Bethi's birthday :)...

 Here are a few pictures from Bethi's birthday :). I don't have as many as I did for Peter, partly because Daddy took just her out, not the whole family :), and partly, too, because I didn't have my camera while we did her cupcakes :P... but, I still have these...

 

Emmi greatly enjoyed Bethi's birthday breakfast of waffles ;)...

 Bethi opened a very special gift before Daddy 

took her out... a pack of earrings. Guess where they made 

their first stop at? Hint- she didn't have 

pierced ears in this picture :)...

 Daddy and Bethi, going out for lunch, fun, and to get 

Bethi's ears pierced. She has been looking forward to earrings, 

but didn't think it would happen for two more years!

 Bethi :)...

 Emmi "guarding" the un-iced cupcakes ;)... 

(love the cupcake outfit for this picture ;)!)

 

 ...in full dress. (By the way, Mommy snuck a 

whole half a cupcake out from under her nose, hahaha!)

While they were gone, the rest of us were busy icing Bethi's cupcakes (we made them sea creature themed :), per Bethi's request), decorated the house, cleaned up, and started supper. When they got back, we watched a really neat video on what happens when you wring a cloth out in space, and Bethi opened her presents :)...

 Bethi-boo :).

 Cards...

 Tiny gift!

 She got a book by Emily Barnes... what is really 

neat, is that Bethi picked up one that we already 

owned the night before to read, with no 

idea that this was coming :)...

 This is a interesting gift :)... it has been 

sitting in the toy chest for years, and Abbi 

or Emmi wrapped it up for Bethi... 

...and Bethi just found out that Mommy made it

 for her when she was two! She didn't know 

it was her's, hahaha!

 Oh, the camera has been around a while, too ;)...

 Letter writing supplies! Bethi loves to write letters :)!

Bethi is so sweet :). She always buys items for 

each of us while she is out on her birthday :).... 

Abbi loved these puzzles she received :). 

(And I loved the note cards Bethi gave me :)!)

We then enjoyed supper and Bethi's cupcakes :). (Some of which, Tori would like me to know, looked like they were decorated with an octopus, not a jelly fish, haha....).
We are so thankful for the gift of Bethi, and thankful to the Lord that he has placed her in our family!

 And look at her little ears :)...