Kate's 10th Birthday

My daughter and my father

share their birthdays....

Each year on April 2nd, they

HUG

and

SHARE CAKE!

But this year,

KATE

also had a party

with her dance and school friends.

STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE!

with

CANDLES in the shape of

10!!

KATE and her GRANDDADDY

Unfortunately, ALL my pics this year are

BLURRY....



2012 was the BIG year

This day was my BIG birthday.... my 50th BIRTHDAY!!!

and it was

wonderful!!

The day started out with breakfast at THE EGG, followed by an amazing

FACIAL

and

HOT STONE MASSAGE

I got some great gifts!!!

AND MY BIG SURPRISE.....

KARL is took me to

ITALY!

It was the trip of a lifetime

and will be

the subject of more pictures and a post

LATER.

SILLY Kate with bows on her head!

The BEAUTIFUL

FLOWERS

I got from my

BEST FRIEND SUSAN!!!!!

THE

BEST CAKE

ever!!!!

RED VELVET.... so YUMMY!!!

Kate's 9th Birthday!!

KATE

turned

9!!!!!!

Harley, Hannah, Olivia, and Faith with Kate...

and Halle, Kiersten, and Maya added in!!

Pretty Elizabeth!!

Gluten - free cupcakes by Lucy and Leo's Cupcakery!!!!

Lucy and Leo's Cupcakery Link

HAPPY 9TH BIRTHDAY KATE!!!!!

birthdays more birthdays

LAST NIGHT

we had a party for

DAD & KATE



it was their BIRTHDAYS!!

They always

SHARE

them

TOGETHER!

LOOK

at those pretty
CAKES.....

The one on the left is a CARAMEL CAKE

and

the one on the right is a GLUTEN FREE/DAIRY FREE CAKE!!

BOTH

delicious!!!!!!

Kate loves her GRANDDADDY....

and she likes being SILLY too....

LOVING her Granddaddy!!

Love this picture of them....

MAKE A WISH....

April 2, 1939 and April 2, 2003

happy birthday...

to my DADDY

and

my KATE!

april 2, 2012

it's OLIVIA's day

TODAY is my firstborn daughter's

BIRTHDAY!!!!

SHE IS 11!!!

I remember the anticipation of that morning

and how nervous I was

about meeting HER!

She was a big baby girl too..... NINE POUNDS and FOUR OUNCES!

I had waited a long time for her..... and I wasn't a

spring chicken myself!!!!  I had just turned 38!!!!

She is FUNNY, and SMART, and can make you LAUGH

at the drop of a hat!!!

I LOVE YOU OLIVIA!!!!

HAPPY

BIRTHDAY

TO YOU!!!

today is MY day

TODAY

is my

BIRTHDAY!!!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

photos: Meg Burke Photography



the best birthday party ever

she said it was the

best birthday party

EVER....

MY KATE TURNED 8!!

Cookies & Tea for Me!



Her friends arrived for a

PINK CARPET/GLAMOUR GIRL

EVENT!!!!!

There were pictures with friends

There was a fashion show.....

KAOROKE!!!

then a

TEA PARTY

good friends.......

and of course

no party is complete without

CAKE!!!!!

and ICING FACE

A VERY HAPPY

BIRTHDAY!!!!!!

all photos by Meg Burke

Meg Burke Photography link