O hey. Remember me? Yeah, I used to write this blog before the epic summer of craziness. And to be honest, I don't know when I'll be back to posting regularly, but I thought I'd still stop by and show you the cuteness that was Ellie's third birthday party.
That's right. Ellie is three. It is crazy. She is just so much fun these days. It's sometimes a little strange to me how much of a person she is. How she can tell me stories of things that happened to her. How she can look back at all the pictures on her Instagram wall (see below) and recount the stories of going there or doing that. She is just very wonderful. And I think she really, really loved having a birthday and being special and having a party and eating cake.
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| Picture courtesy of Mallory Phelan. |
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| Picture courtesy of Mallory Phelan. |
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| Picture courtesy of Mallory Phelan. |
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| Picture courtesy of Mallory Phelan. |
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| Picture courtesy of Stephanie Deever. |
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| Picture courtesy of Mallory Phelan. |
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| Picture courtesy of Mallory Phelan. |
Blowing out candles is Ellie's favorite thing. As is singing "Happy
Birthday." When I told her it was time to sing she wasted no time in
starting to sing the Happy Birthday song to herself. Everyone else just
had to join in.
Also, the greatest form of entertainment at the party was the rock piles in our backyard. Apparently way cooler to children than any of the awesome food. Except maybe for the kettle corn. That was a big hit.
Now that she is finally old enough to have a say, I really wanted her party to be all about things she really likes. So I made the menu around some of her favorite foods (and, admittedly, some of mine). And she even helped decorate the cupcakes. And she definitely helped a lot with quality control. She was great at sampling everything to make sure it was up to standard. Especially the frosting.
Menu:
