Yesterday we celebrated Amelia's 6th birthday with an afternoon party at our house. Amelia asked for an Amelia Earhart themed party and she wanted a Capuchian monkey. She wanted a real monkey, but that's not happening so Travis and I got her a stuffed one. She loves it and has been carrying her around. She named her Sally.

 Saturday morning I took her to get her ears pierced for her birthday. She was very brave and didn't cry.

On Tuesday, we celebrated Mom (Grandma Ann's) 60th birthday with a surprise supper party. Gigi arranged to have the meeting room at the townhomes and got mom to come over without her knowing about the party. It was a lot of fun and nice to get together to celebrate her.

On New Year's Day, the kids and I went to the Petty's to spend the day with them and the Barkleys. We had a great day with the moms catching up and the kids playing. The Petty's have a new puppy, Trigger. Amelia spent quite a bit of time rocking him and holding him. She now wants her own puppy for her birthday.