Mabel's 4th!

How has it been 4 years? For some reason, Mabel's 4th birthday hit me really hard. The changes that she is demonstrating lately make her seem so insanely old. Her sense of humor is really coming through and we see teenage craziness peeking out every once in a while. I'm not ready for that!

We were bad about taking pictures at M's party because we were so busy running around.  Between face paint, food, costumes, pinatas, and cake there was a lot to do!

Here are a few of the shots we have floating around.

Mabel misses the rain

Give Mabel a spray bottle and she is occupied for a good hour. Trip after trip to refill it. Everything nicely moistened. The real magic came in when she added her umbrella to the mix:

Sam, peering in

Update

We have clearly been bad about updating the blog. 

What has been going on:
- We tore out some trees in the backyard.
- Brett's cousin, Gabe, and his wife, Julie, just came for a visit.
- "Auntie Jessica" was here for a visit and is coming back in a couple of weeks.

- We are in full on birthday party mode getting ready for M's 4th.  How did that happen?
- I launched a blog (with a great deal of help from Brett) on July 1. Check it out at www.nearlycrafty.com and spread the word!
- Sam has been running around and says a few words - shoes, woof, moo, up, down, what's that?.
- M has been keeping up with her gymnastics and swimming this summer.

What is coming up:
-  M starts her new school in the fall.
- M's birthday party - cat theme.
- I am signed up to work more as a pro tem judge coming up in the next couple of months.

Mabel got a scrape on her finger...

Mabel's First Ballet Recital

No, a video!!