Happy Birthday Alex!

Alex celebrated her 5 year old birthday on Sunday. I mentioned in an earlier post that Alex got to decide between a family party and a friend party and she chose to share this day with her family. I'm not sure that it was much less crazy to host than a friend party but either way, it was lots of fun to be surrounded by so many people who love our little girl. Alex asked her Grammie at one point if she would be at her party and the next thing we knew Grammie and Grandpa Knudsen were buying plane tickets to fly out for the weekend. They couldn't have given her a better gift than their presence there but of course they still showered her with gifts from themselves as well as from her Aunts, Uncle and cousins from back in Cali making her truly feel like the princess for the day. We had her Nana & Papa, Auntie Em & Uncle Tate, Auntie Tiff and Uncle Jason with their boys, Brayden, Logan & Ethan. We found a way to sneak a few friends in there and invited Jason, Suzy, Luke, Brooke & Maddie Johnson who used to be the only "family" we had here when were first moved to Idaho. A couple of days before the party Alex had the idea of a big castle for her friends to walk through when they came to her party. So she spent the next couple of days coloring a huge rainbow castle picture that hung from floor to ceiling in our entryway. Those under 4 feet tall could enter through the castle door draped in streamers. She was very proud of her little creation. It didn't take long before everyone got there that she was begging to start opening presents. I think she finished in record time. Is this a preview of what Christmas will be like? We are very thankful for our family, those who are close and those far away. I know Alex feels the love and is grateful for all of your thoughtfulness and excitement for her on her special day.

Happy Birthday Princess!