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A big Happy Birthday to my big sis Amy!

She is pretty much the best.

She’s witty, kind, funny and beats me at Scrabble almost every time. Which is actually quite upsetting cause I try really hard to beat her. ..haha. She’s probably so good at Scrabble because she is an accomplished writer of children’s books and short stories. Her creativity and imagination have me in awe. She is a cancer survivor–which means that she is one tough cookie.

In all actuality, she is a walking/talking miracle and I am so thankful that she fought so hard and beat the odds. She is a bright spot in our family and her smile lights up a room.

Amy–hope that you feel SUPER celebrated today and that we can celebrate together sometime soon.

Love you!

-kate-

PS. Remember that time we dressed up for Halloween? I was Raggedy-Anne and you were a white crayon…how cool are we? xo

Did I ever tell you how awesome my 30th birthday was? Well, it was pretty freakin’ fabulous. Since it’s almost my birthday again…(OMG…) I thought I’d share some pics from how fun last year was. I flew to Florida with Jill and we drank fruity cocktails and I read books, and laid on the beach. IT WAS HEAVEN.

Here are some random pics from the trip…I can honestly not remember if I’ve shared them before…if I have, sue me…I’m re-sharing

OH SNAP, room with a view! Yeahhhhh!

Beautiful beach!

Lots of time for reflecting, music listening & selfies on the beach.

Loved walking on the beach..I mean come on, palm trees & sandy beaches? Yes please.

Yummy frozen-fruity-pina colada!

Gorgeous sunset. Big clouds and a big ocean make me feel small (in the best way.)

Not a care in the world. Just a great big moon & sky.

I wish every birthday I could go to Florida. Heck, I wish for everyone’s birthday I could celebrate with them on a beach in FLorida…now we’re talking!

xo

kate

Hi friends…it’s Kate.

Newsflash: I  have the best friend in the whole wide world. AND TODAY IS HER BIRTHDAY! PARTTTYYYYYY!!!!!

I am also lucky enough to work with my BFF and that it makes work seem a lot less like “work” sometimes. Which is fun because we “work” a lot so that in turn means that I get to have fun a lot. I like fun. But enough about me…

You all know and love her too…well…cause you can’t not. She is funny, talented and has a heart of gold. Seriously. She is so stupid talented and so humble about it sometimes it’s annoying. Haha. She’s just so ridiculously kind and talented….so being the best friend I am I thought I’d embarrass her and post a pic of us from right around the time we met & started working together…ahhhh….you ready for this….?

 I had a thought to put this picture through a filter on Instagram but then I realized that not even a filter would help me out. Wait, I thought I was supposed to be embarrassing Jill?

Here we are working on recording our very first songs together…not a lot has changed as I remember posting a similar picture from us working on Heart of Stone.

And one last pic of Jill from around the time we started playing together…her hair was so with the times now…highlighted at the ends…you go Jill.

Okay….enough embarrassing photographs.

So thankful for such an awesome BFF.

Show her some love today.

-kate-

It’s June 3rd folks…which means that it is non-other than Jason Halbert’s BIRTHDAY! We did a blog last year with pics & we decided to do it again this year. We have the pleasure of working alongside him & this last year has proved yet again why we are so thankful for him! He is our fearless musical leader on the road, a great friend, kick-A running buddy & an example of a fabulous husband and father. Also, he is always inspiring us to take pictures to document our many travels so we decided to put together a collection of those from the last 12 months. We are so happy to know him, laugh with him and j&k are looking forward to seeing what awesome things are in store for JH this year.

Jason…first off…..HAPPY BIRTHDAY…

This is how we see you a lot…

Sometimes you wear a shirt to remind us who you are and what you’re doing there…

Australia soundcheck…

VH1 Unplugged rehearsal.

“STRONGER” video shoot rockin’ the key-tar.

No clue when this was…some rehearsal in the last 365 days

When things really get going you’ll move on to this instrument…

Power faces.

Food is an important staple…Cracker Barrel pit stop…hmm…

Chowing down on Koi NYC. Yum.

Music City Hot Chicken Festival, Nashville, TN.

BK & long car rides….good combo.

Just normal breakfast table conversations happening here…

We like to run…Sydney, Australia.

Run club…West Hollywood, CA.

We hauled our butts over that bridge & back…hoo-yeah run club 2012! San Francisco, CA.

We admire all of Jason’s modes of transportation….swing….

Mini-car…

Surf board…

Bike…

We also support a creative wardrobe…when you feel like wearing all grey animated uniforms….

And wizard costumes…

And star shaped glasses….

And yuppy yacht apparel…

And bibs…

And neon green suits…

And mostly when you wear your party rockin’ LMFAO lovin’ gear.

Group shots extravaganza….

These next few pics didn’t have a category but thought they were honorable mentions of good times!

Weirdest city ever for a wine bar…Reno.

Dance party on the bus.

Best day ever…Universal.

Jill’s birthday….Denver, CO.

Made up game…entertainment for at least 30 minutes.

Free drinks on January 1st flying to New Orleans!

Culture Committee party Jacksonville, FL.

Jay Leno!

Dressing room at SNL. Aben looks thoroughly entertained.

Recording in Australia.

Some coffee shop somewhere in the world…

Best German driver ever. #preoseccoforever

New iPhone photo app DIPTIC…all of us demonstrating the “jet lag”

UK X-Factor.

Stretching it out before our pre-flight to Australia.

NO idea where this was but I bet we were having loads of fun!

Australia.

Until next year….

-j&k-

Boredom at its finest backstage.

Okay…maybe THIS is boredom at its finest backstage.

Boredom also leads to sticking tiny silver hearts on our cheeks. Pretty sure you can only see Lesley’s. #picturefail

Y’all have been asking for pics of the birthday girl on her birthday…here ya go!

A little karaoke action in Denver for Jill’s bday.

Birthday hats = serious party time.

Gorgeous drive to Seattle!

Seriously unreal.

Still driving to Seattle…

An afternoon in San Francisco!!!

OO-AH run club run across the Golden Gate bridge…AND back. (pic taken by kate while running…notice finger in bottom left hand corner!)

That’s kate running…

After a fun day of running and wandering around downtown SF, we had fabulous food at the Crab House…and a delicious MOJITO! Yummy.

Jason was all bibb-ed and ready to go.

We saw the sea lions just chillin’ on the pier.

Finished off the night with ice cream….

We just got to celebrate our dear friend & bandmate Einar’s birthday…HOORAY!

Driving to Bakersfield we saw these crazy orange flowers…

After the Bakersfield show we met a new friend TeriAnn & she gave us these adorable purses that she MADE HERSELF. Along with a super sweet handwritten note inside. (Jill’s purse isn’t pictured but it is equally adorable!) We love them & cannot wait to use them.

So there you have it…those are some pics from the last week or so…

Can’t believe it is almost April….wowza.

-j&k-