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Young, Wild, and Three


I know it isn't book related but I have to post about it anyway.  We celebrated my sweet baby Julia's 3rd birthday last week and it was so much fun.  I can't believe that she is three already, time has flown by! Over the weekend, we had a huge family party; it was really hot so we had all kinds of water fun for the kids and they had a blast.  Her actual birthday was last Tuesday and we had a nice quiet family evening with her.


I know soon she's going to be too old for birthday shirts but I couldn't stop myself from getting her one this year.  I found this glittery iron on 'three' on Etsy and it turned out so cute.


We did kind of a sprinkle theme for her party because it was nice and simple so I decided to make her a sprinkle cake.  It was super easy!  I used a tutorial I found on pinterest and basically just rolled the frosted cake in the sprinkles. I had sprinkles all over my kitchen but the cake was a huge hit.

For her big gift we got her the Bitty Twins from American Girl.  She is obsessed with baby dolls and loves to dress them, feed them and create play scenarios for them.  Her daycare lady got her some clothes and accessories to go with the twins so Julia has been in hog heaven with her dolls.

I'm glad I don't have to think about planning another birthday party until next year but it was so awesome to see her get excited for her party and actually understand what was going on.  It's so fun to see things through her eyes!

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  1. LoriJuly 9, 2016 at 5:53 AM

    How are these babies three?! Time has definitely flown by. The party looks gorgeous and that cake!! So beautiful. Happy late birthday, Julia!

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