Happy Birthday, Natalie!

Natalie's had quite a birthday weekend! She took cookies to share with her class at school on Thursday, had a birthday party on Friday afternoon, and celebrated with Mommy and Daddy on Saturday (her actual birthday). Here are a few pictures of the action.

Maybe one of Natalie's favorite parts of her party was handing out the goodie bags that she made for her friends.
Natalie and Peter show off their best cheesy smiles :)
Paige and Juliette giving hugs
The treats I made -- brownie bottom ice cream cupcakes. Some of them were prettier than others, and of course Natalie wanted nothing to do with them, but they were a hit with the other kids!
Getting ready to blow out the candles! There is our youngest guest in the background -- Addy, only 5 days old!
Sean and Jenna chowing down
Molly giving the birthday girl a goodbye hug
We woke up the next morning and Natalie wasted no time tearing in to her presents.
LOTS of presents!
Brad and I surprised her by taking her to Build-A-Bear on her birthday. She had never done it before and LOVED it! We may never be able to walk past it in the mall again without her begging to go.
She immediately latched on to a pink bear and would hear nothing of any other suggestions Brad or I made. She loved stepping on the pedal to make the "fluffy" go in the bear, and putting the heart in.


Giving her new friend a brush and air fluff.
After we were finished, "Cotton Candy" got a house and was ready to go home!
After we finished at Build-A-Bear, we took the birthday girl out to dinner, and of course, Cotton Candy had to join us.
Happy 3rd birthday to our sweet girl! We love you!