Mallory Turns Five!!

Our little girl had her birthday last week! I can't hardly believe she is 5 years old and will be going to kindergarten this fall! She is so excited for school to start. She always talks about making friends and wonders who her teacher will be. We already bought her backpack and have been scoping out lunch boxes. She can't decide if she wants a Princess or a Tinkerbell lunch box, so we haven't purchased it yet. Life's full of tough choices for a 5 year old ;) Next to a Hershey Cookies 'n Creme candy bar, her favorite food is Chicken and Bacon Casserole! She asks for it at least twice a week. And she eats the leftovers for breakfast! She is really into Princesses and ponies right now. Mallory is ALL girl. She likes to pick her own outfit in the morning and then she picks a "hair pretty" to match. Her favorite color is purple. She often gets compliments on her beauty. Over the last couple of months, she has developed a light sprinkling of freckles on her nose. They are so cute, she wears them well :) We just got her 5 year pictures back. She looks so grown up!


This year I attempted to make her birthday cake (something I have NEVER done). I made the cake and then made homemade frosting out of powdered sugar. The only food coloring color I had was green so we called it a Tinkerbell cake and stuck her toy Tinkerbell on top. It's definitely not the best looking cake, but she said she loved it and thanked me for making it for her :)



The birthday girl with her parents!



My family came out to New Jersey for a visit just before her birthday, so we celebrated while they were out here. My brother served his mission in Hong Kong. So that was his inspiration for Mallory's birthday gifts. She was given a Chinese headband.
And also a "geisha" umbrella! Everyone wanted a turn posing with the umbrella. Mallory:

Clark:

Chase with the umbrella. Hahaha! This one makes me laugh!

Cute picture of Aunt Kim and Cael at the party:

Kolsen showing Mallory the gift he got her!

A doll from Grandpa Alan and Grandma Debbie!


Her Grandpa Marc and Grandma Treesa came out for a visit around her birthday too. They took her out to a fun restaurant we have in the area called CheeBurger CheeBurger. (They have them on the east side of the valley in Phoenix if you're interested in trying it - checkout their website for locations!). The waiters and waitresses sang happy birthday and let her blow out a candle - plus a bowl of ice cream! She loved it! She was given a Nintendo DS by Grandma and Grandpa. She's very serious about her game time! If you can't tell from the picture below :) All business!


It's been a lot of fun to celebrate with her! We love our Mallory!