Kate's Birthday!

Ryan met his friend Kate when they were just little babies. He celebrated with her when she turned 1 and again when she turned 2, but then she moved away :( Well, he wasn't going to sit back and miss her big 3rd birthday, so we packed up the car and headed south to St. Marys for Kate's princess party!

Kate and Ryan: Then & Now


HAPPY 3RD BIRTHDAY PRINCESS KATE!

We woke up Saturday morning and immediately went to check out downtown St. Marys. We've seen it on the blog so many times and it was definitely as beautiful as we thought it would be.

Ryan just loved all of the scarecrows. He had to stop to see each one.

Then it was on to Princess Kate's big birthday party. Deanna definitely outdid herself again. Everything was wonderful. She is so creative and all of the kids had a ton of fun!

First Ryan decorated his prince crown.

Then he played in the castle for a bit

I think he was feeling overwhelmed by the number of princesses, so he did the only thing that he could. He made friends with Prince Philip! Prince Philip was nice enough to give him a ride in the wagon so Ryan thanked him by making him a snack.

Next was the Dragon Egg Hunt. Ryan immediately said "mommy, this is my favorite part!" He had a blast collecting all the eggs.

In true princess fashion, Kate's big present was a convertible waiting outside for her. She was nice enough to let Ryan take a spin in her hot new wheels.

This one's for daddy :)

After the party, we were all beat! We went back to our hotel to relax. The boys decided to take in some Bob the Builder.

When we figured out that there was no way Ryan was going to take a nap we decided to go back downtown and check out the rest of the scarecrows for St. Marys Hay Days.

Ryan's favorites were "Fireman Sam" and the dinosaurs.

And then Ryan, Lucas and daddy checked out the piers

Looking for Sea Turtles

This park was beautiful. Right on the water and so clean! St. Marys is now on the list of towns I want to live in!

On the way back to the car we spotted this guy. He was SO tiny! Ryan was excited because he had just seen an episode of Diego in which he rescued a giant sea turtle. So, Ryan decided this baby needed to be rescued. He picked him up off of the walkway and put him safely to the side so he wouldn't get stepped on.

When the baby sea turtle was safe and sound we went back to have a bbq. The kiddos got to play together and boy did they have fun!!

Kate is so good with Lucas. She is actually the one who had him smiling and then wanted to hold him.

On Sunday, we met Kate, Gabe, Sophie & Ava at the park to play before we hit the road to come back home.

Looking for sea turtles...again

Kate & Ryan threw all of their pennies in the fountain, but when they ran out they decided to go in and get their money back

Thanks Jon, Deanna, Kate & Gabe for a great weekend! We hope to see you all soon!