Allison turns 13 today.

Allison, playing with our fog machine in October 1999.

Well my little girl turns 13 today. Ever since she turned 10, there were signs that the once little girl with bangs and silly giggle was turning into a teenager. Allison has been waiting for this moment since the was 9. Finally getting to wear some makeup, nails painted, that sort of thing. Seems like her turning 13 happened overnight. Although she no longer giggles like that little goofy 5 year old, we still love her very much and she's lots of fun to have around. We find ourselves wanting to share more time with her while she constantly plans time away from us, spending time with her neighbor friends and talking on the phone.

She's turning into quite the musician lately. She's been begging us for an acoustic guitar for months now. Last month, we went to the Guitar Center and looked around in the acoustic room of silence. She picked out this Fender acoustic and loved it. I went back a few weeks later trying to find something wrong with it (Fender electrics only, right?). It plays great and has a built-in tuner so she no longer has to ask me to tune my guitars (which she's been borrowing constantly). I believe I may be able to borrow it on occasion. ;)

So Allison's day will be filled with spending time with friends and family at the ice skating rink followed by an awesome sleepover in Idyllwild. My youngest and I will be holding down the house at home with a living room camp out. Our new wood floors in the hall and bedroom addition a drying from the final coat of lacquer.



Happy Birthday Allison.