It's hard to believe that 7 years ago we were living in Japan and were surprised by the early arrival of little Allison (for those who may have forgotten, the little stinker wasn't due until July!) It's hard to believe she's going into second grade too!
Rather than repeat the horror of the consecutive sleepover weekend of a month ago (Bucky is still recovering from the hearing loss), we opted to have a "Dinner and Movie" party. We had ushers and concession workers (Amanda, Julia, and Bobbi Ann) to guide the guests in, get them some candy and popcorn, and see them to their seats (in the living room). We had the "annoying child in the audience who keeps blocking the screen" (played by Matthew). We even had an intermission (pizza). The movie shown was Ferngully (it was old enough that nobody had seen it). Most everyone liked it, so that was good (a few parts were a little 'scary' for two guests). We had ice cream cake and then proceeded to destroy a pinata. And that all took 2 hours! It went fast, she got a bunch of stuff she really loved, and she's even written out all her thank you cards. Thanks again to everyone who made her day a great one :)
