Grace turns 3!!!

Well.. I wasn't quite as timely in getting Grace's birthday post up... but it has been a crazy week... and it's not getting quieter anytime soon!!! We took Grace out for her birthday supper the night before her birthday. She chose to go to Applebee's! They brought her out her own ice cream dessert with a candle on it and sang happy birthday to her. She was smiling and laughing and thoroughly enjoying the moment! :)

Grace wasn't quite sure what she wanted her birthday theme to be. In the weeks leading up to her birthday she wanted Strawberry Shortcake, WonderPets, Princess, and a few others that I can't think of at the moment! :) It wasn't until we were at the party store that she made her final decision: a Princess Party! :) We decorated after she went to bed in light pink, purple, and blue... a big change from the very bright primary colors from Isaac's birthday the week before. When she woke up, Francis and I went to her room and sang Happy Birthday to her... she was grinning from ear to ear. We headed downstairs and she just ohh'ed and ahh'ed over her decorations.

Francis left soon after to go to Walmart. While we were putting together her new scooter we found that the main frame was cracked. So he headed to get it replaced (come to find out all of the ones they had there were cracked in the same place and he ended up having to go to Target to get one!). Since he was out he brought munchkins home for her birthday breakfast! When Isaac got up he didn't just say happy birthday to her, but he sang to her too.. it was too cute! After breakfast she finally got to open up her presents. She loved everything she got!

That morning was our MOPS playdate, so we headed to the church with her new scooter and Isaac's new bike in tow. They were able to spend a good couple of hours with their friends riding around on their new toys! :)

Even on her birthday Grace had to take her nap, but it gave me the time I needed to get her birthday balloons and finish her cake. I had just put the final touches on it when she woke up and her friend, Michaela (and her family) came over to play.

We had a fun afternoon and evening together. She loved having everyone celebrate her and it was so special for me to be able to remember how much my baby girl is growing up... right before my eyes!