The Big Three

 On October 5, we woke up to snow.

Dean told Amelia the sky gave her snow for her birthday.

The Small Snowman

Snow on tomatoes

I was very proud of my cupcakes.

The land animals have green icing, and the sea animals have blue.

We had planned to have Amelia's party on Saturday, the day after her birthday, but because of the weather we changed it to Sunday. Sunday morning was chilly but by the time of the party, it was warmer and sunny. It was nice to be outside after the two days of cold. It was a small, last minute and simple party--no presents, no favors (other than the animals on the cupcakes)--just coffee, bagels, cupcakes and a few friends from the neighborhood. I had worried about Amelia asking about presents but she did not notice the lack of presents at all, and I think it made the party more fun. She was not worried about when she could open presents, and the kids had a great time playing with the basket of sand toys we brought.

The big three

Blowing out candles

The last time we all had our picture taken together was Amelia's second birthday party.

Our sweet 3-year-old.