Alyssa is old enough to go to Kindergarten

Weird.  That is how I feel about it!  Alyssa turned 5 today and I am having a hard time figuring this one out!  How did she grow up so quickly?  It has gone by so fast with her!!  I have mixed feelings.  Sad, HAPPY, excited to think I have only 1 at home, lonely, anxious that I will only have 1 at home, overwhelmed (I have to teach another one to read already?) and of course completely and over the moon for HER that she is making this big step.  She is so excited and ready and bubbly just thinking about Kindergarten.  I love her.  She really is such a LIGHT!

IMG_4048

David waited to go to work this morning so he could watch Alyssa open her presents.  She got a Pinkalicious Bike and matching bike helmet, 2 new outfits to wear and pajamas.  She also got money from both G&G Lee and McGary.  She can’t wait to go shopping!

IMG_4052IMG_4053IMG_4054

She was excited to get on one of her new outfits.  Alyssa is my fashion girl.  I know I have mentioned that before.  She is.  After she got dolled up she was ready to try out her new bike.  She is my little dare devil.  If any of my kids break a bone I can guarantee it will be her!

And she is off!  She felt so special to have a new bike.  Her old one was passed down to her from Melanie.  So this one is all hers!

IMG_4056IMG_4059

IMG_4061IMG_4062IMG_4063

I decided to take the kids to IHOP for breakfast.  My mom sent me a gift card for Mother’s Day and I still hadn’t used it.  Well I decided that today was such a special day we might as well go!  And ice cream right after breakfast made it even sweeter!!

IMG_4065

IMG_4066

We decided to spend the day at Seven Peaks.  I don’t dare take my camera in that place since I move away from our pile of stuff a lot.  I doubt I will get any pictures there.  But we had a blast and I was not as good about applying the sunblock today.  All the kids except Jenna have red faces!  It was a fun afternoon that got us out of the house.

After Melanie’s Softball game tonight we came home and had cake and ice cream.  Alyssa chose Strawberry cake with white frosting and strawberry ice cream.  She couldn’t wait to blow out the candles!

IMG_4067

Happy Birthday, Alyssa!  We love you so much and feel so privileged that you are in our home to remind us of the JOY of life!

Comments

Enriquez Family said…
great pictures! love the picture of David and her. You can see the LOVE! haha! I am loving summer as well!!!
June 21, 2012 at 5:09 PM
Courtney said…
She looks like such a sassy little diva! Love it!
June 22, 2012 at 11:41 PM
Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

How close have you been to a Prophet?

Image
David, and two other guys he works with, were invited to the Jazz game last Friday night. I have come to find out as a construction wife, to get business, you gotta play A LOT ! Here is a short list, not limited to, of what I mean by "play": Golfing (about 3 times a week-depending on the week and in warm weather of course) Snow skiing (about 2 times a week, again this depends on the week and when there's snow) Fancy dinners (this can also be counted as lunch, which happens more than I know I'm sure!) Executive Retreats (this will be happening in February for about 5 days in AZ, which will have all 5 days full of golfing, guaranteed!!) Jazz games (again, when in season) I don't know about you, but I think I'm in the wrong career!! This house wife things just does not include ANY of those benefits!! Anyway, on with the story at the Jazz game... These weren't just ordinary tickets. Where do executives and people in high places sit? Oh yeah, ...
Read more

Our New Family Pictures

Image
I have been on the hunt for a really good photographer for a long time here and there.  And I think I found one that did everything I wanted.  First, she comes and looks at the feel of your home.  For us I just sent pictures of our living room where I wanted the pictures placed.  Then she suggests colors to wear and sent pictures back with our room and picture placements she puts on the walls.  And with 5 kids, especially Jenna, you really have to photo shop A LOT!!  Almost every photo with Jenna she had to photo shop.  She did amazing!!  I was so nervous when we went over and viewed our pictures at her house.  As David put it after our photo shoot “She has to be a magician to get anything good out of that!  That was a disaster!”  After looking at our proofs I said, “well, you are a magician!”  And David said after leaving and climbing in our car to go home “That was worth every penny.”  Success! I do have a few faces to...
Read more

Melanie’s Calling in Life

Image
Two Days ago Melanie was getting ready to go out the door.  She had her coat and was looking for her other jacket.  I asked her why she needed it when she already had her coat on.  She said she was going to take it to her friend at school, Humana, because she wears 3 jackets and doesn’t have a coat.  5 minutes later Melanie asked me “Mom, can we buy Humana a coat?”  I had already been thinking about that but told Melanie I would look while I was out to see if I could find one.  I went to 3 different stores to look!  Winter coats in that size are hard to find these days!  But I finally found something at Walmart and got gloves and a hat.  My friend, Angela, who drove carpool that morning called me while I was out looking.  She called worried because Melanie had said on the way to school that her friend didn’t have a coat and was sleeping on the floor.  I told her I knew about the coat and was getting one but Melanie hadn’t mentioned ...
Read more