The Van Sickle Chronicles: Alea Turns 4!

Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Alea Turns 4!

Alea had such fun at her 4th birthday party at Five Mile Heights Pizza Parlor. We ate pizza, played in the ball pit, played games and had cake and presents.

We love our girl!

People who came to celebrate: Mimi, Papa, Auntie Ellie, Uncle Jeff, Gracie, Auntie Julie, Auntie Rach and Uncle Johnny

Alea wanted Matt and Papa to build her a pirate ship cake with Captain Hook on it. We thought it turned out great. I can't even tell you how much money Matt just spent on the candy details to go on this ship. You might not be able to tell but the boat was surrounded by green jello as well. Fun! She loved it!

2 comments:

Craig and Bethany said...: She looks like such a sweet little Daddy's girl in that picture of her and Matt! What a fun birthday, I bet she has a tremendous imagination. Love her!; February 10, 2009 at 9:19 PM
The Lochheads said...: That pirate party couldn't have been more fun if it had been held at ARRRRRRRRby's! (pirate's favorite hang-out) What a memorable party. So glad we were there. I'll say two things again: 1) I can't believe she's FOUR already!!! 2) I still say Matt looks like a bad a...pple in that bandana.; February 11, 2009 at 9:31 PM

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Laughter Lines

Just recently the girls learned about the fruits of the spirit at Wednesday night church. They were both so excited about this. So we were talking about this after dinner one night at the dinner table and Alea was looking up at her big paper where she had stuck the different fruits (real fruits like bananas, etc.) with the fruits of the spirit listed on them, like joy, patience, etc. Kalei says to Alea, "What are the fruits of the spirit Alea? Do you know?" And with a totally serious face Alea looks at her and says, "Well, they are apple, banana, pear, watermelon..." And we all broke out in laughter. Who knew that that's what the fruit of the spirit really are.
I just painted Alea's toenails for a little girl's tea party we went to and she was so excited about having a nail salon with mommy. Now every morning when she wakes up she yells, "Mommy look!!!! They're still painted!" She can't quite get over the fact that the paint would still be on her nails each morning. She told me she was thinking that we'd have to repaint them every day. What goes through little people's minds is so joyful to me!
Kalei's latest little phrase that I think she's learned from being with peers in kindergarten is "No Mommy, I'm really not joking!" She says this after about most anything. It's usually after I've smiled or giggled because she's just said something real cute. I wonder if she thinks that I don't believe what she's saying. So today after she said this yet one more time I said, "Kalei, what's with this 'I'm not joking business?' " Kalei responds with, "It's not a business Mom, it's a silliness!" We went on to talk about what my business is or job is and what her job is of going to school.
I was admiring the beautiful eyes of my girls and reminding Kalei that she had chocolate drop eyes (a term Matt's mom has always used!). We decided we needed a name for Alea's green eyes. I wanted to compare them to the green oceans we saw on our cruise in the Caribean. The girls couldn't understand a green ocean so they had other ideas. Kalei decided that beans were green and Alea loves green beans so she thought we should call Alea's eyes, "green bean eyes!" Alea finally came up with "eyes as green as a Christmas tree."
"Look, I learned how to scribble!" -Kalei, after learning how to dribble a basketball up in Alaska
"And I love you Jesus, even more than I love Mimi (her grandma)!" -Kalei, praying her nightly prayers
"I'm just all full of the sillies!" -Alea, comment while driving along in the car
"Look Mommy, it's the PMS guy!" -Alea, after spotting the UPS van