Happy Happy Birthday Allie Dear

Our little girl is getting all grown up. Allison Marie is a big 4 year old, and very proud of that fact. We are so grateful to have her as a part of our family. Allie always has a smile that lights her whole face and a giggle that's so contagious you just can't help but join in. She loves to help everybody, and if she sees an owee, she'll do everything she can to make it better (kisses and all).

For her birthday we took Allie to see Santa at the Stansbury Park Club house. It was a quick in-and-out, taking maybe 10 minutes from the time we parked, til we drove from the parking lot. Allie was so excited she could hardly contain herself. Right after she hoped on his lap, Santa joked, "You weigh almost as much as Rudolph! Would you like a used reindeer for Christmas?" She was so confused, she jumped down and ran away. Oh well, I think he knows what she wants.
Kayla marched herself up to Santa and told him what she wants, "Clothes and things for Mandy (her Madame Alexander doll)." That girl definitely has her mind made up.

We had originally planned to just stay home for the day and work on things around the house. Then Nate decided we needed to go to Lowe's in Salt Lake to pick out the drain for the bathtub in the basement. He couldn't go any further until he got it. It seemed like a real waste to drive that far for nothing; so we decided to play.

We went to Red Robin for a late lunch since it is the girls' favorite restaurant. Kayla and Allie insisted on sitting next to each other. We agreed on one condition-and they did it. They ate their food.

Kayla kept telling people it was her sister's birthday. Allie would then tell them she was four. When our waitress brought Allie her birthday dessert, Allie's eyes got soooooo big. Holy Cow that's a big mud pie for such a little girl.

Kayla was really sad she couldn't have any. We told her we'd get her a treat in a little bit. In the meantime, she filled up on the yummy fries.

Daddy decided he'd better move over and help Allie with her pie.

Allie decided to try the cherry. Lick. The whip cream was good, but the cherry never made it into her mouth. For a fruit loving kid, she absolutely refuses cherries of any kind.

It was so much fun, and then we decided to go see the new Disney princess movie, The Princess and the Frog. It was definitely a fun, cute movie, but it also had some pretty dark and scary parts that make me question whether it would be good to own. They both loved it then, but a lot of times later all they can remember is the scary parts. This morning I asked them what they thought about the movie. Loud shouts of approval filled the room. They both are dying to see it again. So I guess it isn't too scary after all.