She's 3!

Today we celebrated Brooklynn's third birthday. It was quite a party. She had lots of fun opening her many presents. Big sisters tried to help her, but she really didn't need any.

Lexy had on a beautiful party dress, and we had curled her hair earlier in the day.

Dawson really wanted it to be his big day. But his will be here in a few months.

Earlier in the day she told her grandfather that she would "blow out the candles on the cake. I'm so excited!" And she did, and she was! So cute.

Kloe wanted a nice picture and I would say this is the one. She helped with the packages, too. Lots of excitement for all.
Brooklynn got the ultimate gift for retaliation. A drum set. Just the right size. And she actually did a great job playing it. What's next? An accordion? A set of bagpipes?

Happy Birthday, little one!

This one is for Sue M., one of my oldest, dearest, friends....

First off, this is what it looked like at the "opening" on Friday. We got our first snow fall. It was beautiful, but just way too early. By evening, it was mostly gone, but I took this picture with you in mind.

This is our den as it's been for 22 years. White walls, white ceiling, white trim. It's what our whole house is. White, on white, with white. But you always said, "Be bold! It's only paint." And you thought we weren't listening.
Here it is! It's green- "Bottle Green"! Really green. And what is really funny, is...we like it. New carpets go in on Wednesday, so it will really be a whole new place.

Thanks, Sue, for your ability to see color anywhere. And for the encouragement. Love you!