Its my "Birthday Party" Party

Carlyle has been singing and talking about "Birthday Party" since we went to our first one in July.  If she sees a "birthday party" hat, or a "birthday party" cupcake, or a "birthday party" juice, she sings Happy Birthday.  I wanted her to have all those things that make up the classic birthday party!  When we finally decided to have Carlyle's birthday at Gymboree, I still questioned if I was just "phoning it in" by not doing the at-home celebration with homemade decorations, cake, etc.  And now... I KNOW we couldn't have had a better party.  The best part was we got to leave the mess behind for someone else to clean up.  Carlyle soaked up every ounce of that party... the singing, the dancing, the playing.  She seriously could not have had a better time!  I am sharing a lot of photos, and it was hard to find a photo where Carlyle wasn't blurry running around the room or jumping.  

Enjoying the first song and dance of the party

Ellis and Carlyle

A train of some of our favorite 2 and 3 year olds

Anything Mercer does, I can do too! -her enthusiastic attitude for a majority of the party

Baby Ben enjoying his first birthday party with Zuzu by his side

Bubbles.  That's all they need to be happy!

Daddy rescuing Carlyle from the parachute.  We were supposed to be under, not running circles on top of.

And the finale, the best part.... the "birthday party" cupcake.

Mercer

Azza (Alexandra)

The girl LOVES her a cupcake.