Lily's birthday party was a HUGE success! We all had a great time and the birthday girl had so much fun that she threw up in her bed. Not to be gross...but I will...it was birthday cake pink.
The evening was full of family and friends from our community near and far! Above, the dress-up clothes I put out for the kids to use! Also, several of our adult friends dressed up too.
Lily and "Mer-Cary" - her favorite older friend!
The scene: having so many people there was GREAT, but also crazy. We are so blessed to have so many good friends.
Below, Lily and Aunt Ha-Ha opening presents...
Lily, reaching for her extra-pink Cinderella birthday cake!
passing out the icing-covered candles to lick clean :)
One of the highlights of the night for me was playing music; we had a mandolin, a guitar or two and a djembe. Lily and her little best friend Anna danced and danced and danced for over 30 minutes - it was SO fun to watch!
Kids, playing.
Lily and Anna playing with streamers...
The birthday night was such a success and we are so grateful for the four amazing years of watching our precious girl grow and become.
Dear Adult Lily that is reading this blog,
You are amazing and you inspire your dad and I every day to be WHO WE ARE, because you are so completely WHO YOU ARE. Remember that you can be anything and we will help you arrive where you want to go. When you are 18, if you still want to be a "frog or a scary dinosaur" we will still be proud of you.
love, your biggest fans,
mama and dada.
Lily's birthday party was a HUGE success! We all had a great time and the birthday girl had so much fun that she threw up in her bed. Not to be gross...but I will...it was birthday cake pink. 
The evening was full of family and friends from our community near and far! Above, the dress-up clothes I put out for the kids to use! Also, several of our adult friends dressed up too.
Lily and "Mer-Cary" - her favorite older friend!
The scene: having so many people there was GREAT, but also crazy. We are so blessed to have so many good friends.
Lily, reaching for her extra-pink Cinderella birthday cake!
passing out the icing-covered candles to lick clean :)
Lily and Anna playing with streamers...
This post is long overdue (much like my Michigan pics from over a month ago!!). Here are some shots from Lily's 3rd birthday party! We all had a great time and were overwhelmed by our friends that came to celebrate with us.
These are waaaaay out of order. Above, according to tradition, we got out the kiddie pool!
Aunt Ha-Ha played chase with Lily and elijah - they loved it!
Lily's birthday ice cream....what a mess. But she LOVED it!
Yeah....this dress is ruined.
Blowing out the candles!
Lily's friend, Wiley
Wiley and Elijah
Wiley helping Lily open her presents
Elijah watching Lily open his gift to her - a Milligan Soccer shirt!
Playing with my favorite of Lily's toys (from Aunt Marsha!) - a magnifying glass that came with a butterfly net and bug box!
Lily making "baby Molly" laugh
Lily and her best bud eating hot dogs and tomatoes
Leah, pulling around a Lily burrito! Thank you to everyone that made Lily's 3rd birthday really special!
