Olivia turns 3!

On Sunday, October 2, our little baby turned 3!! She was so excited for her birthday this year and couldn't wait for her party. She kept asking me what time it was all day long in anticipation of her 3:00 party. We started out the morning with some birthday donuts and she opened up the gifts from the family. Our "big" present for her this year was an outdoor playhouse. Jim made the kids close their eyes and walked them outside to find the suprise. Both the kids love it and have spent several hours outside the last few days playing inside (with hopefully many more to come!)

Her birthday donut - chocolate with sprinkles :-)
 
 

Getting ready to open her gifts. The nightgown she is wearing belonged to one of my best friends growing up, Jennifer Drozd and is over 30 years old. So precious!
 
 
 
 

Jim leading the kids outside to the new playhouse.
 
Suprise!!
 
Do you think they were excited??
 
 
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My dad and Carolyn came up to visit us and the kids the weekend before her birthday and brought her some presents to open a little early. We had a fun filled couple of days with the both of them. Thanks for making the trip! xoxo

 
 
 
 

We decided to have her birthday at the "Little Gym" because she had been taking classes there all last year and loved it. She would get so excited on "Little Gym" days. I really need to get her back into some classes again but just haven't found the time now that she is in Preschool. Anyways, they did a great job of hosting her party and she had about 15 of her friends from our neighborhood and playgroup to join her in the celebration. She picked "Hello Kitty" as her theme and I had a fun time buying and making the decorations. Hello Kitty brings back a lot childhood memories for me!!

The party room
 

Cake Pops! My friend from college has her own cupcake business and made these adorable Hello Kitty cake pops for us. The tasted soooooo good!! Thankfully I ordered extra so we have some leftovers :-)
 
 
The Birthday girl!
 
 
Gift Bags!
 
 

Our (almost) 5 year old. This was his first time there and he had such a fun time.
 
 
 
Ryan hanging around
 
Preston
 
More cake pops!
 
 
Brooklyn
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
Gavin
 
 
The kids loved bouncing around
 
 
 
 
 

Brother and Sister :-)
 
The group shot!
 
Time to sanitize those hands before we eat
 
 
 
 
Olivia bit right into her Hello Kitty cake pop
 
Bubbles.....
 
Time to open presents :-)
 
 
 
 
Grandma and Grandpa Mike sent her a Disney Belle costume complete with crown, light up shoes and light up wand. She was in heaven!
 
 

I like to call this shot the "Birthday Hangover". We came home from preschool the day after her birthday party and she totally lost it. Crying, screaming, a tantrum in the kitchen - followed by this. She totally passed out on the kitchen floor by the sink and slept for 2 hours!!
 
Birthday Hangover Part II