Hannah's 5th Birthday Interview

My Current Favorites:

o   Movie? Tinkerbell (Secret of the Wings)

o   TV Show? Peter Rabbit

o   Animal? Horse

o   Book? Rapunzel

o   Snack? Fruit Roll Ups 

o   Color? Purple

o   Food? Pancakes (GF Chocolate Chip)

o   Song? Cinderella

o   Candy? Cupcakes

o   Toy? Doc McStuffins doctor kit (Got for her birthday!)

o   Outfit? Blue dress with the flower

o   Drink? Sprite

o   Thing to eat for lunch? Carrots (not true ;))

o   Thing to do outside? Swing

o   Thing to do in school? Play

   Who is your best friend? Mary (from PreSchool...Aly isn't a 'friend' because she's a 'sister')

   What do you want to be when you are all grown up? A Teacher

   What makes you happy? Princesses

   What makes you sad? When people yell at me...

   What games do you like to play? Sleeping Beauty (Pretty, Pretty Princess), Disney's Apples to Apples

   What is your BEST memory of last year? Going to Disney World!!

   What do you like to take to bed with you at night? Stuffed animals, Blue, blankets and my Me

   What is your favorite thing to eat for breakfast? Pancakes

   What do you want for dinner on your birthday? Pancakes

    If I had one wish, it would be: To go to Disney World again!

Alyssa's Birthday Interview

Today it was Alyssa's turn in the hot seat.  Here is a quick look inside a 6 year old girls mind ;)

My Current Favorites:

o   Movie? Rapunzel (Tangled)

o   TV Show? Dora

o   Animal? Elephant

o   Book? Magic Treehouse (It is a whole series of chapter books)

o   Snack? Fruit Snacks

o   Color? Pink

o   Food? Chipotle

o   Song? Sound of Melodies by Leeland

o   Candy? SweetTarts

o   Toy? Hula Hoop

o   Outfit? Dresses and Skirts

o   Drink? Sprite and Milk

o   Thing to eat for lunch? Chips

o   Thing to do outside? Slide and climb up & jump off the slide

o   Thing to do in school? Coloring

   Who is your best friend? Megan (Estell...from her Kindergarten class)

   What do you want to be when you are all grown up? A Teacher

   What makes you happy? My Birthday 

   What makes you sad? Mad Faces

   What games do you like to play? Clue Jr.

   What is your BEST memory of last year? Going to the Zoo

   What do you like to take to bed with you at night? Teddy!! (And Magenta, blankets and Me)

   What is your favorite thing to eat for breakfast? Fruity Pebbles (Sausage and Smoothies)

   What do you want for dinner on your birthday? Chipotle

    If I had one wish, it would be: To stay 5 because I LOVE my classroom

 

  You have become such a little lady this year!  Happy Birthday, Alyssa Grace!! We Love you!

Bounce Party

After Sleeping Beauty's visit to Alyssa party last year Hannah was sold on the fact that Ariel was going to make a guest appearance at her party.  Clearly, I didn't think through that 'genius' idea last year.  Sorry, Hannah...I don't love you less!  I searched for a long time and asked around, but could not find a suitable red head to fill the role.  I thought about buying a wig, but Dan was against it.  So in a moment of desperation I suggested Hannah have her party at Buckeye Bounce since we are going to see Ariel this summer in Disney.  To my surprise she quickly agreed and was really excited about it.  

The party was a huge success!  The kids had a blast...and so did some of the adults.  I see many more parties here in our future :)

 Waiting patiently for our turn to jump...

 Dan and Brittney doing back flips...

 Taking a rest in the cheese pit...It is really hard to get out of!

 She looks so grown up...

 Kevin diving head first!

 Birthday girl!!!

GF cupcake tree! We have since found out Cold Stone makes delicious 

GF ice cream cakes...that is our new party treat!

The first time we lit the candle another little girl blew it out.  The second time Alyssa blew it out by accident when she was helping.  The third time, right after this picture, the wick broke off. With a tired birthday girl, that sent us into a full out melt down.  

She can cry if she wants to...right?!?!?!

 PRESENTS!!

 

The aftermath.

This is worth every penny we paid for this party.

  

Happy Birthday, sweet Hannah baby!!  I hope you enjoyed your birthday bash!!

Hannah's Birthday Interview

   Our Hannah Baby is 4!!  I pinned this idea on Pinterest, to interview your children every year on their birthdays to see how their interests changed over the years.  Such a great idea, so I am going to try to do that!  Here is Hannah's first time in the 'hot seat'.  Her answers are in purple and the gray is my clarification if it was needed ;)

   My Current Favorites:

o   Movie? Ariel (The Little Mermaid)

o   TV Show? Max & Ruby

o   Animal? Bear

o   Book? Ariel

o   Snack? Blueberries (The freeze dried ones from Trader Joe's)

o   Color? Purple

o   Food? Tomatoes

o   Song? Ariel...the one that Sebastian sings (Under The Sea)

o   Candy? SweetTarts

o   Toy? Ariel

o   Outfit? This one!! (white dress with pink flowers)

o   Drink? Milk

o   Thing to eat for lunch? I told you...TOMATOES!

o   Thing to do outside? Play in the jump house

o   Thing to do in school? Play in the Kitchen

   Who is your best friend? Katie (from PreSchool...Aly isn't a 'friend' because she's a 'sister')

   What do you want to be when you are all grown up? A Princess

   What makes you happy? You! (Mommy...awe!!)

