Friday, October 7, 2011

Happy Birthday, Alyssa!

Okay.  I suck.  Alyssa's birthday was actually on September 19th.  What can I say?  It has been a rough month!  I was sick for most of September with a nasty sinus/bronchitis thing, and I finally feel better now.

But, enough about me...
Minnie Mouse cake that was a labor of love...
She wore her new outfit to school on her actual birthday...
Our little Miss Alyssa turned 4 this year.  Where does the time go?  I am amazed at how much faster my kids birthdays come around than my own did when I was a kid...Things that make you go Hmmmmm....


Anyway, Alyssa is BIG!  Well, not compared to other 4 year olds, really...but, she is so big to us!  She just started school and is learning so darn much it is amazing.  She still has a major diva attitude like she always has - but, she is learning and growing.  I'm pretty proud of her.
Here's the loot!
For Alyssa's birthday, she got a tricycle and a little miniature Beauty and the Beast castle thing that she absolutely loves.  (Craigslist is an awesome resource!)  Grandma and Grandpa gave her a new fleece Cinderella blanket that has completely overtaken my Tinkerbell quilt that I made her last year...She got a super cute outfit from Aunt Kristen and a Belle doll from Aunt Karen...In other words, she hauled....again!



Modeling her new blanket




3 comments:

The Peters Family said...

You always crack me up the way you write. I agree that their birthdays come a lot faster than ours ever did.
That cake is AMAZING!

Kristen said...

That cake was pretty cool...and it tasted good too! Hard to believe our babies are getting so old and sophisticated.

Beccarigg said...

Wow! Awesome job on that cake! Did you do the bow out of fondant? very impressive! Happy birthday to little Alyssa! Can't believe she's 4!