Birthday Parties and More Birthday Parties

We had a fun weekend full of 1st birthday parties.  Yep, John's friends are starting to turn 1.  Lucky for Ella Kate both of the birthday parties were at our neighborhood clubhouse and pool and she is friends with the older siblings. 
Ohh and the other big news is that this morning John finally started drinking out of a sippy cup.  It was literally a miracle.  I was feeding Ella Kate and John breakfast before getting them ready for church and I asked Ella Kate to stand right in front of John and "show" him how she drinks from her sippy cup.  Then I gave John a sippy cup of milk (well Formula) and he just started drinking it.  I mean he took his entire 8oz's of formula this morning from a sippy cup.  Wahoooo.  I was so excited!  I thought that boy might never drink from a sippy cup.  I am going to continue this tradition for fear that he might stop and start giving him his morning forumla from a sippy cup and no more bottles in the am.  Except for at school - I don't want the teachers to not like me :)

Uncle Kenneth, Aunt Emmy, and Brooks came over for dinner on Saturday night.  I just love this picture of Uncle Kenneth and the boys (Brooks and John)

Happy Birthday Kate!!

John found a friend to play ball with.

Oh yeah.  This boy really liked the birthday cake :)

So So happy after getting a little cake.

Ella Kate and the big kids getting a little lunch after lots of swimming.

John and sweet Kate. 

It is such a small world.  Kate and her family including her brother Robert whom is Ella Kate's age live in our neighborhood.  What makes it a small world is that I was friends and worked with Kate's dad at UPS. 

We decided to take the wagon to the pool for the parties.

Ella Kate petting Baby John's head. 

I am looking forward to another fun and busy week.  This week is Vacation Bible School and I think Ella Kate is going to have a great time.  I am really excited about it for her.