Happy birthday dear Charlotte...

Charlotte's 3rd birthday was on March 22nd. I know I briefly mentioned it in my post about the bink, but I haven't officially blogged about my 3 year old's big birthday bash. Maybe it's because she keeps saying to me "No, that was Ella's birthday, and my birthday is next." Oops. I might have to whip up a batch of cupcakes one of these days and let her blow out a candle.


So we had a party at the park, combined with Ella who turned 4, and Victoria since her birthday was a sick fest here at our house. Charlotte and Victoria had a cake, and Ella had her own cake. We sang separately to the girls, but somehow Charlotte still feels that her birthday was skipped! Poor girl. Note to self--don't try to combine birthday parties in the future.


Some highlights of the party:

• It was windier than heck. We couldn't light candles or play the games we had planned. In fact I missed much of the action because my hair was whipping me in the eyeballs.
• Charlotte fell backwards off the bench during lunch and Uncle Peter saved the day with his big foot. Her head landed right on his foot, saving her from the concrete.
• I made my first marshmallow fondant cake. It was fun and pretty easy to do! But Charlotte keeps telling me that someone at the party said to her "that cake is weird."
• And finally, hundreds of presents! My girls came away with tons of stuff. Thank you everybody!

So happy birthday Charlotte. You are three and you love talking about how you are a big girl now. You continue to be the smart and sassy one for sure. Lately you're into telling me what to say so that I say the correct thing in our conversations. Sometimes I guess I just mess that up. You are a total spaz about going to bed these days, and we get so angry, but then you say the funniest things and then how can we be angry? We try, but the second we get back downstairs from putting you back to bed for the 48th time we crack up over the stuff you say. You really are a goofball. Love your buns Charlotte Skye!

I thought this picture was adorable of my kids, and then after the fact I realized that Charlotte has her shirt on backwards. This was a couple of days before the big birthday party.

Of course my kids have to immediately put on any clothing they may have received. Charlotte is wearing her new nightgown (night time dress) and Victoria is wearing her new dress from Kristen. She pulled it out the bag and then handed it to me, and tapped herself on the shoulders because she wanted to put it on.