   What makes you sad? Yelling

   What games do you like to play? Treasure game (Cariboo Island)

   What is your BEST memory of last year? Playing in the jump house

   What do you like to take to bed with you at night? Stuffed animals, Blue, blankets and my Me

   What is your favorite thing to eat for breakfast? Pancakes and Waffles

   What do you want for dinner on your birthday? Cupcake with Pink Frosting

    If I had one wish, it would be: A stuffed animal... (IDK)

Princess Party!

Since it was the big '5' for Aly, I wanted to make her party super, extra special.  Here are some shots of the 'royal' occasion...

The cake was just a regular round cake, but I cut out, baked and decorated sugar cookies to go around it like a 'crown'.  Some really cute glass slippers from Happy Hostess and a sparkly candle topped of the cake.  That was the easy part.

Then, instead of making cupcakes like I did for Hannah's party, I decided to try cake pops.  Bad move.  It was not nearly as easy as the directions and online video portray it to be.  Let's just say after 3 days of cooking, 6 loads of dishes and a lot of frustration I was too invested to give up.  Those little devils were going to be displayed...NO. MATTER. WHAT. Eventually I figured out a secret and got them presentable enough to display and eat.  Now that I have mastered the 'Art', I will definitely make them for another party...they were so convenient to give out and made  great 'decorations'!

The most special part about the day was that we invited a Disney Princess to Alyssa's special celebration...and she accepted! {One of our friends from church, who the girls don't know, agreed to be Sleeping Beauty for me at her party.  She looks so much like the princess that all I had to do was buy the costume online.  She was absolutely p-e-r-f-e-c-t!} The girls LOVED her and Alyssa was on Cloud 9!  The only problem is that I set the bar a little too high, too young.  Now, Hannah is expecting Ariel to come to her party next year :\

 Alyssa with the Princess...this is going to be framed!

She was so smitten with the fact that Sleeping Beauty was in our house...

Jump house fun: Princess style.

Playing 'Pin the Tail on the Donkey'...it was going to be 'Pin the Crown on the Princess', but I ran out of time. Stupid cake pops ;)

Opening presents...

Singing Happy Birthday...they were so ready for cake!

 Evie stayed with us longer because Melanie was being dropped off at the airport for her trip back to Australia.  The girls were having so much fun and I got a great shot of them hugging each other.  I love all of their expressions!

After everyone left, Aly was putting on lip gloss using the stuff Sleeping Beauty 'gave' her.  She had no idea I was taking this and I am quite sure she will hate me for it in 10 years ;)

Kissable lips...

 It was one magical, princess filled day!  Sure, I may have bitten off more than I could chew, but it turned out great. And, it was worth all the effort to see the huge smile on Alyssa's face.  I hope it is a day she will always remember.  I LOVE having little girls!

One 'Whole' Hand

Man, what a difference 5 years makes...

I still can not believe our little Aly Bug is 5 years old. One. Whole. Hand.  It seems like yesterday we were bringing her home from the hospital.  Yet, at the same time, I don't remember what life was like without her!  She brings so much joy into our lives it is unreal!

She is the most beautiful, vibrant, smart and sassy little 5 year old I have ever met.   Your would think she is turning 15!  She loves school, church and her sister so much!  She is  a complete princess...always wearing dresses, fixing her hair, coordinating her shoes and accessories and pretending to do her make up.  She is so excited to start kindergarten this Fall and ride the bus.  It is so sad that she is growing up, but it is also fun to watch her turn into a beautiful young lady!

Of course, she couldn't wait to open her presents...as soon as her eyes were open she was asking about them!  She got a ballet outfit (shoes, tights and a tutu) for her Princess dance camp this summer, a Rapunzel night gown, sparkly princess flip flops, a 'Tangled' game for her Leapster Explorer, some new headbands and a moon dough pizza kit.    

I got to go to school with her yesterday and take a special birthday snack.  She loved that I was there and had so much fun with her friends.  We got there a few minutes late and her friends had chairs all set up for the 'birthday girl' so they could play 'birthday party'.  They are so excited to come to her party this weekend.  She got to go up in front of the class and get 5 high-fives from Miss Lynn and the whole class sang her 'Happy Birthday'.  The, she got to pick her seat for snack first.

We made homemade chocolate chip cookies...with mini-chocolate chips!  They were delicious!!

After school, we met Daddy for lunch and the went home.  The rest of the day we just took it easy around the house and played together so Hannah could rest.  When Daddy got home we had her choice of dinner...tacos!  Then we had cake!!

 

She still refusing to try to eat...not that she would have eaten tacos anyway.  So here is Hannah waiting to sing and have cake...

 

She put all 5 Candles on her chocolate cake with fresh strawberries on top! Yum!

Making a wish...

New Rapunzel nightgowns!  That is such a typical Hannah face...

Being so sweet before club...

Thank you for being born, Princess!!  We love you more than you will ever know!  I hope your birthday was everything you have been dreaming about!