Lilly's 3rd birthday party

Everyone had a blast at Lilly's birthday party this morning. There were a total of 12 kids including Lilly and Sophia.

Each kid colored a strawberry shortcake color page and painted a strawberry magnet. Then we played pin the stem on the strawberry. The best part was when they all got to feed bok choy to the farm chickens and then pick strawberries.

After we picked berries we sang and let Lilly blow out her candles (well, I helped a bit because I thought she was getting a little too close to the flames). The kids ate cupcakes and red Jello jigglers and the adults ate strawberry pretzel salad.

The strawberry fields were actually closed to the public today because there weren't very many strawberries left to actually pick. The girls were all able to fill their baskets, but we all had to play "hide and seek" to find the best berries.

Lilly opened her presents at home after we ate lunch. She wanted to have pizza so we picked one up on the way. She got some really nice gifts. Sophia insisted she play with all of them too! She got a build your own ice cream sundae/banana split. It was a big hit. Sophia claimed her Vet Pet Barbie. She also got a bathing suit, a set of princess pjs, a straberry shortcake movie, beach sand toys, and a few arts and crafts gifts. She absolutely loves all of it.

Here's a picture of the group (minus 3 kids). One had to leave early, one was using the restroom and the other didn't want to be in a picture.

Friday is Lilly's real birthday and we'll be celebrating with her Kindermusik class. She'll also be taking snack to school for her classmates on Wednesday...which happens to be her very last day at Kids of Grace.