July 14, 2009 Allison Turns 4!

I can't believe that Allison is 4 already. She is going to start preschool this year and is so excited. We anticipate she will do well based upon how well she adjusted to her first experience at Vacation Bible School this year. I can't believe how old she is getting.

Allison loves to pretend, and does very well playing with others as well as playing by herself. She can play with her dolls, stuffed animals, etc for long periods of time all alone. In fact, when we are camping she often requests to just go in the trailer and play with her toys up in her bunk. She loves to wear dresses, pick out "pretties" to wear in her hair. Like the other kids she loves to draw and also loves to read books.

Allison's birthday this year was spread out over several days. Her party with extended family was on Saturday - it was a great day so we invited them to come early so the kids could enjoy the pool. She also received a brand new bike from her aunts, uncles, and cousins - so there was some fun bike riding too. They all got the opportunity to play outside, and loved it when Uncle Cory and Papa started taking turns spinning the kids around in circles.

On Sunday, we took a day trip. Knowing we would be in the car for quite some time - we gave her another one of her gifts - a new leapster, which she loves.

Her birthday was Tuesday, and she had already opened most of her gifts. After a birthday meal at McDonald's we returned home and she opened her last gift - which was doll clothes for her "kids".

On Wednesday, I took her shopping with the birthday money she had received from Paul's Uncle Bob and her gift card from Geoffrey the Giraffe of Toys R Us and she picked a new baby doll and a baby bathtub - complete with shampoo, soap and a rubber ducky.