Briana's 3rd Birthday Celebrations Part 2: Ladybug Party

You had so much fun at your Ladybug Party!!!

The party started out in the backyard! Adelyn let us borrow her bounce house, so you had fun bouncing and being silly with your friends.

There was also a craft table where you could get your face painted or bug tattoos applied by Mary, practice sorting bugs in different jars, and filling a paper bug jar with foam bug stickers.

Here are your 2 group pictures:

I love this picture!! You look so grown up as you're holding a conversation with Keira:

Next came the super fun part!!! We released real ladybugs in our backyard, and everyone used their magnifying glasses to look for them, and then everyone was able to collect a few to place in their bug jars.

Then it was time to eat! You and your friends ate Chick Fil A chicken nuggets (one of your new favorite foods) and mixed fruit.

Then before singing "Happy Birthday" and eating cake, it was picture time!!! Mackenzie and Ella made such an awesome ladybug photo frame...thank you!!! Here are a few of Mommy's favorites:

Lastly, it was time for singing and cupcakes!!!

That is one BIG cupcake!!

Friends:)

Briana's 3rd Birthday Celebrations Part 1

Briana, Mommy and Daddy were so excited to help you celebrate your birthday this year. We can't believe you're our grown up little three year old. You bring so much joy and love into our lives, and you have taught us both what it means to love unconditionally!!!

The first way we celebrated your birthday was at preschool! Mommy and PopPop brought cupcakes to your preschool at lunch time, so your friends at school (and teachers) sang "Happy Birthday" to you and everyone thought the cupcakes were yummy:

Then later that afternoon, we went to IKEA for the December birthday party (with Lawrence and Nana) and Ella and Keira were the two special friends you chose to come with you! It was pretty chaotic, but you all had so much fun!!

Fun with friends before the face painting:

Lawrence was happy hanging out with Nana!!

Waiting patiently for your numbers to be called to get your faces painted:

Happy girl!!

Mommy is soooo blessed to have such two wonderful and happy children!

Finally!! Face painting time!! You chose a dolphin:

Your 1st Gingerbread Party!: (December 3, 2012)

This is the first year you had your girlfriends over for a gingerbread party and everyone had so much fun!!

Mommy would love for this party to be one of our holiday traditions! Mommy couldn't resist buying personalized gingerbread men plates and aprons:)

Before you decorated your giant gingerbread men, you did a few crafts. There was a felt gingerbread ornament to decorate, various felt gingerbread stickers to put on a red background, and a gingerbread house scene to decorate with stickers.  There were also gingerbread related tattoos, but Mommy forgot about those so your friends each took some home.

Decorating your gingerbread house with stickers:

After all the crafts, it was time to decorate your gingerbread men!!!

After decorating, it was time to play before lunch. Playing doctor with your friends in your new house from Nana and PopPop was your favorite activity.

The kids ate peanut butter and jelly or grilled cheese sandwiches with bananas and juice, and the moms ate yummy chicken strata and broccoli that Nana made with peppermint punch.

The Moms had an ornament exchange:)

After lunch, you went outside to eat your gingerbread cookies:

For the last activity, Allison read you the book "Gingerbread Baby" and Mommy gave everyone their Gingerbread Activity folder.

If you're wondering why Lawrence isn't in any of the pictures, it's because PopPop was taking care of him while Nana was cooking and helping out with the party. Thank you both so much for your help!