Madeline Rose: Happy Third Birthday, Maddy Rose!

Happy Birthday!

Maddy celebrated her third birthday in style and I do believe enjoyed every moment of it! Grandma Jan and Grandpa Mike Faust were in town to celebrate the occasion and we all had a wonderful time! On Thursday April 24, 2014, we started the day by going to ChildRoots for Maddy's Birthday Circle. We brought in some photos of Maddy from birth to present time for her classmates and teachers to look at, and the class sang "Happy Birthday" to her. Afterwards, Steve headed to work, but I had the day off, so Mike, Jan, Maddy and I went to Cadillac Cafe and enjoyed a very yummy brunch. We then went to Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI) to the children's area and Maddy had a great time running around and playing. We even ran into one of her classmates who wasn't in school that day.

Friday April 25, 2014 was Maddy's actual birthday and we started our day at Cafe au Play. Our friends Christy and little Luella also met us there, and we played and listened to Talula's Dad, a local children's musician. That night we had birthday tacos for Maddy (one of her current favorites) and pink confetti birthday cake (she specifically asked for pink frosting with sprinkles). As you can see from the photo above, she was thrilled with her cake! She also opened her birthday presents from us and from Grandpa and Grandma Faust and Grandmom and Granddad Sebastian (we were able to FaceTime with them!). Maddy's special gifts from us included her first necklace with a moon/heart charm that says "I love you to the moon and back" on the reverse, new rain gear, and a play tool set.

Sunday was Maddy's big birthday party at Kruger Farm and we invited Maddy's school friends and our circle of friends which also includes lots of kiddos. We rented a birthday space inside due to rain, but we were lucky enough to have a break in the weather to go on our hayride! That was lots of fun for kids and parents alike and we were all happy for a little bit of sunshine to brighten the otherwise rainy day (with hail!) We had a farm scene birthday cake to go with the theme, complete with lego farm animals that Maddy can play with later. Not only did the kids get to go on a hayride and play pin-the-tail-on-the-donkey, but they also got to sit on a real tractor, meet a very large pig and see where the chickens live. It was a great party!