Anna's birthday celebration began a couple of weeks ago when Grandma Jean visited. We had a lovely time going to family yoga on the Stanford oval and visiting various playgrounds. We took a family trip to Happy Hollow where Anna showed Grandma all her various rides. She got to spend lots of quality time with Grandma working on the craft-themed gifts she brought for her birthday. Here's one of the finished products they worked on together:
We paused on the birthday celebrations for a few days, but over the weekend started gearing up again as many packages arrived with Anna's name on them!
First up: Uncle Tom, Aunt Stacey, and Logan sent some presents along with Grandma. Anna is particularly fond of this ice cream play-doh set!
Last night, Anna got to FaceTime with Grandpa Pat, Grandma Barb and Aunt Jenny while she opened her birthday gifts from them. She loved all of her special treats, particularly her new PJs and Fancy Nancy book. But her favorite had to be the doctor's kit that Aunt Jenny sent. She was thrilled!
Each day for the past week, Anna's been waking up and asking if it's her birthday yet. Today, I took some video to see what her reaction was when we said yes. To our surprise, she was a little unsure about taking the big plunge into being three:
Anna was happy to see the chalkboard/easel that was her big gift from Mommy and Daddy, as well as some of the accompanying art supplies, particularly her smock.
Today at school, Anna enjoyed banana chocolate chip muffins
with her friends who sang her "Happy Birthday." (There was a cupcake
party already scheduled for tomorrow, so we went a less traditional
route!) Additionally, Anna's teacher, Miss Michelle, was nice enough to
make her a birthday crown. When she got home, she began opening the rest of the gifts. She got to FaceTime with Mom-Mom and Pop-Pop while opening their gifts, still wearing her crown. She loved all her presents from them, but chose to play with Polly Pocket first!
Anna also enjoyed some gifts from Uncle Mark, Aunt Michelle, and Nicholas. She was enthralled by this musical jewelry box, complete with twirling ballerina.
We followed up the presents with Anna's favorite dinner (grilled cheese) and a tiered cake made by Daddy, pink both inside and out! Anna did not need help blowing out her candles this year!
All in all, it was an amazing birthday - and it's not over yet! Anna's birthday party is scheduled for Saturday, when eighteen three year olds and their families will descend on our courtyard playground for food and fun - ahhhhh!! We are so lucky to have Anna in our life. More pictures and updates to come!
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