On the 7th day of Christmas...

I realize I am almost a month past Christmas, but the energy it took for 7 family Christmases has taken me a bit to recover from. (Plus two birthdays!) But since the blog is my virtual baby book, I didn't want to not include these photos of the girls to remember 2016.  

Happy 2017!

He only gets cuter with age! Happy birthday, Chris!

Celebrating Dad's 60th birthday with a surprise party! 

The day we skipped school, and climbed as high as we could. 

I'm embarrassed I've let the blog go for one whole month! September went by so fast and was filled with so many beautiful days. Here are just a few...

Watching the sunrise while running over the Arkansas River is one of my very favorite things...

On the other hand, one of Cate's very favorite things is being around animals...

Look at this view over Phoenix!

And look at my handsome co-hiker!

Chris and I stayed at an amazing resort - the Royal Palms - where our bellhop was from Bald Knob! It never ceases to amaze me what a small world we live in. P.S. That mountain in the background is the one we climbed (above)!

But this last picture is my favorite which is of my lunch date and me. I am so lucky to be loved by her.

Cheers to an even better October! 

Although she claims to be very unhappy about it, Cate is playing soccer!

Her second practice (where clearly Dad forgot to put her hair in a ponytail with a huge bow):

At the end of practice right after she said, "I quit!".

Cate's first day!