July 14, 2010
Allison turns 5!

Wow, how time flies! It seems that every year goes faster and faster.
Her birthday fell on a Wednesday, which meant Paul was at work all day - so her birthday celebration had to wait until after dinner. I did, however, take them to the library and then made a stop at Speedway for ICEEs for all the kids for a special birthday treat.
After dinner - she finally was able to open her presents.

A new bike helmet

She had been asking for Jilly the Zhu Zhu pet for weeks.
She was so excited to see that she actually got it.

Jilly the hamster, came in a set. It had a hamster room and also came with one hamster baby and a twin baby stroller. Later, she opened a 2nd baby and a hamster carrier and blanket.

Showing Gabrielle some of her hamster accessories.

Another thing Allison had been asking for lately was a pillow pet.
However, there really wasn't enough time to order one on-line and get it on time for her birthday. I was talking with a co-worker about where I might be able to find something similar and she informed me that Rivertown Mall has a kiosk that sells them.
I was so excited to here that, and went right after work to check it out.
Allison had asked for the purple unicorn, but they were all out.
Upon opening her gift, she was delighted to find a soft fluffy sheep pillow pet and wants to take it with her everywhere.

After opening presents, Allison and I left with her Toys R Us gift cards, some money from her bank and some birthday money from Grandma and Grandpa Van Wesep. Zhu Zhu pet accessories were on sale - so we were off to add to her new collection.
She got another Zhu Zhu named Nugget, a bed for it to sleep in, and a hamster wheel to connect to the hamster room she just got earlier. She also had a great time having some one on one time with mom. We did have to stop at the grocery store, but she happily road in the cart with her hamster and hamster babies tucked in their little beds the entire time.