My Niece's Birthday Party

I know it has been a while, but I've been busy with work and am now at home sick. :( I thought this might be a good time to write a post or two to catch up on what has been going on recently.

On Saturday of last weekend I met up with a retired teacher friend of mine for some lunch. We actually both ended up eating breakfast, but it was really good. I had a veggie omelet which I forgot to take a picture of as usual. We haven't gotten to see much of each other since early last summer. We kept planning on doing stuff and it always fell through. I was really happy to be able to do something with her though even if it was just a meal on a rainy day.

Last Saturday was also my niece's (JJ) 3rd birthday party. My sister and brother-in-law moved into a new house about a week before the party, so they were pretty brave to get unpacked and have a party in the same week. The party turned out very well and their new house is nice. I was also looking forward to seeing my aunt that goes to the concerts with me, but she was sick and unable to attend.

My sister made a pretty cake for a girly three year old:

Look at how thick that cake was!

 

There was also more than enough food which I didn't get a picture of again. There was taco salad, lasagna, cheesy mashed potatoes, meatballs, rolls, and macaroni and cheese. I was really good that day and just had a little bit of lasagna, potatoes, and a piece of cake.

The fun part of any little kid's birthday is watching them blow out candles, eat cake, and open presents. I didn't get a super good picture of JJ with the cake, but I got a ton of pictures of her opening presents.

Opening up my present which was a ton of princess play stuff.

And some hangers for her new closet.

Showing off her new winter boots from me to great grandma.

Playing with some princess jewelry.

My mom gave her this stuffed animal cow with a pink tutu. How cute is that?

The one good picture I got of her with the cake.

I stayed until after 6:00 which I didn't intend on doing, but I was visiting and it just happened. Needless to say, I didn't get much done on Saturday. At least I did follow through with my goal of not overindulging while at the birthday party.