Sarah's 3rd Birthday Party!

This is a very big week for our big girl, Sarah. She turns 3 years old this week! We commemorated the occasion with a fantastic gymnastics birthday party! Sarah has never taken gymnastics, but as we were visiting locations for potential parties, she immediately took a liking to this place. It was reasonably priced (relative to other locations), and it had trampolines, foam pits, balance beams, slides, rings, and many other items that were fun for kids (and adults as well). We are ecstatic with the way the party turned out. We went in blissfully ignorant with the whole event (we have never been to a party at this location). At the beginning, party assistant asked us if we would be opening presents. I thought this was an odd question, but I answered "yes". Within 10 minutes of playtime, I knew exactly why she asked this question. The kids were having so much fun, I didn't think we could pull them away for cake or presents. We took a 15 minute break in the middle for cake and ice cream, and I told the assistant I had changed my mind. We came to play, not sit and open presents. I am glad we did. Sarah has great memories of play time with her friends and family. We were overwhelmed with the amount of people who took time out to help us celebrate! These were the most special people in her life all gathered in one place sharing fun and food. What more could a three year old want? check out the many party photos below.

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As I said before, both kids and adults enjoyed this party.

Brandy was right at home in a gymnastics setting. I guess it brought her back to her cheerleading days.

All the kids joined in on a very cute rendition of Happy Birthday.

After the gymnastics party, our immediate family went to a local pizza place to have dinner and allow Sarah to open a few presents.

Sarah has finally gotten the hang of gift opening. Caden is her "helper" in this photo. These two are best friends and though they are not exactly related, they might as well be. Uncle Jason is my brother and aunt Ashley (his wife) is Brandy's sister. This makes Caden our "cousin". Our family tree is so complicated!

Aunt Amy and Papaw Coleman joined us for the event. I just love the look of wonder on kid's (and adults) faces when a cool gift is opened.

We also opened some presents at home. "Mamaw and Papaw from the mountains" bought Sarah some cool Disney princess wigs.Is this Bell or Aunt Ashley? Sarah or Cinderella?

We know that all good things must come to an end. Here is Sarah and Mamaw spending a little more time together before it was time for them to leave. Sarah will have many great memories of this weekend. I love this age because they are experiencing so many things for the first time and loving every minute of it. We feel so blessed to have so many great friends and family members to share these types of milestones.

PS. Stay tuned for Sarah's first Santa meeting. This truly was a big weekend for her!