Millie turned three on Friday! Her Aunt Lauren and Grandpa D'Amico came to our house to celebrate with us. My phone was ringing non-stop with birthday wishes. It was such a joy as her mother to see Millie's face light up each and every time she got to talk to someone special. The morning was jam-packed.
After cheesy eggs for breakfast, Millie opened her presents. She got lots of summer clothes and a Fancy Nancy book from us, a chest full of princess dress up from Grandpa, butterfly wings from Aunt Lauren and Uncle Luis, a beaded necklace craft, ink stamps, a dress, a swimsuit and coverup, and a game all from Yaya and Papa and a couple of sweet books from Aunt Leigh and Uncle Andrew.
With her birthday girl shirt on, we were headed to the library and then later to pick out cupcakes at a specialty bakery. However, on our way to the library, Millie revealed she wished to bypass the library and go straight for the cupcakes. What a surprise! Our now-three-year-old would rather eat sweets than read books. Huh... So off we went to
Neopolitan where she chose a chocolate cupcake with very green icing.
Next stop was a Toy Town, a new large toy shop, where we were basically the only patrons the entire hour we were there. The kids enjoyed the princess castle bounce house and everything else. We managed not to buy anything. Only one came out kicking and screaming, and unfortunately it was the birthday girl, but hey!, it was time for lunch.
Dinner was interesting. She chose Ramen Noodles and mandarin oranges over mac n'cheese which is her favorite.
Saturday was the big party day! A few of Millie's little friends and their parents joined us for the Little Mermaid-themed Birthday Celebration. They played a couple of games. One was sort of like pin the tail on the donkey only with Ariel, a flowered barrette and lots of peeking. The other was a treasure hunting game. We filled the kids' ball pit with lots of fun trinkets they could find and take home with them. That was all fun but I think most of the fun was had outside on the playset. The party moved outside where the men were stewin' up some Lowcountry Boil for lunch. It was delicious and such a delight not to have to worry about cooking it all in the kitchen.
Of course we could not avoid a princess cake this year because after all, Ariel is a princess too!
The party was a success, but we could not have pulled it off with out the amazing decorating skills of my sister and dad. They were awesome to pitch right in! Thank you!
Boy oh boy, these kids are growing up fast. I hate that it has taken me this long to get back into blogging. I hope to continue especially since the fall will include lots of fun activities like the Mom's Morning Out program for Camden and a 3K program for Millie, Cam's birthday, a wedding, and the holiday celebrations. Both the children did great with the drop off this morning. I celebrated my solo time by getting a pedicure with a new friend and then a trip to the dentist for a filling. While at the dentist, I received a phone call from the MMO program saying that Camden had been crying off and on. I didn't need to come and get him because he was settling down but they just wanted to let me know. I really appreciated the update especially since this was his first day. Millie got to be picked up in the carpool line. She loved that. Apparently she enjoyed herself. She said "it was good," and she "shared a puzzle with a boy and a girl." 
Millie turned three on Friday! Her Aunt Lauren and Grandpa D'Amico came to our house to celebrate with us. My phone was ringing non-stop with birthday wishes. It was such a joy as her mother to see Millie's face light up each and every time she got to talk to someone special. The morning was jam-packed.
With her birthday girl shirt on, we were headed to the library and then later to pick out cupcakes at a specialty bakery. However, on our way to the library, Millie revealed she wished to bypass the library and go straight for the cupcakes. What a surprise! Our now-three-year-old would rather eat sweets than read books. Huh... So off we went to Neopolitan where she chose a chocolate cupcake with very green icing.
