The Beginning of our Spring Birthday!

Paige had a birthday!!  A big important birthday is you're LDS!

She politely reminded us all week to buy her presents ... as if we were going to forget her.  I'm pretty sure she had a fabulous day celebrating.  She got to spend time with her favorite teacher, explore the forest, eat dinner at a 'real' German restaurant (where she immediately ordered fish and chips - not so German if you ask me), and had a "surprise" birthday party.  Later we went to the movie The Lorax and had her favorite meal - Lemon Chicken.

At Paige's request she went upstairs, we turned out all the lights, called her name to come down and yelled SURPRISE!!  It was pretty funny!  She played the part perfectly ... I mean, you can't tell me this above picture isn't a genuine smile from being surprised! Right?!

(I had to include this picture because Emi's face is pretty hilarious!)

Happy Birthday Paiger Raigers!!

** She is always PLAYING (dolls, babies, pet shops, board-games, transformers, riding her bike, roller-blading anything and everything) ** She LOVES going to the Bakery here ** She speaks German like crazy even if she doesn't get it right the first time - she doesn't hesitate to try ** She LOVES her teacher ** She is constantly trying to get away with not brushing her teeth and stuffing her clothes into her drawers **  She loves learning new things **  She really enjoys playing the recorder and the piano **  Her teachers at school LOVE her **  She isn't afraid to try or do anything ** She is such a sweetheart in our family, always making sure everyone is happy and taken care of ** Her favorite dinner is still Lemon Chicken **  Her new favorite thing is to walk home from school at the bottom of our hill **