more celebrating!

after greta's birthday at school, we celebrated with some birthday cupcakes after dinner and early presents from grandma joan.

the earth goes around the sun, tra-la....

montessori center room (greta's school) has such a great way of celebrating children's birthdays. we were lucky enough to be able to be in the observation rooms to watch the whole thing. and yes, i cried like a baby. a candle is placed in the middle of the circle (to represent the sun) and then greta stood on the outside of the circle, holding a globe. she walked around "the sun" 3 times, signifying the earth's travels around the sun for each year of her life. after each "trip" around the sun, the teacher would share something about greta that happened during that year. greta did such a great job....she had only seen one other child have a birthday celebration but she knew just what to do. she was careful to begin and end her walk on the month of october, and she did a great job snuffing out the candle. she also enjoyed bringing muffins and strawberries for snack and giving a book to the class as a birthday gift. it was a beautiful celebration for our big 3 year old!!

greta's 3rd birthday

greta's birthday fell on a tuesday this year, so we held her birthday on the following saturday. our house always feels a little cramped when throwing parties, so we thought we'd try having greta's 3rd birthday party at our pool clubhouse. we joined the "east row pool and social club" this summer, which is only about a block or two from our house. having the party here worked out great! the weather was so fantastic, so we were able to eat outside and there was plenty of space for the kids to run around and play. thanks to everyone who came to help celebrate! check out the slideshow for pictures from the party.