Our little piece of the world: Happy 8th Birthday Christina!

My oldest is 8 today! Oh my. She was my little pumpkin with strawberry blond hair and blue eyes. She can be so sweet. She can be so smart. And she can be just a bit trying at times. Which is scaring me a bit as we quickly approach the pre-teen years.

This year it was a low key affair. I was never into the big HUGE birthday thing. Yesterday, we invited family over for cake. We all enjoyed the Steeler game, some snacks, some cake and had some fun. And we gave Christina one of her gifts - a new 4-wheeler!

Although "new" is an extremely relative term.

This 4 wheeler is probably one of the first EVER made. It most likely can be classified as an antique as it is actually about 25 years old. My husband got from a neighbor for $50. He got a helmet, had the frame painted and detailed at work for free, and Voila! One person's trash is another little girl's treasure!!

Christina doesn't know how to shift, so she can only go in first gear a few miles an hour. And she WON'T be learning to shift for a long while. I am terrified about what "could" happen on these things. But she will be riding with her dad for a VERY VERY VERY long time.

But it was a bittersweet birthday. Christina got a lot of clothes this year and wasn't disappointed one tiny bit. In fact, she was REALLY happy about that! She got this outfit from her Mimi and she was thrilled to wear it to school today.