Happy Birthday Ally

On Ally’s 12 birthday it was also our move day. Crazy day. Becky and I both took the day off work. We had to close on the house and supervise movers. While moving we also had painters painting our bedrooms and bathroom in the old house. Tenants move in today. 

Ally went to school, ballet and gymnastics practice. She got home around 830pm. We worked hard to have her room set up. She unpacked a little and got to sleep about 930pm. Then was up at 615am Saturday for her 7am practice. After practice it was home to unpack, shower and decorate for her school birthday party. 

Just like every year Aunt Beth came over for the party and she and Ally decorated. I didn’t get a picture of the two of them. But they had fun.  The party was 5-9pm. The girls hung out in our new 3rd floor family room, ate pizza for dinner then played a game of “blind makeovers” at Ally’s request we had make your own ice cream sundaes for dessert and after that did a craft and then they watched a movie, Ocean’s 8. Movie ended and they all went home. 

Then this morning we hosted Ally’s Guatemala Girls party. Bagels and store bought cake. Fun party games and they painted rocks for a craft. 

Now we are all resting and trying to relax and enjoy our new house.

Donuts for breakfast! And family celebration.



Becky and I in front of our new house and after we signed all the papers at Closing.



I had to walk Spotted the fish 150 yards from the old

Condo to our new house.

Ally loves her new room.



Saturday morning we stopped by the old place after practice for one last look. And last couple of pictures.




All ready for her party.

Beth and Ally did an amazing job at decorating the 3rd floor party room. We have it set up as a tv room on one side and a guest/study area on the other side.

This year Ally told me “I trust you” to pick out all of the decorations. So I did.





Ally at the ice cream bar. 

Starting with Ally who is at 1o’clock:

Ally, Ellie, Olive, Maya, Daniela, Else, Colette, Juli, Catalina, Willow and Angie.

These are Ally’s school friends, she’s known these girls for many years. Everyone she invited was able to come and she was thrilled.

After dinner was the “blind makeover game”: one girl wore a blindfold and had to apply makeup to a second girl. There was also a 3rd girl who acted as an assistant and handed the makeup artist the makeup. 

Cata did Ally’s makeup 



Daniela make-ing up Maya.

Willow’s was pretty scary.


Ally did pretty well with Juli’s makeup.

The group shot of makeup 

Birthday girl!

Sisters bonding while assembling our new coffee table.

Such a whirlwind of 36 hours. We are so grateful and happy.