Busy Busy Bees

Hello my friends:)
We have been so busy lately!! Here is what we have been up too:)

* A couple weeks ago, a group of friends, who I met through blogging, got together at
Lindsey's house:), Megan, Katie, , Jessica and Megan were all there!! It was so much fun! I hope we can do it again soon:)




* Our friends Kaitlin and Steve had a cookout a week ago and it was so much! We all became friends because Ryan is fraternity brothers with most of the guys in the group:) We all really enjoy getting together and can just never find the time anymore. So I was so glad we were able to go and I always love catching up with everyone.... We pick up right where we left off:)



* Last week I had my high school reunion and then a family reunion on Saturday morning:) Both reunions were a good time:)

A few high school reunion pics:)







Family Reunion Pics





* On Saturday we were supposed to go to Texas and visit Ryan's MeMaw who had been ill. Unfortunately she passed away Friday morning:( So our plans changed and we went to Texas on Monday for the viewing, burial and memorial service.

Us with MeMaw and PaPaw last June... PaPaw passed away last August:(



MeMaw with Cate, Grant and Evan at Cate's baptism in October




Ryan spoke at the memorial service, along with his brother and two cousins. They all did a great job! MeMaw was a caring, beautiful women inside and out. She was the sweetest, kindest soul you will ever meet in your life. She always wanted everyone to be cheery and happy and did her best to make sure everyone was just that! We will miss her greatly and wish we would of gotten to say goodbye to her but we know she is in heaven with PaPaw and they are shining down on us everyday! We love you MeMaw

Cate with Evan and Aunt Connie



Cate with Evan and Grammie and Grandpa



After the memorial service we went back to MeMaws and Ryan's cousins and aunt and mom were going through MeMaw's costume jewelry and Cate was able to try some on.. She is definitely a girlie girl:)






* Cate always loves reading and recently she has loved reading one book all the time. Her favorite book is "Ten Tiny Tadpoles." She picks it every time and crawls around with it and pays so close attention when it is read to her)




* Cate is a fish and LOVES to swim. We were at my parents last night and my brother took her for a dip:)






* I have been feeding Cate a lot of finger foods lately. I am always searching for new things to feed her. What are some favorite finger foods that your children like?? I struggle with the meat portion of the meals....

Hope everyone has a great weekend:) We are going on a family vacation to Florida very soon:)

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