Happy Third Birthday!

Miriam's birthday got spread out over a week and she enjoyed every minute. She has grown up so so much, I asked her the other day where my baby Miriam went.On the Friday before the kids helped me make her a strawberry cake which they enjoyed sampling the batter. She also is always right there to help Grandma frost and decorate the cake

My family came down late Friday to spend the weekend celebrating her birthday. So on Saturday we had our traditional strawberry waffles and then mom and I took Miriam to get her 3 yr pictures at Target (it was so much easier without Aaron). Dad took the kids to the park when we came back because she always associates Baca (as she calls him) with parks. They lured her home with promises to open presents. She sure got a lot of fun things and had a great time opening all of them.

Here are a few of the bigger presents- a dress up trunk full f clothes and accessories from Grandma, a trike from us, and princess story books. Aaron really likes her McQueen toys too.

Sunday we sang happy birthday and had her Cinderella cake. I even got special princess plates for this princess' birthday.

Our family with the birthday princess. Thanks for coming everyone!

Grandma eating with the kids at the princess table. Miriam managed to blow her candles out this year after many attempts and loved eating her cake (she hasn't much in the past) and eice cream (as she says).

Then on her actual birthday which when anyone said anything to her about it she just gave them blank looks we made strawberry pancakes, went VT where she got to play with some friends, had Mac n' cheese for lunch (one of her favorites), and finished up her birthday cake.
We let her blow candles out again on her birthday.