Birthday Day

We had such a fun time celebrating Lainey's birthday today! This morning, Lainey received her gifts from Ben and me, Yiyia and Bud, and Emmy and Tuck. What an excited girl she was! She happily played for a little while inside and then we moved the pickup truck, the trampoline, and the mud pie kitchen to the backyard where we then played for a couple more hours.

birthday gifts

a Little Tikes car from Mommy and Daddy

a trampoline from Emmy and Tuck

a new Dora book (with music!)

an outdoor playhouse from Yiyia and Bud

manning the grill

"Happy Birthday, Sissy!"

Around noon the four of us got cleaned up and went to Gatti Town to eat lunch and play games. Lainey ate about 5 croutons, 1 cucumber, a couple of spaghetti noodles, and a few bites of her pizza crust. She was quite eager to play the games and not so eager to eat her lunch. We played games for a little while and then headed home for naptime. I'm happy to report that each one of us took a nap! After we woke up, we went to meet Yiyia and Bud at Chuy's for an early dinner and then it was back home to play in the backyard for another hour or so before bedtime. I think that all in all, she had a great day - one filled with smiles, surprises, and beautiful weather. Happy birthday, Lainey! We love you!

rides in the pickup truck with Dad

Ben zoomed her around the yard like this - she loved it and kept asking him to do it "ahdin" (again).

Dad, the Tickle Monster

being tickled and squealing with delight