Alexa kept asking when her family was going to come to celebrate her 8th birthday. I wasn't going to have the family over (maybe go out to dinner or something) since we had her party, but I felt bad so I decided to try and throw something together at the last second.
That morning we had the Annual Trolley Run and then afterwards people came over to eat pizza and celebrate her birthday. She was so happy to see everyone there. Erin brought the largest cupcakes for the party, which she also picked some up for me for Alexa's class the next day. When she said big I didn't realize how big they would be. I felt so sorry for Alexa's teacher. I am sure the children were on a major sugar rush. After eating the cupcake, everyone watch Alexa open her presents. The first one was from Trey. He got her a webkinz and some chocolate chip cookies. Angie said that she had given him 4 cookies and he decided to save all of them for Alexa and her party.
Alexa also wanted a digital camera, so everyone gave her money and she had enough to get one. I told her she could either buy a new camera or she could have my old one and save her money for something else. She of course decided to save her money. She said she wanted to spend $40 here and then spend $60 on vacation. I thougth that was pretty smart.
I was also so grateful that everyone could come at the last second to her family birthday party.
I still can't believe my little girl is 8. I remember when she was a teeny, tiny baby and it amazes me how big she is and who she has become.
So here is a quick recap of when she was 7:
*She LOVES Wii. Begs to play it any chance she gets. She loves Rock Band, Super Mario Bro, pretty much anything she can play.
*She is a super reader. One of the tops of her class. She enjoys Magic Treehouse, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, and whatever else she can find.
*She is into writing. At least once a month she is wanting a new journal to start a new series of writing. One journal has stories, another has songs, and I can't even name all of her other ones she starts. She also started her own blog, which is super cute to see how her little mind works.
*She loves her stuffed animals. For as long as I can remember, Alexa has loved her stuffed animals. Even though she has never been into baby dolls she has always loved her stuffed animals. Whether it's webkinz, ugly dolls, or just one that a loved one gave her, she always loves it.
*She is great at piano and she just started right before school started. She doesn't even realize that she has talent, but this girl is fantastic! This is the one interest that she will sit down and do randomly without me having to fight her on it. You can tell that she really enjoys music.
*She has a wonderful imagination. I try to remember to ask her what she did each day when I see her after school. She usually tells me of some imagination game her and her friends play over recess. It's usually a shape-shifter game, pretending to have horses, or most recently their made up card game. No matter what it is interesting to hear what game they played that day.
No matter what, I think Alexa will remain my little girl that wears her heart on her sleeve, puts other's before herself, adores animals, and has one of the best giggles a mommy can hear!
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