Harper's Ice Cream Party

Today we celebrated Harper's 3rd birthday with an ice cream theme party.  We couldn't have asked for better weather or better friends to help us celebrate our little girl.  A big thanks to everyone for coming today!

Christy made adorable cookies and cupcakes for the party so the kids were in sugar heaven.

First we had lunch inside and then everyone made their way outside to play.  I borrowed some things from friends and put out a lot of our outside toys, too.  The kids had fun hitting the pinata and loved getting to make their own ice cream sundaes.

Harper was so excited about her party today and before the guests started arriving she kept asking me when some people were going to get here.  As soon as her friends started to arrive, she was thrilled.

She was especially thrilled to have her best friend from school there.  She and Parker have a very special friendship and it's so sweet to watch them together.  At one point outside, everyone was busy playing around the yard and Harper ran to the middle of the action calling, "Parker!!!  Where are you?!?!?" Then he came running out from where he was playing and said, "Here I am Harper."  Then they held hands and made their way to start playing together.  Tonight when I was putting her to bed I asked her if she had a good day with all of her friends and told her she was lucky to have so many people who wanted to help her celebrate turning three.  Then she looked at me with a big smile and said, "Yes, and I'm so happy Parker was there.  I love him so much." :-)