Birthday Party

For Alison's birthday we had a Hawaiian luau party.

There were friends....



ice-cream cake...



and best of all, Gramma came to visit.



What a great way to celebrate!

Now she is six

When I was One,
I had just begun.

When I was Two,
I was nearly new.

When I was Three,
I was hardly Me.

When I was Four,
I was not much more.

When I was Five,
I was just alive.

But now I am Six, I'm as clever as clever.
So I think I'll be six now for ever and ever.

A.A. Milne



Happy Birthday Alison!!

No more using one hand to state her age

Alison will be six tomorrow. She's going to look great on her birthday.

Tooth Update

I have been slack at updating the tooth loss tales of Rustle's girls. About a week before Halloween, Alison lost another bottom tooth, leaving an enormous gap in her mouth. She developed a temporary lisp due to the absence of so many teeth. I asked her if it was hard to talk without any teeth, and she said, "No, it's just hard to make some sounds."

Sarah is wiggling another tooth too. When this one goes, it will be the twelfth lost tooth, a tally about which we are all expected to be impressed.

Rustle's mom goes back to work

It's been a tough week for Rustle. Not only is the big guy gone all day, the little tail-pullers taking off on the big yellow box with wheels, but now the mom disappears for most of the day. What's a dog to do?

Apparently, he will sleep all day and then exuberantly wag his tail when she gets home.