Happy Birthday to Katie

Inever get to share my only grand daughter with my readers. She is Katie Ann and she is 4 years old today! Living in southern, Ca. the opportunity to see much of her or her little brother Andy is scarce. Her father, my oldest son Eric and his wife Cindy are having a birthday party for her today at Eric's in-laws home. Eric a school teacher is also a professional photographer. He told me the theme to Katie's birthday today is Strawberry Shortcake. He has a personal website of his children and I went and found these recent pictures of Katie Ann. I am sure these are the pictures on her birthday invitation that for no fault of anyone's I did not receive.
Katie Ann

 

  

Katie was the first and ONLY girl born in my family since me. She now has identical twin girl cousins. The old family name is starting to produce some girls, and it's about time! Lol!!!

Is she a doll or what!

The park

This trip to a local park was all I saw of my oldest son Eric and his wife Cindy and my other 2 grandchildren, Katie Ann and Andy. Since I do not drive, I am pretty much at the mercy of those that do. The main purpose of this trip was to see my ailing father which I did but as I wrote on all my blogs, facebook and twitter (God I have a big mouth, LOL!!!) I was also looking forward to pictures of myself and my 4 sons, and than myself and my 3 grandchildren, and of course another of the daughters in laws.Originally , I was told we were all going to meet at my dad's so we could have these pictures with him included. I am sooo sorry it could not have come out that way. It would have been a four generation picture. How sad huh?

 

Katie Ann 

 

Andy and his mom Cindy (my daughter-in-law)

 

My oldest son Eric on the swing on the right , swinging with Jeremiah while Dad Travis looks on. In the background here behind the fence we spotted a couple of deer. Of course we see them all the time here, but Katie Ann and Andy not so often. It was sooo sweet to see their genuine excitement of it all.

 

Travis holding Andy and Jeremiah standing next to them. This is the first time these "cousins" met!

 

Katie Ann and Andy laying down for a "pretend" nap at the top of the slide. It was adorable!

Party on!

The "BIG" day is finally here. The original reason I came. BIRTHDAY'S!!!
Although my grandson's 2nd birthday is actually December 20th, My son Eric and his wife Cindy decided to have his celebration on December 6th, which just so happens to be my other son Troy's 25th birthday. So I got to be a part of 2 birthdays in one day!

It started here at Troy's house. Troy and my young one Hunter drive me to the home of Andy's other grandma's home

In the car I already have my camera pulled out snapping pictures. We are laughing and joking around when Hunter shows me his sign of endearment

laughingly as I have already taken a gazillion pictures of them both.

When we arrive at Andy's party house, Andy is mesmerized with this huge train set that was put up for him just earlier in the day. His birthday party is train themed.

His big sis Katie Ann is in on the fun!

and the both together

After all the guests arrive the cake must be ate. And what an adorable 2nd birthday cake it was. Made by his mom Cindy, this train was loved by all the kids!

And these are just some of Andy's "friends" who were there for his big day!

Of course "The Family Portrait"

On the left is my oldest son Eric, holding his daughter, my only grand daughter and the first girl born in our entire family since my birth "Katie Ann" who just turned 3 in September. Andy the birthday boy is in the highchair, turning 2 for real on December 20th and his mother Cindy!

And after a very long day of celebration we have a very, very, tired Andrew Robert!