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It's already happening.

My Lovely Little Aliyah is being disobedient and not listening to me.

No matter how many times I ask her nicely to stop growing up, she does NOT listen.

Pics taken by Mary Alison www.photographybymaryalison.blogspot.com
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She turned the BIG 1!!

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I have to confess.

I am always sad when my babies turn one.

It's amazing within one year, 365 days, how much their little minds and bodies change.

A-mazing!
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The big day started off right with M & M pancakes. I did sneak some white wheat in them. Shhh.

(Notice there's no bib? She absolutely will NOT wear them. Pull, stretch, cry, scream.....you get the idea.)

Then, there was lots of fun with fingerpaints.

However, little Ali was more interested in the wash bucket.




Hmmmm.

We've got paint and water......what's missing.

Oh ya!

Sand!






That afternoon the festivities continued and we headed to the Zoo.

But not without earning some free admission tickets first!

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Hogle Zoo was doing a promotion with Cache Valley dairy products.

For every 4 empty packages that were brought in=1 free admission, up to 4 admissions.







Needless to say, my freezer if FILLED with Cache Valley butter.

We only had to buy ONE ticket=7 dollars.

AWESOME.





Aliyah loved it.



There was lots and lots of pointing and Aliyah talk.







These bats were the creepiest animals at the zoo. Eck!

They were also by far the smelliest!

So glad I am not an elephant!

9 months is ENOUGH torture!

Good thing 9 long months=blessings.

4 crazy kiddos.

Or should I say 4 crazy monkeys.

We said goodbye to the zoo and left with 4 crazy monkeys.

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Next up, presents and cake!

Aliyah was SO exhausted.

Our birthday girl did not appreciate our singing talents.

She did decide to taste her cake.

So many things to love about our little princess.

I pulled the kids aside and individually asked them what they love about Ali.....

Parker: "She's funny! I like her laugh."

Lexi: "I love everything about Aliyah......except for when she wakes me up at night crying!"

Dylan: "She's funny! She makes funny noises and does funny things."

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Little Aliyah is definitely a keeper.