Story Telling: Birthday!!!!

So, we have a 3 year old in the house now!

I'm still in minor shock over it all, and it seems my little girl has become a little lady overnight.

Lots of changes have been going on in our house this week!

We partied this last weekend with family to celebrate our big girl, and began our week Monday with dentist appointments for all 3 girls.

This was our FIRST dentist appointment EVER!

I was scared I was going to get the evil eye from everyone there because I have a 3 year old that still uses a pacifier!

I have to say, the Dentist was AWESOME! The babies did amazing, the big girl had a total freak-out session, but we made it through and everyone is cavity free, so yay for that!

The Dentist did say he could see that the big girls pacifier was causing her front teeth to protrude and a narrowing of her palate. He recommended we toss the pacifier, but he admitted it was easier said than done, he was going through the process at home with his 2 year old son, and said it was terrible! hahaha, how's that for honesty???

love him!

Anyway, the hubs and I decided if we were going to do away with it for one, we may as well with all of them!

So Monday was our first night with NO pacifiers for all of our girls.

To say I was terrified is an understatement.

I was fully expecting to be up all night, but they actually slept great! It takes some effort getting them to sleep but once their down, their down!

The big girl didn't even sweat it at all.

She simply said "Paci's are for babies, mommy and I'm a big girl"

yes, yes, you are sweet girl :)

Well enough background on my week, let's get to the party stuff, I know that's what everyone wants to see!!!!!

So here's the set-up! That's the fab table and chairs I scored off amazon (finally put together). They weren't intended to be a birthday present, the hubs just happened to put it together the night before her birthday :)

Don't you love the doll table and chairs??? It's the cutest thing ever, and super sturdy, the babies actually sit in the chairs! The cute tea pot and tea cups came with the table and chairs set!

Of course there is strawberry shortcake herself!!! She's a Madame Alexander Doll, 18 in, cloth and she smells like strawberries! She is super cute and really soft and snuggly!

Here's the big girl on her birthday! MAY 4th! She's opening the tea set we got her! Word of caution, I wanted to get her a tea set she could actually drink out of. You really have to read reviews and the fine print on a lot of the tea sets that are out there, because a bunch of them have lead and say they are not intended for actual use! This was an alex toys tea set, and we love it! She can drink out of it (we've only done water so far) and they have a ton of different designs to choose from, we went with the pink and red hearts.\

I love her face in this picture!

This is the Melissa and Doug Birthday cake, I highly recommend this toy! It's a wooden cake with velcro, and you can decorate it, this thing keeps her occupied for the longest time! WINNING!

Friday night, we rang in 6:25 p.m. (which was the time she was delivered) with cupcakes and the Happy Birthday song!

3 years old is kind of a big deal!

Saturday came and it was party day!!!

Strawberry Shortcake themed! Don't you love her dress?!?!

Don't you love her cake?!?!?

Seriously, this thing was so awesome! More importantly, it was DELICIOUS too! I mean, hands down the best cake I have ever had! The woman who made it, does cakes on the side, her full-time job is a NICU Nurse!

The Birthday Girl

Strawberry Shortcake banner from Party City

Strawberry Shortcake bottle cap necklaces as favors!

Tiara's from Party City.

Red Velvet Cake Pops, also made by the awesome woman who did the Big Girl's Cake.

These things were sinfully good :)

Here's a shot of the big girl on her strawberry shortcake scooter!

Yep, strawberry shortcake is totally making a come back! I got this bad boy from Toys R Us.

The Food! We had fruit salad, chicken ceasar and turkey and bacon wraps from Bakers Crust, pink lemonade, cream cheese and strawberry jelly sandwiches for the kids, as well those Ella's kitchen squeezies, the babies love those things!