Alley's 5!!!

My dear, sweet, empathetic, deep thinker of a first born is 5 today! Oh my how the years have flown by...I still remember the night I delivered this little one. She came so quickly and I fell in love with her even more quickly. She has been a wonderful daughter and I have been blessed by her compassionate, sweet heart.

such a sweet sweet moment...here she is snuggling in Granny's arms just hours after her birth. I just love this picture!

When did she turn from that small snuggly bundle, into such a big girl?!!!

Alley's birthday started off with a bang:) Due to Andy's work schedule, we could only celebrate (as a family) in the morning, so we crammed in as much family celebrating as we could:) When Alley woke up, she was greeted with a new outfit to celebrate her big day in. Now, she has a new obsession with cheerleaders. Thanks to Clemson, we now are entering this whole new world full of cheerleaders and pom-poms. So she insisted she have a "cheerleader party". Since I couldn't provide that for her, I made her a cheerleader birthday shirt and skirt instead...she was happy as a clam:) whew! 

After dressing in her "cheerleader uniform", we opened presents at the kitchen table.

Daddy reading her one of the cards

TWINS;)

check out Kendall's excitement

oh sweet little sassy pants...we love you so

thats more like the Kendall I know;)

a little family photo to start the day...not really the best time to try and get a decent picture;)

So, we've started a new birthday tradition in our household...birthday breakfast at Dunkin Donuts!!! Now,these girls love donuts almost as much as their parents. We've ruined them, and their teeth, I know...but, we'll just brush more often and harder;)

the birthday girl getting all sugared up before school:) Oh she is so incredibly excited about this donut and her birthday:)

yes, even the little one got in on the donut action...and boy can she put down a donut;) That's my girl!

I believe she is slightly happy as well;) I'm apologizing to her teachers today...

sugary, happy smiles

Oh, we were blessed by a visit from Mimi for a few days! We were al so excited to have her come down and play:) She even was able to stay for the birthday celebration this morning! We loooooved having Mimi visit!! MC is still walking around the house, looking into each room, saying "mimi?mimi?"...mom, I guess this means you have to come back soon;)

happy smiles:) Alley missed snuggling with Mimi

another sugary grin

okay, so I believe Kendall went into a sugar como shortly after eating demolishing her donut. 

Your birthday is not complete until you celebrate with a cupcake and candle:) So tonight, we had a girls night of celebration and cheers.

birthday girl enjoying our beautiful singing;)

blowing out her candle...

Ok yall, Blue Bell birthday cake ice cream...this is my kinda birthday cake...thanks, I'll just eat it out of the tub. No need to dirty up another bowl. It's mine yall, all mine!;)

After cake and ice cream, we needed to burn off some energy (calories for me!). So, we had a "cheer dance"...don't ask, please....I didn't take any pictures of this little adventure...I'm sure the girls will thank  me when they are older;) Alley did want me to take a picture of her cheer stances/poses. She has 5 poses, in honor of her turning 5....so drum roll please.....here they are:

#1

#2

#3...hmmmm, maybe she was watching the tiger cheering this weekend...

#4..."I'm tired"...

#5..."sometimes cheerleaders can cheer sitting down because they're tired"...;)

After all that fun, the older girls posed for a photo...notice the eyes cutting away from the camera...there seems to be a little terror on the loose that they need to keep tabs on...

So here we have it, live in action...the girls asked for me to take a picture of them in their cheerleader poses....this is what happened right as I took the picture...the blonde cheerleader seems to have been knocked out of her pose and the birthday cheerleader seems to be in the process of being knocked out of hers, as well as having her birthday sticker ripped off...the terror is at it again...oh my...

On that note, we are off to to take a bath and GO TO BED!! 

Happy birthday to our sweet sweet oldest daughter!! We love you so much and hope to have many many more birthdays to celebrate with you:)!