happy birthday siona !

our little 'ona bona' is 4 years old! i can't believe it. it seems like just yesterday, i was with mel when she found out she was pregnant with her. these are a few of my favorite pictures of 'ona'.

coming home from the hospital

with grandma ruth whom she is named after
(i absolutely LOVE this picture)

i think her dad put this bow on her.
(her ears don't usually stick out like that)

she is quite a natural when it comes to gymnastics

running thru the water at 'birch creek'

i took her shopping for her birthday last week. she wanted a "mermaid barbie doll" that changed colors in the bathtub, but kendyl had already got her one, so i had to talk her into something else. she was NOT happy with me. i told her that we couldn't get it because it looked just like kendyl's and they would get them mixed up. she had one hundred and one ways that they would be able to tell them apart. even still when she opened her presents last night, i said "see... now do you know why gramma didn't get you a doll like that?" and she looked at me and said "yes, cause you didn't want to get me one!". i wonder if she will ever forgive me?! anyway, when grandpa asked her where she wanted to go, when we take her to dinner, she told him she wanted to go to "CHIWHAWHAS". so i guess that means we will be taking her to CHIN WHAS.
happy birthday to you 'ona' ! we love you !