Circus

I am a little behind on blogging...hopefully I will catch up soon.  I will probably post date some of these to get them in order!

We went to the Circus on Sunday afternoon after Anna Riley's party.  We stopped at the Bright Star in Bessemer for lunch and then we headed that way.  We did not take Ava Kate since she does not sit still very long.  But don't worry, Ava Kate was left out completely...she got to go spend the night with Mom and Dad on Saturday night and go to church with them.  She has never went by herself so it was a big treat for her and I am sure she was soaking up all the attention!  Anna Riley really enjoyed the circus  and we made it through most all of it...we left at the very end to beat the traffic and since she was getting tired anyway.  She fell asleep before we even got out of the parking deck. She said her favorites were the tigers, elephants and the poodles!

Anna Riley is 3... Birthday interview

I can't believe my sweet girl is already 3!  She has gotten to be such a big girl! There really is such a difference between 2 and 3!  We did a little birthday interview with her yesterday and it was really funny to see her answers!!

1. How old are you?  3

2. What makes you happy? Cupcakes  --This is very true along with any other "big treat" as she calls them!

3. What is your favorite animal? giraffe--She has never said giraffe before and we haven't seen one in a while either.

4. What is your favorite thing to do? draw

5. What is your favorite TV show? Team Umizoomi

6. What are you really good at? cleaning-- HAHA!  I wish!!

7. What is your favorite movie? The Little Mermaid

8. What is your favorite color? Purple...I mean pink! It changes daily but most days it is pink!

9. Who is your best friend? Uncle Wes--He was here visiting and so it made his day! She does love her uncle Wes!

10. What do you and your Mommy do together? Dress up

11. What do you and your Daddy do together? Play Duck, duck goose--This made me laugh!  She just learned how to play this game.

12. What is your favorite sport? Football

13. Where is your favorite place to go? The Doctor--This is so true! She gets upset when AK gets to go to the doctor and she is at school!  She loves it!!  Dr. Roberts let her help a lot though and is so sweet...I don't know if she will like it as much when Dr. R moves this summer and we have a new dr!

14. What is your favorite book? The one about penguins-- She said this is a book they read at school...not sure what it was.
15. What is your favorite food?  Strawberries-- I would not say this is her favorite by any means...but I guess that was the first thing she thought of!

16. What do you want to be when you grow up? A princess--Doesn't every little girl?!

Let's eat Cake...and open Presents!

Anna Riley had been looking forward to blowing our her candles and eating cake for a while!  She even helped find a picture of what she wanted her cake to look like!  The cake is serious business for this girl!! :)  So she ask me several times that morning if it was time for cake!  She was also excited to open her presents!!

She was so funny opening presents this year!  Every present was "Oh, is that for ME??"  or "A barbie just for me!!"  haha!  

She got a Lee Middleton doll from Mom and Dad that she named Ella.  She also got several Barbies,  several princess things,  a cute outfit and a swimsuit and coverup, money, a year subscription to Disney Junior Magazine.  

We are so glad so many of our friends and family could come and celebrate with us!

AR's Cinderella Party

PART 2:  Cinderella arrives!

From the minute Cinderella arrived until she left, Anna Riley didn't leave her side.  She was in complete awe!  Cinderella did made wands and crowns with the girls. She brought the Fairy Godmother with her and she painted faces while the others did the craft. When everyone had their face painted, Cinderella sang to them and told them her story.  

The Fairy Godmother was very talented in her face painting abilities!  She painted around 12 or 13 girls faces in the hour and everyone looked so different.  Cinderella could also sing really well. 

At one point, I went over and ask Anna Riley if she wanted me to help her with her craft and she said "No Mommy, Cinderella is helping me!" haha!  When I took her to potty, she told me that she was having SO much fun!  It makes it all worth it to see the excitement on her face! 

The girls wanted to see her shoes! :)

AK even loved Cinderella!

Hear ye, Hear ye...Princess Anna Riley is turning 3

PART 1: Decorations

Anna Riley's birthday is February 4th, but we had her birthday party on Saturday.  After changing our minds a couple of times, she decided she wanted a Cinderella birthday party and what better year to do it since Cinderella just came back out of the vault! I knew I didn't want to do the character theme so we just did blue, white and silver with a little pink.  

The tables were set up for them to have a "royal meal" which consists of chicken nuggets, fruit and cheese and crackers and then cake, doughnut holes and candy for dessert.   Each girl had a place card and a glass slipper filled with candy at their seat.  

I got the plates and silverware at the Dollar Tree.  

The invitations were done by Peyton at Do It Cute.  

I threw together a quick wreath for the door.  It wasn't the best
but I didn't have anything else and it took less than 10 minutes!

I hung plastic tablecloths from the dollar tree on the ceiling.  I hung lanterns and tissue balls also.  

Bret Summerlin made the cake and did a wonderful job!!

The clock on the entry table 

                                                  

In the playroom, I had a bed canopy hanging from the ceiling with lanterns and tissue balls hanging in the middle.  This is where Cinderella and all the little princesses spent the first hour of the party.