She's Twelve

We celebrated Elizabeth's birthday on Saturday. Grandpa Tom, Grandma Jane, Auntie Em and Raphaella joined us for the birthday festivities. Grandpa Tom offered to buy take out for dinner, but Elizabeth wanted home cooked food, so that's what we had. Elizabeth chose chuck roast, roasted garlic mashed potatoes, carrots and rolls for the menu. It goes without saying that dessert was "Elizabeth's birthday cake"--yellow cake with orange butter cream icing. Right before dinner, Daddy took Grace and Elizabeth to the mall. Elizabeth got her ears pierced, compliments of her big sister. She looks like quite the young lady now. My little baby with the chubby chubby cheeks is all grown up.