Birthday Boy!

Bryce shows off his new Transformers t-shirt and his special "Birthday Boy" seat at the party.

Bryce & Drew loved the gym time at the party!

Grandma gives Drew a hand. Love the look on his face!

Bryce successfully blew out all 4 candles on his Transformers cake.

The Crane family on the future site of Casa de Crane!

Bryce is 4! We had a wonderful time celebrating with him at The Little Gym. Bryce invited about 10 of his friends to play at the gym and eat pizza & cake. This was the first birthday party he's had at somewhere other than our home, and it was a hit with Bryce, Mom, & Dad. No clean up! :)

The other big development of the past few weeks is our decision to build a new home. We've been eyeing a new development in Rio Rancho (the city where the Intel plant is located) for the past couple of years, and when sales opened up recently, we decided to take the plunge. We're very excited about the new house, although the first item on our agenda will be selling our current home. The market has slowed a bit in Albuquerque, but we're optimistic that we'll be able to sell before our new house is completed. We'll send out information about our new address, etc. as our move approaches, but the current estimate for the completion isn't until May. We'll definitely update the blog with the construction progress. Stay tuned...

The Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta is happening this week, and we're planning to attend a "Balloon Glow" this evening with the boys. If you've never had the chance to get to the Fiesta, you should plan to visit our new house next October! It's truly an amazing experience. We'll try to post some pictures of this year's Fiesta soon.

We hope October has been a good month for everyone so far! Until next time, let's be careful out there!