Celebrations

Earlier this week, Derek stated that Punky was definitely a girl because we are celebrating her birthday all week long.  So true!  On Friday, Grandma Debbie and Grandpa Max came to visit.  We spent some time playing at our house before Derek got home from work.  

On Saturday morning, I had to work at the library.  Daddy and Grandma worked hard to get a lot of things ready for Punky's birthday party.  They took Punky and Buddy to McDonald's for "Cheese Hamburgers" and to play at the Playland.  So spoiled! 

On Saturday afternoon, most of our family was able to come celebrate Punky's birthday.  I had wanted to get photos of Punky with each of the guests, but I forgot!  Ugh!   Grandma Debbie, Grandpa Max, Auntie Shannon, Leah, Grandma Trudi, Grandpa Scott, Auntie Amber, Uncle Ryan, Godmother Missy and Emily were all there.  The "theme" for her parties this year was Olivia.  Side Note:  Punky originally told me she wanted a Bob the Builder cake.  I probably shouldn't have, but I tried my hardest to persuade her to have an Olivia party.  She has probably only seen Bob the Builder one time, so I have no idea where this idea came from.  She was fine with it, but I did hear her tell Grandma, "I wanted a Bob the Builder cake, but Mommy said Olivia was best."

  

Punky asked for only one thing for her birthday this year... a Dora sippy cup.  Her three best friends all had Dora sippy cups at our last play date and Punky hasn't stopped talking about it since.  And, on top of that, little Emily came to the party with a Dora sippy too.  Punky just looked at her and said in the most pathetic voice, "You have a Dora cup too?"  Luckily, Buddy knew exactly what she wanted and got her the cup.  The look on her face was priceless!

Squeeeeeeeeeeeel!!!

Thank you, Brother!

On Sunday, we all went to Llama Llama Red Pajama at Stages Theatre.  The Llama Llama books are some of Punky's favorites, so we thought it'd be a good opportunity to go to both Punky and Buddy's first play.  They did awesome and really enjoyed the show!  Buddy was fussy, fussy, fussy before the play started (we had to wake him up early from his nap), but as soon as the lights went down and the action started, he snuggled in and watched everything.  Punky did great and wasn't too noisy.  At the end of the show, she said, "And now another one!"  I think she was expecting another performance of Llama Llama Misses Mama or Llama Llama Mad at Mama. 

Today, Punky invited her three friends over for a small birthday party.  It was our typical Monday morning playdate, but with a craft, pizza and cake added in.  These girls have so much fun together and are bound to be lifelong friends! 

Tonight, we went to Broadway Pizza for supper.  Three years ago, Derek and I were bummed our baby was making a late arrival and decided to go out for pizza.  Lo and behold, we started timing my contractions at the restaurant that night!  We've made Broadway Pizza another birthday tradition for Punky every year.

Tomorrow is Punky's actual birthday.  I've been feeling really sentimental about her birthday this year.  I am not sure why, probably because my little girl is growing up too fast.  Three years old isn't a baby anymore.  Slow down, Punky!