how fun it is to turn 3!!!

my little birthday girl!

oh my does this girl love birthday parties!  she loves them in a totally different way then big sister.  she loves the attention, all the kids, the rowdyness, wants them to never end and did i mention she loves the spotlight!  at the end of the day i asked her if she had a good birthday party and with a sad look on her face she said it was too short! :)  i think we have a party animal on our hands!!!

play dough fun...

this guy here is pretty much her bff...miss a loves knox!

girls!  love these three!

miss a's other bff...mr. hayden!

the kids made some really fun felt headbands...

aunt tiffany was so much help with the crafts at the party..thank you tiff you are a gem!

aunt sas was another rock star helper!

payton and caleb showing off their headbands...i love payton flexing in this one! :)

loved how the headbands turned out!

we attempted to get a pic of all the kids with their headbands.  we made it happen, but here are just a few leading up to it...

love looking at everyones expressions in these...

notice ev and gwynn doing the "chicken dance" while tanner has the biggest smile ever on! :)

this is were amelia loved the attention...

she got the giggles when everyone was singing happy birthday to her...

making a wish....

more giggles...

dad finally had to help her, this pic was of course right after the birthday hat fell into the cake and almost caught fire! :)  people that know us, know we have a reputation with fire on cakes! :)

me and my little lady...love this girls personality!  

she has so much sweetness in her but also so much spice...love that about her!!!

mr. knox being silly!

these two ladies are just looking too big these days...

presents!!!

amelia had lots of eager helpers...

thank you hug!

trying to get a picture of these two after the party...

notice miss a trying super hard not to smile..

and then she poses for me!  silly goose! :)

such a fun day for sure!  the weather was amazing for october!  i just love birthday parties with my girls!  their excitement and enthusiam make them so much fun to plan!  evelyn is really my theme girl when it comes to parties were amelia just wanted a cake party with sprinkles and lots of friends, i think we made it happen for sure!  now if we can just figure out how to make it last forever she will be one happy camper! :)

  i thought for sure having a party 7 days before my due date would put me into labor, but that little lady is still staying cozy in my belly!  3 days left and counting...the girls remind me every day!

thanks to everyone who came and partied and spoiled our birthday girl, she had a blast because of awesome family and friends like you all!

xoxoxoxoxo

and now for just a few party detail shots...

 LOVE being able to have outdoor parties...its always a toss up when your planning them in october and may, but when it works out it is awesome!!!

 the spread...aunt sas made some amazing chili for frito pies, my mom brought cornbread and corn salsa, there was pigs in a blanket, fruit, you know you will never leave hungry at out house! :)

 evelyn made this sign for amelia's party, just thought it was way too cute not to share!

 the master piece cake...triple layer lemon with lots of sprinkles!

the chef behind the masterpiece...lucy is our dessert specialist!

 ev made the chocolate dipped marshmellows and aunt tiff brought her famous cookies!

 the bright colored nesting dolls were fun to plan the party around...

 as you can see i got lots of help from my sisters, sister-in-law and mom...thank you to everyone who helped make miss amelia's party happen!