Third Birthday

Uncle Stan, Aunt Suzanne and Auntie Em made one little girl very happy on her 3rd birthday.  When we were in Alabama during Christmas, Liza had so much fun jumping on Mary Katherine and Summer's trampoline so much so that Aunt Suzanne sent her one of her very own.  It is the first thing Liza wants to do when she wakes up and the last thing she tries to sneak in before bedtime.  In this picture, Liza is hugging the box it came in.

Auntie Em came through again...she made Liza's wish come true and made 2 Hello Kitty cakes.  

If this smile doesn't tell it all, I don't know what does.

EP and his family gave Liza her very own laptop and she continues to love it.  Last night she was listening to email from Nana and Grandma. 

In keeping with tradition, Liza's outfit matches her party theme!

Liza had so much fun with her best friend Alex.  We are so thankful that they have so much fun together.  Liza showed Alex every present and asked Alex to help her open them.  I was so proud!

Without Sarah cutting cake and EP serving ice cream I'm not sure if dessert would have ever gotten served.  In the corner of this picture you can barely see the beautiful flowers Grandpa Jim and Grandma Marcia sent to the birthday girl.  I had a lot of fun with the food for this party - pink and items associated with cats. 

One of my favorite pictures of the day!

Showing Alex the cake Auntie Em made. 

 

Since we had the party the weekend before her birthday on her actual birthday we asked her what she'd like to do.  She said ride the carousel 10 times and so we did!

Making Cupcakes

In the winter, we have to be creative with entertainment. Liza saw a frog cupcake in a magazine and asked if we could make it.  My culinary skills are greatly out of practice so I was concerned about this project.  As it turned out it my skills were the least concern to Liza...she had so much fun it didn't matter how they turned out. 



I was a little bit impressed with our ability to make a cupcake that resembles a frog, however, others couldn't see the resemblance when we showed it to them.  I ordered a book of cupcakes and will do better next time.