Birthday!

In celebration of my birthday I got some great cards.

Balloons arrived which were really cool.

Here I am with my birthday cake.
I almost was able to blow out all my candles.

I felt very satisfied with the results.

After the cake came presents.

Everyone was very excited about my gifts.

Here is a group photo.
Everyone had a good time celebrating another year of me!

Monster Trucks

Oren and I went to see monster trucks with his Dad and Grandpa--my Dad came along too
but just to take some pictures of us.

They are super loud, big, and run over things.
(My Dad should clean the lens on his camera, huh?)

We all wore ear plugs...Oren had the kind you wear on the firing range.
Loud always means fun!

Opened!

My playground finally opened with a sign saying it is for kids older than me.
(Last year you might remember me asking what "temporarily" means.)

What fun!

So nice to be back.

The bouncy swing.

A lot of the playground equipment has been removed--
like the fast slides...
still it is nice to have the rest of it back.

Christmas

Christmas day started with a big breakfast and
Daddy reading about the first Christmas from the bible...
Daddy and I were a little tired.

Here was the first present I grabbed from under the tree.
I always feel such a sense of triumph when I get a new train.

These ornaments from the Cars movie are just fun!

Very funny Uncle Matthew and Aunt Betsy!
(I bleed purple and already can spot the enemy.
Actually except for the cover it is a pretty cool book.)

Grandma Lynn I really love the gift but was a little tired of the posing with presents.

A little drummer boy!

All the presents opened!
Surprisingly enough I picked out this outfit all by myself,
except for the hat--my Mommy added that.

Here is a group shot of festivities over at my Aunt and Uncle's house
later in the day...
Hope everyone had a great Christmas!