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Sep. 7, 2008

Alyssa's 6th Birthday Party

God is so good to my little kids and answering their prayers. The forecast showed 60% chance of rain for Saturday. Alyssa prayed so hard "please please please please please Jesus, do not let it rain for my party, please please please please please, it can rain after my party" Well the day before it went to a 30% chance of rain and on the day of it was cloudy but the rain stayed away! Praise the Lord. I love when their little prayers are answered.

So Alyssa had her 6th birthday party. Through the years we have done Noah's Ark, Shrek, Land Before Time, My Little Pony (Mommy kinda picked a girl theme for her that year) and gosh, I forget what last year even was... But this year it was Hannah Montana. Man is my little girl growing up. I TRIED to make her pick Disney Princesses but nooooo. Hannah won out. Sigh... I like Hannah, I really do, I just know my little girl is getting so old!

Anyways... It was a nice day. Small party. I only invited our cousins and one other friend Nikki but her mom had some medical stuff done this week and I do not think they were up to coming. She did not make it and I was sooo busy I did not get around to call and check on her.

We will have to walk her gift bag and such down as they live on the next block from us.

Anyways. at 12 we went to the park to play. Alyssa wanted to and I was not up for paying to rent a shelter at her park of choice. We used to rent a shelter at the cheaper park each year, but I got tired of fighting the cheerleaders for our shelter that we rented! I would find them practicing and eating and taking over the shelter we rented! I even had some rude ones sit at the COVERED tables for our PARTY and eat! It burned me up for 3 years until I said ENOUGH. So we met to play at the park while daddy got the food grilled at home.
Here is Alyssa climbing the wall at the park. She Loves this wall.

And here is some of our group on the wall, Tristan, Alyssa, (soon to be aunt) Chrissy (climbing) cousin Trent (head cut off at the top) (soon to be cousin) Abby, Uncle Travis and cousin Cloe.

Alyssa got everything she picked for her party (well I admit, I said we could have pizza and icecream cake next week on her birthday since she asked for those last min after I had the rest of the menu planned) But she wanted to make the cake together. And she picked out funfetti and strawberry. We made cake and cupcakes. I am in NO way a cake decorator. The kids and I had fun though. I leave the pretty looking cakes up to my sister in law Megan.

Oh and note to self - do NOT put candles on the dryer when using it... I melted her 6 and Justin had to go buy a new one!
This was the first year Uncle Chris and Aunt Lauren could join us for Alyssa's party. Uncle Chris is a youth pastor in Maryland and each September they throw a back to school camp out. And you guessed it, it ALWAYS falls when we plan her party! So this year we asked when it was and scheduled her party around his trip. Thank you Uncle Chris and Aunt Lauren for driving 5 hours just for Alyssa! That is so super special!

Alyssa did so well with gifts. She let daddy read the cards and was very appreciative of all her presents.

And for everyone - She LOVED them all! Tristan and Alyssa have been playing non stop! The barbies/hannahs have all been opened and played with all night and day today. She is sleeping with her fur-berry toy the past two nights. (even though it is HARD! she still has to sleep with it she says) the parrot is her "favorite gift" although I think they all are. We have had lots of art work going on with her new art kit and she was showing Tristan the ins and outs of writing in her new diary. Thank you everyone!!!
Pinyata Time!

Had to add this one! It cracks me up, this is Isaac our soon to be cousin

And what a perfect year for her, Even though I really think Trent got it open, Alyssa was let one final turn and she is THRILLED thinking she broke the pinyata!

Ever since Aunt Megan and Uncle Nathan got pin the tail on the donkey for our neice's birthday, we have to have it.

cracks me up how mean Justin is to my oldest nephew Trent though! He is cruel and gets him all going the wrong way just to laugh at him! Those Irwin boys are such picks!
And here is a nice picture of Uncle Chris and Aunt Lauren with Alyssa.

Alyssa said she cannot wait until Thanksgiving when Uncle Josh comes up because ALL her uncles will be there! And yes she REALLY did say that, she gets all sentimental sometimes and makes me laugh.

Lots of pictures, I am sorry, But it was a really nice day. Thank you Jesus again for holding off the rain. And thank you everyone for coming and the fun party we had for Alyssa.

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