caroline's 5th bday, family party

can't believe my sweet baby is 5!!!

most of the cousins milling around outside

kaitlin and susanna

the kid table

precious anna

kissing cousins :)

table for two 2 year olds

this is what happens when you have a party during the masters :) they're all watching the tv!

trying out her new hula hoop

she got kit kittredge from gramie and papa

a pink nintendo ds from grandma and grandad

she LOVES this movie!

loving on their dolls

caroline's hello kitty cake

impossible to find a cuter boy than this...i could eat him up!!

we celebrated caroline's 5th birthday with our family the day before easter at gramie and papa's house! can't believe i have had the privilege to be her mommy for five years. she is so precious and has my heart. we had a blast enjoying yummy food and awesome fellowship with our families. i love that we all have such a great time together. the Lord is so generous!!

spring break in georgia

caroline wearing grandma's b'day sombrero

susanna and chessie, she LOVES him and all dogs!

giving him a kiss

getting her teeth cleaned

mrs. margo is the best

papa checking it out

after the recital, we headed to georgia for the week since it was spring break and caroline didn't have school. we celebrated birthdays, easter and squeezed in our visit to the dentist :) yea, still no cavities for caroline!! papa came with us for old time's sake and checked our teeth :) we really have to get our sweet girl to stop sucking her thumb...think we'll tackle that after school gets out!

bridge run, ballet recital and more seafood

john, chris, staci and quin after the cooper river bridge run, 10k

cute little charleston flappers

caroline during her tap routine

all done and leaving the stage

the ballet routine

my little charleston flapper

the ballerina after the show with her beautiful flowers

caroline and her adoring fans, the grandparents

her other adoring fans, mommy and daddy

performing is exhausting

one of our favorite restaurants in all of charleston

susanna, papa, caroline and gramie

yes, more oysters for miss caroline

yummy!!! or yucky if you ask her mommy :)

john ran the 10k cooper river bridge run the morning of caroline's ballet recital. he's wanted to do it since we moved to charleston. it's a huge race that starts on the mt.pleasant side of the bridge and ends downtown. he did great!! that night, we enjoyed caroline's second ballet recital. she was so cute in her costumes and loves everything about it...still didn't know the moves and was constantly watching the girl next to her, but who cares. she smiled like crazy and had a blast on stage! the grandparents made her feel like a star by being there!!

**there are a million recital pics, just a warning :)