December took us to a few great birthday parties. Chloe (a sort-of-cousin) celebrated the big 3 in Pilot Mountain and Hunter and Eli celebrated with her by driving her Barbie four-wheeler around the yard. Pink didn't faze them in the slightest, the sensitive young men that they are.

Baikal celebrated her third birthday with a bear hunt in our park. everyone got binoculars to look for bears (luckily, the only ones that reside in our park are cuddly and stuffed) then we all gathered an an old fountain for bear stories and bear cookies. A STELLAR party!