Happy 3rd Birthday

Jillian had her 3rd Birthday Party! The time has just flown by. Our little Sweetie-Pie is growing up so fast.

This was a birthday where Jillian really understood what was going on, and was very excited about it. She had been looking forward to it all week. Many family and friends came to the big birthday party on Saturday night. It was the first big gathering at our house, now that the remodel was mostly finished and we had enough space. So, it was pretty cool that everyone got to come visit at Jillian's house. The kids had a good time running around and playing; of course, there was lots of crashes and crying. While the adults relaxed in their seats, the teenagers saddled up to the bar and feasted on the snacks. We had 18 adults, 10 teens and 'tweens, and 8 kids for a total of 36, and that was about right; so now we know our hosting capacity.

Jillian had picked out the theme of "My Little Pony". The cake wasn't exactly what we wanted, since Fred Meyer forgot to make our order. Jillian had been asking for a "flower" cake, so we ordered one with lots of flowers. The cakes we ended up with only had one flower, but that was just fine. Everyone sang the happy birthday song, then Jillian blew (spit) out the candles. Then, Jillian ate a big piece of cake with the flower on it; actually, she ate the frosting and that's it.

Then, we went into the family room and Jillian sat on the floor, with all the kids surrounding her, and opened up presents. She was thrilled with all the great gifts, and it was all we could do to keep her in the family room and not run off. By the time it was all over, there were some very tired little kids who were worn out from all the excitement.