KitKat's Butterfly Birthday!

Mmmm! I love cake!

Well, Katherine (aka "KitKat") is a year old now. Boy, how time flies! It really only seems like it was a short time ago that we took her home from the hospital. We celebrated her first birthday at our house in Natchitoches, but people came from all over the United States. Nana and PawPaw Sanders came from Baton Rouge, MeMe and Grandpa Springer came in from Houston, Uncle Travis came in from Huntsville, Auntie Cayenne and Uncle Char-Char came in from Shreveport, Aunt Linda came in from Palestine, MawMaw came in from Walker, and (to our happy surprise) Auntie Janna, Uncle B, Dyl-Pickle, and Blue-eyed Brooklyn came all the way from Columbus, Ohio. We had a great time with all of our family and our friends Taylor, Ashley, and Eddie. Here are some pics of Katherine's butterfly birthday party.

Ashley & Taylor

I'll share with you, PawPaw.

Auntie Janna & Dyl-Pickle

Thanks for the book Uncle Travis!

KitKat, MeMe, & Grandpa

My sister, Karen, has pointed out that I always say "... and everything" after almost everything I say. I don't know exactly where I picked this up and I don't know exactly why I say it, but all I know is that I can't seem to break myself of this habbit. The other day I came across this quote by Leo Tolstoy "Everything I understand, I understand because I love." No, I don't read a lot of Tolstoy, but it made me think of my very own little "catch phrase."
After reading the quote a second and third time, I realized that it kind of summed me up. Through my life I have learned a lot of things from school and books, but the things I remember most are the things that I have learned from my loved ones. So, thank you Daddy for teaching me the value of a dollar and how to work hard to get it. Thank you Momma for teaching me how to be a good momma, to never stop trying new things, and how to play pickle ball. Thank you Karen for teaching me how to be an unconditional, loving friend, and how to make cream cheese squares. Thank you Janna for being a great example of organization and teaching me to blog. Thank you Chuck for teaching me to be a better judge of other people's character. And thank you Katherine for teaching me patience and for making me slow down and really enjoy the little things of life.
The great thing about this realization is that even though I am out of school, I still have so many opportunities to learn Life's lessons.