Look who's 3!

That's right...our baby girl turned 3 in October!

What better way to start your birthday out than by getting the flu shot? I know...what mean parents...but Jayden had to be up to date with his vaccinations in order to continue in pre-school so it was just better to knock them out at the same time.

A few facts about Tia's birthday:

1. We were NOT going to have a FRIEND party

2. We were supposed to have a FAMILY party

3. We apparently are NOT as cool as friends :(

4. I made some emergency phone calls to Tia's 2 friend's parents to see if they could come over that afternoon for a little party

5. Tia wanted a PRINCESS party

6. Tia's mom DOES NOT like Princesses so was not prepared

7. Grandma Atkin saved the day by sending a birthday package (that we received THAT morning) with lots and lots of Princess Party Supplies in it

8. Grandma Andrews sent a birthday package a few weeks earlier with lots of princess books, princess socks, and princess dresses in it -we ended up using everything she sent

9. Tia had a PRINCESS FRIEND party on her birthday!

10. Tia has 2 AWESOME and INSPIRED Grandmas! Somehow they just both ALWAYS know what we need!

Tia's Princess Party

1st activity: Dress up

The "Princess Closet"

Since it was a party of girls, dresses, barbies, jewelry, and pink, pink, pink....we had to think of something Jayden could do to feel part of it all...so he helped me by taking pictures the whole time. He did AWESOME and he LOVED it!!!

Dressing up like princesses.

Showing off their shoes.

Little fairies.

I just love how much fun Tia had!

A Japanese Princess :)

2nd activity: The Spa

The girls then got Pedicures/Manicures while reading "Princess books". That's right...Shane IS painting toes...he'll do anything to make his little girl happy :)

Thanks Grandma Andrews for sending all of these books for Tia's birthday...how did you know we needed them?!

3rd activity: The Cake

Tia's Sleeping Beauty cake and princess cupcakes. Simple right??? That's exactly why I did them! Although, the dress did try to crumble and fall off of her when I was frosting it 5 minutes before the party started...I don't know why I always wait till the very end to do these things. Luckily, the dress stayed on long enough for Tia to blow her candles out.

She was so excited!

Group effort to blow the candles out.

The girls decided it was much easier to just eat right off of Sleeping Beauty than their plates. Silly girls!

A few facts about Tia:

1. She can write her name. Sometimes it's TIA and sometimes it's TAI

2. Loves to play house (she calls it "family")

3. Learned to sing her ABC's just by listening to her brother

4. Loves to sing songs

5. Loves Pet Shop bobble head toys

6. She's a GREAT artist! She loves to paint, color, cut, and glue. She colors, and paints inside the lines better than I do.

7. She loves to make jokes and laugh at herself

8. She can put a 108 piece puzzle together all by herself.

9. She has a favorite giraffe stuffed animal and pink butterfly blankie that she ALWAYS carries around.

10. Absolutely LOVES her big brother Jayden.

Happy Birthday Little Princess!

We love you more and more each day!