Rose's Par-tay!

Earlier today we had a little party for Rose's birthday, which was yesterday. As any friend of Rose knows, she's a huge animal lover. In the weeks leading up to her birthday, she would constantly give me new ideas for animal cupcakes. We had to settle on just making three varieties. And here they are:

Nice, clean, pre-party table:

The kids decided that instead of making the melty bead things, they'd just knock beads around with party horns (my bad for purchasing such a tricky craft):

Next was piñata time.  When Andrew caught sight of it he said, "you got me a '3' piñata!"  He is three, after all, so we dedicated that piñata to all the three-year-olds in the group.

He sure had a good arm.

Kate's big sister--and our party helper--ended up knocking it off the pole:

Then Sevak finished the job:

Many of Rose's gifts were animal-themed, so she was thrilled about that.  Here she is opening her "purrfect" cat diary:

Playdough time:

After we ate chicken nuggets and french fries, we finally did cupcakes.  Rose patiently waited during the whole birthday song, and she blew her candle out right when we sang our final "you."

Simon kept roaring as he ate his tiger cupcake:

So, we had lots and lots of fun.  I can't believe my baby is three years old!  I will never forget the immense joy she brought our family when she came into this world.  I love you, Rose!