It's all about Avonlea

Recently, life here has been all about Avonlea. First, she had her birthday. It was extra special because it was the big 8!

Next came the dance recital. For the first (and probably last) time, she was the only one of our girls in the recital. She was part of a tumbling routine, and did a terrific job. During the rehearsal, she fell doing her hurdle cartwheel, so I was watching that part especially during the performance, and she nailed it. She amuses us all with her tumbling tricks--like when she forward rolls off the chair onto the floor to have prayer. She can do a back kick over now, and one day she was walking between the living room and the twins' play room, and just suddenly did a kick over to get from one room to the other, then stood up and walked off like it was just the most natural thing in the world. Her older sisters will probably never get tired of telling that story. :)

Finally, we had her baptism. Here she is dressed and ready to go with Daddy. Notice Isaac trying to make sure he gets into the picture. Remember when he hated having his picture taken? I'm not sure what happened to that kid. The only thing he likes better than having his picture taken now is getting to be the one taking the pictures. Thank goodness for digital cameras. Delete, delete, delete. Every so often he takes one that's a keeper though.

Here is Avonlea with the other kids who were baptized at the same time. They're a cute bunch.