Aly's 8th birthday

I don't usually post much about the family, but I'm going to make an exception for this: My daughter, Alyssa, had her 8th birthday party at the house last weekend. We had 20+ kids, and some of their parents over for a magic show performed by Jimmy the Magician (who's not in the David Copperfield class as a magician, but is great with kids). Aly had a GREAT time, and the party was a huge success.

Here are a few pictures from the bash, including a shot of Aly with her Bratz cake, Jimmy levitating the birthday girl, little brother Drew and the birthday gang, and Aly with her GG (my grandmother.