a great day

today ruthie turned three. 

today molly, my brand new and beautiful niece, lived her first full day of life.

today i couldn't stop smiling as i thought of the cheers, the honking and the shouting in the streets that kept me up all last night.

this was a really great day.  

Comments

[Pam]

happy birthday ruth!

**did she get into the dessert like last year?

[Jen]

Great picture, katie. I couldn't stop smiling yesterday either, though I wasn't kept up all night by honking in the streets. It's all very refreshing, isn't it?

[mom]

Happy birthday week to my sweet Ruthie! I wish I could have her near for a DD-Ruthie Day! Love to you all.

[andrea]

Aww! Happy Birthday little Ruthie! And happy honking too ;) It was a great day.

[katie]

pam, ruthie did not get into the dessert this year. she went for the strawberries instead. she downed half a container in about three minutes. but at least she didn't smear them all over herself. i think she's officially outgrown that party trick. . .

[Megan]

Happy Birthday to Ruthie and to Molly! You (former) Porters produce beautiful girls!

[Sherri]

Happy Birthday Ruthie! Thanks for the info about Molly. I've been checking both of your blogs for news. How great that they share the same birthday like you predicted. Having a cousin "twin" is awesome - just ask Mikey and Eliot. :)

[Heatherann]

Happy Birthday Ruth!!!!!
Sounds like a good day to me.
*hugs*

[alyshabean]

I wish we were there to celebrate with Ruthie and the Prospect Heights Crowd. We miss you!! Tell Ruthie we all wish her happy birthday!

[Rebecca]

hello, i am a friend of Jen Wrathall's and one time she showed me your blog & I thought you had very creative ideas so I watch it from time to time (love it, by the way)! My friend just posted a blog entry and she is giving away a lot of vintage girl patterns she picked up and never used. They are adorable - I thought of you. Here is the link to her site: http://clayandrachelle.wordpress.com/

She is just giving them away and I thought you might put them to good use - they are really sweet. Best wishes!

[Mary]

HI Katie, I chatted with your brother in law Matt at church and he told me about your insane make-it skills and I had to check it out for myself. Sure enough, you have skills, and they are presented here beautifully! Thanks for sharing with us near-strangers!

Mary

[alyshabean]

I keep coming back to this picture just to look at Ruthie's cute nose. Oh I miss her!

[brandi]

Katie, I love this pitcure!! I may have asked you this before since I've always admired your pictures, but what lens do you use? I'm trying to see what lens I need for my Canon EOS. Do you just use a higher aperture to get the blurriness? I'd love any suggestions! By the way, we're expecting #3 and I'm going to do a triangle quilt like you did; it was fabulous and so creative! Oh and one more thing... my yahoo account was trashed by hackers so I have a new one. It's rickandbrandi [at] gmail. It would be great if you could email me there sometime with your contact info. Hope you're doing well! I know Rick would want me to say "hi" too. Take care, Brandi