Happy 3rd Birthday Kiley!

Miss Kiley brought in her third birthday with a bang. She woke up not even remembering that the 22nd was her Special Day.... but she wanted a cupcake for breakfast. It took me a while to get her to tell me why she should get a cupcake for breakfast, but she racked her brains and remembered. I was up before 8:00 decorating her special Ariel cake, I told her to not ever doubt my love for her because it wasn't just anybody I would spend 4+ hours decorating a cake for!

She got to go to Umma Bossy's and Uncle Joe's house for breakfast- and what a treat she got there. Umma had made her three cupcakes specially decorated and we sang her Happy Birthday before she even ate her sourdough pancake. Kiley was in hog heaven. The afternoon party was a blast with a Little Mermaid theme, a pinata, her favorite games of Duck, Duck Goose and the Hokey Poke and Ariel cake and ice cream. Many of her cousins are a little old to play these games now, but they were such great sports and didn't say a word! Every time someone became the "goose" all the little kids jumped right in and were chasing everyone around the circle. It was a riot.

Waiting patiently for their turn at the pinata- Kiley, Camryn, Triston, Dillon, Alethia, Jake and Teresa is in the background.
Ryn helping Kiley open her presents
Miss Kiley and her Ariel cake- she was so excited!
This is what I got Mom!

Kiley showing the others what that pinata was all about.


We also made a bunch of pizza and other snacks. Thank goodness Papa, Gram and Auntie Jeanette were there to help because Mom's hormones just couldn't handle the stress of getting everything ready! The house looked so nice and when Kiley woke up from her nap we all got to hear the, "Oh!" from her that made it all worth it.

Of course Kiley couldn't wait to open her presents and did she ever! She was a whirlwind of opening, showing me and then on to the next. Kiley was overwhelmed with "lippas"- her version of lipstick, new purses, babies and cute clothes. We waited until Saturday to show her the new Red Flyer wagon and piggy bank she got..... which was a hit with walking around the neighborhood and behind our house.