My How the Cat Has Grown!!

Now, I really don't think we feed the cats THAT much food...oh, wait, it's Cooper...Sorry, dude, you just will NOT fit thru there...

Allison turns 6!!

Today was a big day for Allison - she turned 6 years old!! She's been excited about her birthday, but it was very hard getting out of her exactly what she wanted for her birthday! Unlike her big sister, she's pretty vague about her desires when it comes to birthday's (and Christmas for that matter!) Harrison was insistant that the "big" gift was a truck. Luckily, for Allison, it was a Barbie. She got some video games for the Wii and for her Nintendo DS, an Eric Carle board game (she really loves his books), a Barbie that has red hair just like she does, and a cute little outfit (that's actually a bit big but she HAD to wear it today - anyway, I'm sure I'll shrink it, it's all cotton!!) She has the outfit on in the pictures. We had dinner at home per her request - chicken, fettucini alfredo, broccoli, and garlic bread. If that sounds familiar, it's the same thing Jacqueline requested for her birthday. Easy, comfort food - yes, they are my kids....For dessert she requested a brownie "cake" with chocolate frosting and chocolate brownie ice cream. Even I, a die hard chocolate addict, could not down all that chocolate!! Mom made the brownie and Allison decorated it when she got home from school. It was quite a masterpiece and she was very proud of it. Jacqueline wrote a very nice note to her sister in her card. It really proves to me that she is very grown up and does truly love her sister. As she put it "...even though we have some tough times, I still love you...." They never cease to amaze me. All in all, she had a very happy birthday and we are very happy our Allison is happy!!