L's birthday!

My sweet little L turned 10 on March 20th.  I can't believe it!  Unfortunately L was just getting over being sick, so we had canceled all of our plans. N was also sick in bed, so E and H made L breakfast in bed and then they all came out for presents.

N, H, E and L

L requested chicken pot pie for her birthday dinner and amazingly she was well enough to eat cake :)

Yellow cake with lemon frosting

This past week, Land I carried out her birthday plans.  We went into Corvallis for an orthodontist appointment* and then went shopping.  L got a new dress and a couple shirts.  She chose to spend her birthday money on a new outfit as well.  Here she is modeling it!

Happy birthday to my little tender heart bear!  I love this girl :)

*The trip to the Ortho was...informative.  She has severe crowding in her mouth.  The Dr. recommended pulling four of her baby teeth to allow the adult teeth to come down.  (Right now they are so crowded the adult teeth can't even break through the gums and it's pushing her other teeth around making them all wonky.)  So that will be happening in the next few weeks.  Then when she's twelve we'll most likely get braces on her and possibly even extract a few adult teeth to make room for the rest of them.  : /