Norah's Birthday Parties

We had three birthday celebrations for Norah.  The first one was on her actual birthday with just our family.  When Norah woke up, she got to open one of her presents, her special birthday outfit. :)  We then hung out at home for most of the morning as Kyler wasn't feeling the best (more on that later).  The kids took naps in the afternoon and then since her birthday was on a Wednesday, we went to dinner at church.  She had the choice of eating dinner at home or going to church, and she wanted to eat dinner at church. :)  When we got home from church, Norah was able to open her presents from us. Erik had also picked up Scratch cupcakes, so we enjoyed those.  Also, Ashley's parents brought over their present to Norah, so we got to celebrate a bit with them too. :)  We had a simple but fun day celebrating our girl! :)  Here are some pictures from her actual birthday.

Waiting to open her first present

Checking it out...

A pink tutu!

Norah in her outfit

Ready to open presents

First one...

Kyler opening his surprise

Norah with her princess dress

Kyler with his surprises

Norah opening her living room for her family

Her pink microphone!

Uncle Ben bringing in her bike from Grandma and Grandpa

Checking it out

Singing to us :)

Taking her bike for a ride

Trying out her new Cinderella dress :)

Norah's family birthday party was supposed to be on the Saturday after her birthday, February 8th, but after Kyler being up and down with sickness and Norah and Grace having runny noses by Saturday, we postponed her party two weeks to the 22nd.  Norah's theme for her birthday was "princess".  Every time we would ask her what kind of a birthday party she wanted, she would respond with "a princess party!"  Everyone started arriving about 5:30 ready for dinner!  We enjoyed a yummy dinner of pulled pork sandwiches, cheesy potatoes, chips, and relishes.  After dinner, Norah was more than ready to open up her presents. :)  She had a wonderful time opening up each and every gift, and wanted to stop and play with everything, so I had to try to keep her moving. :)  She received many wonderful things, and was greatly blessed by all of her family.  As soon as presents were done, we sang happy birthday and enjoyed some princess cake and ice cream. :)  After cake and ice cream, everyone hung out for a while and enjoyed each other's company.  It was a wonderful day celebrating our 3 year old!  Here are some pictures from our family party.

Norah's Cinderella cake

All decorated!

The Birthday Girl

Enjoying dinner :)

Cousins Ryan and Andrew, Great-Aunt Mimi, and Aunt Leah!

Waiting patiently to open presents

A BIG bag of gummy bears :)

Telling Uncle Ben good-bye

Trying on her crown

The party ;)

Reading her card with Grandpa and Grandma

Looking at her pictures in her card

Modeling her other crown

New Cinderella movie

Trying on her apron Grandma Deb made

Singing happy birthday

Checking out her candles

The birthday girl :)

Trying out her new tea set with Kyler

Norah's final party was supposed to be on Friday, February 14th, however on Thursday, after Kyler STILL was not feeling very good, we decided to postpone it two weeks too, until February 28th.  It's a good thing we did too because at 7:50 pm (on the 14th), we decided to take Kyler to Urgent Care.  He still was sleeping terrible and had a fever of 102.  Thank goodness we took him in (we had already had him to the doctor once on Tuesday and were told what he had was just viral and to let it run it's course), as he had an ear infection in one ear, one starting in the other ear, and probably a sinus infection.  Wish we could have solved this on Tuesday! :)  So, after a trip to the pharmacy for his antibiotic, and a good night's rest, Kyler FINALLY started to return to his normal self on Saturday!  Anyways, back to Norah's party. :)  So, on the 28th, we celebrated Norah's birthday with a few friends.  We invited three families over for dinner and the evening.  People started arriving around 6:00, and we enjoyed a yummy dinner of tacos, cheesy potatoes, and fruit.  After dinner, we let the kids play for a while while the adults chatted. :)  The final family arrived, and Norah opened her presents.  After presents, we sang Happy Birthday, and enjoyed cupcakes and ice cream.  When cake and ice cream were done, the kids were off again to go play.  It was so fun to see all the kids playing and enjoying themselves.  Between our four families, we had 13 kids here. :)  Ages 9 and under. :)  Here are some pictures from Norah's friend party.

Princess cupcakes

Ready for her party

All the kids

Ayden and Kyler

Ahnie and Norah

T, Madi, and Norah

Kyler dressed up :)

Waiting to open her present

Seeing what's inside...

Love all the kids watching :)

Ready for cupcakes!

Blowing out her candles

Cake and ice cream!

Enjoying their treats :)

Even though our parties were delayed, we had a wonderful time celebrating Norah's birthday.  We are so thankful for all the family and friends that were able to join us to help her celebrate her special day!  She was greatly blessed!