Our birthday fun continued after Lily's party on Saturday evening when the Henderson family joined us for burgers and hot dogs on the deck. All the kids had fun eating on the new picnic table and playing together. Our four kids are great friends, and we look forward to watching them grow up together!
We had such a big day on Saturday that we all slept in just a little bit on Sunday. We slowly got up, ate breakfast and then went to my parent's church. It was homecoming at First Baptist Church of Chattahoochee which is the church I grew up in. I love returning to that church for a visit because it is wonderful to catch up with so many long-time friends and see all the exciting things the church is up to. The sermon was delivered by John Foster who was the pastor there while my dad was in high school. Mr. Foster and his wife remained good friends with my grandmother and grandfather after leaving to pastor another church in the mid-1960's. I have heard about him all my life, so it was nice to finally get to meet him, and hear him preach; he did a great job. Of course, homecoming is also great because there is a ton of delicious food to enjoy with everyone after the service! It was a beautiful day to be outside enjoying friends, family and food. I am so glad we were able to attend this special service!
We spent most of Sunday afternoon relaxing. After dinner we let Lily open her presents from the day before. We were having so much fun at The Little Gym that we didn't have time to open presents there, so we brought them all home. Lily loved every one of the gifts she received; it was fun to see her get so excited about them. There are several pictures at the bottom of this post; the formatting has changed, and the pictures uploaded in a weird order. After the presents were opened, we enjoyed dinner and then Lily and I decorated the cupcakes we had made earlier in the day. I had promised her we would make cupcakes together and take them to school on Monday. She wanted the icing to be hot pink and bright purple, so we did that first. Then she decorated them with princess toppings which complimented the princess cupcakes cups nicely. Here's a picture of her showing off the Snow White red apple topping. I always have fun cooking with her!
The birthday girl!
Lily and Mia - so sweet.
Lily and Mommy.
Mia and Mommy.
Lily and Daddy.
Mia and Daddy.
We dropped the girls off at school and then came back just before noon as promised to Lily. We had to walk past Mia and her class eating lunch to get to Lily. Mia was so excited to see us, and then broke down crying as we walked past; it so sad! Lily was very excited when we got back to her class which was finishing up lunch. Here's a picture of Lily excited to have her pink cupcake. She was also excited that Ms Amanda had given her a pink birthday tiara to wear!
Lily's class enjoying their cupcakes after lunch. They were all so well-behaved and polite. I was very impressed.
My mom came over after school to keep the girls so we could return to work. After nap time, she and Lily started working with a Make Your Own Jewelry Tinkerbell set that Lily's friend, Sierra, had given her. She was very proud of the fairy necklace they made together.
This beautiful floral and balloon bouquet arrived for Lily this afternoon from Great Grandpa Hooks and Lois. Lily was very excited to receive this delivery, especially when she realized that Skittles candy came with it! She also thought the Silver Dollar they gave her was pretty cool. Here's a picture of Lily "reading" the card that came with the bouquet.
We asked Lily where she wanted to go for dinner tonight, and she settled on Steak and Shake. She originally said Moes, but then she realized she wanted a milkshake instead. We had a yummy dinner, and then we decided to have one last birthday treat. When we got home, we put Mia to bed and told Lily we were going to pop some popcorn and have a movie night. We proposed How the Grinch Stole Christmas (she has been singing the song for a week or so now), but she wanted to watch some old school (circa 1950's) Mickey Mouse cartoons instead. This was the first time she has had popcorn because I have a crazy fear of my kids choking on popcorn; she absolutely loved it though. She enjoyed the cartoons too, and we agreed we would do another movie night again soon. Here's a picture of us enjoying the cartoons and popcorn together.
Here are some of the pictures of Lily opening her presents. She was excited to receive a new View Finder and two reels from Charlotte; Mia destroyed her original one a few months ago. This new one is to be kept safe and sound out of Mia's current reach in Lily's room.
She thought this Dry Erase Activity Center from Parker and Macey was awesome. It has different pages that you slide under the board to help her learn to write her letters and numbers, plus it has games and free space for drawing and writing. It's a really neat toy that she is already enjoying.
My parents gave Lily this cookbook and a great "real" chef set which she is fascinated with. She loves to pretend in her kitchen, and she also loves to help me cook real food. This set is intended to teach young kids how to cook, and it includes all sorts of cool kid-sized items like a mixing bowl, spatula, spoon, whisk, measuring spoons, measuring cups, scissors and a sand timer. The cookbook has some good looking recipes in it too, so we can't wait to start using it together!
Lily is all about Tinkerbell these days. She was beyond excited when she saw this DVD from Vivian and Claudia!
When we went to New Smyrna Beach in July, our young cousin, Francie, shared her doll with Lily. This wasn't just any doll though. No, this was an Ariel doll that can actually swim in the water. Lily was enamoured with this toy, and she has talked about it on numerous occasions since the beach. Just last week when we were leaving the bakery, out of nowhere, Lily said "You know what I miss Mommy? Swimming Ariel. I really want to play with her again." Knowing how much she loved this toy, I suggested it as a gift from Granny. Lily was ecstatic when she opened the bag and saw this toy. She has barely put it down since getting it; she has slept with, taken it in the car with us, enjoyed playtime with her...seriously, it barely leaves her sight. She squealed with delight when she saw it and said "Mommy, it's a swimming Ariel of my very own!" While she loved all the gifts that were so graciously given to her, this was definitely the highlight!
I think it is safe to say, this has been a wonderful birthday for our sweet Lily!
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