We had a great time getting ready for Easter. Come Easter morning, Katie Beth enjoyed looking through all of her Easter basket.
She found all the eggs hidden in the yard to everyone’s surprise.
Katie Beth on Valentine’s Day
Katie Beth is seen here playing with her Valentine’s Day balloons, which are heart shaped.
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Valentine's Day
Well, tomorrow is Valentine’s Day. Karen slipped some Sweethearts candy in my lunch.
To help put you in the Valentine’s Day spirits, here is a link to a get a free copy of Marvin Gaye’s Let’s Get It On from Amazon.com.
The link is only good today and tomorrow. While you’re there, you better order some chocolate
Katie Beth’s Valentine Day Shirt
Katie Beth’s Aunt Sharon gave her a Valentine’s Day shirt, which looks lovely.
We went outside to see the flowers on this wonderful day.
Happy New Year!
We had a great time at Allison and Steve Tofflemire’s New Year’s Eve party. Katie Beth lasted until around 9:30 or so, but she finally went to sleep. The company and food were both great, too.
We watched what is becoming a tradition to see the ESPN motorcycle stunt of jumping something big. This year it was Robbie Maddison jumping on top of a replica of France’s iconic monument, the Arc de Triomphe at the Paris Casino in Las Vegas.
Katie Beth and Little Connell
Katie Beth and Little Connell are opening the Christmas gift from her cousin Brooke and Bailey.
Christmas
Katie Beth’s enjoyed her toys Christmas morning. You can see the tents/maze in this photo.
Even our cat, Carpet, is liking the tents/maze. She has run through it numerous times this morning. The only problem is that it fills our den as you can see.
Karen made a great Christmas meal. We had organic green beans, which were very good. But first we started with a green bean incident. 
I opened some Allen brand Italian green beans only to find the can was empty of green beans and full of water and small pieces of green beans. We had mashed sweet potatoes topped with brown sugar, pecans, and marshmallows.
Our main course was a wonderful turducken, which you can see here.
Christmas
We have had a busy year with travel, a growing little girl, and much more. It is good to be home and celebrating Christmas.
We have hosted Karen’s family in our home this past weekend. My sisters have come into town for the holidays. We are expecting my brother and his children and grand children.
Katie Beth is old enough to understand Christmas gifts better. She loves being around people and especially little people. Hope’s children will enjoy playing with her. My brother’s daughter should be in town over the holiday with her daughter, Baylie, which will be fun, too.
I had not expected to enjoy this Christmas, but I am truly enjoying it.
Katie Beth’s Baptism
Father Gary New baptized our Katie Beth today. We followed the baptism with brunch at our house.
I will be posting photos soon.
Karen Allen's Birthday
Today is Karen’s birthday!
Happy Birthday Karen!