Happy Birthday!

You are growing up on me, Alaina! Not too long ago you were just a little peanut. A little peanut who spoke Chinese! You are sure a beautiful little girl both inside and out! I love how you love your little brother and sisters. I appreciate all the help you give to me everyday making sure that Issy stays where she belongs! I always say that I should have had an Alaina when Alaina was born! It would have been much easier! You love to learn and are such a good student! You always do your best and have that competative spirit that drives you. I admire that! Grandma Berniece would SOOO love to play SkipBo with you!! You keep trying until you get something right....like handstands! How many millions did you do??! You lived upside down for months and now look how well you can do them! Most importantly you have a heart to learn more about God and how to honor him in your daily life. I pray that you will keep Him #1 in your life always! I love you so much! And, as your mom I'm going to make a lot of mistakes. But, that doesn't mean I don't love you! I'm learning, too! Happy Birthday, Sweet Girl!! I love you so much and I know A LOT of other people that do to! And, now to your birthday in review!


Filling the pinata....Oh how she has been wanting one so bad for so long! And, this was a good one!


Making the cake! No whole wheat or healthy stuff aloud. Just a cake mix and lots of butter and crisco (eww!)! But, it sure tasted good and looked good!


Of course, the beaters are the best part!



And, now for the final product....after a bowl of frosting went flying through the air and lots of imput from little people.....I think it turned out cute.


It's Good Morning Time!! Happy Birthday to you! After Alaina started opening presents, I realized I forgot to get Issy! So, she slept through it. I guess that was okay, though! She was so excited for us to come in and wake her up and kept reminding me yesterday so I wouldn't forget!! Its tough getting everyone up on her bed, so I stayed below and took pictures.





Alaina gets a new Precious Moments each year for her birthday. She has the Growing in Grace collection and calls them her "breakables".....she loves them. So, all you people out there that are in need of ideas for upcoming gift giving holidays, there are a whole collection out there for every occasion! She would LOVE them!


Alaina has been into Webkinz lately. Thanks to Auntie Amy who got her one last month! :) They are fun and I know she's been wanting another one. Its funny because whenever someone is playing computer the other two are laying on their bellies on the desk watching! So, we did get Erik and Annika a Lil'kinz. Very cute....Alaina got a new big one, so now they all have their Webkinz world on the computer!

Erik opened his present and with true excitement exclaimed, "Straws!!" No, sorry Erik! It was just the box!


Annika's little Baby Lion. She was thrilled!


Alaina's new one she named Fluffy. Because, of course, she is so fluffy!


All three!


After school we got home to a box on the front step. Oh, the squeals of excitement!! Here is her new sweatshirt from Nana Shirley. You always know what she needs!! :)


Alaina picked up this present and said, "Oh, that's my tool!" And, she was right! It will go right in her tool box!


And, now for the big one. She was so excited about this that she had to open it with her eyes shut just so she could be 100% surprised!


Could it be??!! YES IT IS THE NEW BARBIE OF THE DIAMOND CASTLE Liana doll! She is so beautiful and sings 4 songs! How do these girls know so much about this stuff.....I mean, this is the NEWEST barbie out there!


Making the Thank You phone call!

It's pinata time! The pinata that was not going to break for anthing! The kids hit it hard, but it wastn't until Mom came to the rescue and ripped it a little bit just go get it going. And, this was after 15 minutes of "whackin' it" as E would say!


Hit it An!

Cake time! We had the neighbor kids over for pinata and cake, which worked out perfect. Her party with her school friends is going to be on the 13th....so we have a whole LONG time to wait for that!!


Cute little Maddie! We sugared the Crick's up right before dinner! Sorry, Jen! Hope the kids went to bed for you okay!

And, last but not least, Issy. She was enjoying some cake. Tim didn't give her any frosting, though! I guess she has to wait another 6 weeks for that! :)

What a fun Birthday. I only took 131 pictures....didn't have time to show them all off!! Thanks to everyone who called! She ran to the phone each time it rang and EVERY phone call today was for her!! She loves the attention and deserves it. It must be hard having three younger siblings demanding time!