Emaline's 3rd Birthday Party!

We had Emaline's 3rd birthday party yesterday and I can't believe she is going to be this old already. The time really has flown by...and things have changed. It isn't so easy to just do what I want and have it done. Her input is something we have used throughout this whole party.

Me: "Em, what kind of birthday party do you want this year?"
Em: "I think a princess party Mom. Or maybe a Backyardigans, Dora, Disney Princess Party. Can we do that?"
Me:"Well, let's pick one honey and stick with that. So which is it, Backyardigans, Dora or Disney Princesses?"
Em: "Definitely princesses."

So...we had a princess party. My sister and I also decided to make our own castle cake by doing some research on the Internet. You can find anything on the world wide interweb! So, she came over the night before and we decorated to our little heart's content. My friend Robyn also came for cleaning and moral support...I love them both! They did great jobs helping me out. The party went really well, we had a nacho/taco bar, which my Mom helped out with, thanks Ma! It was awesome and everybody kept saying how good it was. I'm just glad that everyone came back for seconds! I'd venture to say the kids had fun too with the bouncy house we borrowed from The Tinkers (you guys rock!) and making their own crowns and tiaras, which I found quite reasonably at the fabric store. They were just the little foam ones, but it kept them busy for at least 10 minutes! :-) Then we sang Happy Birthday to the birthday girl and everyone had cake and ice cream. After everyone was quite full, I'm sure, we opened gifts and all the kids were really well behaved and patiently waiting for Em to open them all! I was impressed! Finally, as the highlight of her day, she went outside to an awaiting Princess FJ Cruiser from Nana and Pepere. "My car!!!" she roared. She had been perusing the internet with her Pepere and learned of the big wheels very close to her birthday. I'd say, "Em, what do you want for your birthday?" "I'm getting a pink car Mom", she would reply. Oh boy...and so she did and loves it. Its so cute to see her driving around the yard with Kaya in tow. She's really quite good at maneuvering as well! All in all, I thought it was a fantastic afternoon and the weather was perfect! Thanks to everyone who came out and celebrated with us! Here are some choice shots of the afternoon: