Happy 21st Birthday, Carter Joe!

How can it be that Carter is 21?  We had a fun time starting off his birthday weekend celebration by drinking the boot at Hessen Haus.  It was really fun to have Uncle Mike join in the fun! 

After Friday night in Des Moines, the party moved to Cedar Falls with his girlfriend Hope.  These pictures are from the holidays but thought I would add them here.   

Becker Christmas Highlights

All the grandkids with Papa and Grandma Jane!  Their Christmas tree was AMAZING!

Bathtime!

Waiting to come upstairs for presents...

Cyclone hats for the boys...GO CLONES!

Time for bowling...a favorite tradition the kids now get to join

Christmas morning

 Christmas cookies for Santa!

Look who arrived...

Tradition of waiting on the stairs of the BVR!  Carter was the first awake!

Charlie in his Tonka truck from Santa...holding on tight to his Sophia doll he asked for from Santa!

Trewet Christmas Highlights

Trewet After Dinner Drinks...GREAT FUN!

TREWET BOYS!

Lots of laughter..perfect Christmas gift!

JOY--the whole weekend--Cate and Charlie posing at the Christmas tree.

Chance and Carter--watch out!

Ugly Christmas Sweaters!

SANTA!

 Cate and Charlie went to see Santa and loved him!  Charlie asked for a "Sophia the First Doll" and Cate asked for more barbies. We were really surprised that Charlie wasn't scared of him but he hopped right up there!

There was a pretend grinch at the store as well that Sophia and Cate wanted to pose with.  We had a really fun night with the Digmann family going out for pizza and then doing the Holiday in Lights at Waterworks Park.  We had a blast!

Christmas tree

Decorating the Christmas tree is a fabulous family tradition.  Carter always has to put up Spider Man and the animal bells get more and more special every year.  Cate is holding a special airplane to remember Uncle Mitch that she put on the tree.

 

 

An all-time favorite photo of my 3 C's at Christmas!

Happy Birthday, Cate!

 (Pardon me...way behind on the blog...trying to get caught up!)

Cate had a really fun 5th birthday!  Here she is with her Just Like Me American Girl Doll!  She later got the name "Cupcake" 

For Cate's birthday she got to invite 5 friends to the beauty salon to get their hair, makeup and nails done.

Alyese, Cate, Sophia, Emerson and Isabell

Grandma Jane joined us for the party!

Birthday girls!!!

Beautiful baby doll all grown up at 5!