Mother's Day

Pretty little Kate on Mother's Day, 12 days after her surgery.

The day was spent at a brunch with family, lots of kids, and lots of good food.
(...and lots of attention being paid to make sure nothing bopped Kate in the mouth!)

These are 3 of the kids in the family that are closest in age to Kate.
Ryan is in the middle (Darth Ryan), cousin Theodore is the frontiersman on the right, and cousin William is the Jedi on the left. William shares with Kate the wonderful distinction of having joined our family through adoption. Uncle Erik and Aunt Ingrid adopted William from Liberia approximately 3 years ago. Grandma Shirlee lovingly refers to her 20 grandkids as her little United Nations. :)