Worstest Birthday Ever.

Rebecca's birthday party was at the Discovery Museum again this year.  It started out a little rough for Rich and I---the pizza lady said we didn't put in an order, then proceeded to get nasty with Rich and I twenty minutes before the party was supposed to start.  After a ridiculous amount of yelling and Rich telling her to get out of our room them so we could solve the problem, she came back in to yap at me for disrespecting her.  At least the museum was cool about the whole thing (they're not affiliated, even though they are on the premises) and the party was discounted, they sent in a princess, and our membership extended for a couple more months.  Rich called a pizza place down the street and was back with food before most of the guests arrived.  

Rebecca had a great time with her friends and cousins, right up until she was on the losing end of a fake food fight.  After that it was about twenty minutes of repeating "This is the Worstest Birthday Ever" over and over while crying.  But she perked up and enjoyed herself at the end.  Overall it was a pretty great day for her.

Birthday Morning

Rebecca opened her presents from us Sunday morning, along with the final two from my parents.  Take a look at the Dora wrapping paper--those poor presents had been tossed around for days.  Her current favorite is GoGo Walking Puppy, but the princess Squinkies and Dr. Drill and Fill are a close second and third.  I can't believe my baby's four.

Birthday Leadup

With a little begging, Rebecca was able to get me parents to let her open a couple of presents early.  Good thing for the presents, since the ones she didn't open early were tossed around like crazy.  You'll see some worn paper in the birthday morning shots.  She's started answering my phone if she can see it's Rich or one of my parent's pictures ringing through, so here she is, talking to GG.

Saturday night Brian and Pop came over to celebrate the birthday with Becca since Pop had to work on Sunday.

And we let her open up one more BIG present from GG and GPop--it was a HIT!!

Early November

My mom mailed out my old Fashion Plates set--it's a hit!!  And it's leaf season again, so we made the monkey a couple of piles in the backyard before taking them up to the curb.  Can you see her?

Interestingly, Rebecca isn't eating her Halloween candy this year, just periodically sorting and organizing it.  We had a nice, warm day the other week--perfect for swinging.

I may have gone a little overboard with this weekend's pictures . . .

Rich must have take this picture---I took one look at that pumpkin and scooped up the whole tablecloth of stuff, minus Rebecca, and took it out to the trash.  Supergross pumpkins.  

Aunt Maureen and Uncle Mike stopped by Friday for a surprise visit.  (Note Becca's playhouse--I took it out to the recycling this morning.)

We had a triple header yesterday--Aunt Cathy's birthday, Olivia's birthday, and a party Sonja's (our neighbor) last night.  Lots of pictures.