Elizabeth's birthday parties are ramping up in complexity, something Barb and I would both like to cap. Still, just three guest kids at a fourth birthday isn't bad. Neighbors Grayson and Reed, and best friend Lily. Four kids if you count Uncle Pat, pictured below (and looking, it might be worth noting, a lot more like a Northwesterner than a Southern Californian -- finally!).
Above: Uncle Pat, looking Portland. Also, Elizabeth Rose: glamor personified in shades from Grandma.
Four for the fourth: (clockwise from Elizabeth) Elizabeth, Lily, Reed, and Grayson.
The dress: Daddy's idea, Grandma's choice. Almost a week later, Elizabeth still likes telling the story of how I wanted to buy her a blue dress, but Grandma insisted on a pink one.
Where's Ectasy? Elizabeth could not be more thrilled by Grandma's gift of a new Where's Waldo book. Just look at that face!
One of the gifts from the Wheeler-Kay-Cohen clan was a game called Headbanz. I was at first dubious of the "For Ages 7+" imprint on the box. But it was perfect for little kids. Put the card in your headband and have the other players give you hints. (They're supposed to answer your questions a la 20 Questions, but that subtlety seems to elude three- and four-year-olds. So for example I'll be wearing a dragon card on my headband and Elizabeth will give me this hint: "You're a lizard that breathes fire!!" Hmmm.)Despite some to-be-expected meltdowns (there was a grip of three- and four-year-olds, after all), we had a great time at the party. Besides the dress and the book, Elizabeth got a (more than slightly used) 16" bike (way too big, I discovered when she got on it) called "Little Rosie." It was very gratifying for Daddy, who was worried by just how used this thing was, when Elizabeth exclaimed to Uncle Mark over the phone, "I got a brand new bike!"
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