What a difference 4 years makes!

Happy Birthday Princess!!
It is hard to believe our baby is already4! Who said she grew up this fast?!?! We had a great day at the water park, playing at home, a mac and cheese lunch out with Grandma Sandy, and Em's favorite Indian restaurant with Grandma MA and Grandpa B for dinner.

The Tortoise and the Hare Kids Dash on the 4th of July
We had so much fun last year running, we decided to do it again! We only wish our buddy Jack was still in town to have run it with us again!

After the race...

4th of July Parade

Time to say goodbye...
After a year of having a sister it was time for Emma and Alex to say goodbye. On Alex's last day we had breakfast with Grandma Sandy at Ihop, shipped some expensive boxes back to Germany, lunch with Sierra at home and time to read a few books at the airport. We will see Alex soon in Germany, which we are looking forward to!! See you soon Alex!!

Another fun birthday party! This year we decided to celebrate a bit early so Alex could join in on the fun. Emma requested a Strawberry Shortcake Berry Blossom Princess party, so there were plenty of strawberry things to enjoy (well and many non-strawberry things too! :)
























A big thanks to Grandma Sandy and Grandma Mary Ann, who both helped prepare lots of the berry yummy food for the party. Thanks to Grandpa Byron for doing the beer run and being the official toy de-package-er. :) And to Grandpa Howe for bring the tent to help ward off the bad weather. Funny how just having the tent makes the clouds clear! :)

The Bounce House was a Berry Big hit again this year. I still can't figure out who enjoys it more though, Emma or Joe. :)

Just a few of the awesome guests who joined us for the Birthday Bash (we wish we had pictures of all the guests, so if you have some you want to share, please send them along!) . We hope a Berry good time was had by all!!

Grandma Sandy, Alex, Emma and Mama headed up north for a quick trip to Mackinac Island. We had a great time!

A few random shots on Mackinac Island