent the ENTIRE summer playing with them!

Cate's Dream Vacation

We took Cate on a magical vacation in October.  It was a short weekend getaway with one day at the beach and one day at Disney.  Charlie stayed home so it was extra special.    

 The highlight of the day was breakfast with ALL the princesses at Cinderella's castle.  All of us loved it!

 Our princess...

It really was magical...

 We had an absolute blast with our friends the Menschners! They have kids the same age as ours (Lucy and Charlie).  Cate and Lucy had lots and lots of fun together.

Cate sure does love her Daddy!  These smiles are priceless!

 When the girls were babies (and Katie and Andy lived in Des Moines) thought made disasters of themselves eating oreo truffles.  We tried to recreate the picture but instead had to make them messy.

The ocean was beautiful.  We are looking forward to going back (this time with Charlie).