Brenna is 7 years old today!
She was thrilled to receive some birthday cash! (I love this picture because it shows off her freckles.)
What Brenna wanted most for her birthday this year was zhu zhu pets. Zhu Zhu pets are toy hampsters. They roll/crawl around and make silly noises when you push the button on their nose. She is showing one off above.
Zhu Zhu pets also have all these fun accessories like tunnels and wheels - just like you would have for a real hamster. The only difference is thet Brenna's mom will allow Zhu Zhu pets in the house. I do NOT do actual hampsters, mice, or any other creepy crawly critters. Brenna, Sierra, Alexa, and Adrianna had a lot of fun playing with the new pets. Auntie Emily figured out how to put it all together... never fun. Thanks Em!
Krissy was also busy this evening.
One of the ways Krissy has been raising money to pay for her plane ticket to Ethiopia is by selling donated items on Ebay. A friend from church donated a matchbook collection. Grammy helped to sort the match books into lots and get them photographed and ready to list. The collection is pretty cool. An example is below.
The other thing Krissy has been doing to prepare for our trip is gathering items to donate to the people of Ethiopia. Tonight she enlisted the help of Grandma Donna and Emily. They all worked on posters to hang in halls of Krissy's school to notify the students of the "No Shoes Day" Thursday. (See my Shout out for Krissy blog post for details) We will let you know how it goes!
We are all so proud of you Krissy!
