I just love my big girl – so proud of the funny and sweet thing she is.  God is good.  🙂

Here’s some pics from her co-party with her (3 days older) cousin Nate.  We had a great time.

(will I make it another 10 weeks? – I’m thinking no way)

Today was the ‘school day’ (free entrance/no rides) and we had a great time.  I hauled my bulky self around okay (though I could have used one of those old people scooters, I think). :)  The things the kids entered did very well!

Max won a 1st Place ribbon for his Peanut Butter Pie –

Lucy won a 1st Place ribbon for her Chocolate Chip/Strawberry Trifle –

Max won a variety of 1st and 2nd Place Ribbons for his drawings, like this ‘Ode to Graffiti’ –

And Lucy won a Best of Show purple ribbon for her yarn potholders!  Big thanks to Gran for the great Christmas gift of the loom and for Yaya’s help as well. 

And we were ever grateful for our sweet Carpinteria home-school buddies to share the day with –

Just finished a PHENOMENAL book – "Same Kind of Different as Me." Totally true story – you’ll laugh, you’ll cry and won’t be able to put it down.   And you’ll be spiritually blessed! Amazon link – http://www.amazon.com/Same-Kind-Different-Modern-Day-International/dp/084991910X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1271906679&sr=8-1/mattandtobytheul

We pulled it off – had the entire downstairs cleaned and ready for the big day – for her 50th.  A whopping 30+ people came on time to yell ‘SURPRISE’ to her at the top of their lungs.  She almost had a heart attack, and then faked like she was going to run away.  Everyone handed her a rose as they greeted her, and she was super blessed! 

IF Toby climbs up and down the stairs (at 6 months PG) 400 times in order to move her childrens’ clothes/toys to another room over the course of 4 days, and IF she is dehydrated, THEN she will begin having (mostly non-painful) squeezing contractions and THEN she will have to go to the hospital, get a shot to stop them,… be told that her cervix is fortunately ‘hard as a rock’ (a great thing) and be told to slow down.  Pray that I can cool my jets….  🙂