And finally...

Mary bought this bear "Brownie" with her allowance on our second day at the mall.
(Photo courtesy of Mary)

Ruth's Build a Bear

Here is Ruth with "Sparkles" the penguin.
Aunt Rachel got her the animal on her first visit, and then I took Ruth back a few days later and she used her allowance to buy ice skates and the cute (on sale) silver jacket.

Go to Build a Bear, twice

This is the bear Mary picked with Aunt Rachel, the first time they went.
Her Bears name is "Kisses".

See your Uncle Dimitri

Matt and Dimitri have been friends since their college days, and he is a very special person in our family.

You complete a puzzle with Aunt Rachel

This was a 200 piece puzzle, and Mary completed a fair share of the completed work.

How to have fun at Grandma and Grandpa's house

Celebrate your 6th birthday with pizza and a cake.

We are home

We are home now. Matt and I went up to Colorado to pick up the kids, and we are all of us now home.
I will post pictures of their trip later.