28 Mar ~ Sailer's Easter Garden Party (well, not so much)

Today was Sailer's birthday party... because I'm HOPING I have a new little one by the time Easter comes, I didn't want Sailer to miss out on all of the Easter festivities, so we hosted an Easter-themed party for her b-day for about 20 of her friends. Of course, since the weather has been beautiful and 70 degrees for the last few weeks, it would have to get down to the 30s the day of her party. I was freaking out about it, but it actually worked out just fine! The kids didn't seem to notice or mind, so that's all that matters. We had Easter decor EVERYWHERE, lots of food and sweets, a petting zoo with all kinds of baby animals for the kids to play with and pet, a jump house, and the Easter bunny even made a special appearance! Then, we had an egg hunt all around the house.... what a MESS!!! Oh well, it was all worth it. Sweet Sailer kept asking me where her pig was all day... good lord, that's all we need!! The smartest thing I did for the day was have a photographer come to take the party pictures so I didn't have to worry about missing things!! A friend of mine from college has a photography business here, so she came and was so freakin' awesome!! I can't wait to get the photos back to see and share!

Later that night, we opened more presents (we broke it up into 4 different sessions b/c she'd invariably get stuck on one toy and not want to open any more.... I can't even tell you how sweet and generous all of Sailer's friends and family were!! It was amazing to me that people put so much thought into their gifts... she is such a blessed little girl!! I hope she always knows that! I do have to brag on one particular gift that I thought was so meaningful and clever. Sailer's adopted aunt and uncle, Tim & Lisa (she'll kill me for posting this) bought Sailer a 2-year-old oak tree for us to plant here at the house, so it will grow with her. Isn't that the coolest?? Later that night, we headed to Mi Cocina for a final birthday dinner with Sailer's grampa who drove down from Oklahoma to celebrate with her. We didn't crawl into bed until after 11!! Sweet little girl was so pumped from the day, she wasn't even cranky (unlike her mama!)