A gift from my girl

Words can not say how much I love my Alyson.  She makes me cry,laugh,pull out my hair, all in 5 minutes of talking with her – ha!  She is full of endless energy (ask anyone who knows her) and has the biggest heart I know.  She loves deeply and doesn’t forget A THING, really.  Well, unless you count when I ask her to pick up her room, THAT she forgets – ha!  But if she loves you, she will remember everything.

  So it is no surprise what this big hearted girl did for me on my birthday.

*please don’t mid her dress up clothes spilling out of her drawer and hanging behind her.

She had her dad blow up balloons for me and she had a “set-up” for me to see.

I really was surprised by it.  She was so excited to show me, that I opened my gift a day early.

What I loved most was this face.  That sleepy, messy-haired look that I soak up as much as possible.

She says, “mom, I bet you already know what it is because of the bag, but that’s okay".

Under this Christmas themed wrapping paper was a beautiful jewelry box she painted for me (she said she made it a long time ago, so it could have been hers – ha).  Sooooo cute and thoughtful.  It is sitting on my nightstand.

My celebration didn’t stop there.  She also had a tea party planned.

*don’t mind the mess that I am – here.  She took the camera away from me.

We each had place cards.

We also had a fur-real friend and a new to her doll she just got.

It was topped off with some yummy fruit snacks and water. Perfect!

I love that she is so thoughtful in all that she does.  She is so much like me this way.  And I love that.  She is SOOO much like her dad, and so when I see little things like this, they remind me that somewhere in there, I am there too!

That’s all I have for today.  Be back tomorrow!

Michelle