Happy 4th, Audrey

 Our youngest is 4 years old and so very happy about it!  She had a fun time at her party celebrating with family.  Here are some highlights:

We are always so serious at the dinner table.

That's our ladybug girl!

This picture captures exactly how these cousins feel about each other!

Yummy cake!

Heavy, Heavy Hang over your head....

1st haircut

Since Audrey is about to turn 4 I felt it was finally time to go have her hair cut.  She was so excited!  I told the hairdresser that it took 4 years for it to grow this long so not to cut too much off.  Really all she did was to cut off the baby fine hair at the bottom so it doesn't look that different, but Audrey was SO happy to tell everyone that she got her 1st haircut.  The ice cream cone at Soergel's afterwards made it extra special for both of us!!

Before...

During...

After!  Isn't she adorable?!!!

Cousin Norah

Audrey and cousin Norah have become quite the pair!  They love being together and we had fun going to preschool hour at North Park with them last week!

1st Day of School

We have a 2nd grader and a Kindergartener:

The night before

I had to take Elaina to school for the first day and stay to help her with her first project.  She was so ready to get started!!

This was their snack for the 1st day- Kissing Hand cookies

Audrey was so worn out by all of the excitement that I found her asleep on the floor in her bedroom later that afternoon.

Elaina's 1st bus ride

My view on the walk home from the bus stop- Audrey just wants to be like the other kids and has carried Elaina's old backpack to and from the bus stop everyday so far!

Girly Girl

Audrey has become quite the Girly Girl.  Not only does she want to wear a dress everyday, she is obsessed with barrettes and other accessories.  She decorates her stuffed animals with them and has recently discovered that if she puts them in her hair the right way they resemble dangly earrings.  She even picks out 'matching' colors!

Niagra Falls

We made a quick stop at Niagra Falls on our way home to PA.  It was so cloudy and drizzly that it was hard to get the full effect but the kids were still impressed.

Goat Island was the best place for us to start- maybe we'll hit Maid of the Mist and Cave of the Winds in a few years and give them the full effect!

40th Anniversary

We celebrated my parent's 40th anniversary while we were all together.  We love you, Mom and Dad!