Gracie was ready to wear her birthday crown. They received them last Thursday during their cupcake party at school. Something tells me Lauren refused to wear hers even at school. Gracie, our morning person, was ready to roll:
You say it's your birthday
It's my birthday, too, yeah!
We spent the morning making cakes and icing. I am not sure why I was insistent on making their cakes this year, but I am so glad we did because the girls loved it. They were fascinated with the whole process, and sat in front of the oven while they were cooking. Making the buttercream icing was even more fun (no foolish downtime waiting for it to cook), although I finally had to restrict Gracie's icing consumption. Even with all of the special help from four little hands, I think they turned out fine.
Next, we made shirts for them to wear at the party. As I mentioned, Lauren wanted a Sleeping Beauty party, and Gracie wanted the opposite of that (she settled on Barney). There simply were no Barney options so we made shirts to wear.
Saturday finally arrived ("Is our party now? In a little while? Is our party after nap???"), and the party was under way! The Sleeping Beauty cake held up really well:
Somehow Barney ended up with some sun exposure and may have melted slightly. It looks worse in the photograph than it actually was, and Gracie was none the wiser:
We had a wonderful time visiting with everyone, and the girls really enjoyed getting to play with their cousins. To top off all of that (which was, by far, their favorite), they enjoyed some really nice loot as well. Here is a family hug (minus Skip) in celebration of their receiving some new shoes. YEA SHOES!
Gracie, shown below, getting some batting pointers from Lexy before taking a few swings at the pinata:
Again, we had a great time, and really appreciate everyone coming by to celebrate. Special thanks to everyone for pitching in with food, pictures (Melinda), video and set-up/clean-up. We appreciate all of the extra help!
Bye bye 3!
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