Lily's big birthday

Well...number 3 turned 3.  And let me tell you there has been no one more excited or jubilant at a birthday party.  She couldn't contain herself.

Lily is such a funny child-so extreme.  Her emotions are on, full-blast, all the time...whether it's happy or mad, there's no in between.  I think about her entry & first year in this world & she was so calm, so easy...in fact I worried about her because she didn't cry enough!  But she has more than made up for it in the second year of life with no sign of slowing down.

Per her request, it was Strawberry "Kortcake" for the theme.

And best friends all made it to help celebrate.

Ava loved the icing!

Her present from Grandma was her big-girl quilt to go on her new big-girl bed.  

She's been funny with the bed...she tells me every night that she might fall out of bed but hasn't so far.  And, she's doing better than our oldest two kids when it comes to STAYING in her bed.  Opposite of that though is Ava.  We thought we might save ourselves some time & just keep Lily's converted crib as Ava's toddler bed, thinking she should be almost old enough for it because Macy was able to sleep in a toddler bed at her age.  W-R-O-N-G!  That girl was having a party every night & keeping them both up, getting into the books & toys & taking things to Lily.  Lily was quick to throw her under the bus-declairing every time we went in to scold that "it wasn't me!!!  Ava got out of bed!!"  So, after 4 days, we put the rail back on the crib & Ava is back in a more appropriate bed.

And she is STILL telling us thank you for her birthday party & can she have another one soon?  That's all it takes to make your heart smile & know that she truly loved her birthday!

The other big hit was the "Tangled" barbie from Nana...we have "Tangled" fever in this house!