Our little girl turned 3 in June! In true Stull family fashion, her birthday was celebrated for days. 4 days to be exact - she actually opened presents for 4 consecutive days! Part of it was volume, the other part was attention span. She would open 2 or 3 and then want to play with them, thus prolonging the present party. :) It was a truly wonderful weekend with lots of laughs, good family and friend time, and more Hello Kitty than Tokyo.
Emma's birthday was on a Friday this year and we started the morning off with some some birthday pancakes (complete with sprinkles) and a present. First things, first though, Emma made sure to put on her birthday hat within minutes of waking up. We found out pretty quick that the wax on candles can't hold up to the heat of fresh pancakes. After Emma blew out the candles we had to cut out holes in the cakes to get rid of the melted wax!
After school and work we met up for dinner with Emma's grandpa and grandma Burgart, Great Grandma Marge, Uncle Jon, Aunt Amy, and cousins Aubrey and Annie. Emma had fun catching up with her cousins over some chocolate milk and chicken strips. :)
Emma with Jon, Amy, Aubrey, Annie and of course Lucas (who is 2 months old here).
After dinner and some pictures it was time for cupcakes and round one of presents.
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| A new bike!! |
Saturday was party day. In the morning we took a trip to the zoo with the family, somehow we don't have any photographic evidence of this, so you'll have to take my word. After the zoo it was back home for nap and party prep! The party was a big hit. It was a Hello Kitty theme. Once again, Melissa came through with a top notch cake that not only looked good but tasted even better. Here are some pics from the celebration. Oh, and the party afforded opportunity #2 for gift opening.
On Sunday it was family hangout time before everyone headed home. Emma got some extra cuddles and story time and a chance to open some of the presents she didn't get to the previous two days. #3daysofpresents
Emma's birthday wasn't the only draw. Lucas was also a big hit, and it's easy to see why!
Here are some miscellaneous pictures of family taken throughout the weekend.
It was a great weekend with lots of fun! I think Emma had a wonderful 3rd birthday and Melissa is successfully instilling the family philosophy that birthdays are too important to limit celebration to 1 day. Oh, and in case you're still keeping track, Emma did have some unopened gifts on Monday: Day 4.
With love from Minneapolis,
Jason, Melissa, Birthday Girl, and Lucas
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