Magical Moments

Little Lady had her 3rd birthday party last Saturday and it was MAGICAL. It was My Little Pony themed and thanks to Pinterest, I had been envisioning this party for MONTHS! It was everything I had hoped it would be. I think that I knew in my head that this would be the first year that she actually understood exactly what having a birthday party was all about. When the morning arrived I was ready. I sent Daddy off to the Little Zoo with all 3 girls and got moving. When she got home she had been thoroughly worn out and fed and all the decorations were up. She went up got a quick shower and was in bed for a nap within 15 minutes. It was perfect timing. It gave me a chance to finish up on the few things I had to do, get Bug ready, and give her a power nap to be ready for the surprise of her life. She knew that she was having a My Little Pony party but what she didn't know was that there was going to be actual ponies. The pony people arrived a half hour before the party was to start, I let them start setting up the bunny, the burro, the bounce house, and 2 ponies - one that was even painted to look like Rarity from My Little Pony. I went up at a quarter till - 15 minutes - till party starting - got her dressed and ready. She was a little grumpy because she rarely is ever woken up by us from her naps but I kept promising her that there was a magical surprise in store. She went downstairs, got to the kitchen windows, and that was it. She ran outside, got a little timid at first, and hid behind Sissy but then she was on that pony as quick as could be. We had a great turnout and everyone young to old loved the animals, even Bug went up on the pony. I was a little worried that Little Lady might lose it when it was time for the ponies to go but I timed it so that was when we started opening gifts and it all went smoothly. After gifts, and saying "oh my gosh" as she opened every present, she asked if it was time for everyone to sing to her. As I was holding her on my hip and singing Happy Birthday to my first born I took a look around and got a little choked up. The love, the happiness, the celebration of her got to me. We finished singing and everyone enjoyed some awesome cake pops and soon after left. We spent the evening outside, relaxing, cleaning up, and cooking out on the grill. It truly was a perfect day filled with many magical moments!