The Happy Family

First thing Elijah does when he wakes up is slide the kitchen chair over to the counter and look for food to eat. He seems to be hungry when he wakes up and has fun helping Nate/Misty make breakfast.

It was really nice to see Nate relaxing and reading the newspaper.

Misty was busy in the kitchen a lot - She made my favorite Japanese pancakes which made me very happy and I enjoyed the other meals too.

A picture of the happy family. They were just sitting together after Brielle opened her birthday presents and I couldn't resist taking a picture.

One final shot of the birthday girl - she is 4 years old now!

Funny Faces and Almost Christmas

Brielle wearing Nate's glasses.....

For no reason Brielle just started making funny faces while I was taking pictures. I thought it was pretty cute and it reminded me of Randy/Susan's family doing the same.

Little Elijah caught on and did his own funny face. It was a great time.

I won't get to see Nate and family for Christmas so taking a picture of the girls in the sleigh is as close as I'll get this year to having a Christmas picture with them.

Adalei took this picture of me and Brielle in the sleigh....

Brielle's birthday

This is a picture of Brielle when she woke up on her birthday.
She was so excited for her special day!

Here's a few shots from Brielle's birthday party with some of her gifts above and below.

Adalei is now writing letters all by herself. This is a picture of the birthday card below that she made for Brielle. Adalei can now read some too. It was so cute to watch Adalei read her letter to Brielle. (It was so exciting to see her read an entire verse in the Book of Mormon while I was there too.)

A picture of the happy grandma with the birthday girl....

Brielle requested chocolate M&M cupcakes and they were very good. She also had ice cream with chocolate chips and M&Ms.

Elijah loved the cupcakes and didn't hesitate in getting as close as he could to them! It was a great weekend and I'm grateful that I could be there for Brielle's birthday.

The Best Dentist

www.drtanner.com

I just had a great dental appointment at Nate's office. Check-out his website. He's a dentist in Grants Pass, Oregon.

Hungry Girl

I met Lisa Lillien, known as "Hungry Girl" this week. It was so exciting! She has cooking shows on the Food Network and the Cooking Channel. I record and watch every show. I have many of her cookbooks and love her recipes which are low in fat and calories. She is just so cute! It was the highlight of my week!