Kate is 7!

For Kate's borthday this year, I took her and her sisters to Chuck E. Cheese. They loved it. Not my favorite place to hang out, but a big part of parenting is doing things you don't really want to do, right?

I'll be honest, this wasn't Kate's favorite birthday. She wanted to throw a party with all her friends, but I decided to keep it simple and do a family party this year. Maybe kids shouldn't expect a friend party every year, I don't know. I'm still deciding what to do about that. My kids really look forward to playing games and having fun with their friends though. I think it makes their day feel really special. Anyway, she still had fun, but we'll probably stick to friend parties for a few more years. 

Kate had a great 1st grade year! Her teacher has repeatedly told me how hard she works, and how bright she is. She got above average grades on most of her report card, and we were so proud of her hard work. She really strives to do her best, and I love that. She loves writing, math, science, PE and especially recess. Kate is really social and makes friends easily. She is easy-going most of the time and gets along with her peers really well. However, she shares a room with Paige, and that doesn't always go smoothly, but I think they're learning to get along better these days. If they could just get to sleep at night, things would be great!!

We love you, Kate!! 

I made this cake and it took me forever! Also, it didn't taste very good. So that was lame. But Kate was happy with it. haha