Kate's Baptism

 In the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, we baptize our children when they turn eight. It is a big milestone and a beautiful day.

 Kate looked so sweet and everything turned out perfect. 

Lily sang a song that had me in tears. I am so lucky to have such wonderful children!

June

 June was a lot of fun for the Heckert house as we celebrated Kate's 8th birthday! We had a big party at home for the occasion. 

 We put our new swingset to the test!

 We also had a visit from the Farrs, which was so awesome. The girls just love each other to pieces. 

 We also squeezed in a weekend in Florida for Trip (Drew's younger brother) and Kari's wedding. Florida was beautiful and the wedding was spectacular. It was a great family get-together.

 We enjoyed (well, most of us did, hehe) a nature conservatory.

 Played around in the pool

And visited an Aquarium. We certainly jam-packed that weekend!

What we did in May

 To properly catch up on the blog, I have to go all the way back to May. During this month we...

Went to Alisha's Graduation from Purdue (Boiler Up!)...

 Finished up Soccer...

 Ended School with Field Day...

And Kate had a piano recital! It was a crazy month!

Spring

 Spring was a long time coming this year, but I am so glad it is finally here!

 The girls have begged to go outside everyday and have been loving the flowers,warm weather, and no coats!

 On Saturday we had our Easter egg hunt; something that is always fun,but seemed extra nice this year. The weather was perfect, the kids all got along, and the food was great!

 Easter morning. 

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Hunting for eggs at Grandma Eva's house.

Basketball

 This winter the girls and I were very excited to start basketball! Drew helped out on Lily's team, and I helped with Kate, and we really had a great experience. 

 Both girls learned so much and we are excited for next year!

 At the end of the season, they had a big award ceremony where the girls received their trophies.

Christmas

 This Christmas we headed to Annapolis for a Heckert Holiday

 The girls really enjoyed spending time with Gran and Granddad Heckert and their cousins.

 The original Heckerts

 We had a girls' day out and went to the American Girl Store where the girls picked out their first American Girl doll, it was quite epic.

 Kate with her doll, Rebecca

 Elise with Julie

 Lily with Kit. 

 Christmas morning!

 Making gingerbread houses

A wild game of Hungry Hungry Hippos