A Cat Party: Part One

M turned 4! And she had a crazy long weekend of celebrating! Which was absolutely the best way of celebrating her. She is so enthusiastic about so many things that it's hard to pin down what exactly would make her the most excited. This picture is out of order, but C got her the Minnie Mouse Happy Helper phone she has been wanting and she loved it!

My parents came to town on Thursday night and we had a pizza party with them before bedtime.

Friday M and I headed to their hotel, then went on a grand adventure stopping at Carters and then to "the pie store" (Village Inn) for brunch. After we made it back to our house M got to play for a while and went down for a rest because she was so excited about everything she woke up at 4:30! (And wouldn't go back to sleep.)

My dad and I picked up C from school and then went on a trip to the grocery store which is the tradition they have every time they come to town. That evening we went to Red Robin for dinner.

Saturday started with a Swedish Pancake Party then we went to M's last soccer game. And it was one to remember. My parents were so excited to go to a game and it was crazy bizarre windy. It wasn't like some gusts, it was like a relentless wind tunnel. It was freezing and loud, the kids couldn't hear us coach. The ball literally blew away from the kids many times, it was just so incredibly windy. Like 30mph with gusts up to 50, trees were knocked down, the power went out for a lot of people. Crazy!

Saturday afternoon we had M's "party" which was her special dinner of Hot Dogs, Macaroni and Cheese, Baked Beans and Broccoli. Fancy stuff those menus made by 4-year-olds. We also had her cake. It was really a hodgepodge of cats. We found adorable cat plates at Party City. (The dinner plates had ears!) But the only cat cake at the grocery store was Hello Kitty, which turned out to be A-Okay with M.

After dinner she got to open her gifts from my parents. The highlight was her matching outfit with Minnie Baby. And then she also got a Minnie Baby car seat and I have no pictures of. But the car seat is made by Joovy, like the actual car seat company. So it actually follows the LATCH system and will buckle in the car. Snazzy!

And that was part one for M's birthday weekend!