The Fighter's

538. Ten fingers all in tact.  We had our first little mishap and ER trip with Kate.  Her and Ava snuck into the off limits treadmill room to play...Ava had the treadmill on and a curious little Kate somehow got her fingers caught in the belt.  Her scream sent chills through my whole body - I ran down, pulled the emergency cord and held my breath as I pulled her hand out.  Thankfully her little pointers were all there - just badly beat up.  I called my dad who was over quick to watch the other two while Doug and I rushed her to the ER.  The fantastic staff ran some X-rays to make sure nothing was broken and treated the wounds on her 3 fingers.  The surface area was so large that they could not stitch - so they treated as burns.  We were SO proud of Kate.  After we got her calmed down...she was SOOO brave for the nurses and docs.  They could not even believe it.  That's our Kate - she's a tough cookie - and was all smiles upon exit. ...

535. School being out for summer!  536. Mr. Freeze.  They seriously have the best slushies on the whole planet.  The girls would agree. 537.  Picnic and dance parties on the deck to celebrate.  This is the life.  The congo line is my favorite!

533.  My little Katie Kate who is so full of life and fun.  Her teacher had an end of year ice cream bash at her house.  Kate talked about it for days and was SO excited when the time finally came.  The planted tomato plants, ate ice cream, played, danced and hula hooped.  Love this picture.  It captures the essence of my fun, artsy, full of life 4 year old!!  She dressed herself for the party - sunglasses and all.  I love my Katelyn Jane! 534. Surprise pictures on my phone - which was stolen by a 4 year old pre bedtime.