Grace's 3rd birthday party seemed to be a success. We celebrated with 8 other 3-year old children (and their totally awesome moms!) at The Little Gym. We go there every week for gymnastics class, but I had never seen a party there. Two teachers led the festivities, made the kids all feel welcome and proud of their tumbling and jumping, and ensured that everyone had a great time!
Grace seemed thrilled to be the center of attention. When we first arrived and decorated the room, she sat at the table alone and kept saying, "My party!" Then, just about 12:45 she ran out to the front desk to welcome her guests. When the teachers asked if she wanted everyone to say, "Happy Birthday, Grace" quietly or loudly she said "LOUD" without hesitation. During the gym part of the party we got to do some of our favorite activities from gymnastics class like the parachute, the AirTrack inflatable jumper, and bubbles!
The panda cupcakes from this post, were really hard to make! The cookbook claims that you can make their cupcakes with just the tools you have around your kitchen, but I think some professional decorating gadgets would have been helpful on Friday night when four adults were struggling with panda faces! The kids loved them, though.....Grace even ate two!
We used a delicious chocolate cake for her candle and she had no trouble taking a huge breath and blowing out that number 3!
Our friends were wonderful and so generous to give Grace some really cool gifts. Combined with surprises from Nana and Ba, Aunt Nancy and Uncle Chris, Aunt Susan, Aunt Jill, Uncle John and Aunt Debbie, and MiMi and PopPop....she has many, many, many new toys and clothes to keep her engaged at least until Christmas!The kids were so sweet and polite to each other. We are all in similar situations of trying to teach our preschoolers to give and receive graciously so it was wonderful when each child sat next to Grace as she opened the present they brought for her. In most cases our friends were just as excited as Grace was and they helped her with the cards and wrapping paper. She kept saying, "Mine?" as each new treasure was revealed.
And, then one by one, Grace and her friends hugged each other.
And our best friend, Dawson, even got a kiss!
3 comments:
Nana and Ba had fun too. We mostly watched. Ba took off his shoes and came in the gym. He was laughing and so proud of Grace. We where very impressed how organized everything so done by the teachers at the Gym. We have great memories of a fun day.
What a great party and fun time! It was Mayna's kind of party! Happy 3rd birthday Grace! So glad we could celebrate it with you!
Looks like a lot of fun was had at the Gym... What nice friends you have, Grace.
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