Alyssa Joy turns 5 with a FaNcY party!

I was so very excited to find the paper lanters at hobby lobby for half off!  I got lots of them!  They are also re-usable, so I don't feel I need balloons (though I love balloons).  I now need to get them in boy colors.

The outfit hanging below is one I had made, and Alyssa didn't want to wear it.  So sad for me:(  But I was very proud of myself that I let it go...

I want to be a star

The other day as we drove in the car, Alyssa out of nowhere (isn't it always that way?) stated that she knew what she wanted to be when she grew up.  "I want to be a star." 

Michael promptly said, "a star, why not the moon or the sun?" 

Alyssa frustratingly spoke, "No...a star on the STAGE!"

Fun Words

Alyssa is 4.5 and there are some words she says that I just love. I don't like to correct my kids when they say words wrong, I love the cuteness of it all too much. She has had some issues with clothing choices lately. Today we went to the store and she had one pink shoe, one silver shoe, blue pants, a green skirt, a pink shirt and a brown sweater. She picks it out, I don't mind how it looks. I suggested a new heart shirt for a Valentines party and she said, "that shirt is hoy-rable on me." I told her how beautiful she is and that I don't like that she says unkind things about herself and she corrected and said, "well, just the shirt is hoy-rable." Where in the world did she get that word from? The boys try to correct her or tease her (boils my blood) for saying words wrong, but I love it. She and I often chant to each other "Girls rule, boys drool." The boys don't like it, but we only started it after they first said it. I try to keep it between us and not let the boys hear us. They gang up on her, I'll team up with her against them--in the nicest mommy way possible.

I will miss the words when they are gone.

Alyssa is a joy

First of all, she likes to dress herself. She wants to dress fancy, too (thanks to Fancy Nancy). Often in the mornings she wants me to pick out something for her to wear, and when I do, she kindof turns up her nose and looks for something else. The things I pick tend to be solid colors, or heaven forbid--they match. I love this outfit here.

What was fun about this series of pictures, is she just started dancing and singing, and luckily the camera/video camera was right next to me. I sat quietly and recorded. First a few snaps, then the video. I love the expression in her voice and that she sounds like a teenage popstar. Where did she hear that? She does love Taylor Swifts Love Story (she calls it "Juliet) and has started to listen to other T.S. songs. I think some of them have that pop-y sound that you hear here.

I think she is singing to the tune of Katy Perry's song, "Hot/Cold." We hear it on the radio, and I like it, but we don't even have it downloaded at home.