Happy #3 Sidney!

This has certainly been a birthday "month" for Sidney, but here we are at last.  The big day has arrived.  Today my baby turns three.  Crazy how fast the time has gone by.  When the girls were visiting Grandma Karen and Papa Mark, they threw her a big birthday bash complete with pinata and party favors.  The girls had both received new nightgowns with princess wands.  They insisted that they wear them to the party.  Sidney started the party off with a little bit of break dancing.  Where she has learned this I will never understand.  Is it possible that she could have learned it from Wilson at our annual work Christmas party? 

The prize gift came from Aunt Stephie.  It was a doctors kit.  As soon as she opened it, she was not interested in anything else.  She had played with one of these at Audrey's house last year during the Superbowl party and loved it.  Her and Kendall immediately gave her new dolly an exam. 

Dylan did an awesome job of making the pinata a challenge for everyone.  Sid again did her tough talk and claimed for weeks before the party that she was going to "break that pinata wide open".  She was going to "hit it really hard".  As it turned out, she took one swing and was done.

Hallie did the honors of giving the pinata the final smash.  Of course, gram made certain that there was plenty of chocolate to go around!

Great Grandma Juanita made it to the party.  She bought Sidney an ice cream cake to celebrate the occasion.  Sid relished every moment!

Today we had a nice quiet birthday with the family.  It started out by Sidney picking each meal for her special day.  Breakfast was purple pop-tarts.  Unfortunately Sid had a bout with the flu yesterday, so she ate about 4 bites of her beloved pop tart before calling it good.  She opened her gifts this morning.  Her prize gift at this party was a wooden fruit set that velcros together, with a wooden knife to cut it.  Momma does know best (and momma is SO humble)!

By dinner time, her stomach was feeling much better (in her own words).  She started the day off by saying that she wanted her birthday dinner, panda food, tomorrow night instead.  Panda food is what the girls call the orange chicken from Panda Express.  By 4pm, she was feeling terrific and was ready for her panda food.

She truly enjoyed being in the spotlight.  She glowed from ear to ear and several times throughout the day asked us to sing happy birthday to her.  Tonight she had chocolate turtle cake.  Tomorrow she will have one last day of celebration by taking cupcakes into school to share with her friends. 

 Happy Birthday Sidney Nicole!