This post is only about 3 months late... but hey better now then never!!! I would say poor second child not getting big events documented, but really, Sam hasn't had a whole lot of things documented either. I don't have a whole lot of free time being a working mom and I am going to use my two week fall break to try to write as many blogs as I can about our summer so I don't forget as the years go by.
Ally's first birthday was on a Wednesday. Paul took off of work to be at home with us for her birthday. We have made it a point to always be at home on their birthdays. We figure until they are in school we will take vacation days if they fall during the week. Ally's will hopefully always be during my summer break. For her birthday we ended up taking her to Chuck E Cheese. Honestly, I hate going into that place. But we were hoping doing an early dinner on a Wednesday would be a bit more laid back then during the weekend. She had fun, and Sammy definitely had fun so it was a good couple of hours for them.
We had her birthday on the following Saturday at our house. We provided lunch and only had family at her birthday party. Because my dad was still on Chemo we really didn't want anyone there who wasn't family so we lowered his chances of getting sick from someone there.
We had a great time at her birthday. Mom got her a Hello Kitty cupcake cake which was perfect. And Paul and I picked up her onesie while on vacation in Myrtle Beach. Krystl picked up her hat and tutu that were absolutely perfect for her birthday outfit. She looked absolutely adorable if I do say so myself!
We pretty much do the same routine for birthday parties at our house. We eat the food, open presents, and then eat cake! Presents didn't hold that much interest for Ally this year. I'm sure that will all change in the next few months! The chair in the photos is actually one of her presents as well. My mom got her that in pink because she would always want Sam's green chair. Now we have a lot less fighting going on in our house with them each having their own chair.
We couldn't get Sam to sit still. He has a hard time not being the center of attention and he wanted to open all of Ally's presents. Also - please ignore my goofy looks in the following photos... I was trying to keep Ally's attention and keep Sam from grabbing all of her things form her!
After presents we tried to get a shot of Ally with us and one of the four of us. The kids were on overload so they were way to squirmy to get a really good picture.
She honestly wasn't all that crazy for her first bite of cupcake. We had her try some icing and cake but she just thought it was okay. She has since learned to love the cupcakes :)
After cake we just talked with family and let the kids play with the toys. It was a great weekend for our family. Ally is a developing such a personality. I cannot wait to see who she will continue to become. She's a sweetheart who loves to cuddle, but definitely has a flare for the dramatic as well!
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