Ashlyn's 3rd Birthday Party

We had a luau for Ashlyn's 3rd birthday party yesterday afternoon. We have all been very excited about it for several weeks now. She has been talking about her party for days. Ashlyn's big gift this year was a trampoline...just as much for us as it is for her. She had no idea that she was getting it. Daddy, Mommy and PawPaw hurried to put it together during naptime yesterday while Nana went all out decorating the inside and back porch for our luau theme and Kenley enjoyed the beautiful weather in the baby swing outside. It worked out perfectly that Ashlyn woke up right after everything was set up. We kept her inside until the first kids got here for the party and then took her out to see her new trampoline. She was so excited! She jumped on it for hours last night.
We had Hawaiian pizza followed by the cake and then showed her slideshow that I make for her every year. The slideshow viewing was comedy in itself because Ashlyn and all the little boys at the party (there were no other girls there) lined up in front of it and laughed hysterically at every picture that came up...which made all the adults laugh at them. Ken got it all on video...what a great memory. The party was a blast. It could not have been more beautiful weather. Kenley did awesome just taking everything in.
Ashlyn's presents included a baby stroller (she has already taken her babies on a walk this morning), some new princess apparel (everything is Disney princess now), new Crocs, a princess hippity hop, a new dress, a puzzle, The Little Mermaid movie (which she loves because she is convinced that her daddy now works for Ariel with Chicken of the Sea), two new baby dolls, and some new pajamas. She loves everything.
It was such a fun birthday this year because this is the first year that she has actually gotten it. I think she really understood that this day was HER birthday party. A little bittersweet for me because for some reason I feel like the 3rd birthday is their last "baby" birthday. She will have "big kid" birthdays from now on. I can't believe my little baby girl is three years old. She is growing up so fast right before our eyes and it makes my heart sing and break at the same time.