Our other favorite thing

Don't worry, folks, Madeline and I are drinking "nonalcoholic toasting beverages." Mommy thinks they were Sprite with some juice, but we thought they were yummy. We splurped them down. There was one on the table for Baby Abby, but since she didn't need it, we drank that one too. Now when Madeline sees Daddy drinking out of a wine glass, she starts screaming and crying for a taste.

Here we are with Heather Otto, who just might be my new best friend. She talked to me a lot and even read me a Princess book during dinner!

The wedding

Madeline and I had a blast at Chris and Becky's wedding last week. Our absolute favorite thing was the DANCING. We were the first ones out on the dance floor, and Mommy and Daddy had to drag our limp exhausted bodies away against our will once the night was through. By then, I was basically sleepwalking, and Madeline was just sitting on the floor spinning herself in a circle, but we didn't want to stop!

Here we are with Daddy during the Father/Daughter dance. You can see the groom in the background, taking a break since he as yet is neither a father nor a daughter.


After dinner, things really got lively. The bridesmaids and a few of the wedding guests really took a liking to us and showed us some moves. Mommy and Daddy were glad, as they finally got a chance to eat their own dinner, talk to some friends, and then dance a little with each other.

The curly head you see in the front is Riley-- we followed her around trying to hug and kiss her for much of the evening. She seemed nervous about that.

More shots from Duke gardens

Sarah P. Duke gardens

I took this picture my own self! Daddy showed me how. It's one of the things I get to do now that I'm a four-girl. I think I did a pretty good job. Now whenever I see Mommy taking a picture I ask for the camera.

Godcousins

Some of you might know that Madeline and I recently acquired what we have decided to call a godcousin. Dan and Nikki are my and Madeline's godparents, and now Mommy and Daddy are baby Abby's godparents. We flew to North Carolina for her baptism. We tried many times to get pictures together, and this is the best we could do. Little girls are a little bit wiggly and a lot silly.

It's worth noting that Baby Abby has quite the set of chubby cheeks. Mommy and Daddy loved them and kept remarking upon them so much that Madeline finally concluded that the baby's real name was "Chubby chubby."

For Nikki

Here I am opening and playing with my gifts from you. Thank you!

Here I am with my friends. Thank you for coming!

Tolerant neighbors

Our neighbor Teresa just got a new CONVERTIBLE! This is an amazing coincidence, because I LOVE CONVERTIBLES. I used to call them "the kind of car without the roof," but now I know better. They are my favorite. When I turn five, my Daddy is going to buy me a pink convertible. I will let him drive it until I am old enough. At least, that's my plan. Sometimes my parents just don't keep up-- like when we went on our trip recently, they rented a red car WITH a roof. I was understandably upset, but finally consented to ride in it anyway, since red is close to pink. Pay more attention next time, folks. If it's not pink, I don't want anything to do with it!

The zoo

A few weeks ago, my family and I went to the local zoo. We had a blast looking at different animals. My favorite thing was the hippomopotamus. In the tiny tots area, we got to pretend we WERE different kinds of animals. Here we are with Daddy being sloths.

Madeline is being a turtle.

She realized that turtles move much too slowly for her taste and took off.

Now she is running around in the "wild young humans" exhibit.

A new baby!

Welcome to the world, Baby Christian! He was born today at 12:22 pm, 5 lb, 13 oz, 20" and perfectly healthy. We can't wait to meet you!



PS Ongoing blogging. Scroll waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay down to get all the new pictures.

Eggs

On Sunday afternoon I got to dye some eggs. They pretty much all ended up either pink or purple. Madeline and I didn't like eating them much, but they were fun to dye.

Easter CAME!

Happy Easter!

Happy Birthday to me! My friends Jacob, Luke, Caleb, Lily, and Annie came over to have pink cake with me. Once again, my main concern about the cake was that it should be pink. With pink on it. And also pink. This is the first time I have blown out all my own candles on the first try--usually Jacob beats me to it, but this year I prevailed.

Now I tell everyone I meet that I turned four and I had a party with a pink cake. I am very excited to be four, and I'm always telling Mommy what I can do now that I'm a "four girl."