Annual Alpine Slide 2011

 

A tradition in our family is that every year for Alis birthday we take her to ride the Alpine Slide in Park City. This year Fro had to work on her birthday so we took her the week after. We love going up to park City, it is so fun and it feels like your on a mini vacation.
We went up to buy the tickets and Ali walked up as the girl asked if she was one of our riders. We told her she was and the lady said,"She is to tall to ride with someone she has to ride the Alpine slide by herself." Ali got all nervous and didn't want to do it. We kept telling her it would be fun and she wouldn't have to go that fast, but she was so scared. The whole lift ride up she was quiet and didn't want to do it.
As we got to the top we kept trying to convince her that she would be fine and practiced the stopping with her.
After one run she was convinced that it was SOOOOOOO fun and she wanted to do it again and again. So we did the Alpine coaster which was so fun, then headed back to the slide so Ali could do it again and again!! It was a great day!!

Ali is EIGHT!!

Ali turned 8 and we celebrated "Hawaiian Style!"
She woke up to delicious donuts and we spent the day doing what she wanted. Her plan for her birthday included, Shopping with me, getting her nails done, and buying a toy with her $3 gift card that toys r us sent her. ($35 dollars later I realize they are genius!)
Then we headed home to get ready for our LUAU!!

The party was a lot of fun and thanks to my brother in law Steve for making our annual video possible it was a great success. Ali did the limbo, and we played and laughed and ate and almost forgot to give her the main gift--- a NEW BIKE!! She was very excited and we loved all the Hawaiian costumes.