Josephine's Birthday Photos

I know what you're thinking... Finally!!! (It's only been two weeks!)

Do you think we had enough cake? Well, the chocolate cake was for her family party we had at our house on Sunday. The mini cupcakes were for daycare treats on her actual Birthday, Monday, May 3rd.

The kids had fun with the balloons!

Most of Daddy's family came to celebrate with us: 2 cousins, uncles, grandma, and great-grandma. We had pizza for dinner, then cake and ice cream.









This video is very fuzzy but Josephine was a little apprehensive about us all staring at her singing to her, and then having to blow out her "3" candle. She did try once, but I think Daddy ended up blowing it out in the end.


And the presents! This one was making noises - we LOVED the look of surprise on her face when it started talking - before she'd even opened it. :) It was a talking baby doll, which quickly became her favorite!
She also got 4 pair of princess dress-up shoes, another dolly, a little people princess castle, a magna-doodle,and a tricycle.

Elijah also liked the shoes...
...but she wouldn't let him touch the rest, yelling, "NO!!!" when either Elijah or Kaylen would get close to the coffee table. So much so that she would sit on her bike and just sit by the coffee table guarding them.

On her actual birthday, we just had a simple yummy dinner at home - spaghetti, which the kids love, followed by cake and ice cream. Overall, the birthday was a success. I cannot express just how special it was to be able to to have her first real birthday celebration. We did something small as a family to honor her first and second birthdays before she came home, but what a joy to celebrate it with her this time!