The Big "9"

Alyssa Grace turned 9 on September 4th. Thats right, 9. Like, as in halfway to 18. 1 year short of a decade. 3 away from a dozen. 9. You get the picture. She chose to have a Paint Party at our house to celebrate. She didn't really have a party last year. Ayden Claire was busy turning 1 and I was, well, a little focused on planning her 1st birthday bash. So, bad Mom that I am, kind of didn't go all out for the 8th birthday. And then, well, we took a family vacation to Disneyworld for Anniston's 5th birthday in March. So, Alyssa was due for a little birthday attention. She invited her friends over and we had Marilyn Bullard from The Canvas Cafe come and do a Sips N Strokes type party. Minus the "Sips", of course. Ha! They painted a zebra print canvas to match her room. Everyone seemed to have a great time. And the best part was, I had very little to plan or clean up afterwards!

"I'm almost out of fingers!"

The birthday plate



Alyssa working on her masterpiece!

The living room- transformed in to the Canvas Cafe

Dancing to Miley's "Its a Party in the USA"

Sassy girls

All the girls with their finished canvases

Alyssa and Anniston realizing those pieces of paper are tickets to see Taylor Swift!