Eighth Birthday

 (Pulling taffy)

I dug up these pics of Mary's Lion House birthday bash, and couldn't resist. 

Lunch Note

Mom discovered an uneaten banana in Mary's lunchbox with this note attached.

The Snowman

The first snow happened really early last year. Mary decided to celebrate by creating this masterpiece all by herself (unless you count Christian that is). 

The Festival of Holi

Jordan and his friends decided to attend the festival of Holi, a Hindu festival of colors (as you can see). Everyone throws handfuls of colored chalk into the air. Mary decided to tag along, and Jordan said she was a particular favorite, everybody just loved covering her with chalk! A good bubble bath got the chalk off of her, the sweater on the other hand was not so fortunate and had to be tossed.

Soccer Chic

This is an older picture, from Mary's first year of soccer when her team was the Bees. We discovered a side of Mary we never saw, a competitive, determined side. She is a hard worker, and we all enjoy watching her play. 

Puzzle Time

Everyone working hard to complete Mary's new puzzle. (Christian really sped things up of course)

Halloween

 Mary had fun showing off her costume at her school's Halloween parade.

Everyone thought Mary did a good job with her pumpkin, the owl on the far right.