Alex's 3rd birthday party

We traveled to Charlotte on Saturday to celebrate Alex's third birthday. She is really into princesses and hence the theme of the party. The event was at a little indoor kids "gym" called EncouraGYM which was really fun for everyone. There were lots of little kids she knew of all ages, and they just played and bounced off all the cushy surfaces. Even Lily had a great time (she even got into the theme)!

After the party we wanted to go to the Harrisburg egg drop, but the weather would not cooperate. It ended up raining about 2 inches which is not so great for an outdoor afternoon. So we went to my sister's house where Alex opened all her presents. People may have taken the princess obsession a little too far as almost every present she opened was princess themed.

One of the funniest presents was this silly pink horse that was huge! It sat on the floor and was two times the size of Alex. No matter how silly it was, she seemed to love it. She sat on the horse for about an hour and sang "Ride-a-horsey-down-the-street" but Nathan swore she was saying "Ride-a-horsey, Dollar-Tree". My sister confirmed that this could make sense because Alex rides the horses on the merry-go-round at Concord Mills Mall.

Alex also got a Disney Princess tea set, and Alex and I had tea. The table was a little small... so my knees didn't quite fit. But it was really wonderful to pretend with her. We gave tea to her horse and to a Snoopy doll, had tea talk, and clicked our cups each time we drank. This moment definitely ranked as the most precious moment of the week... potentially even the month.

Even with all this partying we were able to watch Carolina win against VT and Duke get crushed by Clemson. A perfect day!