Lorelai's 3rd Birthday

May 2012

Lorelai decided she wanted a Dora themed party for her 3rd birthday.  This worked out perfectly since the Saturday when we'd have her party was Cinco de Mayo.  So we had a Dora Fiesta swim party!  The Mexican celebration was complete with tacos, a pinata (filled with Mexican candy) and Dora themed goodies.  Our family and friends had a great time swimming and eating carne asada.  The actual day of Lorelai's birthday, May 1st, we were over at Liz's house playing.  She threw a little party for Lorelai with party hats and dinner that night.  So fun!  

Elyse Jergensen and Lorelai Lane

Baby Gwen, as Elyse and Lorelai like to call her

Cousins Landon and Kira Swan.  Auntie Leilani Swan holding our nephew Nathan McDonald (5 months)

Lorelai and her "sisters" Delani,, MaKayla and KaiLee Postoian 

Just added a few balloons!  I love outdoor partys, not much to decorate

Cousins!  Lorelai and Kira

Kira, Landon, Lorelai and Elyse play in the spa while Liz is holding Gwennie

Pinata Time!  It was a huge Dora!!

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Present time with Oliva Giles, Elyse Jergensen and Evaine Anderson

Karen Fry and Gwennie who was loving that Mexican lollipop!

A Letter for Lorelai

                

Dear Lorelai,

You are now a 3 year old!  There is quite a difference from age 2 to age 3.  You really are transitioning from baby/toddler into a little girl and it’s fun to watch!  I love how places and people have so much more meaning to you now.  You are just so much more aware with life.  You love nursery, and I love having you in there, because I get to be your teacher.  You talk about your friends, Delani Postoian and the Postoian family and Elyse Jergensen so much.  At this age you are really engaging with friends and have become very close with Elyse.  It is fun watching the two of you play together in nursery.  You don’t play with anyone else, you just play together, the two of you, the whole time!  Sometimes you might include Gwen, but usually she’s the “3^rd wheel.” You and Elyse call her “baby Gwen” and usually try to include her but its sweet how much the two of you play. 

You have developed a very sweet personality.  You have love for others, you are very sympathetic and sensitive to the world around you and I love that!  You are a sweet little girl, not sassy or rude.  You always want to please mom and be kind.  Your personality is very much like mine.  I can see so much of me in you.  You love to dance and twirl and play daintily with your toys.  You love dressing up like a princess, playing tea parties, getting your nails painted, swimming, painting and playing with anything that is Disney princess.  Such a girly girl!!

Since you really understood at this age what a party was, and one was for you, we threw you a birthday party.  We had it in Grandma Susie’s backyard and the weather was perfect for the pool party.  The day we celebrated was Cinco de Mayo so we had a Dora Fiesta complete with carne asada tacos, a Dora piñata filled with authentic Mexican candy (which I bought for you at the Anaheim Mexican swap meet with my friends Pablo and Manual) and a Dora birthday cake.  It was the perfect day.  At this time I was pregnant and was hoping not to be sick on your special day and luckily I wasn’t!   All your grandparents were there, McDonald and Sewell, and Auntie Leilani with Kira and Landon Swann, also Auntie Stevie and Uncle Mike and baby Nathan McDonald, the Postoian family, Jergensen family, Frys, Giles and the Anderson family.   You’re party was perfect! 

I love you so much little one!  You bring me so much happiness and I love listening to you talk about the world and things you love in the sweet little voice you have.  You have brought so much joy into many people’s lives.  I hope you never lose that sweet sensitivity and love others as you do at 3 years old. 

I love you to the moon and back

Mom