Julie won a gymnastics birthday party in some sort of silent auction fundraiser, which meant Alana’s birthday theme was pre-ordained. It worked out well (Benton and I missed it due to one of his baseball games).
There was a good mix of kiddos (the beauty of neighborhood hand-me-downs — only one of the boys in this [...]

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Alana’s birthday is not for another week-and-a-half, but she has started celebrating early. First, she got to have a fancy luncheon with Julie and Grandma Marilyn. Then, during our visit with the Bones in Dallas, she got a Build-A-Bear as an early birthday present from Bruce and Cheryl.
Alana, Julie, and Aunt Cheryl headed out on [...]

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After heading to her 50th High School Reunion in Akron, Grandma Marilyn came to town.  Since she won’t be here in June when Alana celebrates her 4th birthday, Grandma took her out on a special birthday luncheon. This ladies only-luncheon was a dressy affair to the Cheesecake Factory.  Alana dried her hair, picked out [...]

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Two cakes and five grandkids singing you happy birthday ain’t bad.

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Here is a very brief review of Spring Break.  Our trip started on March 20th when we headed out to Charlotte, NC to see family.  On Sunday, March 22rd, Tim returned home while I headed on to Virginia to help my mom, aka Grandma Marilyn, recover from back surgery and see more family.Â
All the cousins [...]

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I can’t let Alana’s birthday pass without bringing up a few pictures from the past. So, here is Alana as she looked on her first 4 birthdays:
Day of her birth:

Birthday # 1:

Birthday # 2: (celebrated with good friend Angela and one of Angela’s dolls)

Birthday # 3:

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Alana got a lot of great presents for her birthday. I managed to snap a few shots of her enjoying those presents during her party.

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June 17th was Alana’s third birthday.  We had a pizza party with cake and presents.  Helping Alana celebrate were her brothers, Grandma Marilyn, our neighbors Austin, Nate, and Gabriella and Benton’s friend, Nick.
I present you… a three year big girl…

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Apparently, the blue icing on Benton’s birthday cakes from year to year remains as tongue staining as ever.
Then — Carson, age 4, at Benton’s 7th birthday party (2006)

Now — Alana, aged almost 3, at Benton’s 9th birthday party

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With Easter and Spring Break overlapping in late March, Benton’s 9th birthday was celebrated in Virginia at Grandma Marilyn’s house with my cousin, a great aunt, and other friends and family. It just wasn’t going to pan out to have a birthday party with his school friends at that time. So, by the time we [...]

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