Zoe's 3rd Birthday

This was the first year she really understood what her birthday meant and helped figure out who to invite to her party and what kind of cake she wanted. Her birthday was actually on Monday but her birthday party was on Saturday.

On Monday she wanted pizza and wings for dinner so we went to Barro's pizza. She really does like chicken wings (BBQ flavor) on the bone. After dinner we spent some time at the neighborhood park and then back to the house for some birthday cake and ice cream. She also opened a few presents and talked to Mimi, Papa Broom and Nana and Papa Crowley. It was a good day!

On Thursday her preschool class celebrated Zoe's and another girl's birthday.  She took some cookies to share with all her friends. When I picked her up she had a birthday crown and a birthday girl sticker on her shirt. She was so proud.

All week she kept talking about her party and I had to keep telling her not for a few more days. Saturday came and she was so excited all day. Especially when the bounce house arrived at 11am and the party didn't start til 4pm. We had some good family bouncing before lunch.

She had tons of family and friends show up for her party. Thankfully we have a fairly big backyard so it didn't seem crowded. The kids loved the bubbles we gave them all and of course jumping in the bounce house. We ate sub sandwiches and had chocolate birthday cake. Then she opened her presents and ended the party with a pinata. A cupcake shaped pinata. The kids had a great time hitting it and trying to break it open.

All in all I would call it a success! Zoe was exhausted by the time she went to bed and said, "I want to have my party again tomorrow!"

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