Emmie's Very Special Day

What a wonderful 3rd birthday Emma had! In preparation for the big day we asked Emma what things she wanted and not surprisingly, she had some specific, and peculiar requests. She told her mother that she wanted "Cinderella fruit snacks and a pink flute". (She still hasn't seen the princess movies.) As for the celebration, she wanted to play with her friends and have a "chocolate butterfly cake".
It has become a mini tradition in our house for special days to start with breakfast-in-bed. This was a first for Emma since she recently made the transition to her "big girl" bed. We could tell by the look on her face that she thought it was the greatest. Not only did her breakfast have her favorites: waffles, grapefruit and chocolate-banana shake, but it also had the Cinderella fruit snacks she was wanting. (I have no idea how Saralyn found them).
I took the afternoon off and joined all the moms at an indoor play land for a little cake and play with several of Emma's friends. They had a BLAST in that place and it was lots of fun being together. We sang to Emma and we all shared delicious butterfly cupcakes Saralyn and Emma made. (Saralyn again worked her motherly magic and turned an ordinary cupcake into a butterfly masterpiece with just some jellybeans, frosting,licorice, sparkles, and pretzels...she is amazing.)
Emma has the greatest group of little friends and we have grown close to their families. It will be difficult seeing so many of them moving away this summer. We will miss being close to them, though luckily a few are sticking around with us for a while.
After 3/4 of the family got a quick and necessary nap we went to the community center for some family fun in the pool. This was TD's first experience in the pool and he seemed to love it. We all had fun swimming around and going down the water slide. Emma even got her face painted...she loved it.
The Campbell Clan had a marvelous day. Emma loved her "wonderful day" and felt very special. In the 2 days since her birthday, she has asked at least 5 times, "Is it still my birthday?"
We love her so much and she has been a very special blessing in our family.
Thank you to all the friends and family who made our little girl's birthday wishes come true. We love you!