Myah's 3rd Birthday Party

We are so thankful for the wonderful friends and family that helped make Myah's birthday party a success. This is only the second party that I have been able to throw for Myah. I get giddy anytime I can decorate with pink! I tried to keep it pretty simple this year and just invited her 12 of her little friends over. We didn't have a party with the family this year because everyone is just so busy. It was crazy having Mark's and Myah's birthdays so close, I hope that it gets easier to make both days special for each of them because I always feel like I am forgetting something. I tore the pink balloons down in order to put up over the hill stuff, I have been in the party supply store so much lately they are probably wondering what kind of party freak I am!

I loved having the party at our house, I enjoy inviting friends into our home to celebrate, there is just something about it that I treasure. This year I decided to save a few buck and make my own cake, ...never again. There are just some things that I should leave to the professionals! I had a light pink and bright pink polka dot theme so that was my inspiration for finding little round candies to make the polka dots on her cake. I opted for gum balls and neco wafers. I also made the "3" on top of her cake out of a wooden cut out from Joanne's and painted it, put ribbon and sequins on it and wa-la, an inexpensive but cute accent for her cake that hopefully distracted from the lopsided-ness of the cake! I lucked out and found the most beautiful roses at Costco, I threw in some of my snow ball bush for accents and it is still a gorgeous centerpiece in our house today even. Gotta love that Costco, 2 dozen roses for $14! I made a cd of our favorite vintage children's music as a favor for the guests with Myah's picture on the front. I found the perfect little bags at Joanne's to slip the cd inside of. The girls painted them with fabric paint. Of course Myah's was loaded with paint and got it on her pretty party shirt. Oh well, a memory of the great time she had! Speaking of the shirt, I loved it and everyone asked about it, I ordered it online from Hannah Olivia Designs. I love her things! I even bought the matching bow, it was so adorable! We ate a light lunch and opened gifts, Myah got so many fun new things, it is nice to have some fresh toys for her to play with. Lots of girly stuff, puzzles, books, playdough, she is loving everything! We found a pinata at the party store the day before, I wasn't planning on having one but Myah insisted and she was so proud of it, it was perfect because it had strings to pull instead of hitting it with a bat, someone is getting smart! Myah of course had the most candy in her baggie and carried it around like a football, we were all cracking up. Even this weekend people have asked what she got at her party and she replies "candy". Go figure!

It was such a speical day, it was so nice to have everyone together for the first time. It was a crazy day and we slept very good that night! But oh the memories we have! Thank you to everyone who came and showered us with your friendship and love. It was a perfect day.