Amy's 5th birthday party

Everything that could have happened this weekend, did! I returned from my business trip at 2a on Friday night. Had to cancel my credit card due to fraudulent activity in California. Had a flat tire. Don and I were an amazing team, because we kept our dinner date with friends and created a fabulous party, despite the set-backs. We love having kids and moms and dads and friends and relatives over. I love the old-fashioned home birthday party. Oh well, next year she has already picked a bowling party!

The second Christmas Show!

Don and I are enjoying being Amy's Mom and Dad SOOOOOO much!

Amy's pre-school Christmas show

Amy is a lovely little ham. Her class sang "I want a hippopotamus for Christmas, only a hippopotamus will do..." on stage for the holiday show. We received tons of joy watching her practice on the living room floor for weeks in advance of this show. The show was lovely but it was over in a flash. Amy is a joy and we are the luckiest parents on earth.