Natalie turns 13!

Watch out world. We have a teenager in the house. Natalie is awesome though. She has this great friend Hannah that comes over almost every weekend (or Natalie goes to her house). They are just a hoot. Natalie has a lot of other fun friends too, and she's been having lots of sleepovers (our basement is awesome for that now!), but I don't have any pictures of them. She loves to Facebook and text. She likes to watch Studio C, Dr. Who, White Collar and The Middle. She still plays flute, violin and piano and is hoping to switch from flute to bassoon in Band soon. So yeah, 4 instruments. She is a very helpful babysitter. And we love to laugh and joke together.

Natalie and Hannah

Their blanket fort--idea found on Pinterest

The lone picture of her birthday. Sad. 

Her bow and arrow--her nickname is Natniss

Natalie and Clara on Halloween

She got braces!!

And in other news, Alexia surprised us with a visit a few days before Natalie's birthday. The kids hadn't seem her for a few years so it was great to have her. She was the perfect house guest. So fun and helpful! We introduced her to Rainbow Farms, Amish fry pies and Lake Erie.