Ally turned five on July 8! She started the day pretty funny. Whenever I asked her to do chores she would just tell me, "Mom, I'm five now." I'm not sure why five means that you are freed from more work. I've been waiting for years for Ally to be old enough to pitch in. She quickly learned my plans for her, and I have to add that she is always good to help.
During the afternoon, I atempted to make a doll cake for Ally. That was not my best hour. I learned a few lessons that day. One-you make a cake that already has a hole so you don't just blindly shove a poor doll into unsuspecting cake. I had to tell Ally that the big fissure in the back was just her zipper. Second, don't use a Barbie. Their freakishly long legs make it so you have to have a cake about a foot high to begin to make it look like a dress. Finally, leaving the decorating to the pros. I am not a cake decorator and so I finally let Ally and her friend Scott help on the cake so I could have someone to blame the "creative" results on.
Anyway, that night, we had a birthday with our little family, Grandma and Grandpa Freeman, Carolee and Amy. We had her favorite meal: chiken nuggets, french fries, chocolate milk and a toy. I couldn't complain with that one. Ally made the cutest hats for everyone, and she loved all of her presents. It was like she was so over stimulated that she opened them all and then could only focus on one gift. Pretty funny.
Overall, it was a great day for Ally and she is still reveling over being five and looking forward to kindergarten. We love her and are so lucky to have such a good kid in our home!
