Birthday overload

We had Elizabeth's birthday party this afternoon, and it was a lot of fun! Elizabeth enjoyed the preparations this morning, especially the balloons...



..the party hats...



...and the Blue's Clues birthday cake!



BB even gave her a beautiful new party dress to wear:



Once everyone arrived, she had even more fun with balloons...



...bubbles...



...and stickers.




After lunch, it was time to open presents! The first presents she got were twin baby dolls in a baby carrier and a new doll stroller.





The only problem was that she wanted to play after that, so it was hard to get her to stay still to open the rest of her presents.

But, we did convince her to stop playing long enough to get a great new puzzle book from Aunt Beth and her family...



...a Curious George toy and books from Gran...



...a big Magnadoodle from Aunt Erin and her family...



...as well as a fun dog and dog carrier from Aunt Amy and a great new tennis outfit from Granny Pat. She received so many nice things - thank you everyone! She's going to have a lot of fun playing with all her new toys!

After the presents were opened, it was time for cake and ice cream. Elizabeth blew out her candle (with some help from Daddy)...




...then she had fun playing with Blue and the other toys from the cake.



She also made sure we all were wearing our proper birthday attire - party hats!







David got attacked by a strange-looking birthday rhinoceros...



...but Elizabeth checked him out with the gear from her new doctor's kit, and he was alright.



It was a great day, and now she's sleeping off the sugar high! Thanks everyone!