The Secret to the Elmo Cake

Somehow the ping pong balls with black Sharpie pupils that made the Elmo cake come alive don't look quite the same on Seth!

And the Cake was Elmo...

...and the Girl was Pleased!

Gwen's favorite song has been "Happy Birthday" since last year,on her second birthday, when she wanted us to sing it over and over and over. Scott and I have sung it to her many times since then, but today it was the real thing, and she loved it!

Is there anything better than a birthday?!

Birthday Balloon

Gwen woke up to this balloon in her room yesterday morning, for the start of her thrid birthday celebration! When we were out in the morning, she told everyone she met that she got a balloon for her birthday. Later at home, she carried it with her as she rode her tricycle on the patio.
She even fell asleep for her nap holding her balloon... this is how Caleb found her when he went to get her up for me, two and a half hours later!
More birthday pictures coming!