O's Birthday Party

As you can see from the recently posted photos we celebrated Olivia's 3rd birthday with a small party. She was so excited about having a party she could hardly stand it! One of her favorite books is "If You Give a Pig a Party". This book introduced her to party hats and streamers, and how to properly decorate your house for a party. Along with the cake and balloons, these were the things she was most excited about. At her request, I baked her a double-decker chocolate cake with pink frosting and decorated it with pink and red candy. I don't know how many times she had to open the refrigerator door to get another look at her cake. I hung a sparkly "Happy Birthday" banner and purple streamers, and we had several shiny star-shaped mylar balloons. We also had dog-print party hats, plastic dog plates for the kids, along with clear rubber balls with a puppy face in the middle. I think we had made her day before the party had even begun. She was thrilled that her grandparents came from Missoula to help her celebrate this special day. This was also the first birthday party our dear friend Susan (a.k.a. Zaza) was able to attend. Top it off with getting to play with her friends Nathan and Quinn, and you've got a party that's a dream come true! While we were singing Happy Birthday to her, you couldn't help but notice her beaming eyes and that she was savoring every moment. After she blew out that candles, Yale accurately summed up how she seemed to be feeling when he said, "Oli, you've been waiting for this moment all of your life."