Beaker's 4th Birthday

Well, with the passing of her 4th birthday, my beautiful little Zu Zu has outgrown her first nickname. She has moved on to "Beaker" (like the muppet) which is appropriate since she makes squeaky noises all time. Despite this new nickname being a good "fit" for her, I can't help but lament that we no longer call her Zu Zu. I suppose that's my lot as a mom, watching her kids grow up. They never stay small, no matter how much we wish for it sometimes.

We had a small birthday party while in Alma a couple days before the actual event since we would be camping in the U.P. on the 19th. There was cake and ice cream, presents, and family. A good time was had by all.

The Brain and I stayed up all night working on Beaker's new tent. We got all the pieces together, but the finishing touches have yet to be finished. Here's what it looks like right now.

Probably not all that impressive to some of you amazing seamstresses out there, but we were working without a pattern, so I think it's pretty good. Eventually the front doors with have patches sewn on them to look like the rest of the patchwork and there will be letter's on top that say Beaker's House. I have to add ties and buttons to make all the walls fit snuggly on the PVC pipe. Needless to say I'll be posting more photos of the finish product.

Happily, Beaker also got some fun items to play with in her new tent as well, like a bean bag and a Buzz Light Year Pillow.

Check back for a post on our vacation in the U.P.