Allie's 4th Birthday Celebration

I can't believe Allie is really turning 4 years old. It seems like she has grown up so much in the last year. She is not a baby anymore and she is becoming her own little person more and more each day. Seems like just yesterday we were celebrating her first birthday!

July 2008......First Birthday Party

Four years later.....

Allison is a sweetheart and we love her to pieces. She is smart, funny and just has her own little personality. She is strong willed and knows exactly what she wants. Some days I could go without the sassy girl attitude....but she is an amazing little person and we love her lots. She is a great big sister and Paige thinks she is the best. This year Allie was in her first tap recital so we decided to have her birthday a week early since Grandma and Pa would be in town for the recital. We had a lot of fun with family and friends. A few of her friends from pre-school came to the party so that was fun for all of them to get together again! This year Allie wanted to have a clown for her birthday, so we hired Dilly-Dally the clown. The kids got cool balloon hats, bracelets and face paintings. Here are some of the pics from the big day. In all of the chaos of getting ready and actually having the party at the end of the day it is totally worth every second. When I laid down with Allie the night of her party. She said "I love you mom, thank you for the nice party." I would do it a million times over for Little Miss Persnickety Pants!! Love you Gracer Mace.

Getting ready.....

Dilly Dally the Clown

Balloon Hats.......

The little ones hanging out....


Face Painting.....

Cupcake time......

Indoor play time......

Present time........

Some of the guests....hard to get pictures of everyone....we had a great day!