Is it May Already?

May has caught us by surprise. I spent last week at the International Oil Spill Conference in Savannah, GA while Rob played Mr. Mom. The conference was really nice and I got to see a lot of old friends. It was nice, though, to come home to my handsome hubby and wild child!

Katherine helped us put together our new desk and filing cabinets on Saturday and Sunday. What a chore!

Katherine is making some progress with the potty...well at least with #2's. She often tells us that she has to go and then the whole family hangs out in the bathroom for a while. She has had several successful visits to the potty and seems encouraged to go more.

With everything else going on, I didn't get a chance to buy a birthday present for Rob and he didn't have a chance to buy me something for Mother's Day. Oh well, we'll have to pick a random day to celebrate.

Two weekends ago was the official Grand Opening of the Lantern Queen. It was a lot of fun with great weather. Here's a picture of Katherine. She thinks she is the "Lantern Queen"!

Vitamin D

We have all had the creeping crud that has been going around all winter. Most recently, Katherine and I had the coughing, throat thing. The three Robs were able to get together for a weekend in NC. We were supposed to have a girl's weekend with Lori. Unfortunately, K and I were feeling pretty bad and we had to postpone our girly weekend. We slept most of the day, which seemed to help. The rainy weather broke and we made a trip to the Promenade in town. I thought the sunshine and warm weather might do us some good. Besides, it's always fun to see the ducks, geese, and groundhogs that call Havre de Grace "home". I think it worked because we were both on the mend by the next day.

Easter Bonnet

We enjoyed a nice Easter. Katherine had a small egg hunt in her pajamas before church. We'll have to go to a big one next year. Mom-mom and Pop-pop were able to join us at church and then a luncheon cruise on the LQ. Scott and Sarah were also able to make the cruise. It was relaxing and turned out to be great weather and water on the river. We went all the way to Port Deposit! Here is the happy little family.

St. Patrick's Day!

We went on a St. Patrick's Day cruise on the Lantern Queen. The food and music were wonderful! We had a great time. Katherine was being very serious most of the night. She wasn't sure what to make of all of commotion. However, I think she really like all of the different instruments and the music. By the end of the night, she was, singing, dancing and using a spoon and cup to keep the beat.

Here's a picture of her on the boat and one of the day before wearing her tiara.

What a Year!

It's hard to believe that Katherine has grown so much and learned so much in the last year. She is becoming more and more a little girl and less and less a baby. Here's a picture of her from this time last year and a recent one of her playing the piano (with baby doll bunting on her head!).