Sunday, October 11, 2009

Happy 3rd Birthday, Maren!

I can't believe my baby turned 3! She was so excited for it to be her birthday although she didn't quite understand that a birthday is the whole day and not just at the party. When she woke up, we sang "Happy Birthday" to her, she thought that it was time to go to her birthday party that we are having next week at Pump It Up. We had a hard time convincing her that it was her day all day. I guess her birthday celebration just got longer and she is going to be so confused at her party next week.
She had a good day! It, unfortunately, rained and was one of the coldest days we have had but her Auntie LaShona flew in from IN to help her celebrate so she was excited to go to the airport to get her. We were having trouble figuring out a fun "kids" place to take her for dinner since she is scared to death of Chuck E. Cheese and Rainforest Cafe. We ended up at PF Chang's because that is where we wanted to go and she had just as much fun with the chopsticks as anyone. With a birthday cake waiting at home, the evening was a success. We were all so exhausted that the celebration had to continue on the next morning when we opened presents. Just like her brother, she can't wait until her next birthday. She already asked today when was she going to be 4--slow down, little one, you are growing up too fast and we haven't even had your 3 yr old party yet!