My big girl.
So it's not quite her birthday yet, but try to explain to a 3-year old that even though we are having her party today her actual birthday is in two more days. So as far as our household goes, Grace turns three today.
What a wonderful day it turned out to be. Despite my stressed snapping at Jim leading up to the party, everything turned out fine. It's fun to see Grace interact with the other kids now that she knows how to play with them (rather than just alongside them). And we are blessed to have such wonderful friends, both the adults for Jim and myself and their kids for Grace (and Alex someday too). I just had to stop at one point and look out at the chaotic sea of kids running around the backyard, with the parents all hanging out on chairs and blankets, and smile at the beauty of it all.
And we managed to get a pretty good 64 Zoo Lane party pulled together. It's a little more of a challenge when your kid wants the theme to be her favorite television show that happens to be a British import only shown on Noggin (the digital cable channel for preschoolers). But I'm lucky to have a talented husband who was able to create great invitations and cake topper (using Albertsons who can scan the picture in and put it on your cake), plus there are lots of zoo/jungle themed party stuff available. And a big thank you goes out to Mom, Dad and Luella for being such a wonderful help before, during and after the party (and especially to Luella for whipping up margaritas afterward to help us recover!).
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