Sunday, December 12, 2010

Alli's 3rd Birthday

Alli turned 3 this last Saturday, and she has been talking about her Princess Party since July. It's hard to believe I'm the parent of a 3 year old. Since Alli is finally old enough to really know it's her birthday, I wanted to make it really special for her. So I got some cardboard from my dad's warehouse and spent hours cutting and spraypainting. Then finally my princess had her castle! Unfortunately, she got up while I was working on it the night before her birthday, so I wasn't the surprise I was hoping for, but she was still beyond thrilled.


On the day or her birthday she just wanted her best friends over, Belle, Claire and Lucy. Belle was sick, so it was just the Nuttall girls. We had fun making mini pizzas, decorating purses, playing games and opening presents.




Poor Macie throwing a tantrum while opening some of Alli's presents. I guess I'm going to have to do what my mom did when I was little: buy gifts for both on both birthdays. For a long time I thought my birthday was April 29 which is Tara's. I guess that's the price we pay for having to girls that close in age.

And after the party ended, all she wanted to was play with her new play dough cake making station with me.
Alli is such a sweet girl and we love her so much. She keeps me entertained all day. I need to start writing down all the funy stuff she says. She's very imaginative and loves to pretend play. I'm often the "honey" and she's the "Mama" and Macie is "Brother." Or we play "Sir" and "Mam" where she purchases things from me, the Sir. She loves to mother other children and especially make sure they are punished if they do something wrong. (She may not have friends for long if that keeps up.) She loves playing with friends and helping me cook in the kitchen. Awhile ago we attempted potty training, but sadly failed a day later. She tells people she's potty trained though. I think she might think there's an actual "train" involved. Maybe that'll be her New Year's resolution. She loves playing with Macie and her Daddy.