Alyssa’s Birthday

Alyssa turns 4 on Monday, August 18th. She's so excited. Mom on the other had can't believe it. We had her birthday party on Saturday at Nanny's house. She wanted a swim party and since Nanny is the one that has a pool, she was the lucky one to have it at her house. We barbecued hamburgers and hot dogs and had salads and chips for lunch. Her cake was princess cupcakes which made it a lot easier to serve and I didn't have any leftovers which is good. Every family had someone there and the cousins all had a grand time swimming.

Alyssa made out with her presents. She got a new wardrobe for school! We are so excited since she really needed clothes. She grows taller but doesn't fill out in the waste so it's hard to find things to fit her. She also got quite a few Hannah Montana things and has loved the locket that Bre, Dan, and fam gave her. Nanny made a great collage from a photo of Alyssa and Justin Johnson (a hockey player on the Utah Grizzlies team) which we're hanging in her bedroom and started a Build-A-Bear collection since mom doesn't like Barbies. Benji was a real trooper. He's known that Alyssa was getting a bike for her birthday since last Sunday and didn't tell her. I told him if he kept it a secret I would let him give it to her for her birthday. He did great and didn't say a word. I let him bring it out when it was time to give it to her and her expression was priceless. She was excited. She's already ridden it a few times and loves it.

Happy Birthday Alyssa! We love you!