THREE!!!

After last year's low-key event we decided to throw Nora a little party this year.  Many of her friends are back home in the States for the Christmas break.  And it's a good thing!  How would we have managed many more??!?

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A bit of food, a few balloons, a mountain of cupcakes 

and a roomful of totally crazy toddlers makes for a rockin' party!

All attempts at a group shot of the kiddos were thwarted despite much coaxing from kind parents.  

The kids in the photos below were the cooperative ones!!  : )

Happy Birthday to you!

Happy Birthday to you!

Happy Birthday dear Nora!

Happy Birthday to you!

Turns out everyone just wanted cake.  Duh!

Happy Birthday sweet silly girl!  We love you SO!!!

Funny side note:  We sing a song with Nora before she goes to bed each night.  For her birthday she wanted us to sing her 'Happy Birthday' which we were happy to do but on a whim we decided to teach her the version about smelling like a monkey and looking like one too.  It was the first time she had heard it and she thought it was very silly.  You should know that Nora is getting very excited to meet her little brother.  After we leave her room at night she often sings songs or talks to her stuffed animals and dolls and we hear her telling them things (in a very grown-up, matter-of-fact sort of voice) that we have been talking to her about throughout the day.  Lately that often includes things about what it will be like to have a little brother.  But on her birthday we hear this to the tune of 'Happy Birthday'...

"Little bru-u-u-ther,

Little bru-u-u-ther,

Little brother smells like a monkey,

Little bru-u-u-ther!"  

Oh boy.