Sunday, August 05, 2007

Happy Birthday Alison!

(Please click on the photo to see more pictures.)

Today is Alison's 6th birthday. She was VERY excited for it. She even figured out that it started at 12:00 midnight, although she didn't quite stay up that late Saturday night. She came pretty close though.

On Friday, Jake and I left Michele home alone and headed up to Grand Blanc. Michele picked Tiffany up from the airport later that night, and then the two of them left for Grand Rapids on Saturday. Most of the college girls were able to get together at Jen's house for a home spa day, and then dinner and drinks later on.

On Saturday night, after Church and dinner at Applebee's, I took Alison to see Harry Potter. It was my first time seeing the fifth film, but her third. She did a good job of not spoiling it for me, but she seemed a bit antsy sitting through it again. I think this might be my favorite movie yet, but then again, the books seemed to get better as they progressed as well.

Sunday brought some rain which moved Alison's party indoors. At least it was nice and cool inside. Some people were even crazy enough to be wrapped up in blankets Shawn and Melinda . Michele made it to the party shortly through dinner, but in time to see Alison open her gifts. She got a lot of great gifts, per usual. We bought her a Barbie scooter that she really seemed to like. After everyone had left and all the tables were put away, she wowed us with her skill as she flew around the basement.

The other thing that amazed everyone was Jake. He finally decided to try standing on his own! He used one of the pillars to help himself stand up, and then would step away and just stand there for a few seconds before he would start laughing too hard and lose his balance. There are a few pictures of the feat along with a video that you can see below. Looks like our little guy might start walking soon. I think Logan has been walking long enough that he's preparing for a triathlon already. Maybe Jake just felt the pressure to get moving since Elle can now stand up on her own, which means she has free reign of wherever she is. And boy, can Elle ever walk around very quickly!



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