Happy Birthday Ally!

Ally turned four yesterday. I was going to do a post yesterday but between doctor appointments, finalizing the birthday party, having the party, dinner, family, friends, etc, etc. the day was over. So, better late than never.

I can't believe she is already four. I remember a lot of women telling me when I was pregnant to enjoy every minute, because the time goes by so fast. I didn't realize how fast, until it was my own child. It seems like she was just a little baby (okay, not little, but a baby at least). She is such an amazing, caring little girl. She is a drama queen, but she is very sweet too. She loves to sing (will sing her sentences instead of talk) and dance. She loves being with friends and makes new friends everywhere we go. Ally definitely is one of a kind. I can't imagine my life without her in it and I am grateful that I now get to spend each and every day with her, even if she tells Jim that I am 'on the computer lots and lots and never exercise.' Yep, she tattled on me the other night. She loves life and lives it to the fullest and makes sure everyone around her does the same. She is our little princess. Love you Ally!!

Ally Loves Her Trees

How many kids love broccoli so much they will pull the bowl over after dinner and continue eating it??? Luckily, both my kids are that way, they love broccoli and are really good with most fruits and vegetables. Last night after we were all done eating Ally asked me to leave the broccoli on the table because she wanted some more. She had all the broccoli eaten by the time she was done. I am so thankful my kids enjoy healthy food. Now, don't get me wrong, they both love their junk food too. I just hope I can balance the junk food every now and then.

My Kids Were Such Angels on Sunday, Their Halos Were Showing

Okay, so maybe that wasn't quite the truth, but they did have fun with Ally's halo from a couple Halloweens ago. While getting ready for church all we could hear was Ally singing 'I was an angel' over and over. After church Andrew put the halo on and just looked at me smiling. I thought it was so goofy I had to take a picture and then Ally had to have a picture taken too.

Andrew's First Lost Tooth

Tuesday morning I woke up to Andrew right in my face all excited saying 'Mom, I have three loose teeth.' He has been waiting so long to lose his teeth because all his other friends have and he wanted to keep up. I looked at his loose teeth and then rushed him off to school. That day he walked in the house and didn't say anything just showed me, what I thought was an empty ziploc bag. I asked him what had been in there and he said 'it came out today' with a big smile on his face. That's when I noticed his tooth was missing. I asked him if it just fell out. He told me that he'd been wiggling and wiggling it at school and then he went and got a kleenex and pulled it out. He is much tougher than his mom. He was so excited he told and showed everybody he saw outside that afternoon and all he talked about was what the tooth fairy was going to bring him. That night he carefully put his tooth under his pillow and went to bed. Jim was making fun of me because I was so worried the 'tooth fairy' would fall asleep and forget to exchange his tooth for the coveted money he talked about all day. Plus, the tooth fairy at our house had no clue what the going rate for a tooth is these days. Andrew was extremely happy when he woke up the next morning to $2 under his pillow. (Hey, with two more loose teeth and quite a few more to come, the tooth fairy doesn't want to go broke, we still have Ally and her teeth to lose)

New Addition

We are happy to announce (for those of you who haven't heard through the grapevine, or read it in my grandma's obituary) that our family will be expanding this August. And by expanding, we do mean by a child, our third is currently due August 20. The kids are very excited and already fighting over whether it will be a girl or boy. So far, it's two to one on wanting a boy, Jim and Andrew winning, much to Ally's dismay. I really don't care either way, as long as it's healthy, and by the way I've been feeling (doctor said the sicker you are, the healthier the baby), this is going to be one healthy kid.

Princess Party

My friend Stacie asked me if Ally would like to join her girls for a 'Princess Party' last Saturday. Apparently Spanish Fork High School was putting it on as some type of fundraiser. Of course Ally was super excited and quickly got dressed as Sleeping Beauty. Since Chris (Stacie's husband) was already at our house playing Guitar Hero with Jim we left the boys behind with them and took the girls down to the party. Oh my word!! I have never seen so many little princesses in my life! The party was for girls aged 3-12 and was supposed to go from noon to three with lunch and activities for the girls. The flier said they'd get to meet the princesses. After standing in line for a while a girl came out and told us they were full and to try back in one hour. We decided to hang out and see if it would go quicker. One of my friends from kickboxing came out and told us that her girls barely got in and they were now out of food and quickly running out of supplies for the projects. They didn't have any of the Disney princesses there, just high school girls in their prom dresses (which is still kind of neat for a little girl). We decided to load up and head to their favorite place...McDonald's. It wasn't as exciting as the princess party but the girls still had a lot of fun eating and playing in their dresses. And, there were 15-20 other princesses there too.

I'm sure it turned out to be a great fundraiser for the high school, but they definitely didn't plan for that many girls. Hopefully they will make some changes for next year. Now, I get to throw a princess party in March for Ally's birthday. She is so excited for it, if only her birthday would come a little faster. (For her sake, not mine)

One of the Many Things I Will Never Understand About Children

Why is it that a child can have a ton (and when I say ton, I mean about 20) coloring books and still feel a need to use walls, doors, etc. as a canvas for their masterpieces?? Maybe it's just my misbehaved child. The other day Ally decided to create her beautiful artwork on her closet door.

This wasn't her first masterpiece on a wall, dishwasher, computer desk, etc. so I decided the best course of action would be for her to clean it off by herself.

After a while of cleaning and complaining of how hard it was for her to clean, I sat with her and explained that it is hard for Mom to clean too and that is one of the reasons she should not be coloring on anything other than paper. Hopefully, this will be her last masterpiece (on my walls at least).