Camille turns 3!

As fun as it was to count down the days until Camille turned 3, it is so hard to believe that three years have passed already! My little baby just keeps getting bigger and bigger (and smarter and smarter) :)

Camille had quite the birthday celebration, considering she had 3 parties and tons of attention in between. Her first celebration was the week before her birthday. She called this her "kid party" because we invited a lot of her little friends from school, church, etc. This celebration took place at Gymboree to which I HIGHLY recommend. It was so nice to come in with a cake and some favors, and let the hired teacher do the rest.  The kids had such a great time playing with each other. There was a lot of free play, but the teacher also let the kids in different songs, games, and other activities. It was fun to see such happy faces. Here are some pictures from her "kid party."

After her "kid party," we had her "family dinner party." Camille wanted to continue her princess theme, so I had fun decorating the house for that.

Camille loved having the family that was close enough to come over and celebrate. Our dinner was even themed and included Pocahontas Pot Pie. Camille enjoyed showing off her new toys to her cousins.

As if that wasn't enough celebrating, Camille got to make the trip to Wilkesboro on her actual birthday weekend to have her "McNeill party." My dad and Marla went out of there way to make Camille's birthday extra special. She had a Barbie Princess cake and got to have her Gran and Poppy over to help in celebrating too.

Camille loved getting another round of presents. She got a Barbie makeup set from Dad & the gang and was quick to spot the nail polish portion... so we painted her fingers and toes.

They also gave her a princess helmet and padding!

To complete the look, Poppy had given Camille a ride on scooter that is motion activated. Camille didn't appreciate that she couldn't use her feet, so she made up her own method for riding. Mommy & Daddy however had a lot of fun using it the right way :)

Camille found her love for the ipad during our visit. Maybe we'll have to add that to the list next year ;)

Our fun day ended with a delicious dinner in downtown Wilkesboro. Believe it or not, Camille's favorite part of the meal was the mushroom bisque.

On our last day in Wilkesboro, we ate lunch with Gran. Leave it to Gran to arrange for yet another birthday celebration. The staff brought out a piece of cake and a candle and we all sang happy birthday (again).

After writing this, I'm starting to see why our birthday girl has been acting so rotten lately...... someone had a little too much celebrating and overindulging!!

I found a cute idea on Pinterest that I will include in my next post. It's called 20 Questions for Kids and has you make a list of questions for your child, starting at age 3, and continuing every birthday until they turn 18.... you then make a book out of all the years of questions to see how they grow and change in their responses. So stay tuned!