Allie's Birthday & Party

Allie loves her sleep, so it's no surprise that we were all waiting on her to wake up the morning of her birthday.  We arranged her gifts so she'd see them as soon as she walked into the family room.  Kevin and I went back and forth about how to give her the big gift- a new bike - but we just decided to put it in the family room so it would be the first thing she saw!  That ended up being a total fail because she was still waking up and didn't see it!  I got it on video and it was cute :)

Allie got a new helmet - it has a kitty face mask she can take on and off.

No birthday at our house is complete unless you have a cat play in the boxes and wrapping paper!

Allie LOVED her new bike (once she woke up! ha!)

While she played with her new gifts (she also got legos and a new cooking set for the play kitchen), I baked cupcakes to get ready for her lunch time birthday party.  We invited our family to Gatti's Pizza in Boonville and I let her invite her 3 best friends from school.  Two of the girls cancelled the morning of the party and our little birthday girl was about in tears.  It made me so sad for her!  But one of her besties came and she was so glad she was there!

Allie & Marlie

Allie has been loving Oreos lately, so I made Oreo buttercream icing for her cupcakes!

The party was so fun!  The staff was super nice, and we gave the kids tons of tokens to play with.  We somehow had the entire game room to ourselves, which I thought was so fun!  Most kids got several hundred tickets, and they loved picking out prizes at the end.  We had cupcakes, opened gifts, and came back home to play some more before church that evening.

After church Allie decided she wanted O'Charley's for dinner.  She loves their potato soup.  It was a great day for the birthday girl!

Allie's Birthday Interview

Allie and I sat down for a birthday interview yesterday.  

I asked her to finish these sentences. 

Tomorrow I'll be:  the birthday girl.

My favorite thing I did this summer was:  going to Florida.

My favorite memory from kindergarten was: making friends.

When I grow up, I want to be:  a mommy.

My favorite color is:  orange.

My favorite tv show is:  Curious George.

My favorite place to go is:  my friend's house.

I'm really good at:  singing.

I'm excited about 1st grade because:  I want to make new friends

My favorite food is:  spaghetti and meatballs

My birthday wish will be:  to get all those tickets at Mr. Gattis like I did last time.

My best friends are:  Olivia, Gianna, & Marlie

My favorite thing to do outside is:  ride my bike

My favorite restaurant is:  Chuck E. Cheese.

While I'm 7, I'd like to:  swim in my pool.

Allie's Birthday Photoshoot

Today is the eve of Allie's 7th birthday.  Taking the kids out for pictures has become one of my favorite, treasured birthday traditions.  We've been spending time at Friedman Park in Newburgh lately and I thought it would be a great place for her pictures.  I took them on Tuesday evening - which is when we had pop up showers!  It actually hailed on my van a couple hours before we took pictures, and rained a few times on and off that evening.  Luckily, we didn't get rained on, but we did get some great backdrops to work with (hello rainbows!).  I love her smile with big gaps (can't wait to see what those permanent teeth look like when they come in!), her pink glasses, and of course those blue eyes!