PJ's 4th Birthday

Ms. Paige Jane turned the big 0-4 on July 13th and boy did she have a party to remember.  Kristin and Cory treated her to a Pretty Preppy Princess party at their house, with her closest dozen or so girlfriends (plus Lukers, the ladies' man).  The party featured adorable mini-manicures, pedicures, facials, makeovers, dance party and fashion show.  It was unbelievably cute.  Luke didn't participate in the activities, except for taking a spin down the catwalk at the end!  Happy Birthday to PJ!

Paige loved all the pampering, she took to it quite naturally!

Isabelle also was very comfortable with these treatments.

Mom and Luke observing the action.

Josie Yttre with her beeyootiful makeup:)

Elise Miller= cutie fairy dancing around

On the catwalk!

My turn!

The night before the big birthday party Matt and I went to Abby & Omar's wedding reception in Milwaukee while Kristin and Cory watched the Dukersons (thanks, guys!).  Abby and Omar were married in January in Mexico and then hosted a gorgeous Lake Michigan-side reception in Milwaukee.  Abby, Shelley, Andrea and I were close friends since we all were really little, bonded by swimming.  The party was just fabulous and it was awesome seeing Shelley and Rob who were in town from New Jersey for the event.  Congratulations to our dear friend Abby and her new husband Omar, and best wishes for a long and happy marriage!

I'll close with a shot of Luke and his little friend Eloise sitting on their mini Adirondack chairs.  We went to the downtown Lake Forest Thursday night concert with Eloise and her parents Rebecca and Peter.  Rebecca brought these cute little chairs and they loved them.  Funny story, Rebecca and I met while serving on jury duty together.  We soon discovered that her daughter and Luke are in music class together and also go to library storytime on Fridays together!  She knows Isolene, but we had never met!  We hit it off immediately and Matt and I are excited to have made some Lake Forest friends (finally!).