She is full of energy and full of life. She wears her emotions on her face – you can always tell if she is happy or sad or excited. There is no hiding it for her. She is stubborn and determined – if she wants something she won't quit until it's hers. She is funny and good at making puns. She is kind and helpful, almost always willing to do what I ask. She is messy and doesn't like to put her clothes away. She does like cleaning toilets, though. This past year she learned to ride her bike and multiply and divide. She likes the colors pink and purple the best. She is adept at changing the subject when you aren't talking about what she wants. She started to play the piano and I often hear her practicing on her own. She devours books and goes through reams of paper writing stories and illustrating them. She sings loudly and jumps high. She has a sweet tooth. Pasta is her favorite food. When she grows up, she wants to live in the house next door. I think that would be nice.
She is Kate and she is eight today.
Happy Birthday to my sweet girl.
Happy birthday to Kate! There is so much sweetness and doting wrapped up in this post. It’s lovely.
happy birthday to your lucky girl with THAT cake! I always thought your girls were twins – ops.
Happy birthday to the lovely Kate! There is a whole lotta Mommy love oozing out of this post and I it’s very sweet!
Happy Birthday, Kate! Hope those wishes come true! The cake looks yummy! 🙂
oh, erin. you’ve got a beauty there, inside and out. like her mom. hb, kate.
Happy Birthday Kate. With all of those talents, eight can only be great.
What a darling darling girl. Happy birthday Kate!
She sounds perfectly great!
Happy Birthday Kate!
Happy, happy day to Miss Kate!
Hapde Burfday Kate!
Happy Birthday Kate! ~Kelly
unDeniably Domestic
Happy birthday Kate!!
Happy Birthday Kate! She okay with cleaning toliets??? You gotta love a girl like that!
Happy birthday to Kate–I think she and my Caitlin would get along famously (as long as there’s pasta for dinner)!
Hope you had a great day, Kate!
Happy Birthday, Kate!!
Happy, happy day, sweet Kate! (A day late, so sorry!)
Many wishes that eight will be the best year yet for you!
Happy birthday, Kate! And I think eight WILL be great. 🙂
Happy Birthday! She sounds like a sweet little girl, and what a great cake.
Happy birthday sweet girl! Truly, someday she and Annika must get together. We can put them to work on the toilets while they sing loudly.
xoxo friend – happy 8 years to you too.
So sweet – 8 is great – Happy Happy Birthday!
Happy Birthday, Kate! I think you’re old enough to learn how to knit!
I have a Kate as well, and they sound identical! She is 4 though. Happy Birthday!
Happy Birthday Kate!
oh, very happy day, kate!
Aww, happy birthday, kate!!
Happy Birthday Kate!
Happy eight, Kate!
Happy Birthday Kate!!!
Happy, happy birthday Kate!!!! xoxo (I think she would get along famously with my seven year old.)
happy birthday Kate! You and Emma would be a good matched set.
eight really is GREAT!
happy birthday, kate!!!
h a p p y b i r t h d a y, k a t e!!!
Happy Birthday to Kate. My daughter turned 8 yesterday (the 13th)
Happy birthday Kate!
Happy Birthday Kate!
I think it’s great, that you are eight!
Oh my, that’s a pretty birthday cake!
I hope you sang and danced and ate.
What a wonderful way to celebrate!
happy, happy day to you miss kate!! your eighth birthday–how awesome!
Happy birthday, Kate. Hope your first day (and all the days to follow) being 8 was fantastic.
Happy! Happy! Birthday Kate!
Erin, this is a wonderful tribute to her!
can’t wait to meet that girl. (and happy birthday to her mama too!)
Happy Birthday!
happy birthday kate!
happy birthday kate!
That sweet, sweet Kate. Yep, Kate is great!
happy birthday!
eight is pretty darn great.
i loved this post.
oh, happy birthday kate! I love that this one rhymes.
awww what a doll! Happy Birthday to Kate!!
Happy Birthday! Eight is pretty great. She is a doll!
Happy Birthday Kate!!!! (Me too!!!!) I share your birthday….only I am just a little more than eight! 🙂
Hope yours was a GREAT as MINE!!!!
Kate shares a birthday with my daughter! She was only 1 this year, though 🙂 Happy birthday!
Just catching up with your blog. Happy birthday Kate! My Jack turned 8 on November 6. Eight-year-olds are pretty darn great…even if they (not a one!) will put their clothes away.
Precious life, precious daughter. She sounds wonderful. Enjoy her, she will be out the door before you know it. Empty house.